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NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Chiefs Are Unbeaten, So Why Are Analysts Already Talking Receiver Trades?

Breaking · 8:35 AM ET · Oct 10

ESPN's Dan Graziano says Kansas City's receiving corps won't hold up once the schedule stops being friendly, unbeaten record or not.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Aaron Donald Returns to Practice: Los Angeles Rams Injury News Moves the Monday Night Math

Breaking · 8:35 PM ET · Oct 9

A full practice session Friday is the strongest injury-report signal there is, and it lands right before a prime-time spot that leans on the Rams' interior.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Jake Matthews and the Quiet Glory of Never Missing a Start

Big Mike's Take · 6:00 PM ET · Oct 9

A groin injury has the NFL's longest active ironman streak hanging at 199 starts, the same week five Eagles starters sat out and nobody called it soft.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Philadelphia Eagles Odds Today: What I'm Eyeing Before Week 5's London Kickoff

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 9

Five Eagles starters, including Barkley and Smith, are out for a 9:30 am ET window in London, and that's the kind of friday news that moves a number before most of the country wakes up.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

New York Jets Injury News: Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell Out Moves the Browns Number

Breaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 9

One book has the Jets favored by 2.5, another has Cleveland within a point. That split, not the injury report by itself, is the tell worth watching before kickoff.

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Arizona Cardinals Injury News: Paris Johnson Jr.'s Torn Bicep Ends His Season and Thins the Line in Front of Kyler Murray

Breaking · 8:35 AM ET · Oct 9

A torn bicep took out Arizona's starting left tackle for the year, and the protection math around Kyler Murray changes before Sunday's trip from the Lions even kicks off.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Undrafted Rookie Jalon Daniels Leads Buccaneers to First Win Over Cowboys

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 9

A third-quarter eruption turned a winless Tampa Bay season on its head Thursday night, and left Dak Prescott more upset about a stadium worker than his own offense.

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Brandon Staley Pushes Back on Troy Aikman's Read of the Saints' Defense

Breaking · 8:35 PM ET · Oct 8

After Atlanta hung 45 on New Orleans, the Saints' defensive coordinator went public to say the ESPN booth got it wrong, and he wasn't vague about it.

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NFL Odds Today: What Big Mike's Eyeing Before Sunday Fills the Board

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 8

Pittsburgh loses a receiver to a foot injury, Washington's quarterback clears practice in full, and Denver hands Sean Payton more say in the booth. nothing's cleared my number yet, here's where I'm looking.

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Washington Commanders Injury News: Jayden Daniels Clears to Full Go Before Giants

Breaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 8

Commanders OC David Blough says Daniels has no limitations Sunday, the exact kind of word that strips the injury discount off a favorite before kickoff.

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Georgia's Backfield Shuffle at Alabama Is a Real Line Mover

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 8

Chauncey Bowens, who owns six of Georgia's rushing touchdowns through five games, sits out at Alabama while Nate Frazier retakes the workload he lost for two weeks.

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Justin Jefferson Injury News: What Minnesota's Limited Practice Means For Sunday

Breaking · 8:35 PM ET · Oct 7

Jefferson practiced limited for the first time in 10 days and says he plans to play at New Orleans. The real tell comes Friday, not Wednesday.

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NFL Odds Today: Titans ML Value, a Jets Watch, and the 49ers' Injury Math

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 7

One board number already clears 5% value on a Tennessee dog, while a coaching change in Houston and an injury pile in Santa Clara are still just notes in the margin.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

The Chiefs' Receiver Room Caved In, and a Real Number Already Felt It

Breaking · 8:35 AM ET · Oct 7

Raiders-Chiefs tightened to Chiefs -7.5 as sharp money found Las Vegas, and Tyquan Thornton's ankle is the reason Kansas City is reportedly calling around on Tyreek Hill.

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New York Giants Injury News: Braxton Berrios Out for the Season

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 7

Berrios made the call himself on Instagram, confirming foot surgery that ends his year and leaves the Giants' receiver room one body lighter with no obvious plug-and-play answer.

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NFL Odds Today: What I'm Eyeing After Lane Johnson's Retirement

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 6

A 17 percent gap on a divisional dog is the loudest thing on my board, but the quietest line might be the one still digesting a franchise tackle walking away.

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Seattle Seahawks Injury News: Joe Mixon Physical Fails, No Deal Gets Done

Breaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 6

The Seahawks flew Joe Mixon in for a practice squad physical, then sent him home without a contract, a quiet tell about what Seattle's running back room actually needs right now.

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Atlanta Falcons News: From The NFL's Worst Offense To Its Hottest Streak

Breaking · 2:35 AM ET · Oct 6

Sixteen combined points through two weeks turned into eighty over the next two, and the turnaround ran straight through the backfield.

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Dallas Cowboys Injury News: Tyler Smith Eyes Thursday Debut

Breaking · 8:35 PM ET · Oct 5

A Pro Bowl left guard coming back from thumb surgery on a short week is the quietest big input on this Thursday game, and Tuesday's practice report is where it gets settled.

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McVay Says Rams Coaches Will Learn From the Eagles Fans Incident

Breaking · 6:35 PM ET · Oct 5

The viral exchange came during a Rams win inside the loudest building on the schedule, and McVay chose coaching over damage control. Philadelphia, meanwhile, lost a back to surgery.

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Maxwell Hairston Got Torched, Then He Stood There. That Counts.

Big Mike's Take · 6:00 PM ET · Oct 5

A day after ducking the cameras, the Bills corner called his own impromptu news conference to own a rough start. Cornerback is the only job where failure runs in isolation, and Buffalo has watched a man stand in that fire before.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

What I'm Eyeing: NFL Betting News Today Starts With Tampa's Rib Cage

What I'm Eyeing · 5:00 PM ET · Oct 5

Antoine Winfield Jr. is down two to four weeks with a rib fracture and Tampa travels on a short week. Plus a 12-to-16-week timeline in Kansas City and a Tyreek Hill decision inside days.

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Minnesota Vikings Injury News: The Entire Left Side Just Went Down

Breaking · 4:35 PM ET · Oct 5

Donovan Jackson is headed for likely season-ending meniscus surgery and Christian Darrisaw is in the protocol. Two starters, one side of the line, and no clean timeline on either.

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Green Bay Packers Injury News: Edgerrin Cooper's Achilles Tear Is a Real Subtraction

Breaking · 2:35 PM ET · Oct 5

Cooper went down in a 17-14 win over Tampa Bay, and the Packers now defend the rest of the year without him while a 4-0 Minnesota team sits on the division. Off-ball linebacker is a fraction-of-a-point injury. This one leans toward the top of that range.

NFL · BIG MIKE’S DESK

Tyreek Hill Is Days From Signing, and Kansas City Chiefs Odds Movement Hangs on the Name

Breaking · 12:35 PM ET · Oct 5

His agent says days, not weeks, and his old team is believed to be in the room. The real money here isn't the futures price, it's the receiver props that get re-cut the morning he signs.

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