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Yannick Ngakoue signing with Ravens' practice squad to help bolster pass rush
BALTIMORE — A familiar face is returning to the Ravens.
Outside linebacker Yannick Ngakoue is signing with Baltimore’s practice squad, a source with direct knowledge confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Monday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the news.
Ngakoue, 29, spent part of the 2020 season with the Ravens after Baltimore traded a ...Read more
Bears offense begins its cleanup process after Sunday's 'should win' game became a reality-check loss
CHICAGO — A day later, Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet was still agitated, still bothered he hadn’t handled his pass protection duties with more polish. Less than 7 minutes remained Sunday in Indianapolis and Kmet and the Bears had taken over possession for a potential go-ahead fourth-quarter drive.
But that series ended as quickly as it ...Read more
49ers' Javon Hargrave out for the season with torn triceps; McCaffrey travels abroad for Achilles treatment
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Javon Hargrave, last seen celebrating a sack against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday before departing with an injury, will need surgery for a torn triceps and will miss the rest of the season.
It was the latest in an injury wave that’s hit the 49ers, who are 1-2 after a 27-24 road loss to the Rams.
“It’s a big one,” ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: Brock Purdy silenced the critics (including me), even in a 49ers' loss
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lost in Sunday’s 49ers loss to the Los Angeles Rams was a big silver lining.
Yes, the Niners might have choked away a game they should have won nine times out of 10, but the good news is they also wasted a downright brilliant performance from their quarterback, Brock Purdy.
And if this season turns out to be the long, ...Read more
Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. suspended for repeated safety rules violations
LOS ANGELES — Already struggling with injuries to four key starters, including quarterback Justin Herbert, the Chargers will be without safety Derwin James Jr. against the Kansas City Chiefs as the NFL suspended the three-time All-Pro for repeated violations of safety rules.
The NFL announced the one-game suspension without pay Monday after ...Read more
Ken Sugiura: Falcons defense does job against Chiefs, but offense does not
ATLANTA — A funny thing has happened in the first three weeks of the Falcons’ season.
The defense has largely played better than the offense. It happened again Sunday night when the Falcons defense more than held its own against two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City and the greatest quarterback of this generation, Patrick ...Read more
Dolphins forced to turn offense over to team's third quarterback
MIAMI — Tim Boyle voluntarily describes himself as an NFL survivor.
That’s the mind-set an undrafted backup quarterback, who has existed on the fringe of a team’s roster since 2018, has to take to justify his nomadic existence, which has him playing for his sixth team in seven years.
“I’m chugging along. It’s been interesting,” ...Read more
Chargers vs. Steelers takeaways: Slew of injuries forces Jim Harbaugh into backup mode
The Los Angeles Chargers lost several starters to injury, including quarterback Justin Herbert, in a 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. Herbert left the arena in a walking boot after reinjuring his right ankle while absorbing a sack during the third quarter.
With AFC West rival Kansas City next, what we learned...Read more
Rams-49ers takeaways: Backups on offense, clutch defense provide winning kick
LOS ANGELES — The Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 on Sunday night at SoFi Stadium.
What we learned from the victory that improved the Rams' record to 1-2:
Joshua Karty can kick under pressure
The Rams, bedeviled by kicking woes in 2023, used a sixth-round draft pick to select Joshua Karty.
Karty came through with a field goal ...Read more
Chargers could be minus Justin Herbert, Joey Bosa and starting tackles for Chiefs
LOS ANGELES — The Chargers could soon need a bigger injury tent.
After four starters, including star quarterback Justin Herbert, missed the end of the Chargers' 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Jim Harbaugh deflected all questions about the mounting injuries Monday, deferring until the team is required to release an injury report ...Read more
Paul Zeise: Steelers offensive line had Chargers 'tapping out' by end of game
PITTSBURGH — There was a point in the second half of the Steelers-Chargers game Sunday where it sure felt like the Chargers defense wasn't having much fun out there. It seemed like the entire unit was looking at the clock and counting down the minutes until they could get back on the bus to the airport to take their flight home to sunny ...Read more
Mike Sielski: Nick Sirianni and the Eagles never make it easy on themselves, do they?
