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Getty Images Melvin Gordon didn’t play at all in his return to the active roster in Week Four. He played 32 offensive snaps in Week Five. The Chargers running back will play more this week. “You could see Melvin’s rep count going up,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Friday. “I mean, I think...

Getty Images The Steelers are down to their third-string quarterback. Mason Rudolph has been ruled out after suffering a concussion last week, and that leaves Devlin Hodges to start on Sunday night against the Chargers. Former Broncos first-round pick Paxton Lynch will back Hodges up. Ben...

Getty Images Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram is questionable for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. He has a hamstring injury. Ingram had a limited practice Friday, which was the same as last week when he sat out the Week Five game against the Broncos. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said...

Getty Images Week Six of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Patriots and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 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 This week has been different for Devlin Hodges. Primarily, because he’s throwing passes. The Steelers backup quarterback, who could be pressed into service depending on the condition of Mason Rudolph, is getting all the first team reps in practice this week, after not really...

Getty Images The NFL got what it wanted. And what it ultimately got was the end, as a practical matter, of linebacker Vontaze Burfict‘s career. Right or wrong (and most will say “right”), the 12-game suspension for his latest violation of on-field safety rules will make most if not all teams...

Getty Images On Sunday night, an undrafted rookie from an FCS school may be playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Colin Kaepernick may be watching the game on TV. And, yes, something continues to be very wrong with that picture. The NFL continues to blackball Kaepernick...

Getty Images All Colin Kaepernick wants is an opportunity, his representation said Thursday. In a two-page fact sheet, agent Jeff Nalley said he wanted “to address the false narratives regarding Colin Kaepernick.” The release came not long after Mike Florio posted about the false narratives...

Getty Images Five weeks in to the 2019 season, one thing is clear: The running backs who entered the league in 2017 have taken over. As to rushing yardage, four of the top five leaders entered the league in 2017. And the list of quality running backs is so long that it’s difficult to list them...

Getty Images The Steelers aren’t happy. For now, they’re taking out their frustrations on each other. Via Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com, Wednesday’s practice featured multiple skirmishes among teammates. The defense, per Kaboly, took liberties during a padded practice that wasn’t supposed to...

Getty Images Quarterback Mason Rudolph was able to return to limited participation in practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday just days after sustaining a concussion against the Baltimore Ravens. While Rudolph has more hurdles to clear in the concussion protocol before he would be...

Getty Images Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made an unusual decision on Sunday: When the game went to overtime, Pittsburgh won the coin toss and Tomlin did not choose to receive the kickoff. Instead, the Steelers chose to have the wind at their backs, meaning they kicked off and gave the Ravens...

Getty Images Running back Jaylen Samuels has taken on a new role in the Steelers offense over the last couple of weeks as the team has used him as a Wildcat quarterback. Any further plans for Samuels in that role will have to be put on hold. Samuels is on crutches and head coach Mike Tomlin...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was at the team’s facility on Monday and reports from media members on hand said that he looked to be in good spirits while visiting with his teammates a day after he was knocked unconscious during an overtime loss to the Ravens. Steelers head...

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin already has been linked to the vacancy in Washington. As expected, Tomlin was asked about it during his weekly press conference. As expected, he said nothing. “I’m not worried about that, to be quite honest with you,” Tomlin told reporters. “I’m the head coach of a...

Getty Images Steelers strong safety Terrell Edmunds left the field after the first two plays Sunday, replaced by Vince Williams. It ended a streak of 542 consecutive snaps for Edmunds. “Say what?” Edmunds said Monday when told of the now-defunct streak, via Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com...

Getty Images Steelers wide receiver James Washington said last week that he was trying to stay positive despite a slow start to the season, but now he has another obstacle to overcome. Washington hurt his shoulder in last Sunday’s overtime loss to the Ravens and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was released from the hospital on Sunday night after suffering a concussion on a hit to the head from Ravens safety Earl Thomas that knocked him unconscious. That was a positive sign about Rudolph’s condition and Monday brought another one...

Getty Images Earl Thomas defended his hit on Mason Rudolph, saying he “hit the strike zone” like taught and “didn’t go high.” After watching film of the hit that knocked out the Steelers quarterback, Ravens coach John Harbaugh agreed Monday. “I see Earl trying to pull off,” Harbaugh said, via...

Getty Images Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has always had a thing for Eastern Virginia. Could he eventually be coaching a team in the vicinity of that general area? Ed Werder of ESPN dropped this nugget on Monday regarding the vacancy in Washington, and regarding a certain Hampton, Virginia...