15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (903+ words) A defining aspect of rookie Germie Bernard’s personality, one that only his teammates and coaches knew about, got revealed this week. “He talks a (expletive) ton,” DK Metcalf said of the second-round pick from Alabama. Bernard, it seems, lets his…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (228+ words) Ben Chiarizio is a player who wears his leadership traits on his sleeve. His Franklin Regional football teammates can lean on him for guidance on how to play the game the right way. The Pittsburgh Steelers used to feel the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (426+ words) ATLANTA — Cooper Rush will be the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback on Sunday at the Pittsburgh Steelers after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury. Falcons first-year coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday undrafted rookie Jack Strand will…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (305+ words) The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced Brown’s status. Brown was injured in the second half of New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss at Seattle on Wednesday night. Another person with knowledge of his injury told the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (401+ words) Not unlike the approach from downtown onto the Fort Pitt Bridge, the run-up to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opener is quickly shortening. So is the time for Joey Porter Jr. to prepare to play in it. Porter remained limited at practice…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (477+ words) Sebastian Joseph-Day was emphatic in his point, repeating it multiple times. But he didn’t need a pair of reporters to take his word for it. Instead, he pulled up a short video clip on his phone. To Joseph-Day, those 6 seconds…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (812+ words) “Unbelievable” and “incredible” were words that DK Metcalf’s coach and quarterback used to describe him, and, no, they weren’t talking about his theories on Antarctica. The Pittsburgh Steelers receiver shared his thoughts about the icy continent in a recent interview…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (251+ words) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Thursday that wide receiver A.J. Brown will undergo more testing after a right ankle injury in the second half of New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss at Seattle. “I don’t know if he’ll be available…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (436+ words) GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend during which she said he threw her to…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (205+ words) SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold’s hip injury appears to be muscle-related, and his status for next week’s game at Arizona is as yet undetermined, coach Mike Macdonald said Thursday. Darnold was injured on Seattle’s first series of Wednesday night’s…...