Bruce Arians moved from the sideline to the front office this past offseason, with the 70-year-old now serving as the Buccaneers’ senior adviser to general manager Jason Licht. While Arians sounds appreciative of his current gig, he recently made it clear that he’d jump at the opportunity to return to …
Raiders owner reportedly soured on Derek Carr a while ago
While it seems the Las Vegas Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr appear headed for a mutual parting of ways, team owner Mark Davis reportedly made up his mind about Carr long ago. In a recent column for The Athletic, Raiders reporter Vic Tafur shed some light on Davis’ true feelings …
A historic Raiders streak will end Sunday
On Sunday, the Las Vegas Raiders will take the field for the first time without Derek Carr under center since Week 5 of the 2017 season, snapping a historic streak for the quarterback. Carr has started 91 consecutive games, the longest such streak in the NFL by a wide margin. …
Brock Purdy on doorstep of 49ers franchise rookie record
It’s pretty good to be San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy these days. The 262nd pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy has guided the 49ers to three straight wins and an NFC West crown, and now he’s just four touchdown passes away from breaking Tom Owen’s franchise record of …
Falcons WR Batson arrested, allegedly fought cop
1:47 PM ET Atlanta Falcons practice squad wide receiver Cameron Batson was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly fighting with police following a traffic stop and fleeing the scene. According to a release from the Atlanta Police Department, Batson was pulled over around 2 a.m. Saturday after speeding and failing …
Spurs lose tight thriller to Mavericks behind 51 from Luka Doncic
Dallas came to town on New Year’s Eve for what is surprisingly the first meeting between the two Texas rivals this season. The Mavericks arrived on a five-game win streak. MVP candidate Luka Doncic has been on an absolute tear of late, averaging 44.3 ppg, 12.5 rpg, and 10.5 apg …
Kurt Warner: Rams QB Baker Mayfield has ‘found the right place’
In his three-game stint with the Los Angeles Rams, quarterback Baker Mayfield has looked better than he did at any point during his seven-game stop with the Carolina Panthers. Guiding the Rams to two wins in three weeks, and on the heels of a near-perfect outing against the Denver Broncos …
San Antonio vs. Dallas, Final Score: Spurs comeback falls one point short against Mavericks, 126-125
Luka Doncic dominated the game tonight for the Mavericks as the Spurs devoted extra defenders to him and barely slowed him down. He didn’t get a lot of help from his teammates, but he got just enough from the supporting cast to overcome a terrific team effort from the San …
Is Malik Davis the Cowboys RB of the future?
At just 25, and on the verge of his first 1,000-yard season, running back Tony Pollard may have played himself into a big-money free agent deal with a team that’s not the Dallas Cowboys next season. And with Ezekiel Elliott not looking like the player he used to be, rookie …
Giants activate S McKinney (hand) after 7 weeks
2:14 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have activated safety Xavier McKinney off the non-football injury list for the Sunday game against the Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium. There was a change of plans Friday afternoon after McKinney was given clearance to play. Earlier that day, …
Cardinals rule out WR Hopkins for Falcons game
3:01 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals on Saturday ruled out receiver DeAndre Hopkins for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Hopkins left Friday’s practice before the open portion was over with what coach Kliff Kingsbury called a “little bit of a knee issue” and was listed as questionable before being …
Colts’ Ngakoue set to undergo throat surgery
12:42 PM ET Indianapolis Colts pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue will undergo throat surgery and has been placed on injured reserve. Ngakoue, 27, suffered the injury during Monday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers but had not been added to the injury report until Friday before quickly going from out to IR …