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Dec 15, 2024, 09:32 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

HOUSTON — Texans rookie tight end Cade Stover had an emergency appendectomy Saturday night and will miss Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.

The Texans announced his surgery Sunday morning, saying he is doing well and expected to make a full recovery.

The team had added Stover to the injury report Saturday night, saying he was questionable to play due to an illness, before announcing his surgery Sunday.

Stover was a fourth-round pick from Ohio State. He has appeared in 13 games this season with eight starts and has 14 receptions for 132 yards and

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Dec 15, 2024, 12:51 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to have running back Bucky Irving and wide receiver Sterling Shepard available for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

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Irving is listed as questionable with back and hip injuries. Shepard is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Irving was limited to four carries last week after being listed as questionable and missed practice this week.

The Bucs’ top rusher, Irving has 735 yards on 137 carries this season. Shepard has 29 catches for

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ESPN News Services

Dec 14, 2024, 01:09 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Kansas City Chiefs activated Harrison Butker from injured reserve on Saturday and released fellow kicker Matthew Wright.

Butker, who is eligible to kick in Sunday’s game at Cleveland, has been on IR since Nov. 14. He missed four games following arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and returned to practice this week.

In his place, the Chiefs used Spencer Shrader and Wright, who combined to hit 11 of 12 field goals and eight extra-point attempts.

Wright was named the NFL’s special teams player of the week after he connected on a 31-yard game-winning

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Dec 14, 2024, 12:02 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Carson Palmer is taking over as the head football coach at his alma mater.

Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Orange County, Calif., made his hiring official on Friday.

“Santa Margarita Football is excited to announce the hiring of former Eagle and Heisman Trophy winner, Carson Palmer as our new head football coach,” the school posted to social media.

“As head coach, Palmer aims to build a program that emphasizes not only athletic performance but also academic success and character development,” the school continued. “His vision includes creating a culture of hard work, discipline,

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Dec 13, 2024, 05:51 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss announced that he has been battling a cancer found outside of his bile duct between his pancreas and liver on Instagram live Friday.

Moss, aided by a cane, introduced himself as a cancer survivor and thanked his “prayer warriors” for their support. He had a Whipple procedure to put a stent on his liver on Thanksgiving after experiencing urine discoloration.

Moss spent the past six days in the hospital before getting out Friday and said he’s nursing himself back to full health with chemotherapy and radiation.

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Dec 13, 2024, 01:04 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refused to enter Thursday night’s game in the third quarter after losing his starting job when Dre Greenlaw returned from an injury.

Campbell had started 12 of the first 13 games of the season and played 90% of the defensive snaps for the 49ers but was benched for San Francisco’s 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams after Greenlaw came back for his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon in last season’s Super Bowl.

Greenlaw had eight tackles in the first half but

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Chiefs and Browns at opposite ends of NFL spectrum as they meet 4 years after tight playoff matchup

— When they met in the postseason four years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns were both ascending teams. With young quarterbacks and dynamic playmakers, it appeared to be the start of a budding rivalry.

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Dec 12, 2024, 05:43 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

HOUSTON — Houston receiver Nico Collins was fined about $5,000 this week for throwing a football into the stands after a touchdown against the Titans.

Collins said it was “definitely worth it” because it was a little kid who caught the ball.

“The only thing that matters was making that kid happy,” he said Thursday. “He ain’t never going to forget that moment. So that’s all that matters to me. It’s cool. I’ll pay the fine.”

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Collins grabbed a 5-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter of Houston’s loss to Tennessee on Nov.

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