Adam Gase on Tannehill: If he doesn’t like a play, he tells me

One of the big storylines around the Dolphins this offseason was the increased freedom that quarterback Ryan Tannehill will have to audible out of plays at the line of scrimmage after being barred from doing so when Joe Philbin was the team’s head coach. The input into the offense that new coach Adam Gase is…

Baldwin tweets about “pregame demonstration of unity” in Seattle Sunday

The Seahawks are planning “a pregame demonstration of unity” before Sunday’s season opener, Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin wrote on his Twitter account Thursday. Both Baldwin and Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner spoke on the record Wednesday about the national anthem protest in which 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane have participated. Baldwin…

Ex-49er Bruce Miller faces seven felony charges

Bruce Miller, who was cut by the 49ers this week after he was arrested and accused of attacking a father and son, has been charged with seven felonies in connection with the incident. The felonies Miller is charged with are one count of assault with a deadly weapon, not a firearm (weapon alleged is a…

Spielman says he didn’t mortgage Minnesota’s future

As the football-following world continues to digest the aftermath of the stunning Sam Bradford trade, Vikings G.M. Rick Spielman is applying a high degree of transparency to the process of explaining why the team did what it did. One major criticism has come from the perception that the Vikings have fallen victim to a modern-day Herschel Walker…

Gronk says he’s “week-to-week” with hamstring injury

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski spent a lot of time out of practice after hurting his hamstring in the middle of August and he’s been limited in the team’s sessions this week with their season-opening trip to Arizona drawing closer. Since Gronkowski hasn’t played in the preseason in several years, the feeling for much of…

Kevin White limited by hamstring injury on Thursday

Bears wide receiver Kevin White never got on the field during his rookie season because of a stress fracture in his shin, making the 2015 first-round pick’s expected debut in Week One of this season a long-anticipated arrival for the team’s offense. Everything remained on track for that debut through the preseason, but Thursday saw…

Ryan Grigson says all is well with Andrew Luck

The Colts got attention last season for failing to list quarterback Andrew Luck’s broken ribs on their injury report and they got attention on Wednesday for listing Luck as limited because of his right shoulder. Luck had been running the first team without incident all offseason and preseason, which made his appearance on the injury…

Jaguars announce Jared Odrick is in concussion protocol

The Jaguars have higher expectations this season than they’ve had in quite a while, but they may be starting the year without one of their starting defensive ends on the field. The Jaguars announced on Thursday that Jared Odrick has been placed in the concussion protocol. The team says Odrick was “immediately removed” from practice…

Richie Incognito: Unspoken rule in Buffalo is playoffs or bust

Before the 2015 season ended, there was a since-refuted report that Bills owner Terry Pegula told coach Rex Ryan and General Manager Doug Whaley that making the playoffs was the lowest expectation for the team in 2016 and former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly shared a similar opinion about the stakes for this year in June.…

PFT’s 2016 season predictions

The regular season is finally upon us, which means it’s time for PFT’s preseason predictions. Guaranteed to look dumb in 17 weeks. Last year, none of us picked the Broncos to win the Super Bowl, and only one of us picked the Broncos to get to the Super Bowl. Not only did none of us…

Seahawks’ Ifedi out ‘few weeks’ with high-ankle sprain

Ian Rapoport reported that Seahawks first-round guard Germain Ifedi suffered a high-ankle sprain in Wednesday's practice. The injury is expected to knock him out a few weeks.

Chargers not optimistic Joey Bosa plays Week 1

The Chargers could be without No. 3 overall pick Joey Bosa for Week 1. The No. 3 overall pick sat out his second consecutive practice this week making it seem unlikely he'll suit up Sunday, their GM said Thursday.

Bill Belichick always appreciates Sean Payton’s support

Saints coach Sean Payton sent out a tweet featuring a picture of the large picture of Tom Brady that the Patriots affixed to the outside of Gillette Stadium to keep Brady around the team in spirit while he serves his four-game suspension to open the season. There was some similarity between the Patriots’ move and…