Carson Wentz suffers hairline fracture in ribs

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz will miss some time with an injury suffered in the preseason opener.
The Eagles have announced that Wentz suffered a hairline fracture in his ribs on Thursday night against the Buccaneers, although the statement from the team indicates that he could be back in as little as a couple of weeks.
“Carson felt some discomfort and soreness as we began this morning’s practice,” Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said. “We decided to limit him throughout the remainder of practice and, as a precaution, sent him for a CT scan after practice. The scan revealed a hairline fracture in his ribs. We do not know an exact timetable for his return, but we hope to have him back before the end of the preseason.”
The Eagles were hoping to use the preseason to get Wentz some live game experience, something he is not expected to get much of during the regular season. With Sam Bradford slated to start and Chase Daniel backing him up, Wentz may be inactive on Sundays in the fall.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Michael David Smith
Photo by Mitchell Leff, Getty Images

Kubiak: First preseason game will “have a lot to do” with picking QB

The Broncos play their first preseason game of the year in Chicago next Thursday and that will give the team a chance to see the players competing for the starting quarterback spot in game action for the first time.
The first preseason game is often a forgettable affair as first-stringers play sparingly, but it looks like it will be a more meaningful game for the Broncos. On Thursday, coach Gary Kubiak said that the results of that game will be a big factor when he makes his choice between Mark Sanchez, Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch.
“I want to get them out there, I’m going to put a number of throws on each one of them,” Kubiak said, via Mike Klis of KUSA. “And that’s going to have a lot to do with decision-making time to be honest with you.”
Kubiak said it has been “very, very competitive” between the players during practices and Klis’ take is that things have gotten “muddier” over the course of camp because each day finds a different quarterback playing well. Next week’s game will provide a different data point to consider that could nudge Kubiak in the direction of Week One’s starter.

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Author: Josh Alper
Photo: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Chiefs interested in signing Foles

The Chiefs are interested in signing free agent quarterback Nick Foles, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday night.
That news is timely and interesting, yet not surprising. The Rams cut Foles before camp, and the Cowboys losing backup quarterback Kellen Moore to injury means they have an immediate need for an experienced quarterback.
That helps Foles’ bargaining position, with the Cowboys and with other potential suitors. Though Schefter’s report is the first real link between Foles and the Chiefs, there probably would have been red flags had the Chiefs not shown some level of interest in Foles.
Foles was a third-round pick of the Eagles in 2012 and started six games that year, Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s last season with the Eagles. Behind starter Alex Smith the Chiefs have Aaron Murray, a third-year player who’s never played in a regular season game, rookie Kevin Hogan, and Tyler Bray, a former undrafted free agent who’s also never played in a game.
Foles, 27, probably figured he wouldn’t be unemployed for long even though the Rams couldn’t find a trade partner. He went to the Pro Bowl in 2013 with the Eagles before being traded before the 2015 season and having a disastrous season with the Rams last year.
For his career, Foles is a 60-percent passer with 53 touchdown passes vs. 27 interceptions, thanks mostly to his 27-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio in 2013.

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Author: Zac Jackson
Photo: UPI, Terry Schmitt

Washington could be in the veteran RB market later

Teams will use the early days of training camp to take a look at the kids they’ve collected. But as time wears on, some of them will realize they need to find some experience.
That could be the case in Washington, as coach Jay Gruden admitted they could be in the market for a veteran runner at some point, as they don’t have many proven commodities behind Matt Jones.
“We could [look at free agents],” Gruden said, via Joon Lee of the Washington Post. “There are some guys who looked pretty good during minicamp. Chris Thompson is coming back and looked good. Obviously, Mack Brown was on the practice squad last year. Robert Kelley is the rookie free agent we picked up. Keith Marshall we’re excited about. We have some guys that we’re going to look out for.”
While you look up that list of names — and recall that Jones is coming off hip surgery and a year of fumbling problems — it’s worth pointing out that they let Alfred Morris walk this offseason and didn’t do anything to backfill there.
Once Arian Foster signed with the Dolphins, the market thinned quickly, with guys such as Bernard Pierce finding jobs.
If one of Gruden’s young backs doesn’t emerge during camp, they could be left to pick through the scraps later, as teams begin making cuts.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Darin Gantt
AP Photo/Alex Brandon