AUBURN — Both Da'Shawn Womack and CK Murray are expected to see the field when Auburn football when it hosts Florida for its SEC-opener this weekend, head coach Alex Golesh said Monday, Sept. 14.
Neither Womack nor Murray played in Auburn's home-opener against Southern Miss last weekend after Golesh provided health updates on both throughout the week.
"Those guys both practiced this morning, and we anticipate having them both," Golesh said. "It was a push to get them both back last week. I don't know if you saw, I had to get Womack out of my way about 20 times on the sideline (against Southern Miss). I kept telling everybody he was 'Coach Wo' on the sideline, and he (was). He brought a really cool energy. So did CK, which I was proud of both those kids for."
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Transferring from Ole Miss to Auburn this offseason, Womack had 27 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and a forced fumble for the Rebels last year. Murray played in all 12 of Auburn's games last fall, posting 15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Prior to that, Murray spent three seasons at Sam Houston.

#golesh #miss #Florida

Michigan State beat Eastern Michigan 35-7 on Saturday, but the Spartans went into halftime leading only 14-7 after giving up a 13-play, 78-yard touchdown drive to the Eagles in the second quarter. Pat Fitzgerald did not hide his frustration with it afterward, as he mentioned in a Michigan State Spartans press conference video.
"We've got to be better fundamentally in the second quarter. We weren't doing a great job of block destruction, we weren't fitting gaps right," Fitzgerald said. "The play they scored on we practiced. You know, there was a lot of not very happy people on our defensive headphones and defensive staff when we went in at halftime. Should have never happened."
The run defense is mostly to blame for the touchdown drive. Of the Eagles' 78 yards, 67 came on the ground. The touchdown came when Noah Kim faked the handoff to his running back and took it in himself from four yards out without being touched by a defender.
"I thought, you know, Nick (Sheridan) and Joe (Rossi) and LeVar (Woods) were right on at halftime," Fitzgerald said. "By the time I even got up in the locker room after doing a couple interviews on the field, they had already had the things that I expected I was going to say."
Once the Spartans got to halftime, the coaching staff quickly addressed the effort and made sure the players didn't make the easy mistakes that had left the field open for the Eagles. The defense locked in after the break, allowing under 70 yards across Eastern Michigan's four second-half possessions.

#halftime #second

Baltimore Ravens LB Teddye Buchanan (knee) and DL Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) were limited in practice all week and have been ruled out for Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts. WR Devontez Walker (groin) was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable. DE Calais Campbell (rest) did not practice on Friday, Sept. 11, and no longer appears on the injury report. WR Zay Flowers (hamstring) practiced in full on Friday and is no longer listed on the injury report.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Baltimore Ravens Week 1 injury report

#week #Ravens #practice #Friday

New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara (knee) practiced fully on Friday, Sept. 11, and is listed as questionable for Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.
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Why It Matters: With Kamara listed as questionable and practicing fully, he could factor into the backfield. He could be used as a flex play in leagues or an RB2 or RB3 in deeper ones. He will be a volatile play, though, with the team signing Travis Etienne Jr. this offseason, it leaves a lot up in the air with their backfield.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alvin Kamara questionable for Week 1

#kamara #Alvin

GUILFORD - New seasons bring new faces. Those new faces could determine the success or failures of teams.
For the Guilford football team, it was a mix of new and old which made a difference in its season opener against Amity.
Behind 86 yards and a touchdown on the ground by junior Shane Connelly, 123 yards and a touchdown in the air by sophomore quarterback Ryan Lynch and a tough as nails defense, Guilford topped Amity 21-7 in a Southern Connecticut Conference contest at Kavanaugh Field at Guilford High Thursday evening.
"We practiced, we knew what they were going to do," Connelly said. "We knew their concepts, and what they were planning to do on us. I think we handled it perfectly."
For Amity, it was the story of missed opportunities as the Spartans could not capitalize until Colt Snowden connecting with Tyler McDaniel on a 10-yard touchdown with 4 minutes, 40 seconds remaining in the game to cut the deficit to 14 points.

