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Billy Shaw is one of the greatest football players to ever play in the NFL. (Photo credit should read DAVID MAXWELL/AFP via Getty Images)Billy Shaw, a Buffalo Bills great who remains the only player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame without playing in the NFL, died Friday. the Hall of Fame announced. He was 85 years old.His family said he died of hyponatremia, an abnormally low amount of sodium in the blood.Shaw spent his entire nine-year career playing offensive guard for the Bills, then members of the AFL. During this period, he was part of two…

Mike Reiss, ESPN editorOctober 5, 2024, 01:12CloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN covering the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said the team is making a change at running back after Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled in each of the first four games.”I’ve had a conversation with Rhamondre and he’s not going to start,” Mayo said on the…

Perry: Pats coaches ‘aligned’ with Drake Maye plan originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonIs the New England Patriots’ reluctance to start Drake Maye amid their 1-3 start causing a rift in the locker room?Head coach Jerod Mayo said categorically after the team’s Week 4 loss to the San Francisco 49ers that Jacoby Brissett remains “the best choice” to start at quarterback. Apparently the ongoing conversation with QB contributed to a “mutiny” inside the building.“Right now, they are on the verge of a mutiny in this locker room. And I don’t want to be alarmist or (hyperbolic)…I don’t want to,” Patriots.com…

Members of the media and NFL Community appear divided over the players’ union’s new policy recommendation that would limit reporters from conducting interviews with players in locker rooms during the week. Cincinnati Bengals Center Ted Karras, who represents NFLPA players, recently confirmed the new program that would encourage players to conduct interviews outside the locker room. Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras looks on before the game against the Washington Commanders at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on September 23. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)He said Thursday that while the idea behind the change was first discussed following the COVID pandemic, recent incidents in…

Austin Ekeler is back to face the Cleveland Browns, and just in time because the Washington Commanders could be without another running back. ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders are looking for their first four-game winning streak since 2021 and their first 4-1 start since 2008. With a win against the Cleveland Browns who enter with a 1-3 record, the Commanders could build on the suddenly high level of national attention the team is receiving after its 3-1 start. Washington paved the way for a rookie quarterback who not only has the best record of all first-year passers, but was…

While the NFL has been very tough on former Washington Huskies this season – notably Troy Fautanu and Bralen Trice, who were sidelined early in their professional careers due to knee injuries – Roger Rosengarten has done it all for him last Sunday evening.The 6-foot-5, 316-pound rookie made his first start at right offensive guard for the Baltimore Ravens a memorable one. On his first offensive play, Rosengarten helped open a huge hole on the right side that running back Derrick Henry squeezed through on his way to an 87-yard touchdown run – the longest in Ravens history – in…

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers preventing Justin Fields from reaching his full potential? Did Arthur Smith choose to make things easier for the former OSU signal-caller, avoiding risky shots in favor of a high percentage passing concepts? Did the Steelers put “training wheels” on their QB1?Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger was asked this same question on ESPN The Pat McAfee Show by Tone Digz, and accepted the suggestion, letting fans know that he wants to see Fields damage opposing defenses with his arms as well as his legs move forward.“I totally agree with you, Tone; I think at first it was almost…

INDIANAPOLIS — When Josh Downs returned to the sideline after his first touchdown of the season last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, DJ Montgomery seemed more excited than he was.“You just caught a touchdown from a (Super Bowl-winning) quarterback,” Montgomery exclaimed.Clearly, Joe Flacco’s name still carries significant weight in the Indianapolis Colts locker room. Running back Jonathan Taylor – the 2021 NFL rushing champ and first-team All-Pro – admits to being a bit of a star hit when the quarterback came into the huddle after starter Anthony Richardson had was injured at the end of the first quarter.”When he came…

The Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills are preparing to face off in a blockbuster AFC matchup that could go a long way in determining playoff seeding down the line. Both teams are currently 3-1, with the Texans coming off a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Bills looking to bounce back from a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens.Sunday will also be a revenge game of sorts for Texans receiver Stefon Diggs, who was traded to Houston by the Bills this offseason. Diggs downplayed the game when asked if he would play against his former team, but star Nico…

Changes could be coming for the Miami Dolphins as they prepare to face the New England Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Miami (1-3) felt the loss of starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa over the past two weeks, trailing 55-15 losses to the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. With Tagovailoa on injured reserve due to a concussion suffered in a Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Tyler Huntley started at center against Tennessee on Monday. He threw for just 96 yards on 14-of-22 passing as the Dolphins fell 31-12. Although Miami defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-17 in its season opener,…