NEW ORLEANS — There are NFL coaches who make things hard for themselves, and then there is Nick Sirianni, who might as well assign himself to read James Joyce in Braille. It took him just minutes after the Philadelphia Eagles' 15-12 strange and exhilarating victory here Sunday over the Saints, just seconds after he had entered a Superdome ...Read more
Mike Vorel: Give Seahawks credit for battering a backup QB ... but bigger tests await
SEATTLE — On Sunday, the Seahawks made a backup quarterback look like one.
Two, actually.
Fans here know that's no small feat. For years, the Seahawks have been illogically bombarded by backups, dissected by signal callers more accustomed to clipboards.
Take Mason Rudolph, who completed 75% of his passes and threw for 274 yards in a 30-23 ...Read more
Bill Plaschke: What a sight! Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers.
LOS ANGELES — "Holy —!"
Sean McVay began his postgame news conference like a slack-jawed sailor, but he spoke the truth.
Holy rebound. Holy resilience. Holy Rams.
They began this stomach knot of a Sunday afternoon flat on their backs, trailing the San Francisco 49ers by two touchdowns in the first 15 minutes — winless and helpless and ...Read more
Vikings QB Sam Darnold has left knee bruise, isn't expected to miss time
MINNEAPOLIS — After undergoing additional medical testing, Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold was determined to have a left knee bruise and is not expected to miss any time, head coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday.
Darnold suffered a left knee injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s win against the Houston Texans when former Vikings edge ...Read more
Chiefs remain undefeated in dramatic 22-17 road win vs. Falcons
ATLANTA — The Kansas City Chiefs are still undefeated. And they have their defense to thank for that.
Kansas City held on for a 22-17 road victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night to improve to 3-0, as the defense had two dramatic stands in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs stopped the Falcons on two plays from the 5-yard line to ...Read more
Dave Hyde: Mercury Morris chased Dolphins wins and his justice with the same, obsessive drive
Last February, Eugene “Mercury” Morris walked from his home office, where legal papers covered his desk, out to his garage in South Miami where two framed jerseys hung on the wall. One was his No. 22 Miami Dolphins jersey that he wore in one of his three Super Bowls.
“We should have won all three,” he said.The other frame held his faded...Read more
Omar Kelly: Dolphins are facing a quarterback catastrophe
MIAMI — How many more weeks of this quarterback catastrophe do Miami Dolphins fans have to endure?
Or should we say suffer through because that’s a more fitting description of the Dolphins’ offensive ineptitude in the first game the team played without Tua Tagovailoa, which concluded with a 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
We’ve got ...Read more
3 takeaways from Raiders' loss to Panthers: Triumphant homecoming becomes disaster
LAS VEGAS — Here are three takeaways from the Raiders’ 36-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium:
1. Embarrassed
Sunday was supposed to be a triumphant homecoming for the Raiders.
They were coming off an improbable road upset of Baltimore. They were hosting what looked like the NFL’s worst team through two weeks...Read more
Ravens ride Derrick Henry to huge lead, hang on to beat Cowboys, 28-25, for first win
ARLINGTON, Texas — The last time Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was at AT&T Stadium, it was draft night in 2018, and he promised he would deliver Baltimore a Super Bowl trophy. Sunday, Jackson and a gashing ground game helped keep that promise alive for this season.
Jackson rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown and completed 12-of-...Read more
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- 49ers' Javon Hargrave out for the season with torn triceps; McCaffrey travels abroad for Achilles treatment
- Bears offense begins its cleanup process after Sunday's 'should win' game became a reality-check loss
- Dieter Kurtenbach: Brock Purdy silenced the critics (including me), even in a 49ers' loss
- Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. suspended for repeated safety rules violations
- Mike Sielski: Nick Sirianni and the Eagles never make it easy on themselves, do they?