Player Notes

Cooper Kupp’s injury woes continue.Kupp, coming off a season-ending ankle injury, was sidelined most of training camp and the preseason because of a hamstring injury. He practiced three times last week, including two joint workouts with the Denver Broncos.But Thursday, Kupp did not practice after suffering what coach Sean McVay described as a muscle strain. McVay said it was accurate to call it a setback ...

8/31/2023Miles Boykin didn’t even need to hear the end of the question.He didn’t want to hear the numbers or metrics or any “fancy stats,” either.“I don’t need analytics to tell me that ‘Tae’ can get open,” the veteran receiver said of Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Diontae Johnson earlier this week. “I can see it with my own eyes.”For decades, eyes were all anyone had when evaluating a pass catcher’s ...

9/1/2023As Aaron Rodgers prepares to enter then next phase of his first season with the Jets — the one that counts — he reiterated Thursday how much he has loved being a part of his new team.“I told a friend this has felt like waking up inside of a dream, this whole experience — a beautiful dream,” Rodgers said. “So many times you have a great dream and you wake up and you’re like, ‘I just want to ...

8/31/2023In previous seasons, you wouldn’t dare mention the Jets and playoffs in the same breath.But this is not your father’s Gang Green squad. The expectations around the organization changed the moment Aaron Rodgers was traded to the team in April.Jets general manager Joe Douglas constructed this team as he’s fully embracing the team’s lofty expectations.“I’ve said it earlier we are not running ...

Updated August 31, 2023, 3:44 p.m.For two days, the Titans had no kickers on their roster.At some point during those two days, Bill Belichick called Nick Folk, who had kicked the last four seasons for the Patriots, to tell him the Titans were interested.Not long after that, Folk was on a plane to Tennessee, and Titans coach Mike Vrabel named Folk the Week 1 starter on Thursday.“Nick is our kicker,” ...

MIAMI GARDENS — When Miami Dolphins undrafted rookie tight end Julian Hill was between the ages of 5 and 10, he had a bout with homelessness while under the care of his biological mother.“Just being from house to house, trailer to trailer, sleeping on floors, ” Hill, now 23 and learning he made the Dolphins’ initial active roster Tuesday, recalled of his time growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. ...

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill will not face discipline from the NFL for an offseason incident at a marina in which he slapped a worker.League spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Miami Herald in an email on Thursday that “there will be no action taken by the league.”The Herald previously reported that Hill was deep sea fishing with friends and his agent on Father’s Day when he exchanged words with ...

COSTA MESA — Joey Bosa delivered a straightforward message Thursday afternoon. He stood behind a silver podium outside the Chargers’ locker room, dwarfing it, in fact. His muscular arms were all the more impressive as he gripped it tightly. His hair was trimmed short, his beard full. An awning shielded him from the blazing sun as he spoke after the final practice of Week 0.“Every year, I want to play ...

8-11 minutes 8/31/2023New Orleans and Miami have played host to the Super Bowl a combined total of nearly two dozen times. Officials in those cities are well versed in the planning and coordinating needed to welcome hundreds of thousands visitors for a weeklong celebration of football.Las Vegas will get its first crack at hosting the celebration in 2024, with the game set for Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium.And ...

August 31, 2023 - 6:35 amThe valuation of the Raiders continues to rise in Las Vegas, with the Silver and Black now worth $6.2 billion, making them the sixth-most valuable team in the NFL.The team’s value increased 22 percent over last year, when they were ninth, jumping $1.1 billion since 2022, according to Forbes annual ranking of NFL team values.The Raiders have come a long way from 2015, when they ...