#shane

Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze continued to deal with a calf injury at Thursday's practice.
The Bears listed Odunze as a limited participant for the second straight day. Odunze was injured during practice last week and was called day-to-day by head coach Ben Johnson earlier this week.
Safety Xavier Woods (groin) was added to the report as a limited participant. Left tackle Ozzy Trapilo (knee) was limited for the second straight day.
The status of all three players for Sunday's game against the Packers will be updated when injury designations are determined on Friday. The same is true for quarterback Tyson Bagent (back), who has not practiced at all this week.

#participant #straight

SOUTH BEND — Forty-two weeks since suffering the second left ACL tear of his career, Notre Dame football linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa could return this week against Rice in the home opener.
"Kyngstonn's done a great job," Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said Thursday, Sept. 10 on his Zoom update. "He's practiced well. He'd been working to the point where he can play. He's had a really good week of practice. Right now, we're optimistic he'll be able to go on Saturday and be able to help us some."
The junior standout from Inland Empire, CA wore his Shamrock Series jersey but otherwise was in civilian clothes for the season-opening win over Wisconsin on Sunday, Sept. 6.
Viliamu-Asa appeared to practice throughout August at near full capacity as he worked back from the Senior Day injury against Syracuse last Nov. 22.
A preseason All-America candidate, Viliamu-Asa averaged 40 defensive snaps per game in his 11 outings last season. He tied for fourth on the team with 48 tackles and ranked second with 7.5 tackles for loss, including three sacks.

#sept #able #season #last

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The New England Patriots may have to open their season without one of their most explosive offensive players. Running back TreVeyon Henderson missed his fourth consecutive practice Sunday because of an ankle injury. Henderson has not practiced since suffering the injury Aug. 24, according to Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald.
New England listed Henderson as a non-participant on its official Sunday injury report. Defensive tackle Christian Barmore and offensive lineman Ben Brown also sat out because of knee injuries. The timing makes Henderson's continued absence especially concerning. The Patriots have only one more scheduled practice before traveling to Seattle for Wednesday night's season opener against the Seahawks.
Henderson has not officially been ruled out, but four straight missed practices leave New England facing an uncomfortable question: How will the Patriots divide their backfield responsibilities if he cannot play?
Rhamondre Stevenson already was expected to start. Henderson's potential absence, however, would remove the player best equipped to deliver an explosive run or turn a short reception into a major gain. Henderson rushed for 911 yards and nine touchdowns on 180 carries during his rookie season, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. He averaged 5.1 yards per attempt and added a receiving touchdown.

#treveyon #nesn #opener

The Seahawks have been saying very little about safety Nick Emmanwori's recovery from offseason ankle surgery that happened in July. On Sunday, they were required to say one specific thing — whether and to what extent he practiced.
On the first official injury report of the season, Emmanwori was listed as a limited participant, due to the ankle.
The report comes one day after coach Mike Macdonald was asked whether he could characterize Emmanwori's progress over the last month and said, "Not really."
Macdonald nevertheless praised Emmanwori's handling of the overall process.
"Nick's been fantastic," Macdonald said. "Our training staff has been fantastic, and it wasn't an easy situation for him. He's done a great job to work through all of that."

#seahawks #sunday

In their first official injury report of the 2026 season, the Patriots don't have many names. One stands out.
Running back TreVeyon Henderson did not practice, due to an ankle injury.
It happened nearly two weeks ago, when Henderson slipped on the turf at practice. He hasn't practiced since then.
If Henderson, a second-round pick in 2025, can't go, it will mean more work for Rhamondre Stevenson. Corey Kiner is the only other tailback on the 53-man roster; Hassan Haskins and Lan Larison (that's a lot of alliteration from anxious anchors placed in powerful posts) are on the practice squad.
Also not practicing on Sunday were defensive tackle Christian Barmore (knee) and offensive lineman Ben Brown (knee).

