Conner, a sixth-round pick from Texas, has yet to debut as a rookie after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. The Cardinals placed Conner on IR with a return designation when they trimmed their roster to 53 players on Aug. 26. Now that Conner's back at practice, the Cardinals will have 21 days to activate him. Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson will miss Thursday's game against the Jets with a toe injury,
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But Monday night's win did more than end a winning drought. It created a quarterback controversy. Kyler Murray is the established, incumbent, bona fide starter with the $230.5 million contract but the Cardinals offense looked better and more efficient, both statistically and to the naked eye, with Jacoby Brissett running it. Brissett now owns the top three passing games of the season - and he's started three times.
They could've put this game away in the fourth quarter with what would've been a 72-yard touchdown by Emari Demercado. Instead, they fumbled the ball away and completely collapsed, allowing 16 unanswered points to give the Titans their first win of the season. This team isn't going anywhere this year, and everybody should be at risk of losing their job. A loss like that is unacceptable at the NFL level.
We're just days away from the start of the NFL season, and the spirit of rivalry is in the air. With new rivalry uniforms in tow and just days from the first game and first NFC West matchup of the season, it had me thinking: How do the 49ers stack up with their division rivals? This might be the best division in football this season in 2025 you can easily convince me of any order, one through four, at the end of the season.
"I kind of grew up with Myron Cope's voice echoing my ears in Pittsburgh. And, as a kid, that's kind of all I remember. And, so for me to get here and have this opportunity is an awesome opportunity."
