Player Notes

Shhh, it's a secret. But let’s just presume, for brevity’s sake, that the Tennessee Titans are planning to start rookie quarterback Will Levis on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.That way we won’t have to walk on eggshells like the Titans did Wednesday, carefully avoiding words and sentence structure that might be spoilers. This was seemingly at the behest of their head coach.“I never said that Will ...

Early on during Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams, Najee Harris’ mouth evoked a warning from the officiating crew that was verbalized to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.Late in the game, the Steelers receivers George Pickens and Diontae Johnson each drew taunting penalties for their actions at the end of a play.Harris believes the officials were a little too sensitive in throwing flags on ...

The narrative surrounding the Jets’ 2022 season was rather simple: If they merely had competent quarterback play, they’d have qualified for the playoffs instead of finishing 7-10, losing seven of their final eight games, including their final six.Considering the fact that the defense ranked fourth in the NFL, the offense let the defense down. Big time. And Zach Wilson played the lead role in that narrative.Expected ...

Former Patriots linebacker Chase Winovich announced that he is retiring from his NFL playing career in a message the 28-year-old posted Tuesday night on social media.“The time has come for me to serve the universe in other ways,” Winovich wrote in his message.Drafted by the Patriots in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft, he played three seasons in New England, leading the team in sacks his rookie ...

MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins star cornerback Jalen Ramsey could be nearing his debut with the team.Ramsey will see an uptick in practice participation this week, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday, ahead of Miami’s first practice in preparation for the New England Patriots (2-5) on Sunday.McDaniel didn’t want to commit to whether Ramsey would play Sunday, after the six-time Pro Bowl cornerback ...

The Chiefs are hoping this season ends with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell handing the Lombardi Trophy to chairman/CEO Clark Hunt.That trophy is named for legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi, who guided the Green Bay Packers to the first two Super Bowl championships. Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr combined to win an astonishing 77% of their games.Starr and Lombardi are third all-time on the ...

Indianapolis StarINDIANAPOLIS — Darrell Baker Jr. has watched the film, taken a good, long look at the two penalties the referees called on him on back-to-back plays late in Sunday’s loss to the Browns, a game that likely would have ended in a Colts win without those flags.Baker still believes they were bad calls, still wouldn’t change anything about how he handled those two plays.The Colts submitted ...

cleveland.comBEREA, Ohio -- Myles Garrett hurdled the rest of the defenders in the conference Wednesday to earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his monster game against the Colts.He joined kicker Dustin Hopkins as two Browns players with AFC Player of the Week honors. Hopkins defended his Special Teams crown from last week with a second straight eye-popping performance, going 4 for 4 on ...

Akron Beacon JournalSome might call it quarterback-on-quarterback violence.Former Browns signal caller Brady Quinn has stepped into the fray regarding Deshaun Watson and his inability to stay on the field.Quinn, a first-round draft choice of the Browns in 2007, hasn’t been subtle in his criticism of Watson, who has been out with a shoulder injury for two games and was yanked after a quarter against ...

Akron Beacon JournalBEREA — The "will he or won't he" play game won't happen this week with Deshaun Watson. The Browns already know that he won't play when they travel to play the Seattle Seahawks.Wednesday, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski ruled out Watson, who returned from a three-week absence to start — but not finish — this past Sunday's win at the Indianapolis Colts. P.J. Walker, who was signed to ...