#henderson #practice #treveyon #corey

The Patriots have a running back problem, and time is running out. TreVeyon Henderson's ankle injury has him in serious doubt for Wednesday's regular-season opener at Seattle.
Henderson has not practiced since August 24. With the opener just days away, his status is up in the air.
That leaves New England perilously thin behind Rhamondre Stevenson.
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The only other back on the 53-man roster is Corey Kiner, picked up in a trade with the Cardinals at the end of August. He has four games and 30 offensive snaps of NFL experience, so asking him to carry real weight in a frenzied Seattle environment would be a big ask.

#Seattle #back #opener #treveyon

The San Francisco 49ers are less than one week out from their season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, and they've already touched down in Australia as they adjust to the major time change before the game.
The 49ers have been dealing with a ton of injuries ahead of the season, recently placing Sam Okuayinonu on Injured Reserve, but they are expected to have Nick Bosa and George Kittle available in Week 1, with both making the trip to Australia.
Bosa finally practiced in full for the first time this offseason earlier this week, as he's made his recovery from an ACL tear and then tendonitis that unexpectedly popped up this summer, raising concerns.
Speaking to the media, the defensive end acknowledged the difficulties with the recovery process and why the setback occurred.
"It was a long road," Bosa acknowledged. "There's some stuff I dealt with, with that patellar tendon, and then I kind of ramped it a little too fast with the football stuff a month ago or whatever it was. And that kind of told me to back off. I've just been trying to get it as strong and as confident as I can to where I could rip the Band-Aid off and go to team stuff today.

#bosa

Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson is still not practicing as he deals with an ankle injury.
Henderson was not participating in the Patriots' practice today, according to reporters on the scene. Henderson hurt his ankle during practice on August 24 and hasn't practiced since.
It remains unclear whether Henderson will be able to go for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Seahawks. The Patriots' first official practice report of the season has not yet been released.
Henderson led the Patriots with 180 carries for 911 yards and nine touchdowns last season. If he can't go, Rhamondre Stevenson would be the primary ball carrier against the Seahawks, and Corey Kiner, who arrived in a trade with the Cardinals next week, would be No. 2.
The Patriots would likely call up either Hassan Haskins or Lan Larison from the practice squad if Henderson isn't active against the Seahawks.

#stevenson

The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will open their seasons next Thursday in an historic matchup from Melbourne, Australia.
While the 49ers have already begun their trek down under, the Rams will not be arriving until a day before the game, which kicks off on Friday, Sept. 11, at 11:35 a.m local time.
As both teams prepare for Week 1, there are several lingering injury storylines to track. A number of key players are working their way towards being ready to play, but a few have yet to get a green light.
After tearing his Achilles in January, the tight end is trending in a positive direction as far as playing next week. Kittle practiced this week and, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, there is an "optimistic sense" of the 32-year-old being available against the Rams. Like Bosa, he was on the plane to Australia on Wednesday.
The defensive end practiced for the first time in training camp on Wednesday, nearly a year after tearing his right ACL. He told reporters that he "felt great" and said the progress he is making is "very encouraging." As far as playing Week 1, he did not say anything definitive, but sounded like he was expecting to be out there next Thursday. Teams doctors will have the final say, of course.

#Rams #thursday #australia #tearing

It's here — following the non-contact injury sustained by Texas Longhorns senior left tackle Trevor Goosby on Aug. 17, the preseason All-American has achieved the best-case scenario in his recovery after head coach Steve Sarkisian declared Goosby "good to go" for Saturday's season opener in Austin against the Texas State Bobcats.
In returning from the bone bruise to his knee, Goosby practiced for the first time on Monday and continued to ramp up his participation throughout the week.
"It was about him getting back out to practice. I thought he had a really good practice on Monday. We increased his workload on Tuesday. He had a really good practice Tuesday, came back good. We increased his workload Wednesday, he looked good again. We increased his workload even more today, looked good again. So he's kind of been building throughout the week," Sarkisian said on Thursday.
From a mental and technical standpoint, the Texas head coach saw what he wanted to see from the 6'7, 325-pounder.
"I thought he's been playing with really good pad level, good physicality. I think that he needs to play football and linemen are really the most important ones that they need that physicality," Sarkisian said.

