Player Notes

Bill Belichick never answered with much substance this summer when asked several times if the Patriots were holding a competition at quarterback.Tuesday came the definitive answer: No.The Patriots have cemented their quarterback hierarchy, and they are letting it be known that Mac Jones is at the top, with no one to knock him off his perch.Jones not only is the Patriots’ starting quarterback for 2023, ...

COSTA MESA — Surprises? You wanted surprise cuts from Chargers general manager Tom Telesco?Didn’t happen.Since the Chargers decided to run it back with a roster that finished with a 10-7 regular-season record last season and advanced to the playoffs for only the third time in Telesco’s first 10 years as GM, it stood to reason that Tuesday’s cuts to an NFL-mandated 53 players would be predictable.After ...

Despite his impressive preseason play, rookie Aidan O’Connell probably will start the season as the Raiders’ third-string quarterback.The team’s decision to keep Brian Hoyer on the 53-man roster they submitted to the NFL on Tuesday most likely indicates the veteran will back up Jimmy Garoppolo to start the season.The Raiders actually have 54 players on the roster. Running back Josh Jacobs, who returned ...

The Kansas City Chiefs have a 53-man roster ... for now, at least.KC released its list of cuts Tuesday afternoon, getting down to the NFL-mandated number of players for Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline.There were a few mild surprises. The Chiefs, for instance, cut quarterback Shane Buechele and running back La’Mical Perine, who at times had impressed with their preseason performances.KC also kept undrafted ...

DEMETRIUS HARVEYThe Jacksonville Jaguars made a flurry of roster moves Tuesday prior to getting the team down to the league's mandatory 53-man roster limit ahead of the regular seasons.Jacksonville began the week with 91 players, making a total of 37 official roster moves, including sending rookie linebacker Ventrell Miller to the team's reserve/injured list due to an Achilles injury suffered in Week ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Jonathan Taylor still doesn’t want to play for the Indianapolis Colts.The team still hopes the relationship can be mended.Not much changed Tuesday with the passing of the NFL’s 53-man roster cutdown deadline – and, with it, Indianapolis’ unofficial deadline for trading the disgruntled running back.No deal was consummated, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting the Miami Dolphins and a mystery ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts, like the rest of the NFL, made a flurry of moves on Tuesday to finish the painful process of reducing the roster from 90 players to 53.And it remains clear that the team’s work is far from over.An already-young Indianapolis roster has clear needs for at least one wide receiver and experienced depth on the offensive line, along with the potential to add players at running back, ...

3-3 minutes 8/30/2023A position group that appeared to be a strength for the Houston Texans during the offseason is facing considerable uncertainty as the team's 2023 opener approaches.According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Field Yates, Texans offensive lineman Kenyon Green was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, effectively ending his second NFL season before it begins. Green underwent ...

9-11 minutes 8/30/2023The Texans locker room had become so crowded in recent days with more than 90 players that equipment managers had to bring in makeshift lockers so the new signees could have a place to change.After Tuesday, there will no longer be a use for those lockers. The Texans’ roster was cut to 53 by the NFL’s 3 p.m. deadline, though the roster remains fluid.The Texans still must assemble ...

Just like that the Broncos have a new kicker.Denver on Tuesday traded a 2024 conditional seventh-round pick to New Orleans for Wil Lutz. Lutz will be reunited with Broncos coach Sean Payton, his former coach with the Saints.To make room for Lutz, the Broncos waived kicker Brett Maher. Teams had to get rosters down from the 90-man offseason limit to the 53-man regular-season number on Tuesday.The Broncos ...