FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers spent the week telling anyone who asked that the other guy was the better quarterback. In the second matchup between the future Hall of Famers, it was the one with five Super Bowl rings who walked off the field with the victory....
Broncos Cut Chad Kelly a Day After Trespassing Arrest
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Chad Kelly's short stint as the Denver Broncos backup quarterback is over. The Broncos waived the second-year pro Wednesday, a day after he was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass. General manager John Elway huddled with coach Vance Joseph and team President Joe Ellis and "we agreed that releasing...
Watch Drew Brees Set, Then Celebrate NFL Passing Record
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees became the NFL's all-time leader in yards passing — and he did it with a certain panache and precision that made the 39-year-old quarterback look far from finished. Brees eclipsed Peyton Manning's previous record of 71,940 yards with a 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie Tre'Quan Smith during...
Will Raiders Win Big This Year? It's All About Carr & Gruden.
ALAMEDA — When Jon Gruden was hired for a second stint as Oakland Raiders coach, there were immediately questions about how quarterback Derek Carr would respond to Gruden's intensity, cursing and hands-on approach after four seasons with more low-key coordinators and defensive-minded head coaches. Carr laughed off those doubts, pointing...
Former Clovis West QB Is Nebraska’s Starter as True Freshman
LINCOLN, Neb. — Two days after clarity came to Nebraska's quarterback situation, things got complicated again. True freshman Adrian Martinez will be the starter when the Cornhuskers begin the Scott Frost era against Akron on Saturday night. However, Tristan Gebbia, the man he beat out, didn't practice Monday morning and...