#sarkisian

The Baltimore Ravens received an encouraging injury update Thursday as wide receiver Zay Flowers returned to practice for the first time in two weeks.
Flowers had not practiced since Baltimore's joint workouts with the Minnesota Vikings on Aug. 20 because of an undisclosed injury. The Ravens have consistently described the issue as minor, but the team exercised caution with its top wide receiver through the end of the preseason and the first week of regular-season preparation.
Flowers did not practice Wednesday, although he was seen running the length of the field while working off to the side. His return one day later represents another positive step toward being available when Baltimore opens the regular season against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 13. The extent of Flowers' participation was not immediately known. Baltimore still has more than a week to increase his workload before issuing its first official injury report of the season.
Only one Ravens player not practicing Thursday: WR Devontez Walker.

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Flowers is coming off the most productive season of his career. He recorded 86 catches for 1,211 yards and five touchdowns in 2025 before signing a four-year contract extension during training camp.

#injury #thursday #wide #receiver

Not to date myself, but I came up in a time when first-person shooter video games were picking up in popularity. I latched on to "Counter-Strike" during my first year of undergrad in 2001. The whole floor of my dorm was male engineers only. It was a perfect haven for LAN parties. While some of my classmates practiced with rifles, I tended toward the "spray and pray" options. My reasoning was simple:
If I fire enough bullets in the video game, I'm bound to hit somebody.
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However, I (quickly) found a flaw in my plan. More ammo didn't necessarily equate to a stronger KDA ratio in the game. I was cannon fodder! Instead of flinging shells, controlled bursts and a coordinated approach were the right play — not my Leroy Jenkins impersonation. And as we get to the end of our drafts, that's how we should be approaching picks we think of as just throwaways.
Part III is here, the worst picks of Rounds 9-12. Go here for Part II of this series, the worst picks of Rounds 5-8. Here's also Part I, the worst picks of the first four rounds.

#picks #here #strike #join

Argentinian dynamo Hector "La Arana" Almonacid has spent years building toward his ONE Championship debut, and it has finally arrived.
The 24-year-old makes his promotional bow against Brazilian standout Pedro "Guerreiro" Dantas in a featherweight MMA battle, which opens ONE Fight Night 47: Stamp vs. Flores on Prime Video, airing live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium this Friday, September 4.
Long before any of that, though, it all began much closer to home.
Almonacid was born and raised in Rio Gallegos, Argentina, and by his own account, life among his friends in the neighborhood was a good one growing up. He practiced taekwondo as a kid during that stretch, eventually working his way up to a red belt.
At 8 years old, his parents separated, and he was raised by his mother alongside his younger brother. It was not always an easy road from there, but the structure he had already found on the mats gave him something steady to return to.

#almonacid #championship #guerreiro

Georgia football has adjusted to Xzavier McLeod leaving the program for weeks, coach Kirby Smart said, because the defensive lineman only practiced a couple of times this preseason.
Smart revealed that timeline on Wednesday Sept. 2 ahead of the Bulldogs season opener on Saturday against Tennessee State.
He said McLeod made the decision to stop playing football.
"Xzavier hasn't been with us since the second practice," Smart said. "All the news of Xzavier, everybody's acting like it's something newly released or something. I think he practiced once or twice because he decided to give it up. He just didn't want to play football anymore. Certainly respect that."
McLeod will graduate after this semester, Smart said.

#Football #something

49ers tight end George Kittle's chances of playing in Week 1 are going up.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Kittle will travel to Australia with the team ahead of their matchup with the Rams in Melbourne. Kittle has practiced the last two days and, per the report, is trending in the right direction to play.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said earlier this week that he'd prefer not to take Kittle to Australia if it looked like he would not be ready to play on the Achilles he tore in January. Making the trip doesn't guarantee he'll be in the lineup, but it is certainly a good sign.
Rapoport reports that defensive end Nick Bosa will also travel with the team on Wednesday. Bosa did not practice for much of training camp as he recovers from a torn ACL, but General Manager John Lynch said on Tuesday that he'll be ramping up his work with an eye toward playing in the opener.

