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The NFL is reviewing an alleged autograph interaction between two referees and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans, a league source told Yahoo Sports. The exchange was captured on video by a Carolina Panthers beat writer and posted on Twitter following the game. In the two interactions on a pair of separate videos, referees Tripp Sutter and Jeff Lamberth can be seen handing Evans a piece of paper and a writing utensil, at which point each stands by individually as Evans appears to… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Broncos could be sellers at the trade deadline Before the season, the Broncos were viewed as Super Bowl contenders. Now? Not. In fact, with Russell Wilson injured and the 2-4 Broncos underdogs at home today to the Jets, they now might be sellers at the trade deadline. The Broncos have received multiple trade inquiries about defensive end Bradley Chubb and wide receivers Jerry [more] Source link

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 7 lineups! Start in DFS: Amon-Ra St. Brown ($26) Start: Michael Gallup St. Brown is more valuable in full PPR, but he’s still a strong Yahoo DFS option this week now fully healthy coming off Detroit’s bye. Meanwhile, DJ Chark was placed on IR, while Josh Reynolds and D’Andre Swift are both likely to sit. With Detroit near-TD underdogs,… Source link

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 7 lineups! Start in DFS: Amon-Ra St. Brown ($26) Start: Michael Gallup St. Brown is more valuable in full PPR, but he’s still a strong Yahoo DFS option this week now fully healthy coming off Detroit’s bye. Meanwhile, DJ Chark was placed on IR, while Josh Reynolds and D’Andre Swift are both likely to sit. With Detroit near-TD underdogs,… Source link

After two weeks of London games, the NFL’s Sunday slate returns its more familiar schedule albeit with the addition of bye weeks for the first time this season. The Bills, Eagles, Rams and Vikings each have the week off, meaning two fewer games on Sunday. In the early window, markets without a local game on FOX will see the New York Jets visit the Green Bay Packers, while on CBS markets without a local game in the window will see the Baltimore Ravens visit the New York Giants. There are just… Source link

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 6 lineups! Start in DFS: Jeff Wilson Jr. ($19) Sit: Drake London Wilson ranks top-five in rush yards over expectation, sandwiched between Saquon Barkley and Nick Chubb. He lost some playing time to Tevin Coleman last week, but that mostly came with the game out of hand; he’s averaged 17.8 touches over the last four games. The extremely… Source link

NFL Week 5 created a shakeup in the rankings (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) Every week brings its share of surprises, great games, and incredible finishes. Is it anyone wonder why the sports calendar and clock tick to what the NFL does? Week 5 didn’t disappoint, with a few near upsets and one team remaining undefeated. Here’s how all 32 stack up heading into Week 6… 32. Carolina Panthers (1-4, lost to San Francisco 49ers) [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] And farewell, Matt Rhule…. Source link

ESPN analyst Troy Aikman used a sexist trope during the Chiefs-Raiders game on Monday night after another brutal roughing the passer penalty. (Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today) ESPN “Monday Night Football” analyst Troy Aikman was, understandably, upset after a bad roughing the passer call right before halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 30-29 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s easy to understand why. Yet right before play resumed, Aikman made a sexist comment during the broadcast. “I hope… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Mike Tomlin on Steelers: “Where we are today, not good” The Steelers are 1-4, and they’ve lost four in a row. On Sunday, they were blown off the field by the Bills, 38-3. After the loss, coach Mike Tomlin summarized the current state of the team. “No need to really sugarcoat it, man,” Tomlin told reporters. “We got handled today. We got handled by a [more] Source link

Associated Press Chargers hang on, beat Browns 30-28 after LA coach’s gamble Brandon Staley trusted his gut, the analytics and his offense. The Chargers coach defiantly defended his decision not to punt on fourth down with 1:14 remaining after Los Angeles held on for a 30-28 win over Cleveland when Browns rookie kicker Cade York missed a 54-yard field goal with 11 seconds left. With his team at its own 46 and clinging to its two-point lead, Staley called a timeout. Source link