NFL suspends Mike Evans for brawling. LVPD investigating the fan who struck Cards' QB Murray. Bills' Dane Jackson taken off the field in an ambulance with a neck injury. Jaylon Smith re-signs with Giants, and more football news
NFL suspends Buccaneers Evans for brawl vs. Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Mike Evans was ejected from Sunday's game during a brawl with the New Orleans Saints. He will receive a one-game suspension for his scuffle with Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who was also ejected. Evans says he will appeal the suspension, CBSSports reported.
Evans ran out and flattened an unsuspecting Lattimore. Back in 2017, Evans also received a one-game suspension for a hit he made on Lattimore on the sideline.
LVPD investigating attack on Cardinals QB Murray
Las Vegas Police are investigating allegations that a fan in the stands struck Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray as he was high-fiving front-row spectators at Allegiant Stadium. A man appeared to reach out and smacked Murray in the face with an open hand, ESPN reported. A battery report filed at the stadium was confirmed by LVPD. However, it did not name Murray as the reporting person.
Bills' Dane Jackson taken off field in ambulance with neck injury
Buffalo Bills quarterback Dane Jackson suffered what appeared to be a neck injury near the end of the first half against the Tennessee Titans on Monday night. He was taken off the field and to the hospital in an ambulance, while the entire Bills team took to the field to watch.
No report yet on the seriousness of the injury, but the team announced Jackson had "full movement in his extremities," CNN reported.
Jaylon Smith re-signs with Giants
Former Giants linebacker Jaylon Smith, 27, has re-signed with the team. Smith spent 2021 with three different teams: Cowboys, Packers, and Giants. His longest stint was with the Cowboys from 2016 to 2021. The Giants face the Cowboys on Monday night next week, CBSSports reported.
Why were there two Monday night games? More to come
The NFL rolled out a doubleheader for Monday Night Football during Week 2. CBS Sports reported that it has to do with a new TV contract between ESPN/ABC. They are upping the number of games from 17 to 23. Because of this, there will be three weeks during the season where the "Monday Night Football" branding will appear even if it's not specifically on a Monday or a true back-to-back doubleheader. The next so-called doubleheader will occur in Week 8 when there'll actually be a Sunday morning game as the Broncos play the Jaguars in London. The final doubleheader comes in week 18.
Jets, Giants, Mets, Yankees all win on same day
Four New York teams – Jets, Giants, Mets, Yankees – all won on the same day on Sunday, September 17, the first time it has happened since September 27, 2009.
The Jets came back to defeat the Cleveland Browns 31-30, the Giants beat the Carolina Panthers 19-16, the Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8, and the Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, CBSSports reported.