Archives for December 2021

Wide receiver Amari Cooper wasn’t feeling 100 percent on Tuesday, but it looks like he’s on track to play for the Cowboys against the Saints on Thursday. Cooper missed the last two games after testing positive for COVID-19 and he didn’t practice earlier this week because head coach Mike McCarthy said that he was “not [more] … [Read more...] about Cowboys activating Amari Cooper ahead of Thursday night’s game

Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins, who has been on injured reserve since November 13, is back at practice today. That means the Patriots have officially opened his practice window. He could practice for up to 21 days before being activated and back on the field. Collins started this season with the Lions but didn’t do much, [more] … [Read more...] about Jamie Collins back at Patriots practice

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had arguably the worst start of his career on Sunday night, completing 20-of-32 passes for 165 yards with a touchdown and a career-high four interceptions. His passer rating of 46.5 was his lowest as a starter and the first time he’s ever been under 50.0. Still, Baltimore beat Cleveland 16-10, as [more] … [Read more...] about Lamar Jackson: I looked like a rookie in “horrible game”

Bears quarterback Justin Fields is making his way back toward the lineup after injuring his ribs in Week 11, but he’s not going to be the one taking starter’s reps at Wednesday’s practice. Head coach Matt Nagy said that Fields will practice for the first time since getting hurt against the Ravens. He also said [more] … [Read more...] about Justin Fields will practice, Andy Dalton will work with starters

Last week’s edition of After Further Review didn’t have many examples of “nothing the passer” arising from Week 11. For Week 12, AFR included more than a few instances of contact with the passer drawing a foul when it shouldn’t have done so. The full discussion is attached. The trend continues for officials to throw [more] … [Read more...] about Some NFL officials are treating roughing the passer like roughing the kicker