Report: Colts' Andrew Luck playing with multiple fractured ribs The Indianapolis Colts have sworn that, despite what we are seeing, quarterback Andrew Luck has been dealing only with a shoulder injury. According to Fox's Jay Glazer, Luck also has been playing through multiple fractured ribs since Week 3. Luck is among the league's lowest-rated passers and hasn't looked himself during the … [Read more...]

Reports: Dez Bryant good to go vs. Seahawks Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant returned to practice this week after breaking a bone in his right foot against the Giants in Week 1, and via multiple reports, he will return to play Sunday against Seattle. It was expected that Bryant would play unless he had any setbacks in practice. But everything went smoothly, as NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and … [Read more...]

Josh Lambo, from promising soccer star to promising Chargers kicker Josh Lambo was always a football player, even if the San Diego Chargers kicker never put on pads and a helmet before he was in college. The one-time professional goalkeeper was once in MLS until his soccer career took a sudden and unexpected turn. A turn that led him to major college football and eventually, the NFL. Once a … [Read more...]

Injury Analysis: Roethlisberger & Bryant Return Roethlisberger and Bryant Return To Play Scenarios This week marks the return of two of 2015s most highly touted players at their respective position. For Roethlisberger his return should help out the other two superstar first round draft picks of 2015 Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell whose performances have left “meat on the bone” due to the absence … [Read more...]

Last Minute Decisions: Injury Report: Week 8 Week 8 of the NFL season is here, and the Rotoworld crew has everything you need to cash in a winning week. Patrick Daugherty answers your lineup questions with his Week 8 Rankings, Nick Mensio tells you who to start and who to fade in Start’ Em or Sit ‘Em, and Evan Silva breaks down every matchup in his award-winning Matchups Column.As for me, I am … [Read more...]

Weekend Weather: Weather: Week 8 Forecasts Week 8 is knocking on the door and brings a relatively light list of weather concerns for the Sunday NFL slate. A wide band of wet weather will be present in the middle portion of the United States on Saturday, leading to plenty of precipitation on Halloween. This weather front will primarily dissipate by Sunday however, leaving the vast majority of the … [Read more...]

Greg Cosell's Look Ahead: Kuechly, Davis and the Panthers' top defense We've known for years that Carolina Panthers inside linebacker Luke Kuechly is a big-time difference maker (as is fellow linebacker Thomas Davis), and one play against the Philadelphia Eagles summed up how hard he can make things for an opposing offense. The Philadelphia Eagles tried an outside sweep with Ryan Mathews in … [Read more...]

Suddenly indispensible, Patriots' Dion Lewis has earned right to cool nickname It's past time. We need to settle on a nickname for Dion Lewis. The New England Patriots running back has been called "Jitterbug" by teammate Julian Edelman, which is pretty good; ESPN analyst and former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi likes "Squirty." Also not bad. But for a player who has added another … [Read more...]

Return of Zach Mettenberger! Tennessee Titans to sit Marcus Mariota again Brett Favre started 297 consecutive games at quarterback in the NFL. Marcus Mariota made it five. Mariota will miss his second straight game this week, and the Favre comparison isn't to question Mariota's toughness. He shouldn't be playing through a sprained MCL; that would be foolish for him and the Tennessee Titans. … [Read more...]

Breaking News: Week 8 NFL Chat Patrick Daugherty Breaking News Friday, October 30, 2015 Patrick Daugherty answers all your Week 8 questions in a 3PM ET Friday chat.  This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]