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Getty Images Jets quarterback Sam Darnold is trying to get back on the field after missing the last two games with a right shoulder injury while others are starting to talk about the team drafting his replacement. As the only winless team in the league, the Jets are the early favorites to land...

Getty Images Bills cornerback Josh Norman missed the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury and he’s dealing with another one heading into this Sunday’s game against the Jets. Norman popped up on the injury report Thursday as a limited participant in practice. At a Friday...

Getty Images When the Jets host the Bills on Sunday, a pair of 2018 top-10 draft picks will meet again. Jets coach Adam Gase told reporters on Friday that “barring any setbacks,” quarterback Sam Darnold will return to action following a Week Four shoulder injury. Via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY...

Getty Images Word of a trade sending defensive tackle Steve McLendon from the Jets to the Buccaneers broke shortly after the Jets lost 24-0 to the Dolphins last Sunday, but it didn’t come as a surprise to McLendon. McLendon told reporters on Friday that he actually found out about the trade...

Getty Images The Bills will be shorthanded at a few spots for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Wide receiver John Brown, left guard Cody Ford, and cornerback Josh Norman have been ruled out for the contest. Brown and Ford sat out all week because of knee injuries while Norman was added to the...

Getty Images Through six weeks of the season, 10 teams have one win or fewer. While some of those teams are destined to win more games when they play each other (two of the one-win franchises square off tonight), multiple teams could soon be slipping out of contention, even with seven teams per...

Getty Images Wide receiver John Brown played in Week Six without practicing in the days leading up to the game and he may have to try to do the same in Week Seven. Brown was out of practice for the second straight day on Thursday. He has been dealing with a knee injury. While Brown was on the...

Getty Images Rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire became the Chiefs’ feature back the day Damien Williams opted out of the 2020 season. He remained in that role until the Chiefs signed veteran Le'Veon Bell last week. Edwards-Helaire will lose snaps and touches to Bell. Bell, though, had a...

Getty Images When announcing that quarterback Sam Darnold would practice on Wednesday, Jets head coach Adam Gase said that “the biggest thing” would be how his right shoulder feels after the session. It seems that all went well on that front. Darnold was a limited participant in practice again...

Getty Images With Vita Vea out for the year, the Buccaneers needed help at nose tackle. Enter Steve McLendon, who played for Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles in New York. “They asked me, and yes, I stood on the table for him,” Bowles told reporters on Thursday regarding McLendon...

Getty Images Now that the awards have been disseminated for Week Six, let’s look at the other side of the coin. The goats. In a bad way. Simms and I recently drafted three each. I gave him the first pick to see if he’d do it. And he did it. He actually did it. He picked his hero. His role...

Getty Images Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has not practiced or played the last couple of weeks because of a right shoulder injury, but one of those things will change on Wednesday. Head coach Adam Gase told reporters that Darnold will be on the practice field Wednesday. Darnold will be limited...

Getty Images Running back Le'Veon Bell met with the media on Wednesday for the first time since signing with the Chiefs and he called it a “relief” to join a team where he can “be happy and play football.” That was one of few references to his experience with the Jets, who released Bell this...

Getty Images The winless Jets are continuing their fire sale, with linebacker Jordan Willis the latest player on the way out. The Jets are sending Willis to the 49ers, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. There’s no immediate word on what the Jets are getting back, but it’s likely...

Getty Images The Buccaneers agreed to a trade for defensive lineman Steve McLendon on Sunday and the deal became official on Tuesday. The team announced that they have sent a 2020 sixth-round pick to the Jets for McLendon and a 2023 seventh-round pick. McLendon will not be formally added to...

Getty Images The Jets placed outside linebacker Frankie Luvu on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. Luvu injured his groin against the Dolphins on Sunday. He will have to spend at least three weeks on IR before becoming eligible to return. Luvu has seven tackles this season and has...

Getty Images With rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushing for 161 yards on 26 carries Monday evening in Buffalo, it may not seem as though a big name running back was among the most pressing needs for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs rushed for 245 yards on 46 carries in total in their 26-17...

Getty Images The Jets aren’t just losing this season, they’re losing by historic margins. After falling to 0-6 with a 24-0 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, the Jets have been outscored 185-75 so far this season. Their -110 point differential is by far the worst in the NFL, and it is equal to...

Getty Images While the Buccaneers were playing in Tampa Bay and the Jets were playing in Miami on Sunday afternoon, the teams’ personnel staffers were working on a trade that sent defensive tackle Steve McLendon to Tampa Bay. Directly to Tampa Bay. McLendon didn’t fly back to New York with the...

Getty Images The NFL, as it should, likes to point out positive aspects of a season in progress, especially when it comes to the scoring of points and other things that make the game exciting. Here’s something the NFL won’t be issuing a press release about. Nearly a third of the league stinks...