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Cincinnati might not be in as bad of shape in the back end of its secondary as it first appeared.

Safety Shawn Williams‘ dislocated elbow will not require surgery and will keep him out for four to six weeks, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source informed. The timeframe is likely closer to four weeks, Rapoport added.

Williams suffered the injury during the Bengals‘ 30-12 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night and was carted off. Continue reading →

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Jaylon Smith‘s road from the 2016 Fiesta Bowl to Saturday night’s preseason game has been a long, arduous and uncertain one.

If you’d only heard his name after seeing him make his first professional tackle, you’d never know it. Continue reading →

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With Week 3 approaching, Denver’s quarterback competition appears headed toward a final decision pretty soon. But whose job will it be?

Paxton Lynch got his turn with the starters on Saturday, leading a touchdown drive to open the game. From there, it was largely unmemorable, going 9 of 13 for 39 yards on the night with Brandon McManus nailing two kicks from 45-plus yards.

Trevor Siemian, the incumbent starter, entered just before halftime and marched Denver down the field, completing passes of four, 10 and 19 yards, with the last going to Jordan Taylor for a touchdown. It sounded like that was enough for coach Vance Joseph. Continue reading →

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It didn’t take long for Roberto Aguayo to find a job, at least temporarily.

The Chicago Bears have been awarded Aguayo via waivers, the team announced Sunday. To make room for the second-year kicker, the Bears have placed wideout Rueben Randle on injured reserve.

Aguayo, a second-round pick in 2016, was released Saturday after missing two of three kicks in Tampa Bay’s preseason opener against Cincinnati. Continue reading →

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We know preseason wins don’t really mean anything, but for the Jets, it was nice to start off on the right foot.

That was especially true for Christian Hackenberg.

The second-year quarterback from Penn State saw his most significant action as a Jet on Saturday, completing 18 of 25 passes for 127 yards and earning a glowing review from gritty, journeyman quarterback Josh McCown. Continue reading →

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Jacksonville might be facing the reality of a thinner receiving corps after Sunday’s practice.

Marqise Lee went down with an apparent leg injury during practice, per Mike Kaye of First Coast News. Lee was carted off with teammate Allen Hurns close by, according to Kaye.

Lee ended up suffering a high-ankle sprain at practice, a source informed told NFL Network Ian Rapoport. Rapoport added that the USC product will try to come back for the season opener, but caution from the team could push his return date back. Continue reading →

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It took about a week, but Ryan Tannehill has made the decision to go under the knife.

The Dolphins quarterback is undergoing season-ending surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The Miami Herald first reported the news.

Miami placed Tannehill on injured reserve Saturday morning. He is scheduled to undergo surgery next week, Rapoport reported. Continue reading →

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Rest easy, Baltimore. Joe Flacco will be back — eventually.

Flacco “will return to practice in the preseason, but he is not expected to play in these games,” the Ravens announced in a statement Friday. The organization avoided specifying when in the four-week-long preseason he’ll actually return to practice.

Most importantly, Baltimore announced the plan is for Flacco to be the Week 1 starting quarterback on Sept. 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Continue reading →

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Much has been made of Tom Brady‘s recent entry into the 40 club (not to be confused with a certain rapper’s chain of sports bars and lounges), his strict diet and his desire to play well beyond the social norm.

Add Aaron Rodgers to that group.

Rodgers told The MMQB’s Peter King he intends to play “another seven, eight, nine, 10 years,” King wrote in his Monday column. Continue reading →