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Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass in his first game since winning the Super Bowl on the same field and the New England Patriots fell to the Houston Texans 27-23 in a preseason game on Saturday night. Brady, who sat out last week, was 6 of 9 for 67 yards while directing the offense for two possessions. The Patriots punted on their first drive before Brady connected with Rex Burkhead on a 22-yard touchdown throw that tied it at 7 early in the second quarter. Continue to Article

August 20, 2017 12:41:am EST

Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass in his first game since winning the Super Bowl on the same field and the New England Patriots fell to the Houston Texans 27-23 in a preseason game on Saturday night. Brady, who sat out last week, was 6 of 9 for 67 yards while directing the offense for two possessions. The Patriots punted on their first drive before Brady connected with Rex Burkhead on a 22-yard touchdown throw that tied it at 7 early in the second quarter. Continue to Article

August 20, 2017 12:39:am EST

Martavis Bryant can't wait to get back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The troubled but talented wide receiver will soon have his chance when he plays in his first game in more than 18 months on Sunday when the Steelers host the Atlanta Falcons. ''I just want to get back to what I used to do,'' Bryant said. Continue to Article

August 19, 2017 9:16:pm EST

The Atlanta NAACP is calling for a boycott of the NFL and the first Falcons' home game of the 2017 season if Colin Kaepernick is not on an NFL training camp roster. Kaepernick, the former 49ers starting QB, is currently a free agent after throwing 16 touchdowns to four interceptions for San Francisco in 2016. Some believe Kaepernick is being blackballed by owners after he opted out of his contract and became a free agent this offseason. Continue to Article

August 19, 2017 2:45:pm EST

On a day when the Pittsburgh Steelers were set to break camp and return home, inside linebacker Ryan Shazier was just glad to be back on the field. Shazier fully practiced during the Steelers last day in Latrobe after missing the previous two weeks with a slight hamstring pull. "I was telling the guys on the sideline that I was so thankful to be back in the mix," Shazier said after Friday's practice. "It was great to be back out there, running around and seeing football from the inside of my helmet instead of from the sideline." Shazier said he isn't playing in the team's second preseason game on Sunday when the Steelers host the Atlanta Falcons. Though he admitted to feeling behind, the fourth-year Continue to Article

August 18, 2017 8:01:pm EST