Jets treating Dolphins as championship after being eliminated from playoff race
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Jets treating Dolphins as championship after being eliminated from playoff race

ByNews Polite

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A few weeks ago, this Week 18 matchup between the Jets and Dolphins looked as if it could have major playoff implications for both teams.  Instead, it is only meaningful for one of them.  Both the Jets (7-9) and Dolphins (8-8) have lost five straight games,…

Jets to be without three starting offensive lineman in final game
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Jets to be without three starting offensive lineman in final game

ByNews Polite

The Jets’ offensive line is limping to the finish line.  The unit will be without three starters on Sunday against the Dolphins in left tackle Duane Brown (shoulder), right tackle George Fant (knee) and right guard Nate Herbig (calf). Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who started for Herbig last week against the Seahawks,…

Dave Gettleman ‘proud as hell’ to watch Giants he drafted thrive
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Dave Gettleman ‘proud as hell’ to watch Giants he drafted thrive

ByNews Polite

Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley staying healthy, leading the Giants into the playoffs and playing so well that lucrative new contracts are sure to follow are all achievements considered to be improbable, implausible and perhaps even impossible when this all kicked off several months ago.  The individual who brought Jones…

2022-23 fantasy football year in review: Takeaways and busts
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2022-23 fantasy football year in review: Takeaways and busts

ByNews Polite

Make no mistake, Najee Harris did not live up to his anticipated fantasy football production this season. And he certainly didn’t deliver first-round value despite his top-eight average draft position.  But at least he played every game, right? And he performed OK, even if it wasn’t RB1 standards? Well, that…

Commanders bench Carson Wentz again after fumbling playoff hopes
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Commanders bench Carson Wentz again after fumbling playoff hopes

ByNews Polite

The quarterback carousel keeps spinning in Washington. The Commanders are benching Carson Wentz again for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Cowboys, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Taylor Heinicke will reportedly get the start at home, with rookie backup Sam Howell slated to finish the game. Howell, a fifth-round pick in 2022, has yet…

How Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest may have happened: cardiologist
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How Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest may have happened: cardiologist

ByNews Polite

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin might have been a fraction of a second away from moving on to the next play. Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest Monday night when he collapsed on the field in Cincinnati, was administered CPR under life-or-death circumstances and hospitalized in critical condition after what one…