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    Browns bring back Jack Conklin, Cody Parkey from injured reserve

    Getty Images The Browns have gotten a couple players back in advance of Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Tackle Jack Conklin and kicker Cody Parkey have been elevated from the COVID-19 reserve list. Defensive end Myles Garrett, tackle Chris Hubbard, and fullback Andy Janovich remain on the...
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    Browns will still host up to 12,000 fans, despite local stay-at-home advisory

    Getty Images The pandemic, if you haven’t noticed or actively have tried not to, currently is worse than it’s ever been. The stark contrast between the critical nature of the public-health crisis and the shrugging that so many are still doing in the face of it will be illustrated on Sunday in...
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    Timing of Drew Brees’ placement on IR likely means he’ll miss four games

    Getty Images The latest Drew Brees injury seemed to spark an internal tug-of-war over whether he’d be placed on injured reserve. The issue became resolved on Friday, when Brees exited the 53-man roster for IR. The timing of the move, however, makes it likely that he’ll miss more than three...
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    New Pennsylvania mask mandate debuts tomorrow in NCAA, next week for NFL

    USA TODAY Sports Plenty of confusion has emerged in connection with new measures in Pennsylvania aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Any lingering confusion needs to be fully resolved before Thanksgiving night, when the Steelers host the Ravens. The first major test case comes on...
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    NFL Week 11 injury report roundup: Several teams dealing with QB questions

    Getty Images Week 11 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Seahawks and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Browns put Myles Garrett on COVID-19 reserve list

    Getty Images The NFL continues to play beat the clock with COVID-19. Even though the league has managed to stage all games through 10 weeks of the 2020 season, more and more and more players are catching the virus or landing on the COVID-19 reserve list due to close contact with someone who...
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    Report: Myles Garrett tested positive for COVID-19

    Getty Images Myles Garrett‘s placement on the COVID-19 list earlier Friday was for a positive test, not for close contact with someone who did, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. He will miss Sunday’s game against the Eagles, and his availability for the Week 12 game against the Jaguars...
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    Zach Ertz “probably needs a little more time” before being activated

    Getty Images Tight end Zach Ertz returned to practice for the Eagles this week, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be playing against the Browns. Ertz went on injured reserve after Week 6 with an ankle injury and was designated for return earlier this week. Head coach Doug Pederson didn’t totally...
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    Seahawks think Greg Olsen will miss around four-to-six weeks

    USA TODAY Sports While discussing tight end Greg Olsen‘s foot injury on Thursday night, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that there is hope that he’ll be back before the end of the season. Carroll provided more of an idea about how long Olsen will be out during a Friday press conference...
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    Browns hopeful Jack Conklin and Cody Parkey are cleared to return

    Getty Images The Browns will not have defensive end Myles Garrett in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Eagles after a positive COVID-19 test, but they could have right tackle Jack Conklin and kicker Cody Parkey back from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Conklin and Parkey were put on the list...
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    Jordan Howard to visit Eagles

    Getty Images Jordan Howard‘s next team may be his last team. Howard, the veteran running back who was cut by the Dolphins this week, has scheduled a visit with the Eagles, according to multiple reports. The Eagles acquired Howard last year in a trade with the Bears, and he ran for 525 yards...
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    Eagles place Corey Clement, Vinny Curry, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside on COVID-19 list

    Getty Images The Eagles announced Thursday morning that a player had tested positive for COVID-19, and reports identified that player as receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside. The Eagles since have announced that they have placed four players on the COVID-19 reserve list. Besides Arcega-Whiteside...
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    Eagles announce player tested positive for COVID-19

    Getty Images The Eagles announced on Thursday that they received confirmation of a positive COVID-19 test result for one of their players. The team said that the player and those identified as close contacts are isolating away from the team. The Eagles, who are set to face the Browns this...
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    Carson Wentz says he’s not listening to outside noise

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has taken plenty of criticism for his poor play this season, but he says he hasn’t heard most of it. Wentz said today that he listens to his coaches and his teammates, but not the media, not social media and not anyone else. “I don’t listen to a...
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    Doug Pederson: Eagles would trade for Carson Wentz all over again

    Getty Images The Eagles were so eager to draft Carson Wentz in 2016 that they gave up the No. 8 overall choice, a third-rounder and fourth-rounder that year and first- and second-rounders in 2017. Philadelphia got the No. 2 choice from the Browns, which they used on the North Dakota State...
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    Browns put Jack Conklin, Cody Parkey, Charley Hughlett on COVID-19 list

    Getty Images The Browns added three more players to their reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday. Right tackle Jack Conklin, kicker Cody Parkey and long snapper Charley Hughlett are the new additions. Fullback Andy Janovich and offensive lineman Chris Hubbard were placed on the list over the last...
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    Myles Garrett out of practice with an illness

    Getty Images Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will not practice on Wednesday. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, that Garrett is home sick. He has tested negative for COVID-19, but has symptoms and the league’s protocols call for him to remain at home while...
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    Eagles sign Michael Jacquet to active roster

    Getty Images The Eagles announced they have signed cornerback Michael Jacquet to the active roster from the practice squad. Jacquet, a rookie free agent from Louisiana-Lafayette, earned a call-up from the practice squad to the active roster for the past two games. In the Week 8 win over...
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    Brett Favre explains his Carson Wentz comments

    USA TODAY Sports Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre made a stir last week by suggesting that the Eagles should have kept Nick Foles instead of Carson Wentz after the 2018 season. On Tuesday, Favre explained his remarks, given his friendship with Eagles coach Doug Pederson — and given that...
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    Browns reopen facility on Tuesday

    Getty Images Browns fullback Andy Janovich‘s positive COVID-19 test led the team to close its facility on Monday, but the team will be back to work on Tuesday. According to multiple reports, the team has reopened their facility on Tuesday. Those reports also indicate that no high-risk close...
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