Player Notes

10/26/2023Sterling Shepard is in his eighth year with the Giants, and Sunday he returned a punt for the first time in his career.Make that, he attempted to return a punt.It looked like a harrowing experience for him, and it sounds like it was, as well.“It was difficult, man,’’ Shepard said Wednesday after practice. “Punts ain’t an easy thing. My first time being back there, I definitely understood ...

10/26/2023Even for New York sports talk radio, this may take the cake.Giants legend Carl Banks was unceremoniously booted off the air during an appearance with WFAN host ​​Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata on Wednesday after getting into it over the play of linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.The mid-morning hosts have been critical of Thibodeaux, and Banks took exception to the constant negativity he’s been ...

10/25/2023Brian Daboll said he told Saquon Barkley directly last week that the Giants won’t trade him.So Saquon will definitely be a Giant after next Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline?“Yeah,” Daboll said, unequivocally. “Someone told me that there were some rumors out there. So I walked up to him at [last week’s] walkthrough and said, ‘Yeah, that’s not happening. Let’s go to [the] walkthrough.’ That’s it.”So ...

10/25/2023Tyrod Taylor became the first Black quarterback to win a game for the Giants in the franchise’s 99-year history with last Sunday’s 14-7 victory over the Washington Commanders.Taylor accomplished the feat as only the second Black QB ever to start a game for the organization. The Giants were founded in 1925.“It means a lot,” Taylor, 34, said Wednesday. “I didn’t know that going into it. If ...

Kirk Cousins' passer rating was 107.2 against the 49ers, in a game that began with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman quipping on the ESPN broadcast about the quarterback's 2-10 Monday night record and ended with Justin Jefferson sneaking up behind Cousins to put a "SportsCenter" Top 10 chain around his neck after the Vikings' 22-17 victory.It was the third-best passer rating of Cousins' career on Monday night. ...

Mason Crosby has been staying ready for this moment.The longtime Green Bay Packers kicker has been kicking from high school football fields and even from boats over the last few months for another opportunity in the NFL.Crosby now has the chance to show he still has what it takes to be an NFL kicker. Crosby is one of several kickers getting a workout with the Rams today, according to Mike Garafolo ...

Allen Park — A staggering 22.1% of offensive drives by the Las Vegas Raiders this season have ended in a turnover.So the Lions should have the opportunity to flip the game on its head through turnovers when welcoming the Raiders to Ford Field for "Monday Night Football," with the status of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo notwithstanding.Las Vegas quarterbacks Garoppolo, Aidan O’Connell and Brian Hoyer ...

The Detroit Lions will be wearing their new Honolulu Blue helmet with the throwback Lions' logo for their Monday night showdown against the Las Vegas Raiders.It is the first time Detroit will wear the blue helmet for a game since they were unveiled in June. The new helmet replaces the traditional silver with Honolulu Blue and uses the classic Walking Lion logo, the official team logo from 1946-69, ...

FRISCO — Micah Parsons is part of the NFL’s new player empowerment. Instead of using the local media to express views on various topics, players just do their own thing. NBA players have been doing it for years, particularly retired players via podcasts.Parsons, the Cowboys’ talented do-everything linebacker, lashed out at critics of his team, especially those of quarterback Dak Prescott and other ...

1. The no-spin zone: There was a Cordarrelle Patterson sighting in Tampa.Patterson, who had only one carry in the Falcons’ first six games of the season, had 10 carries for 56 yards Sunday and ran over a few Bucs defenders along the way.With Bijan Robinson sick, the Falcons needed to lean on Patterson, who turned 32 in March.Falcons coach Arthur Smith was asked about the importance of Patterson regaining ...