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5-6 minutes 9/5/2023The Kansas City Chiefs could be without tight end Travis Kelce for Thursday’s season opener against the Detroit Lions.Coach Andy Reid announced Tuesday that Kelce hyperextended his knee in practice, though he said the severity of the injury wasn’t known yet.If Kelce is unavailable, it potentially opens an opportunity for a few Chiefs to step into more prominent roles.Here are three ...

"To be able to come out Week 1, those are already heightened atmospheres ... The adrenaline will be going and the level of expectation and standard of how we're going to have to execute is going to be at a high level. We expect to go out there and definitely start off with a bang."A win Sunday will not only give Jacksonville confidence heading into Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs, but it'll give ...

5-7 minutes 9/5/2023While the conversation about NFL contract extensions has largely centered around the running back position in recent weeks, it's a veteran wide receiver who has risen to the forefront of the discussion with the start of the season just days away.Deryk Gilmore, the agent for Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver and Galveston native Mike Evans, has set a Sept. 9 deadline for the Bucs to ...

4-5 minutes 9/5/2023He rushes.He tackles.He … forecloses?Ex-Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller is doing just that on the new owner of his former mansion near the team’s headquarters, public records show.The buyer, meanwhile, acknowledged to BusinessDen that he hasn’t been making loan payments — but said that’s because Miller didn’t deliver the home in the agreed-upon condition.Miller played for the ...

Akron Beacon JournalBrowns running back Nick Chubb is convinced the Batman identity he has adopted is a perfect fit for "the dark, gloomy city" of Cleveland.With Chubb's favorite superhero serving as the inspiration, the standout player launched a hype video last year and then Sunday Knight Comic, which will be back for another Browns season.A former University of Georgia football assistant has used ...

Mike Petro News Business ReporterEndorsement deals keep coming for Josh Allen.The Buffalo Bills quarterback has signed a multiyear partnership with PepsiCo, supporting brands across the national portfolio.That deal and partnerships with several other corporate sponsors have Allen ranked fourth among NFL players in total endorsement earnings for 2023 at $9 million, according to estimates by Sportico.And ...

TAMPA ― Former Bucs receiver Mike Williams has died from injuries suffered in a construction accident, according to a Buffalo television station.He was 36.A fourth-round pick out of Syracuse in 2010, Williams burst onto the scene with 964 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns. That made him an NFL Pepsi Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist.Williams played only four seasons with Tampa Bay before playing ...

The 49ers are still paying Dee Ford.They can pay Nick Bosa.The 49ers are still paying Trey Lance, whom they traded last month.They can pay Nick Bosa.The 49ers are still paying Jimmie Ward, who now plays for the Texans.They can pay Nick Bosa.The 49ers are still paying Trey Sermon.OK, OK, you get it.The question for the 49ers isn’t whether they can afford to pay Nick Bosa but if they want to pay the ...

Tony Romo proudly wore silver and blue during his 13 seasons as the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. But entering his seventh season with CBS, one which will end with his calling the Super Bowl, Romo sounds as if he’s bleeding Eagles green.Like just about every NFL analyst, Romo loves Jalen Hurts and is high on the Eagles entering the 2023 season. But he was also one of the few who predicted the ...

READY FOR TAKEOFF? It isn’t often that a team with the longest active playoff drought in the sport becomes the most fascinating one in the league in the span of one short offseason, but that’s what has happened to the Jets with the acquisition of Aaron Rodgers. He gives them instant credibility and a quarterback who has four MVP awards; they give him a place to play after it became clear the Packers ...