Archives for August 2022

Football continues to be king. The latest proof comes from the performance of a Week One preseason game on NFL Network versus regular-season baseball on Fox. Via Anthony Crupi of Sportico.com, the Seahawks-Steelers game had an average audience of 2.16 million viewers on NFLN. Fox generated an average audience of 2.08 million for a nationwide [more] … [Read more...] about Seahawks-Steelers preseason game on NFLN draws bigger audience than MLB on Fox

The Jets hadn’t completely ruled out offensive tackle Mekhi Becton for the season, leaving open the slim chance he could get some better news from Dr. Neal ElAttrach. Instead, the orthopedic surgeon, who is the team doctor for the Rams and Dodgers, performed surgery on Becton, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Becton will miss [more] … [Read more...] about Jets place Mekhi Becton on injured reserve after knee surgery, ending his season

Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin has taken another significant step in his recovery from last year’s torn ACL. Godwin did seven-on-seven work for the first time in training camp today. Reporters on the scene said Godwin looked good running and cutting. Godwin tore his ACL on December 19, so he’s not yet eight months removed [more] … [Read more...] about Chris Godwin continues to make progress in ACL recovery, gets first 7-on-7 work

The Eagles are down to 85 players on their roster. They cut a couple of players to get the ball rolling on Monday and completed the job by dropping three others on Tuesday. Wide receiver Lance Lenoir, safety Jared Mayden, and cornerback Jimmy Moreland were all waived with injury designations, so they will revert to [more] … [Read more...] about Eagles waive three to reach 85-player limit

The Titans have added a player for their defensive backfield. Tennessee has claimed cornerback Lonnie Johnson Jr., according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. Johnson had been with the Chiefs in training camp but was waived on Monday. This will be his third team since the start of the offseason program, as Kansas City acquired [more] … [Read more...] about Titans claim Lonnie Johnson Jr. off waivers