NFL - NEWS & NOTES

I'm thinking real hard about changing my pick to the Jets... I got a feeling.

 

lol... just funning with ya, Joe!

I'm stoked... waited for this day for toooooooo long. Got munchies and the 'Red Zone' ready to go. Good luck everybody!

 

Browns to use pre-anthem video for players to state social concerns

The Browns may not be winning many games this year, but they’ll be 1-0 when it comes to finding a way to let players express concerns about racial equality and social justice beyond the two minutes the national anthem is playing.

Per multiple sources, the Browns will play before the anthem a pre-produced video in which players express concerns about racial equality in America. The video, roughly 30 seconds in length, includes messages from tackle Joe Thomas, quarterback DeShone Kizer, linebacker Jamie Collins, linebacker Christian Kirksey, and coach Hue Jackson, among others. It closes with tight end Randall Telfer explaining that the flag isn’t about the red, white, and blue fabric but that it’s about what the flag stands for.


The players also asked owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam to stand on the field with the team during the playing of the video and the national anthem.

The video flows directly from the message given to players by Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown after 12 of them took a knee for the anthem preceding the Week Two preseason game before the Giants. He suggested that they come up with an alternative, constructive approach to communicate their concerns regarding racial equality. And so they did.

And so should every other team in every other stadium. With the anthem currently providing players with their only opportunity to send a message, the league should urge all teams to carve out a separate spot for allowing the message to be sent in a way that undermines in no way the national anthem or the flag.

So congratulations to the Browns players and their ownership for finding a way to harmonize important social issues and the national anthem. Win or lose today or for the rest of the season, this is a huge victory for the Browns and the NFL. (PFT)

 

ATLANTA FALCONS 2017 PREVIEW WITH TORGO
http://live4sportnetwork.com/atlanta-falcons-2017-preview-with-torgo/

 

Odell Beckham Jr. inactive for Giants tonight against Cowboys

 

Jaguars fear torn ACL for Allen Robinson

 

I was there Will and it was extremely powerful! I hope it came across the same way on TV...

 

i lost allen robinson and david johnson yesterday on 1 fantasy team and johnson on another. not a good week 1 for me. hey, at least the Eagles won on the road !

 

I'm in the same boat. And Eagles lost Darby ad Sturgis for some time.

 

RB David Johnson is seeking a second opinion. Prognosis is a dislocated wrist.

 

Dropping Johnson and getting Hunt right now.

 

Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim said on Monday morning that no conclusions have been drawn about the outlook for running back David Johnson after Johnson injured his wrist in Sunday’s loss to the Lions, but a pair of reports on Monday suggest he’ll miss some time as a result.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Johnson is meeting with specialists and that surgery is a possibility, although nothing has been decided at this point. Schefter adds that a decision is expected in the next 24-48 hours.


Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Johnson is “expected to miss an extended period” and that he could be a candidate for injured reserve, which would keep him out for at least eight weeks.

 

lol- you wish Hunt was still there...

 

8 weeks ! F**K MY TEAM!

 

Bears announce fractured scapula for Kevin White

 

The Broncos will kick off their 2017 season on Monday night against the Chargers and they took care of some other business a few hours before the game gets underway.

General Manager John Elway announced that the team has signed kicker Brandon McManus to a new four-year deal. Elway didn’t offer any details about the financial terms of the deal. PFT has learned, via a league source, that it is a three-year extension worth $11.254 million with $6 million in guaranteed money.

 

Head coach Doug Marrone confirmed Robinson suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during Sunday's victory at Houston...

 

Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs took a helmet to the chin from Saints defensive back Kenny Vaccaro on Monday night, but Diggs didn’t mind.

Diggs said this morning on PFT Live that he hasn’t seen a replay of the hit but doesn’t have any problems with what Vaccaro did.


“I didn’t see it all the way, I don’t know what happened as far as he led with his helmet or anything like that, but I just call it football. I’m on to the next play,” Diggs said.

Diggs said if a defensive back is going to hit him when he’s extending to catch a pass, he’d much rather have them hit him in the head than in the legs, as knee injuries often end seasons while concussions rarely do.

“I’ll take a head shot any day of the week,” he said. “Legs are very delicate — injuries happen.”

As much as the NFL wants to crack down on high hits, that’s a common opinion among NFL players: They’d rather protect their knees than their brains. (PFT)

 

Lost Johnson...but thank goodness I took Zeke Elliott. At least I have ONE stud RB.

 

yeah but isn't zeke missing the next 6 games? or did he win his appeal ?