#bosa

My eleven-year-old is still trying to learn the Dougie. Over a decade since it entered the cultural bloodstream, and it is still moving through generations like a living thing. I grew up on the Running Man, the Kid-n-Play kick step, the Wop. These were not just moves. They were rituals, practiced on living-room floors, performed at local parties. And yet, in most cases, I had no idea who originated them. I knew the artists who introduced them to the zeitgeist. Still, the actual creators, the people whose bodies birthed the movement, had essentially vanished from the record. That gap, between cultural impact and cultural credit, is precisely what Connor Lim is trying to close. So, we brought him onto the latest episode of the FROM THE CULTURE podcast to better understand how.
Lim is the co-founder and CEO of the International Dance League, the world's first global professional dance league. Six city-based teams, a regular season, a championship, and, as of this past summer, a global media rights deal with ESPN. IDL grew out of STEEZY, an online dance education platform he built after a childhood in Queens, completely consumed by the craft. For most people, dance is considered an art form, but Lim sees it as that and much more: a sport. Consider the battle traditions of breaking, krumping, and voguing, and Lim's perspective no longer feels like much of a stretch. In fact, breakdancing made its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games as an official event, a testament to dance's competitive nature. It's this thesis that fuels Lim's ambition for the IDL to make dance as big of a sport as basketball, football, or baseball. However, unlike athletes, dancers have never sat inside a structure that captures the value they generate.
NAPA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 06: Jada Warren-Evans, Joshua Vasquez, Anna Fox, Connor Lim, Alec Albright, Clay Boonthanakit of IDL Global attend the CÎROC Athletic Club Pickleball Tournament ahead of the Big Game at M Ranch Napa on February 06, 2026 in Napa, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for CÎROC)
This is a double-edged sword because, even as an art, dance misses out on this value capture. Music has royalties, touring, and publishing rights. These are all mechanisms by which value accrues back to the creator, so an ecosystem forms, and the people who make it are remembered and rewarded. Dance, for all its cultural reach and resonance, has no such machinery. So, knowing the originator served no structural purpose, and the credit simply evaporated. Lim put it plainly: people act as they are incentivized to act, so he's built the IDL on a system of incentives.
The late Charlie Munger, longtime vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, famously stated, "Show me the incentive, and I will show you the outcome," emphasizing that an organization's operational reality and culture are direct reflections of its underlying incentive system. Having participated in the culture IDL is trying to prop up, Lim understands this fund

ASHVILLE – Every team goes through it, where they don't have their best stuff.
That was certainly the case for the Lancaster volleyball team on Tuesday, Sept. 1, during their game at Teays Valley. The Golden Gales just couldn't seem to find any rhythm or gain momentum against the Vikings.
Lancaster fell behind early in the first set and were immediately put on their heels, and Teays Valley took advantage. Even though the Gales fought back in their third set, it wasn't enough as they dropped their Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division opener, 25-19, 25-17, 25-23.
"We had a great week of practice and practiced really hard and felt like we were in a good place," Lancaster coach Leslie Davenport said. "Defensively, we didn't connect that first set, and we knew we were going to be up against big blocks, and we talked about getting up and having high hands, and when we did it, we scored. Unfortunately, mentally, we didn't get to that place where we were able to get over the hump."
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#valley #first

Missouri Tigers football is just two days away from kicking off its 2026 season, and that means Tiger Talk is also back at Harpo's in Columbia.
Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and team captains Dominick Giudice and Santana Banner sat down with Mike Kelly to talk the team's season opener coming up Thursday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Here's what they had to say about the 135th team in program history:
On the anticipation of the season opener: "Really looking forward to Thursday night: that new north end zone, and just the excitement that's been building for us to be sold out again. And 'Kickoff in CoMo', what a cool tradition that we've developed here at the University of Missouri."
On the weather expected Thursday (projected temp at kickoff is 92 degrees): "Advantage us. We're ready for the weather: our guys have practiced in it, our guys have attacked it. We'll be hydrated. It's football season, it's time to play. And I know fans, you're going to need to make sure you hydrate, take care of yourself, and don't peak too soon with the alcohol. It's going to be a great night; don't let that weather affect you."
On the team's fall camp: "I was very impressed with the way our guys handled themselves throughout camp. I was impressed with how physically demanding we were able to make it on them, while also keeping our guys relatively healthy and pushing us to the point of, I think, being prepared and ready for the opportunity."

