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    Panthers claim three off waivers

    Getty Images The Panthers are busy turning over the roster, and it stood to reason today would be an extension of that. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network the Panthers claimed three players. That included former Eagles cornerback Rasul Douglas and defensive end Shareef Miller, and former...
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    Keenan Allen, Chargers agree to four-year, $80 million extension

    Getty Images The Chargers have locked up their Pro Bowl receiver. Keenan Allen has agreed to terms on a four-year, $80 million deal with the Chargers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. It makes Allen the second-highest paid receiver in the league, according to Rapoport. It follows the...
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    Chargers trim 27 players from roster to get to 53

    Getty Images As expected, the Chargers have placed safety Derwin James on injured reserve. That left them with 26 players who needed to be waived or released. They did that on Saturday. Here’s the list of the for-now former Chargers. Linebacker Asmar Bilal, running back Darius Bradwell...
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    Derwin James: I promise you I won’t give up

    Getty Images Chargers safety Derwin James‘ star-crossed career suffered another setback when a knee injury knocked him out for the entire 2020 season. But James isn’t getting down. James wrote on Twitter that he believes the injury happened for a reason, and he’ll come back stronger from it...
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    PFT’s 2020 AFC 53-man roster cuts tracker

    Getty Images [Editor’s note: We’re keeping track of the moves as AFC teams make them this weekend, as they have to get to their 53-man roster limit by Saturday at 4 p.m. Check back throughout the weekend, as we’ll update throughout.] Buffalo Miami Released wide receivers Ricardo Louis and...
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    Jason Verrett suffers hamstring injury at 49ers camp

    Getty Images The injury-plagued career of 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett has suffered another setback. Verrett had a hamstring injury yesterday and the 49ers are awaiting word on how serious it is, General Manager John Lynch said today. It’s the latest in a very long line of injuries for the...
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    Chargers wideout Mike Williams could return for opener

    Getty Images Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn didn’t sound particularly optimistic last week when asked about wide receiver Mike Williams saying he’d be “out for a while” and perhaps not available for the opener. Today, offensive coordinator Shane Steichen was signing a different tune. Via...
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    Nasir Adderley confident he can handle whatever Chargers ask

    Getty Images Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said the team wouldn’t be calling Earl Thomas to help out at safety after Derwin James‘ season-ending knee injury because he was comfortable with the players already on the roster. One of those players is 2019 second-round pick Nasir Adderley...
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    Chargers put Derwin James on injured reserve

    Getty Images Chargers safety Derwin James‘ 2020 season is officially over. The Chargers announced on Wednesday that James has been placed on injured reserve. The timing of the move means James is ineligible to return to the active roster this season. Such a return was not thought to be in the...
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    Anthony Lynn confirms Tyrod Taylor is Chargers starting QB

    Getty Images After Philip Rivers left as a free agent, Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said that Tyrod Taylor was the team’s starting quarterback and he maintained that was the case after the team drafted Justin Herbert in the first round. Lynn’s tune remains the same after training camp...
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    Derwin James needs surgery, which will keep him out 6-8 months

    Getty Images Chargers coach Anthony Lynn struck a somber tone when talking about Derwin James‘ right knee injury Monday morning. It foreshadowed Monday evening’s news. James will miss the season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The All-Pro will require surgery on his meniscus and the full...
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    Will anyone claim Leonard Fournette on waivers?

    Getty Images Until 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, a team that would like to claim the balance of running back Leonard Fournette‘s contract can do so. So will anyone do it? Per a league source, multiple teams are doing research on Fournette, who had 1,152 rushing yards another 522 receiving yards on...
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    Anthony Lynn says Chargers aren’t looking at Earl Thomas

    Getty Images Safety Derwin James is set to miss time after hurting his knee in practice over the weekend, but it doesn’t sound like the Chargers are looking outside the organization to help fill in for him. That was on some minds because Earl Thomas is a free agent and Chargers defensive...
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    Chargers strike somber tone on Derwin James’ condition

    Getty Images The Chargers might not be in the Earl Thomas market, but they also sound like they know they’re going to be without Derwin James for a long time. James suffered a meniscus injury over the weekend and is expected to miss “significant time” and coach Anthony Lynn sounded a somber...
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    Where will Leonard Fournette land?

    Getty Images Until 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, he can be traded. After that, he can be claimed on waivers for 24 hours. After that, he becomes a free agent. Regardless of when or how running back Leonard Fournette lands with a new team, he’s destined to see his NFL career continue, somewhere. So...
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    Bengals still fired up about Joe Burrow after scrimmages

    Getty Images There was an interception, though it might have been pass interference if there were actual officials. But all things considered, the Bengals aren’t anything other than excited after seeing rookie quarterback Joe Burrow in their second team scrimmage. “He’s just been impressive,”...
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    Derwin James “likely to miss significant time” with meniscus injury

    USA TODAY Sports Derwin James began last season on injured reserve with a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his foot. He returned in Week 13 and started the final five games of the season. A different injury will start his 2020 season in similar fashion. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media...
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    Derwin James exited Chargers practice with hamstring injury

    Getty Images Chargers safety Derwin James saw his 2019 season come to an early end due to a stress fracture in his foot and his Sunday practice session also ended ahead of schedule. Multiple reporters watching Chargers practice shared that James limped off the field during the session. He went...
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    Mike Tomlin on Steelers practicing: We desire impact greater than statements

    Getty Images The NFL has only four minority coaches. Two of those — Anthony Lynn of the Chargers and Ron Rivera of Washington — canceled practice Thursday in light of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the outcry that has followed. The Dolphins, who have Brian Flores as their head coach...
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    Chargers won’t scrimmage on Thursday

    Getty Images The Chargers had a scrimmage on the schedule for Thursday, but it will have to wait. Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn announced the decision to cancel the scrimmage during an appearance on NFL Network. Speaking with the team’s players behind him, Lynn said the last few days have...
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