Saints’ Shepherd fined for play on Bolts’ Herbert

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2024, 07:09 PM ET

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The NFL fined New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd $11,817 on Saturday for committing unnecessary roughness against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Chargers players accused Shepherd

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Sources: Steelers eye WRs as deadline nears

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2024, 06:37 PM ET

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On top of the flurry of wide receiver trades that the NFL already has seen in recent weeks, there was one more in the making.

The Steelers were in the process of trying to get a deal done for Christian Kirk, and league sources told ESPN there was a reasonable chance that the Jaguars wide receiver was going to wind

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Chargers WR Chark off IR; questionable for Sun.

Kris Rhim, ESPNNov 2, 2024, 05:04 PM ET

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The Los Angeles Chargers activated wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. from injured reserve, the team announced Saturday. The move clears the way for Chark to make his Chargers debut Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.

Chark is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.

The team placed Chark on IR ahead of Week 1 with a hip injury. The Chargers opened the 21-day window to elevate Chark from IR on Oct. 16, but a separate groin injury kept Chark from being activated from IR until Saturday.

Chark said that the time

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Source: RB Elliott out due to disciplinary reasons

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2024, 03:42 PM ET

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ATLANTA — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will not play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons because of disciplinary reasons, a source told ESPN on Saturday.

Elliott was originally slated to be active for the game. He did not accompany the team on the charter flight Saturday. Elliott’s

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Pats QB Maye clears protocol, will start vs. Titans

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2024, 01:40 PM ET

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has cleared the concussion protocol and will start Sunday’s road game against the Tennessee Titans, the team announced Saturday.

Maye entered the protocol in the second

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Browns place top tackler Owusu-Koramoah on IR

Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNNov 2, 2024, 12:12 PM ET

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BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns placed linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on injured reserve Saturday because of a neck injury, sidelining him for at least the next four games.

The Browns had already ruled out Owusu-Koramoah for Sunday’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers after he was briefly hospitalized following a collision with Baltimore Ravens

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NFL Week 9 props that pop: Big week for running backs

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Liz Loza and I were fully in the Halloween spirit with our props last week, delivering more treats than tricks! We nailed five of our six props, with Davante Adams being the lone outlier among the group.

I’ve now come to learn what many lifelong New York Jets fans have known since birth: Never trust the Jets. I’ve learned my lesson and will be staying away the rest of the season.

Jets props notwithstanding, Liz and I are going to do our best to re-create our Week 8 heater

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How Caleb Williams, Brock Purdy and others are resetting the way quarterbacks prepare

Stephania Bell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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Brock Purdy is one of the NFL’s feel-good stories of his era, the quarterback who went from the final pick in the draft to a Super Bowl starter as both fans and league insiders looked on with wonder. But Purdy says he believes without Tom Gormely and his team, he would have been somehow less relevant than “Mr. Irrelevant.”

“If I hadn’t come to Tom, I would have already topped out,” Purdy

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Is Giants’ fan-favorite QB Tommy DeVito inching closer to another opportunity?

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was a steamy summer afternoon in August and the New York Giants fans attending training camp that day had already reached their boiling point with starting quarterback Daniel Jones. He had failed to connect on a few deep passes and two college-aged young men started yelling for his replacement.

“Tommy! Tommy DeVito!” they yelled. “You’re the man.

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The Hail Mary and more: Inside Jayden Daniels’ four most improbable TD passes this season

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterNov 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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ASHBURN, Va. — Every Friday, Washington Commanders quarterbacks and those who coach them gather for a competition. They set up a yellow garbage

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