Record crowd greets Rams back ... for a horrible start The Rams played their first home game at the Los Angeles Coliseum since 1979 (AP) Hey, this Los Angeles Rams debut doesn’t really count anyway. An enormous crowd in Los Angeles welcomed the Rams back for their preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys, the first NFL football game held in L.A. in 22 years. And on a sun-splashed day at … [Read more...]

Lane Johnson isn't happy with NFLPA over positive PED test Lane Johnson (AP) Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson faces a 10-game suspension for another violation of the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy, but said Saturday he did nothing wrong. He knows he’ll probably be suspended anyway, although he’s appealing, because the NFL isn’t much into excuses when it comes … [Read more...]

Rams' No. 1 fan moved to St. Louis ... and then to Los Angeles Defensive tackle Aaron Donald signs autographs for Los Angeles Rams fans (AP) We all love our favorite sports teams. But would you move with them if they relocated? And if they moved again, would you go too? If the answer is no, congratulations because you’re sane. And you’ll never out-fan Adam Mirghanbari. SI.com’s Greg … [Read more...]

NFL Preseason Blitz: Terrelle Pryor trying to beat huge odds It is very, very rare for a player to fail at quarterback in the NFL, then become an effective receiver. But Terrelle Pryor of the Cleveland Browns is a special athlete, and he might be in the process of pulling it off. Pryor made a nice statement on his first play this preseason, in a 17-11 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Pryor … [Read more...]

Oh no! Cody Kessler pulls a Dan Orlovsky, runs out of end zone Dan Orlovsky … You thought about him running out of the back of the end zone when you saw his name, didn’t you? When Orlovsky was with the Detroit Lions, he ran out of the back of the end zone, oblivious that he stepped out of bounds and took a safety. That happened in 2008, and became the play that summed up the 0-16 Lions. It’s … [Read more...]

Robert Griffin starts well for Browns, then hits a speed bump Robert Griffin III made his Cleveland Browns debut on Friday night (AP) Say this about Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson: He must not be into the notion of a couple safe passes to allow his quarterback to settle in. On Robert Griffin III’s first snap with the Cleveland Browns, his first game action since last preseason, Jackson … [Read more...]

Barret Robbins, who went AWOL for Super Bowl, charged with assault Barret Robbins, in 2005, awaiting his hearing in court (AP) The sad story of Barret Robbins has another horrifying chapter. Robbins, who is known in NFL lore for disappearing right before the Oakland Raiders played in Super Bowl XXXVII, was charged with two felony battery counts after allegedly assaulting a woman and her … [Read more...]

Broncos QBs fare well vs. Bears, but no clear front runner to start yet CHICAGO — Prior to Thursday, Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian had never played a football game inside the Windy City limits. But the Connecticut-born, Orlando-bred Siemian knows it well, having made the trek to play his college games up the road a few miles in Evanston at Northwestern, and the city has … [Read more...]

Buccaneers rookie kicker, a second-round pick, has a rough start Roberto Aguayo (AP) Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie kicker Roberto Aguayo might go on to have an all-time great career and we’ll laugh about how it started. But when you draft a kicker in a second round, you don’t want to see him miss his first career kick. After Jameis Winston threw a nice touchdown pass in the first quarter of … [Read more...]

NFL Preseason Blitz: Carson Wentz has rocky debut Philadelphia Eagles fans couldn’t even get to halftime of the preseason opener before the first “We want Wentz!” chant. You can’t blame them for being excited about quarterback Carson Wentz, the second pick of the NFL draft. He’s the Eagles’ future, and Thursday night was the fans’ first look at him in game action. Wentz gave the fans enough … [Read more...]