When much of the chatter after the Washington Commanders' latest loss was about whether Chase Young or Montez Sweat — or both — had played his final game for the team, the pass rushers were eager to deflect the trade talk to football. “My job is to play football, and that’s what I’m going to continue to do," Young said. The Commanders have lost five of their last six games, and their 38-31 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles that dropped them to 3-5 this season exposed flaws in the team's makeup, particularly on defense.
The NFL is getting a hybrid field for its two games in Frankfurt next month, a year after players complained about slipping on the natural grass in Munich. The hybrid surface was installed last weekend at Deutsche Bank Park ahead of the Nov. 5 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. The New England Patriots will then play the Indianapolis Colts at the same stadium a week later.
Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not play Sunday because of a back injury when Las Vegas visits the Chicago Bears, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Raiders have not announced Garoppolo' playing status. Hoyer played the second half of Sunday's 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots when Garoppolo was injured.