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NFL Rumors – Indianapolis Colts Don’t Leave Andrew Luck With a Lot to Work With
A lot of teams don’t take the preseason games, especially the first one, very seriously. The Indianapolis Colts are one of those, playing Andrew Luck but holding off a lot of the firepower to help him in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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NFL Rumors – Philadelphia Eagles Get a New and Improved Tim Tebow
Things that happen in the preseason shouldn’t be over emphasised, but the Philadelphia Eagles got a taste of what it’s like to put Tim Tebow on the field and see what it does to the game and the fans. So far, they’re probably quite happy with the results.
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NFL Rumors – San Diego Chargers Can Move on From Philip Rivers Contract Problems
The San Diego Chargers were never worried. Neither was Philip Rivers. The two sides came to an agreement, signing a new contract for the franchise quarterback, surely keeping him, regardless of where the team moves to and when, with the Chargers for the rest of his career.
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NFL Rumors – Kansas City Chiefs Get Nothing From Alex Smith, Surprised by Chase Daniel
The preseason debut for the Kansas City Chiefs ended in a 34-19 win over the Arizona Cardinals and smiles, but they had nothing to do with Alex Smith, putting in a poor performance. Chase Daniel doing well against backups and Eric Berry making his return to the field were responsible.
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NFL Rumors – Houston Texans Currently Have Brian Hoyer Over Ryan Mallett
In the battle for the starting quarterback spot for the Houston Texans, determined eventually by the performances in the preseason games, it was Brian Hoyer making a better impression in a 23-10 over the San Francisco 49ers, while Ryan Mallett looked good but is now probably behind in the race.
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NFL Rumors – San Francisco 49ers Disappointed With Colin Kaepernick, Impressed With Jarryd Hayne
In a 23-10 loss to the Houston Texans, the San Francisco got to see nothing special from Colin Kaepernick which is a worrying sign, but converted Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne made a very big impression with his ability to hit open space and torch the field.
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NFL Rumors – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Get the Good & Bad of Jameis Winston
A preseason debut means… who knows? But obviously, it’s over analyzed, so Jameis Winston not being here or there for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might make some worry, while the Minnesota Vikings should be quite happy with how Teddy Bridgewater looked.
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NFL Rumors – Washington Redskins Left Without Tight Ends
The Washington Redskins might have won their opening game of the preseason, but with Niles Paul suffering a season ending injury their depth and quality at tight end seriously dwindled, while even the fourth option, Je’Ron Hamm, is out with a thigh injury.
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NFL Rumors – Philadelphia Eagles Putting a lot of Trust in Byron Maxwell
The Philadelphia Eagles are about massive changes this offseason, and one of them will be making Byron Maxwell a cornerback who shadows the opponent’s top receiver, something that doesn’t fit with the way the Eagles have played defense in the past.
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NFL Preseason Scores (Week 1, Day 1)
The first day of preseason action was highlighted by bad performances from the New England Patriots quarterbacks (Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo), the San Diego Chargers beating the Tony Romo-less Dallas Cowboys, an impressive looking Detroit Lions against a sad New York Jets and Ryan Tannehill doing very well for the Miami Dolphins in a loss to the Chicago Bears.