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Getty Images Free agent defensive tackle Damon Harrison is set to visit the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers in the coming days. According to Josina Anderson, the former Detroit Lions defender said he’s visiting Seattle on Tuesday with a scheduled trip to the Packers on Wednesday...

Getty Images Before NFL General Managers spend a lot of money on a free agent running back in 2021, or spend a high pick on a running back, they may want to consider how the 2020 season has gone for teams that are giving the ball to bargain-basement running backs. Several NFL teams are having...

Getty Images The Saints had a long night on Saturday as they waited for COVID-19 re-tests of fullback Michael Burton and other players after learning that Burton tested positive before the team flew to Detroit. Those tests showed it was a false positive for Burton and that no other players...

Getty Images The Saints learned late Saturday night that fullback Michael Burton tested positive for COVID-19. It threw the team into a whirlwind that, despite Burton’s positive turning out to be a false result, disrupted the team’s routine significantly the night before its game against the...

Getty Images The Lions are 1-3 this season after a 35-29 loss to the Saints on Sunday that followed a similar pattern to their first two defeats of the season. Detroit was up 14-0 before giving up 35 straight points to New Orleans. They’ve given up double-digit leads in each of their three...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Ravens at Washington Football Team Ravens: T Ronnie Stanley, QB...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees has given rise to real questions about his arm strength, causing some to suggest that the Saints should use backup-of-all-trades Taysom Hill when it’s time to take a shot down the field. So, naturally, the Saints may use Hill in a spot where deep...

Getty Images The Lions are the masters of blowing double-digit leads. With their last two losses of last season and their first two losses of this season, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to lose four consecutive games, having led all four of them by at least 10 points. And now...

Getty Images In the first quarter today in Detroit, the Saints looked like a team that had just been through an ordeal and wasn’t ready to play. Then they fixed things. The Saints, whose ability to play at all was briefly called into question by a false positive COVID-19 test, fell behind the...

The Saints, and the rest of the NFL, got some good news on Sunday morning. Saints fullback Michael Burton, who tested positive for COVID-19 on a test that was taken before the team flew to Detroit on Saturday but didn’t come back until the team had already arrived in Detroit, was re-tested and...

Getty Images On Saturday, the Saints flew to Detroit. Once they arrived, they embarked on the usual routine that unfolds the night before a game. Then, things changed. At roughly 10:40 p.m. ET, the Saints learned that fullback Michael Burton had tested positive for COVID-19. The news threw the...

Getty Images The NFL’s experience with COVID-19 unfolded, as one source explained it to PFT late Saturday, like an average golfer who somehow managed to finagle a par on each of he first three holes of the course. Despite the early success, a triple-bogey was always inevitable. The...

Getty Images All teams have played three games. At least two teams won’t play at all in Week Four. Four more teams may not play in Week Four. The pandemic suddenly has affected pro football in a major way, and there’s no reason to think it will get any better, especially with flu season...

Getty Images The Saints got an unexpected surprise after they arrived in Detroit on Saturday night. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Saints learned late Saturday night that fullback Michael Burton tested positive for COVID-19. While it’s possible that Burton’s positive is a...

Getty Images The Jets claimed running back Ty Johnson off waivers Friday, the team announced. The Lions cut Johnson on Thursday to activate safety Jayron Kearse. Johnson, a sixth-round choice of the Lions in 2019, played two games this season. He saw action on five offensive snaps and 24 on...

Getty Images Week Four of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Broncos and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images The Lions had initially planned to have fans back at Ford Field in November. Those plans have now been changed. Today the Lions informed fans who had bought tickets to the three November home games that they are canceling those sales as they remain unsure when fans will be able to...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was at practice again Friday, but the story was all the guys who weren’t. Via Amie Just of the New Orleans Times Picayune, the Saints were without five starters during the open portion of practice Friday. That group included starting...

Getty Images As it turns out, Michael Thomas appearing at practice wasn’t a promising sign. The Saints just released their final injury report for Sunday’s game against the Lions, and their star wide receiver was among six players ruled out. Thomas had practiced on a limited basis Wednesday...

USA TODAY Sports Receiver Emmanuel Sanders hadn’t done much for the New Orleans offense in his first two games with the team. In his third game, the switch flipped. Appearing on Uninterrupted’s 17 Weeks podcast of SiriusXM/Pandora, Sanders explained that his touchdown reception from Drew Brees...