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New York Jets center Ryan Kalil was placed on season-ending injured reserve, the team announced Saturday. Kalil, who is a five-time Pro Bowl selection, was lured out of retirement with a one-year, $8.4 million contract in the offseason. The 34-year-old Kalil started seven games this season before sustaining a knee injury during New York's 29-15 loss to Jacksonville on Oct. 27. Continue to Article

November 16, 2019 5:48:pm EST

Colin Kaepernick has to audition for a job in a workout strangely organized by the NFL while other quarterbacks with lesser talent were given opportunities over the past three years. Of course, the reason Kaepernick hasn't played in a game since New Year's Day 2017 goes beyond football. Kaepernick has been exiled since becoming a free agent months after he began kneeling during the national anthem before games in 2016 to protest social and racial injustice. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 4:25:pm EST

The NFL and the NFL Players Association are said to be making progress toward a new labor deal that would include an expanded season, even as multiple players engage in high-profile clashes over how their teams handled health-related issues. A collective-bargaining agreement that includes a 17-game regular season and larger playoff field could be completed by as early as January, the Washington Post reported, citing sources on both sides of the ongoing negotiations. The NFL's 32 owners have signaled a willingness to make concessions, the substance of which were not yet clear, in order to entice player representatives to agree to the longer schedule. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 1:27:am EST

At least 11 NFL teams will send representatives to a private workout arranged for Colin Kaepernick this weekend, the league confirmed Thursday. Kaepernick has been unemployed since the end of the 2016-2017 season, when he ignited controversy by kneeling during the pre-game playing of the US national anthem to protest racial injustice. In an unexpected move on Tuesday, the NFL announced it had arranged a workout for Kaepernick on Saturday and invited all teams to send scouts to watch and interview the ex-San Francisco 49ers star. Continue to Article

November 14, 2019 7:03:pm EST

Colin Kaepernick's open workout for all 32 teams in Atlanta on Saturday will be led by former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson, with former Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin also participating, the NFL announced in a statement Thursday. Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who began kneeling on the sideline during the national anthem to bring attention to social injustice, has not played since the 2016 season. The NFL scheduled a workout for Kaepernick at the Atlanta Falcons' practice facility. Continue to Article

November 14, 2019 5:00:pm EST