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Getty Images He’s back. Earlier Wednesday, the Bears were “cautiously optimistic” they will have Mitchell Trubisky back under center Sunday. After Wednesday’s practice, they should feel even better about it. The team’s starting quarterback had a full practice, putting him on track to return...

Getty Images Saints running back Alvin Kamara reportedly was expected to be limited in practice this week with a “high-ankle-type issue.” As it turns out, he didn’t practice at all on Wednesday, due to an ankle injury and something else. Kamara missed practice with both ankle and knee...

Getty Images Officiating has been the talk of the NFL after Monday night’s game between the Lions and Packers was impacted by a couple of controversial penalties called on Lions defensive lineman Trey Flowers. That comes on the heels of many weeks of discussion about pass interference replay...

Getty Images The Saints defense will be shorthanded for the next two weeks. Cornerback P.J. Williams has been suspended by the league for a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. Williams was arrested in January and booked on charges of booked on charges of driving while...

Getty Images Saints running back Alvin Kamara has a “high ankle-type issue” that will limit him in practice this week, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Kamara still has hope of playing Sunday against the Bears, Pelissero adds. The Saints added Kamara to the injury report Thursday. He was...

Getty Images Being the punter for the Saints can be a lonely job when Drew Brees is dealing. In their star quarterback’s absence, Thomas Morstead is making plays. The Saints punter was named NFC special teams player of the week for the second time this year. He landed five of his six punts...

Getty Images On Tuesday, we pointed out some of the new favorites in the revised MVP odds generated by the folks at Westgate. Beyond the guys now among those considered most likely to win it are some interesting developments, and a few intriguing potential wagers. First, Ravens quarterback...

Getty Images The Saints improved to 5-1 with a 13-6 win over the Jaguars that showed the team’s ability to grind out a win behind a strong defensive performance. New Orleans has won four games in a row and they haven’t always followed the same script. They gave up 514 yards in a 33-27 win over...

Getty Images The Bears had hoped their starting quarterback would return this week after their off week. Mitchell Trubisky returned to practice Monday. It remains to be seen whether he will return to game action Sunday against the Saints. “His situation again for us is just seeing exactly...

Getty Images The Jaguars didn’t have a prayer against the Saints on Sunday. Pope Francis accidentally tweeted support for the Saints only hours before they took the field in Jacksonville. “Today we give thanks to the Lord for our new #Saints,” Pope Francis tweeted. “They walked by faith and...

Getty Images There’s been no Minshew magic, Bridgewater magic or any offensive magic of any kind through 30 minutes of play in Jacksonville. Both teams have been limited to a field goal as the defenses took center stage early in the first half and refused to yield before halftime. The Saints’...

Getty Images The Saints and Jaguars played three quarters of football without a touchdown, but someone has finally gotten the ball into the end zone. It was Saints tight end Jared Cook that broke through. He caught a four-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater to cap a 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive...

Getty Images The Saints lost to the Rams on the day that quarterback Drew Brees injured his right thumb, but the team has not stumbled since that point. Teddy Bridgewater threw a touchdown pass to break a 6-6 tie in the fourth quarter and the Jaguars offense wasn’t able to answer over the...

Getty Images The Saints, with an inadvertent blessing from the Pope, moved to 5-1 on Sunday with a win over the Jaguars. They shut down the Jacksonville offense, holding them to 226 total yards and making rookie phenom Gardner Minshew II look decidedly less than phenomenal. After the game...

Getty Images The Saints are expected to have their top running back in the lineup against the Jaguars on Sunday. Alvin Kamara‘s status for the game was in some doubt after he popped up on the injury report Thursday. Kamara was limited by an ankle injury that day and he didn’t practice at all...

Getty Images Not even the Jaguars owner knows what’s going on with Jalen Ramsey. After owner Shad Khan said last week that he expected his wantaway cornerback to play against the Saints today, Ramsey is among their inactives. Khan said he had a “heart-to-heart” with Ramsey early in the week...

Getty Images Week Six of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Patriots and it continues with 12 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 release...

Getty Images Officially, there’s a 50-50 chance that a “heart-to-heart” talk will heal Jalen Ramsey‘s back. Via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com, the Jaguars cornerback has been listed as questionable on the team’s injury report after being a limited participant Friday. Ramsey has missed the last...

Getty Images The Saints added running back Alvin Kamara to their injury report on Thursday because of an ankle injury and they may be adding him to their inactive list ahead of Sunday’s game against the Jaguars as well. Kamara was limited in Thursday’s practice, but he didn’t practice at all...

Getty Images On Sunday night, an undrafted rookie from an FCS school may be playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Colin Kaepernick may be watching the game on TV. And, yes, something continues to be very wrong with that picture. The NFL continues to blackball Kaepernick...