The Cleveland Browns have officially activated Josh Gordon from the Commissioner's Exempt List.
The Browns will start Gordon at wide receiver in Week 13.
Gordon last played in the NFL during the 2014 season.
The Cleveland Browns have officially activated Josh Gordon from the Commissioner's Exempt List.
The Browns will start Gordon at wide receiver in Week 13.
Gordon last played in the NFL during the 2014 season.
Carson Wentz has accumulated the most fan votes for this season's Pro Bowl.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback leads all players with 422,491 Pro Bowl votes. That puts him ahead of Tom Brady, Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and Drew Brees in the Top 5.
Fan voting continues through December 14. Players and coaches also get a vote, and the Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on December 19.
Philip Rivers didn't pull any punches when asked about the benching of fellow 2004 draft-class member Eli Manning.
"I honestly thought it was pathetic," Rivers said . "He's been out there 210 straight games -- with no telling how many bumps and bruises and injuries -- for his team. He won two Super Bowl MVPs. And with the respect he's had in the locker room over the years, and really the respect he's gained throughout the league, you feel like the guy has earned the opportunity -- if they are in fact deciding to go another direction -- he's earned the opportunity to finish it off these last five weeks."
The Chargers made a draft-day trade that sent Manning to New York in return for Rivers and three other draft picks.
University of Miami junior running back Mark Walton plans to enter the NFL Draft after signing with agent Zac Hiller, according to a report.
Walton's season ended in October following a right ankle injury that required surgery.
In 30 games with the Hurricanes, Walton rushed for 2006 yards (5.1 yards per attempt) and 26 touchdowns. He also caught 56 passes for 624 yards and two touchdowns.
Aqib Talib and Michael Crabtree have each had their two-game suspensions reduced to one game after they were ejected for fighting in Sunday's game between the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders.
Both players appealed the initial two-game suspension.
Darren McFadden has announced his retirement from the NFL.
McFadden and the Dallas Cowboys parted ways last week.
McFadden was the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft out of Arkansas by the Oakland Raiders.
McFadden rushed for 1,000 yards in two of his seasons.
Sam Darnold denied a rumor that he might remain at USC for his junior season if the Cleveland Browns end up with the first pick in the 2018 NFL draft.
Darnold has been widely rumored to stay in school despite his high draft standing.
"I didn't say anything about the Browns," Darnold told reporters after the Trojans' practice Monday. "I've never said anything bad about (an NFL) team. They know I would never say anything."
Darnold's draft availability has been the topic of speculation since earlier this month, when the MMQB's Albert Breer said during a radio interview that Darnold would wait to see if the Browns had the No. 1 pick before deciding whether to enter the draft.
The NFL has suspended Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib for two games after the two players were ejected from Sunday's game for fighting.
Both players plan to appeal the suspensions.
Talib, Crabtree and Raiders guard Gabe Jackson were ejected with 11:47 remaining in the first quarter of Sunday's game between Oakland and the Denver Broncos. Talib and Crabtree were ejected for fighting, and Jackson was ejected for making contact with an official.
Jason Witten is not currently considering leaving the Dallas Cowboys to become head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers.
Witten has been linked to the job despite remaining an active player.
"Coaching is something I can see myself down the road, having one of those opportunities, but right now I'm all in with this team and my feet are planted firmly here and this opportunity that I have in 2017 and getting it right this week," Witten said. "And not only that, but I really love this team we have and what we're trying to build and get it right, right now and for beyond, for the future.
"So I feel too good to think that I'd consider something like that at this point."
Tennessee backed out of their agreement with Greg Schiano following backlash from fans.
Witten's name was mentioned as a possibility by outkickthecoverage.com, which said Witten would be willing to leave immediately to take over at his former school.
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Brett Hundley had the best game of his career for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, but Mike McCarthy says a helmet-to-helmet hit on the quarterback ruined the team's final drive.
T.J. Watt sacked Hundley on the first play of Green Bay's final drive, which began with the score tied 28-28 and 80 seconds on the clock. There was no penalty called. On the next play, Jamaal Williams took a short pass out of bounds, stopping the clock with 32 seconds left.
"There was a hit on the first play," McCarthy said. "We all recognized it. The quarterback wasn’t checked. ...
"The play entry from the boundary went in late because I thought there was a helmet-to-helmet hit on Brett Hundley. You obviously check to see if your quarterback's OK. That's a natural reaction in the flow of the game. It might affect how you're going to call the second play, too. That's what happened as far as Jamaal. I don't fault Jamaal for going out of bounds on the second down.
"Jamaal didn't know we were out of the two-minute mode. . . . It's football. It happens. Hey, I don't want to see officials make calls in the fourth quarter of a game. It happens sometimes. It happened tonight. That's the reality of what happened. No excuses. That's where we were."
Hundley said he didn’t tell Williams to stay in bounds, since the plan was to play for overtime. The Pittsburgh Steelers forced the Packers to punt and drove for the game-winning field goal.
"It's football," Hundley said. "You've got to get up and keep playing. Threw a screen, and we just didn't communicate with Jamaal … letting him know what the situation is, and that's on me as the quarterback to let him know and let our offense know what our thoughts are going into the down."
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