#kickoff #Football

The San Francisco 49ers are one day - and one practice - away from boarding a flight to Melbourne, Australia, for their Sept. 10 season-opener against the Los Angeles Rams. It's still unclear if one of their two best defensive players will be making the trip.
General manager John Lynch said in a Tuesday morning interview with KNBR that defensive end Nick Bosa worked out on a side field Monday and was expected to do the same Tuesday. But the star defensive end wasn't present for either day's portion of open practice.
The lack of transparency from the 49ers surrounding Bosa's recovery is creating a bizarre situation. Perhaps he simply doesn't want to work out on the side field in front of a slew of cameras?
Bosa hasn't practiced in nearly a month. He was dealing with tendinitis in August amid his continued recovery from a torn right ACL suffered last September. According to coach Kyle Shanahan, the tendinitis isn't a concern at this point. Rather, he said the team is "just being smart" by monitoring Bosa's practice intensity on a daily basis.
Defensive coordinator Raheem Morris declined to offer specifics on the management plan for the 28-year-old superstar: "Bosa's got a plan in place. I don't want to reveal it if Kyle hasn't done it, but I'll let him do that stuff, break the news to you," Morris said. "But obviously they've got a real, legit plan … all-hands-on-deck type mentality to get him ready to go, so whatever it takes for him to get out there. I'm just going to feel good when he gets a chance to get out there and to be able to call those plays for him."

#bosa #side #recovery

Clark Lea lost his first-ever game at Vanderbilt football to an FCS team, East Tennessee State, five years ago.
Lea hasn't forgotten that. A few players on the team were even still there for that 2021 game.
Since that day, the program has improved a lot. Lea has led the Commodores to two bowl games and has won his season opener in four straight seasons. That includes wins over Virginia Tech to kick off both the 2024 and 2025 season.
Vanderbilt's opening opponent this season, Austin Peay, is an FCS team. Like ETSU, though, the Governors are a well-regarded FCS team that is usually ranked in its division. That game will take place Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. CT at FirstBank Stadium and be televised on SEC Network+.
There's already been a slight concern pop up for Lea. He didn't like the way the team practiced Sept. 1, saying the team lacked attention to detail and let the heat get to it.

#game #sept #like

J.J. McCarthy stays on the Vikings 53 — and the injury story still doesn't add up. The Minnesota Vikings set their 53-man roster with J.J. McCarthy still on it, then spent Monday shuffling the edges. On The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano unpacked the leak that McCarthy's ankle is suddenly "week to week," Ben Goessling's report that McCarthy himself chose not to play Friday, the Max Brosmer and Dillon Bell cuts, waiver claims of Trevor Keegan and Nick Samac, and a practice squad still taking shape.
Forness opened with the elephant in the room: he expected Minnesota to move on from McCarthy before the deadline. Then Adam Schefter said on Pat McAfee that the ankle is a multi-week injury — 10 days after the sprain, after McCarthy practiced fully Monday and Tuesday. "I don't buy it for a second," Forness said. "If it really was a multi-week injury… now we're calling it a week-to-week injury after he goes out and practices in full?" Stefano called a grade-one deltoid sprain "100% playable" and asked why sitting Friday or leaking "week to week" would help trade stock. Forness noted other backups (Quinn Ewers, Kyle McCord) already moved for sixth-rounders, and that waiting only shrinks the market. Goessling reported the sit-out was McCarthy's call, not the organization's. "It was him not being comfortable playing in the game," Forness quoted. "The whole thing just smells rotten."
Monday's moves were clearer. Minnesota claimed interior linemen Keegan and Samac after trading Walter Rouse, then waived Brosmer and Bell to make room. Forness said if McCarthy can't go Week 1, Kevin O'Connell will want a third active-roster quarterback because an emergency QB must be on the 53, not the practice squad. They also ran the rest of the roster: four tight ends with T.J. Hockenson in a contract year; Tyler Batty's torn ACL thinning the edge; Caleb Banks as a long-term "unicorn" pick, not a Year 1 finished product. "You drafted him for '27, '29, and '30," Forness said. "Trading him now would be incredibly shortsighted."
J.J. McCarthy saga: McCarthy practiced fully Monday and Tuesday before sitting out Wednesday. He chose not to play Friday's preseason finale despite the plan being for him to start the first half. Trade talks reportedly occurred but no deal materialized. Tyler expects a new quarterback added if McCarthy can't play Week 1.
Offensive line: The Vikings claimed Trevor Keegan (fourth-ranked PFF guard) and Nick Samac (top PFF preseason center), both with center versatility. Walter Rouse was traded for a sixth-round pick. Max Brosmer and Dillon Bell were waived.

