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Getty Images Yes, receiver Stefon Diggs seems to want out of Minnesota. That sense has been percolating for a while now, and Diggs did nothing to defuse it after missing work on Wednesday, supposedly because he was sick. He’s definitely sick — sick of playing for a team that has jammed the...

Getty Images Giants head coach Pat Shurmur has not closed the door on running back Saquon Barkley playing against the Vikings on Sunday and said that the back would do more on-field work Thursday as he continues to make his way back from an ankle injury. Barkley did do more work than the...

Getty Images It’s been an interesting week for the key members of the Vikings’ passing attack. After wide receiver Adam Thielen said the team needs to throw the ball downfield more often, quarterback Kirk Cousins apologized to Thielen for not throwing more passes his way during last Sunday’s...

Getty Images A day after his failure to show up for work sparked plenty of speculation about receiver Stefon Diggs‘ future in Minnesota, his presence at practice (and comments to the media) sparked plenty more. His head coach opted to add no fuel to the fire. Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul...

Getty Images Stefon Diggs didn’t practice Wednesday. The receiver returned to being a full participant Thursday. Diggs said a cold kept him from participating a day earlier, though the Vikings listed his absence as a “non-football injury.” An illness would be listed on the report. “Cold kind...

Getty Images Wednesday saw Giants running back Saquon Barkley running and changing direction while working on the side at practice and that’s opened the door to speculation about a return to the lineup well ahead of the recovery timeline reported when he injured his ankle in Week Three. Giants...

Getty Images Vikings receiver Adam Thielen created a problem by publicly calling out quarterback Kirk Cousins after Sunday’s loss to the Bears. Cousins created a problem by publicly apologizing to Thielen on Tuesday. On Wednesday, coach Mike Zimmer was asked about the situation. “He was...

Getty Images Video taken Wednesday shows Giants running back Saquon Barkley running and changing direction at the team’s practice, which is a welcome development given the long range of a recovery timeline from his ankle injury was two months. The shorter range was a month, but the Giants...

Getty Images A frustrating start to the 2019 season for Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs now includes an absence from Wednesday’s practice. The Vikings listed Diggs as a non-participant in practice. The explanation given by the team was that it was not injury related, but there’s no other...

Getty Images Golden Tate thinks Percy Harvin is fake news. On the same day that Harvin’s account of a Super Bowl week fight with Tate emerged, Tate disputed it. “What went down is 100% false,” Tate tweeted in response to a story based on Harvin’s claim that he punched Tate and that Tate...

After Sunday’s Super Bowl IX-esque (in more ways that one) 16-6 loss to the Bears, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen called out Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. On Tuesday, Cousins agreed with Thielen’s observations. “I really want to apologize to [Thielen] because there’s too many opportunities...

Getty Images Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins has had some struggles this year, but he didn’t against Washington last week. Jenkins was named NFC defensive player of the week, after securing two fourth-quarter interceptions in the 24-3 win. Jenkins also broke up three passes, including one...

Getty Images Giants running back Saquon Barkley appears to be making a fast recovery from his high ankle sprain. Barkley was on the practice field with the Giants this morning. In video from Art Stapleton of the Bergen Record Barkley appears able to run and change direction comfortably. After...

Getty Images The Giants are finally getting Golden Tate back on the field this week, and they had to make room for him Tuesday. The team announced that Tate had been activated after his four-game suspension, and that they had released wide receivers Bennie Fowler and T.J. Jones. They also...

Getty Images Giants tight end Isaiah Searight was suspended for four games for violating the league’s performance enhancing drug policy, the NFL announced Tuesday. Searight injured his hamstring in training camp. The Giants waived him with an injury designation, and he reverted to their...

On Sunday, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen came very close to publicly calling out quarterback Kirk Cousins. On Monday, coach Mike Zimmer echoed Thielen’s point, in a very simple, matter-of-fact way. “There’s times you’ve just to pull the trigger,” Zimmer told reporters a day after the Vikings...

When the Ravens and Packers met in the preseason, future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers had some simple and clear advice for budding franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson: Slide. That’s advice every quarterback should take to heart. On Sunday, multiple young quarterbacks were reckless...

Getty Images Giants receiver Golden Tate was one of several players who had their suspensions lifted, making them eligible to play this week. Browns receiver Antonio Callaway, Chiefs cornerback Morris Claiborne, Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan, Raiders cornerback Nevin Lawson, Bucs...

Getty Images The Giants claimed defensive end Chris Peace off waivers from the Chargers, the team announced Monday. He fills the roster spot of linebacker Ryan Connelly, whom the team placed on injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Peace, 23, played in the Chargers’ season...

Getty Images Saquon Barkley has said he thinks he can beat the timetable given to him for a return from a high-ankle sprain. The Giants running back is on his way to doing just that. He already has shed the walking boot, a week after his injury. “When I see him moving around here, he’s into...