As we go into Week 6, quarterbacks have been injured around the league. There are jobs available at some level, but we never hear anything about Cam Newton.
Will he end up sitting out the season? If he wants be be a starter, the interest might not be there from teams.
Injuries happen in games. Some are worse than others. They can end a season, career or impact the player later on in life.
We saw two great examples of that yesterday in the Giants loss to the Cowboys. QB Daniel Graham suffered a concussion on a violent collision that spun his head in an awkward way. He stumbled as he tried to get up and was in no shape to continue.
RB Shaquon Barkley rolled his ankle in a very grotesque way. The pictures of it were awful. It's amazing that he didn't suffer a fracture. He will miss a few games.
These types of injuries happen too frequently. They get magnified by the attention they get in this day and age of social media and 24/7 news coverage.
This isn't anything new. It's the ugly part of the game.
The Pats were able to squeeze out a 25-22 win over the Texans with a last second field goal to increase their record to 2-3. Next Sunday's game against the Cowboys will be very critical to get them on a winning track.
A columnist wrote an interesting analysis of the game, but also wanted to lay blame on Damien Harris, Steve Belichick and Josh McDaniels.
I don't think it's ever productive to point fingers, but writers need to do that. They are finding the Coach's son to be a punching bag when things go wrong on defense.
UMass got a win today when they beat 0-7 UConn, 27-13. The Minutemen are now 1-5 going into their bye week.
They finally had a game where they dominated another team in all the statistical categories starting with total offensive yards 407 vs 291, passing 160 vs 128, rushing 247 vs 163, time of possession 39 minutes vs 21 and first downs 22 vs 14. They also won the critical turnover battle 0-3.
Things will get tougher in their next two games when they travel to play Florida State and Liberty.
UMass will host UConn tomorrow. It will be a pair of winless teams with five and six losses respectively.
The Minutemen will be getting five points with an over/under of 57. Their defense has been terrible all season. They give up too many yards, especially on big plays. Third down is another issue.
The offense has its bright moments, but it's never enough.
Seahawks QB Geno Smith saw his first meaningful action since 2017 in the Seahawks loss to the Chargers on Thursday Night Football.
He lead them to a score in the fourth quarter after Russell Wilson injured his finger when he got hit, but a late interception ended any chances for the Seahawks.
The former second round pick for the Jets in 2013 has lasted this far in the NFL with four different teams. He is still young enough to be a good back-up for a team that needs one.
It was only a matter of time before the Pats released CB Stephon Gilmore. The former Defensive Player of the Year and the team could not agree on a long term contract. They wanted to see his level of play once he came off the PUP list. That's the story the media is going with.
Someone will sign him, but at what price? He wanted a substantial raise from his current pay of $7 million. The team wasn't willing to take a risk on a 31 year old injured player when they need to sign JC Jackson to a new deal.
They only pay so much for anyone. It remains to be seen whether they can do it with Jackson, who at age 25, will command top dollar on the free agent market.
It's sounding like the Pats will be signing LB Jamie Collins to a free agent contract. Nothing is official until they announce it.
The Lions were not happy with his play. They tried to trade him, but couldn't get what they wanted.
This would be his third time here. His play could give him an opportunity for another payday on the free agent market.
It didn't take long for social media to comment on the brief meeting between Coach Belichick and Tom Brady after the Bucs defeated the Pats last night by a score of 17-16.
With cameras and microphones in their faces, they embraced for a few seconds before walking away. The comments started right after that.
Getting no attention was the 20 minutes that Belichick spent talking to Brady later on in the Bucs locker room.
The Pats and Bucs game tonight has been hyped to death to the point where it's getting very boring. How much more can they say about Belichick and Brady?
The recent book excerpts released this past week only add more to the fire. Coach Belichick has already said that he never would've had the success he had with out Brady. What more can he say?
UMass fell to 0-5 today with a 45-7 loss at home to Toledo. The game was never close.
The Minutemen could only get 134 yards in the air and 23 on the ground, while Toledo had a balanced offense of 232 passing and 223 running.
First downs is always a critical stat and UMass lost that one 23-8. Toledo ate up chunks of yardage every time they touched the ball with an average gain of 6.2 yards compared to 2.6 for UMass. It was a recipe to extend their losing streak to 16 games.
Next Saturday will be quite a game at home with 0-5 UConn. Somebody will win and be 1-5.
NFL teams have a heavy concentration of players from certain schools. It's the reality of big-time college programs.
Last week on active rosters, Alabama had 54 formers players, followed by Ohio State (50), LSU (47), and Georgia and Notre Dame each with 36.
The list of the top 10 schools is always interesting,