#injury #bell

Two weeks after suffering a scary knee injury in a walk-through practice, All-American left tackle Trevor Goosby returned to practice, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday during a press conference inside Royal-Memorial Stadium.
Sarkisian didn't say whether Goosby will play Saturday in the season opener against visiting Texas State, but he says the presence of Goosby as well as banged-up left guard Laurence Seymore III on the practice field is "a real positive for us."
"Both Trevor and Laurence practiced today, and I thought they both looked really good," Sarkisian said.
Left tackle Andre Cojoe drew praise from Sarkisian and the Texas coaches while filling in for Goosby over the past two weeks, as did backup left guard Dylan Sikorski. But the presence of Goosby adds another dimension to the Texas offense.
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#left #trevor #Football

BATON ROUGE – An ex-NFL player practiced with LSU football Monday morning.
First-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin shared with reporters Aug. 31 at his weekly press conference that tight end Dae'Quan Wright went through his first practice with the Tigers.
"I can tell you that Dae'Quan practiced and the SEC knows that," Kiffin said. "We asked them before. That's in no violation of any previous rule or even the rule that's out there now. The new rule does not prohibit that."
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Kiffin referenced a rule that the SEC adopted just a couple of days after a Louisiana judge put in a place a temporary restraining order for 33 former college student-athletes that granted them a fifth year of college eligibility. The SEC now prohibits teams from having any players that have signed contracts with NFL, NBA or WNBA teams on their final rosters.

#Football #dae 'quan #college #teams

Former third-round pick Jalin Hyatt, cut on Sunday when the team reached the 53-man roster limit, will return to the New York Giants as part of their practice squad.
The Giants traded up in the 2023 NFL Draft to select Hyatt after he won the Fred Belitnikoff Award as the nation's top wide receiver as a member of the Tennessee Volunteers.
Hyatt's time with the Giants has been a disappointment. In three seasons, he has just 36 receptions for 470 yards and no touchdowns. Hyatt has barely played the past two seasons, catching just 13 ***** .
Hyatt suffered a leg injury during training camp in West Virginia when he was cut down by a defensive player. He has not practiced since that time.
The Giants cut four draft picks on Sunday — Hyatt, Evan Neal, Darius Muasau, and Eric Gray. They also traded offensive lineman Josh Ezeudu to the Kansas City Chiefs last week.

#Giants #sunday #time #york

When the Arizona Cardinals announced their 53-man roster on Sunday, Aug. 30, it laid bare the cracks in this team's foundation. At multiple key spots, the Cardinals are short on both impact starters and reliable depth pieces.
That much, though, was already known. What's new is the 34 players whom the Cardinals cut, along with two minor trades and four injury designations. Each move played a part in carving the group of 53 players that will face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1 on Sept. 13 — although waiver claims could tweak the picture this week.
For now, here are five key takeaways from the roster release.
The biggest news of the day came when the Cardinals placed veteran running back James Conner on injured reserve, ruling him out of the first four games. That much, though, has little to do with Jeremiyah Love. Conner didn't participate in 11-on-11 drills for all of camp, and hadn't practiced at all over the past week. His progression has simply taken longer than expected.
The notable part, for Love, is that the Cardinals opted to keep just three running backs in Conner's absence, as they traded away Corey Kiner and released Evan Hull.

#though