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Devin Smith had not caught a pass since 2016. His first catch in 2019 went for a touchdown. The Cowboys receiver beat Josh Norman for a 51-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott with 6:10 remaining in the first half. It tied the game at 7-7. Smith entered the game with 10 career catches for...

Getty Images Wide receiver DeSean Jackson said before last week’s game that he was working to manage his emotions as he prepared to play his first game since returning to the Eagles this offseason. Jackson didn’t do such a good job of that at the start of the game against Washington. Jackson...

Getty Images A year and a half after he was drafted, wide receiver Cedrick Wilson is finally set to make his debut with the Cowboys. Wilson is being promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster today, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports. The Cowboys have ruled out...

Getty Images Injuries are stacking up for Washington, including one of their usual suspects. According to J.P. Finlay of NBCSportsWashington.com, tight end Jordan Reed will miss this week’s game against Dallas because of a concussion. Reed, who has struggled with a variety of injury issues...

Getty Images Washington running back Derrius Guice had surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee this week and we have a clearer idea of when he might be back in the lineup on Friday. J.P. Finlay of NBCSportsWashington.com reports that Guice has been placed on injured reserve. That means he’ll...

Getty Images Cornerback Aaron Colvin didn’t have to wait long to find a new team. Colvin was released by the Texans after he had a rough game against the Saints on opening night. The move left the Texans with over $8 million in dead cap space this year and $2 million in dead space next year...

Getty Images Week Two of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Buccaneers 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. Questionable players are uncertain to play...

Getty Images Sometimes the best ideas are hiding in plain sight. With Week Two looming, neither Chargers running back Melvin Gordon nor Washington left tackle Trent Williams have ended their holdouts. And with Gordon planning to stay away as long as he can while still getting credit for the...

Getty Images Washington running back Derrius Guice met with a doctor Thursday, and decided to make it a full service visit. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Guice had surgery to trim a torn meniscus, and will be out indefinitely. The team now has a roster decision to make, on whether...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced plans for an expanded class of inductees in 2020 by approving a proposal to put together a group of 15 candidates for selection in addition to the annual group of modern era nominees. That new group will be made up of 10 seniors candidates...

Getty Images Adrian Peterson will make his 140th career start Sunday. It comes a week after Washington made the running back a healthy scratch for the first time in his career. Teammate Morgan Moses called it a “slap in the face” to a player with a Hall of Fame-worthy resume. “It’s water...

Getty Images Washington running back Derrius Guice will be out at least for a while, after surgery to address a torn meniscus. There’s a chance he’ll be out for the rest of the year. The question is whether Dr. James Andrews trimmed the meniscus or repaired it. A full-blown repair requires...

Getty Images It appears Washington’s going to need Adrian Peterson for the next month or so, at least. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, running back Derrius Guice went to get his injured knee checked by Dr. James Andrews. If he has surgery on his meniscus, which seems the likely...

Getty Images Cowboys receiver Tavon Austin isn’t practicing today. He came out of Sunday’s game feeling fine but reported concussion-like symptoms earlier this week. “He had concussion symptoms coming out of the game, so we’ll just take his situation day by day,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett...

Getty Images Having missed all of training camp and the preseason in a contract holdout, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott had “tolerable” soreness after Sunday’s victory over the Giants. Now, he’s ready for more. “I didn’t get a lot of reps — didn’t get close to the normal work load,”...

Getty Images Trey Burton missed the opening game for the Bears with a groin injury and his status for Week Two remains uncertain. That may explain why the team added a player who also plays the position on Wednesday. The Bears announced that they have claimed J.P. Holtz off of waivers. Holtz...

Getty Images Washington will definitely be activating Adrian Peterson this week. There’s no choice, with Derrius Guice injured. But coach Jay Gruden admitted it was tough to not give the veteran running back a uniform last week against the Eagles, deactivating a guy with 13,318 career rushing...

Getty Images Washington is adding a cornerback to their 53-man roster for the second week of the regular season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is signing Simeon Thomas off of Seattle’s practice squad. Thomas was drafted by the Browns in the sixth round last year, but wound...

Getty Images Washington signed defensive tackle T.Y. McGill and cornerback Simeon Thomas, the team announced Tuesday. Washington waived tight end J.P. Holtz and waived cornerback Greg Stroman with an injury designation. It also cut linebacker Darrell Williams from the practice squad. McGill...

Getty Images Before they blew a 17-point lead en route to a 32-27 loss to the Eagles, Washington lost defensive lineman Jonathan Allen to a knee injury. Allen exited the game after playing seven snaps in the first quarter and did not return to action for a defense that missed him as it tried...