Archives for August 2021

For those of you who may have missed it, you’re getting ready for the usual Saturday-of-Labor-Day weekend whirlwind of activity as the rosters reduce to 53. If you wait until next Saturday, however, you’ll miss it. This year, the reductions to the 53-man rosters happen on Tuesday, August 31. The change, sparked by the elimination [more] … [Read more...] about Roster cuts are coming Tuesday

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is optimistic. Despite generating an 0-3 record in the preseason with an offense that most of the time seemed downright offensive, Zimmer has high hopes for his team. “I feel like we’re going to be pretty good, but we still have to go out and prove it,” Zimmer told reporters. He [more] … [Read more...] about Mike Zimmer: “I feel like we’re going to be pretty good, but we still have to go out and prove it”

Days after posting a letter from the NFL informing him that he was fined for failing to wear a mask, Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie has posted a much more positive message. Today McKenzie posted on Instagram an image of himself holding up his vaccination card, showing he has received his first shot. McKenzie captioned [more] … [Read more...] about After NFL fine, Isaiah McKenzie gets vaccinated

The goofiest quarterback competition of 2021 ended with Trevor Lawrence beating out Gardner Minshew, who notoriously said last month that he hasn’t moved his bowels in weeks because “No. 2 is not an option.” Minshew will now have a chance, in theory, to become something more than No. 2 in Philadelphia. The Jaguars are trading [more] … [Read more...] about Jaguars ship Gardner Minshew to Eagles

For more than a month, Deshaun Watson and the Texans have awkwardly coexisted. Watson attends meetings, but he barely practices. One of the best players in the entire NFL, he continues to be the fourth-string quarterback on the Houston roster. Nothing has happened to change that. By Tuesday, something likely will. As the Texans reduce [more] … [Read more...] about Decision time is coming for the Texans and Deshaun Watson