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    Patriots up 13-10 on Raiders at half

    Getty Images Both offenses got off to a slow start in New England on Sunday afternoon, but they finished up the first half in good form. The Raiders drove 75 yards in five plays for a Derek Carr touchdown pass to Foster Moreau with seven seconds left to play in the half to cut the New England...
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    Patriots place David Andrews, John Uche on injured reserve

    Getty Images The Patriots announced they placed center David Andrews and linebacker Josh Uche on injured reserve Saturday. Andrews has a thumb injury and Uche a foot injury. They will miss games against the Raiders, Chiefs and Broncos before they become eligible to return to action. The...
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    League issues memo reminding teams about game-day protocols

    Getty Images The NFL’s $100,000 fines to five head coaches — and $250,000 fines to their teams — showed how serious the league is about its risk-mitigation efforts. The NFL made it crystal clear with a Friday night memo to teams reminding them about game-day protocols, Tom Pelissero of NFL...
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    J.C. Jackson: Patriots have “got something” for Darren Waller

    Getty Images Raiders tight end Darren Waller officially is questionable for Sunday’s showdown with the Patriots, due to a knee injury. If he plays, he’ll definitely have New England’s attention. “He’s good,” cornerback J.C. Jackson told reporters this week, via the Boston Herald. “We’ve got...
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    David Andrews had surgery on broken thumb this week

    Getty Images Patriots center David Andrews has missed practice time with a right hand injury this week and Friday brought word about the precise nature of the injury. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that Andrews broke his thumb and had surgery to repair it. Reporters at Patriots practice...
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    Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller are back at practice Friday

    Getty Images The panic is over in Las Vegas. Fantasy players and Raiders Nation held their breath after running back Josh Jacobs and tight end Darren Waller missed practice Thursday. Jacobs is listed with a hip injury, while a knee problem kept Waller off the field. But Tashan Reed of...
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    Henry Ruggs out for Raiders; Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller questionable

    Getty Images Wide receiver Henry Ruggs won’t be with the Raiders when they take the field against the Patriots on Sunday. Ruggs has been ruled out of Sunday’s game due to knee and hamstring injuries. Ruggs opened the week as a full participant with only the knee issue noted, but dropped to...
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    James White out again this week

    Getty Images The Patriots will be without one of their most versatile and valuable offensive parts again this week. Via Phil Perry of NBCSportsBoston.com, running back James White is listed as out for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. White didn’t play last week, after his father died in a...
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    Week Three injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Three of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Dolphins and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...
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    Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller out of practice Thursday

    Getty Images The Raiders didn’t have a full practice on Wednesday, so they made an estimated practice report that showed running back Josh Jacobs and tight end Darren Waller would not have taken part in an actual session. Practice resumed on a normal schedule Thursday, but there was no change...
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    Hand injury keeps David Andrews out of practice again

    Getty Images Patriots center David Andrews was spotted at the team’s practice Thursday by reporters, but his presence at the field didn’t include participation in the session. Andrews was listed as a non-participant on the team’s injury report for the second straight day. A right hand injury...
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    Jon Gruden impressed by Cam Newton’s resurgence

    Getty Images Raiders coach Jon Gruden praising quarterbacks (or really, players in general) isn’t particularly new. But he took it up a notch when discussing Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, harkening back to 2011, when he was filming television specials with the then-Auburn quarterback...
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    Chargers should embrace Justin Herbert

    Getty Images Chargers coach Anthony Lynn recently said that rookie quarterback Justin Herbert is the “backup for a reason.” Whatever the reason, the backup has raised the bar for the starter. It’s unclear why Lynn has staunchly refused to make Herbert the starter, given that Herbert had an...
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    Raiders put Richie Incognito on injured reserve

    Getty Images Raiders left guard Richie Incognito left Monday night’s win over the Saints with an Achilles injury and it is going to keep him off the field a while longer. Incognito was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday. He will be eligible to return to action after missing three games...
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    NFL’s chief medical officer explains why face coverings are “not optional”

    Getty Images The NFL proved it is serious about making head coaches wear face coverings on the sideline. Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan, Vic Fangio, Sean Payton and Jon Gruden found that out the hard way. The NFL docked those five coaches $100,000 each and fined each of their teams $250,000. The...
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    No other coaches were fined for mask violations

    Getty Images The NFL dropped the hammer on five head coaches who kept their face coverings drooped below their chins for most if not all of their Week Two games. Per a league source, those were the only five coaches who faced any type of fine. Although 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, Broncos coach...
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    NFL, ESPN have no comment on Monday night TV cart collision

    Getty Images Monday night’s first-ever NFL game in Las Vegas included the kind of gamble that never should be made in the vicinity of a football field. An ESPN camera cart inched too close to the action, and a pair of Raiders collided with it. Safety Johnathan Abram seemed to be knocked out...
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    NFL has 11 teams at 2-0, tying a record high

    Getty Images In a 32-team league, the maximum possible number of 2-0 teams is 16. The most 2-0 teams ever emerging from the first two weeks of an NFL is 11. It’s happened three times before. It happened again this year. The Cardinals, Bills, Ravens, Bears, Packers, Chiefs, Raiders, Rams...
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    Report: Richie Incognito’s Achilles injury isn’t serious

    Getty Images It was a bad week for NFL players, with so many big names dropping like flies. The list of stars who now out for the season is long. But the Raiders have received good news regarding the Achilles injury of offensive guard Richie Incognito, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports...
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    Jon Gruden: I’d take Darren Waller over any tight end

    Getty Images Raiders tight end Darren Waller turned in a huge performance in Monday night’s win over the Saints, catching 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, and afterward his coach had some high praise for him. Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he would rather have Waller than any other...
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