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Getty Images The Dolphins had five limited participants in practice of Monday and Tuesday, but none of them are in danger of missing Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Cornerback Xavien Howard was one of the five and he said last weekend that he wasn’t sure if he’d be ready to play after...

Getty Images The 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs 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 their final...

Getty Images The Dolphins announced their plans to remain in the locker room during the playing of both the national anthem and Lift Every Voice and Sing when they take on the Patriots Sunday in a video calling for social justice action rather than “fluff and empty gestures.” Head coach Brian...

Getty Images Sunday is going to be a big day for quarterback Cam Newton. He’s making his Patriots debut and he’s returning from a long absence caused by a 2019 foot injury that cropped up after Newton spent an offseason recovering from shoulder surgery. Newton was asked on Thursday if he still...

Getty Images Well, this isn’t ideal for the Patriots. On Thursday, the team added reigning defensive player of the year Stephon Gilmore to their practice report. The cornerback was limited with a hamstring injury. He has not missed a game since October 2017 when he sat out three games with a...

Getty Images The Dolphins won’t leave anyone guessing about their intentions for the national anthem before their season opener Sunday. They will stay in the locker room while Lift Every Voice and Sing, known as the black national anthem, and the national anthem are played. The team made a...

Getty Images I’ve picked the Patriots to advance to the Super Bowl for multiple reasons. First, they still have coach Bill Belichick, who will take full advantage of all of the various rules arising from the pandemic to get the most of out of this most unusual of seasons and who will provide a...

Getty Images Kyle Van Noy left the Patriots for the Dolphins as a free agent this offseason, but he won’t have to worry about hearing any boos in his return to Gillette Stadium. There won’t be any fans on hand for Sunday’s game between Miami and New England, which may make it easier to hear...

Getty Images On one hand, he fully participated in practice. On the other hand, he’s on the injury report. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was listed on the first Dolphins injury report of the year as fully participating in practice despite a hip injury. Presumably, it’s the same hip...

Getty Images Longtime cornerback Aqib Talib announced his retirement Wednesday morning, despite what he said was an attractive job offer. The 34-year-old Talib went on IR for the Rams last October, and was then traded to the Dolphins to not play there. But he said that he got a call from “my...

Getty Images The folks who create the video game that enjoys the exclusive license from the NFL not only has welcomed quarterback Colin Kaepernick back to the game but also has given him an 81 overall rating. That number is higher than the initial rating for more than half of the league’s...

Getty Images Panthers owner David Tepper remains the NFL’s richest single owner, according to the list of the 400 wealthiest Americans compiled by Forbes magazine. Tepper’s 41st on the overall list, with an estimated net worth of $13 billion. That’s the kind of wealth that allows you to pay...

Getty Images Veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will begin the season as the Miami starter. He’ll also be one of the team’s eight captains. Coach Brian Flores named the team’s eight captains during a Monday press conference with reporters. Fitzpatrick, center Ted Karras, and offensive...

Getty Images The Patriots used a third-round choice on running back Damien Harris in 2019. He saw action in two games, playing five offensive snaps and five on special teams and getting four touches for 12 yards. He will begin this season on injured reserve with a hand injury. Harris can...

Getty Images Patriots running back Sony Michel had to ease into practices at training camp after a spell on the physically unable to perform list, but he isn’t feeling like the lost time is going to keep him from contributing early in the regular season. Michel had foot surgery in the...

Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick is still the Dolphins’ starting quarterback. Dolphins head coach Brian Flores announced today that Fitzpatrick will start on Sunday at New England. That has been expected throughout training camp. The Dolphins made Tua Tagovailoa their first-round pick and future...

Getty Images You rarely see teams trade players the same year that they’re drafted, but that’s what happened over the weekend when the Raiders shipped third-round pick Lynn Bowden and a sixth-round pick to the Dolphins for a fourth-round pick. Bowden played wide receiver and quarterback at...

Getty Images As the saying goes, when you have two quarterbacks you have none. So what do you have when you have no kickers? Obviously, you have two on your practice squad. That’s where the Patriots currently are, with neither veteran Nick Folk (pictured) nor rookie Justin Rohrwasser making...

Getty Images It’s believed that former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wanted out of New England due in part to the failure of coach Bill Belichick to sufficiently praise the quarterback for his efforts. If that was the case with Brady, Belichick is definitely taking a different approach with...

Getty Images Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard spent time on the reserve/COVID-19 list and the physically unable to perform list earlier this summer, but he was activated from both and back at practice more than a week ago. On Saturday, Howard had a videoconference with reporters to discuss...