Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and receiver Christian Kirk are on track to start Jacksonville's regular-season finale at Tennessee on Sunday that will decide the AFC South champion. Lawrence flew with the team to Nashville on Saturday after practicing in a limited capacity the last three days, and Kirk was activated from injured reserve after missing the last four games following groin surgery. If the duo plays, the Jaguars (9-7) would have all 22 starters available for the first time since Week 11 against the Titans (5-11).
(KRON) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will not play in the team’s regular-season finale next Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams (9-7), head coach Kyle Shanahan said in a news conference Wednesday. With the No. 1 seed in the NFC and home-field advantage already clinched, Purdy will rest in the team’s Week 18 […]
Joe Flacco will sit out the regular-season finale at Cincinnati — along with some other regulars — to rest for the playoffs and Cleveland will go with Jeff Driskel, a franchise-record fifth quarterback to start for the team this season. Coach Kevin Stefanski said the Browns have earned the right to rest players after clinching a wild-card berth. Stefanski wasn't specific about his plans, but he did reveal that Flacco, who has gone 4-1 as a starter and thrown for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns since being signed on Nov. 20, will not play.