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Getty Images Takk McKinley is going on waivers again. The 49ers will waive McKinley with a failed physical designation, according to Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com. San Francisco is the second team to fail to medically clear McKinley. The Bengals, who previously claimed McKinley off waivers...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees will miss at least three games because of his broken ribs and collapsed lung. The Saints officially placed Brees on injured reserve today, which under this year’s rules means he has to miss three weeks. Brees had already been ruled out for this week...

Getty Images As Saints coach Sean Payton continues to keep his mouth shut regarding the quarterback plan in the absence of starter Drew Brees, the media has been trying (and so far failing) to provide any true insight regarding the quarterback reps on Sunday, when the Saints host the Falcons...

Getty Images The depth chart apparently will control, after all. In the wake of Ian Rapoport’s hedge that, despite earlier reporting that Jameis Winston will be used in heavy doses on Sunday against the Falcons, multiple reports have more clearly pointed to Taysom Hill serving as the starter...

Getty Images Alvin Kamara did not practice Thursday after being limited Wednesday. The Saints running back, though, insists there is no concern with his availability for Sunday. “I’m feeling good,” Kamara said. “I’ll be all right.” Kamara said it’s the same foot injury he dealt with in...

Getty Images 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t play coy about the team’s hopes of landing defensive end Takk McKinley via waivers on Tuesday and his transparency didn’t wind up costing the team a shot at adding the 2017 first-round pick. According to multiple reports, the 49ers have been...

Getty Images Takk McKinley‘s time in Cincinnati didn’t last long. McKinley, the former Falcons first-round draft pick who was waived by Atlanta last week and claimed by Cincinnati, has now been waived again with a failed physical designation. It was not immediately clear what the reason was...

Getty Images The 49ers were one of the teams to put in a waiver claim on defensive end Takk McKinley when the Falcons waived him earlier this month and they’re set to do it again. Cincinnati won McKinley’s rights that time, but announced that they waived McKinley with a failed physical...

Getty Images For the second time this week, the Falcons have placed a player on the league’s COVID-19 reserve list. The Falcons announced this morning that wide receiver Laquon Treadwell has been placed on the list. On Sunday the Falcons placed defensive end Dante Fowler on that list. There...

Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley sprained his foot against the Panthers in Week 8 and missed Atlanta’s Week 9 win over the Broncos, but they could get him back coming out of the bye week. Interim head coach Raheem Morris said that Ridley has resumed running with trainers and...

Getty Images The Saints have a decision to make about their starting quarterback for Week 11 and it won’t be coming quickly. Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Monday that he will not be making a call between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill until late this week. The Saints host the...

Getty Images Last year, when quarterback Drew Brees missed five games with a thumb injury, the Saints turned to the No. 2 quarterback on their depth chart, Teddy Bridgewater. This year, the next man up (based on the same officially unofficial depth chart that pointed to Bridgewater last year)...

Getty Images The mystery regarding the health of Saints quarterback Drew Brees is moving closer to a resolution. Unless it isn’t. Brees had a shoulder injury entering Sunday’s game against the 49ers. On Sunday, the team said he suffered a “ribs injury.” Brees himself called it an “accumulative...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees is headed for tests on his injured ribs. Brees did not play in the second half of Sunday’s 27-13 win over the 49ers and head coach Sean Payton said that he will have an MRI and X-rays to determine the extent of the injury. Brees was injured late in...

Getty Images The Falcons placed defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. on the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday, the team announced. It is unknown whether Fowler tested positive or was in close contact with someone who did. The Falcons are off this week, but the NFL still tests players for COVID-19...

USA TODAY Sports At a time when plenty of sports owners are looking for ways to invest in esports, one NFL owner has no interest in any such opportunities. Via Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com, Falcons owner Arthur Blank does not believe in esports. “[M]y own personal view, and this is a...

Getty Images Pass rusher Takk McKinley was the 26th overall choice in 2017, selected four picks before the Steelers took T.J. Watt. The Falcons weren’t the only team that gave McKinley a high grade coming out of UCLA. He also has only $875,000 left on his rookie contract for the remainder of...

Getty Images Takk McKinley has his new home. McKinley, the pass rusher who grew disgruntled in Atlanta and was placed on waivers yesterday, was claimed by the Bengals today. McKinley is in the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, so this is just a short-term rental for the Bengals...

Getty Images The Falcons won their third game in their last four tries when they beat the Broncos 34-27 in Week 9 and the work of linebacker Foye Oluokun played a role in that victory. Oluokun recorded 10 tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup, and four quarterback hits during the...

Getty Images Falcons running back Todd Gurley has played with a couple of quarterbacks who were drafted in the top three, and who have gotten major contracts since getting the major contract that goes along with being a top-three draft pick. Appearing earlier this week on PFT PM, Gurley was...