EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe NFL suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair three games for repeated violations of player safety rules after his hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday.Jon Runyan, the NFL's vice president of policy and rules administration, announced the suspension Tuesday, adding in a letter to Al-Shaair that the league deemed the hit "unacceptable"…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCHICAGO -- While Chicago Bears players gathered their belongings inside the visitors locker room at Ford Field on Thanksgiving afternoon, team president and CEO Kevin Warren hung around longer than normal.Warren stood near quarterback Caleb Williams' locker and spoke at length with Ted Crews, the Bears' special adviser and chief administrative officer who spent a decade with Chicago…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, playing his first game in Denver since being traded by the Broncos in March, recorded a career-high nine catches for 235 receiving yards and one touchdown in Cleveland's 41-32 loss Monday night.It was the most receiving yards by a player in his first game against a former team in NFL history,…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- In the end, even a coach with a résumé as long as Sean Payton has as an NFL head coach could only voice a quick sigh in the aftermath of the Denver Broncos' wild 41-32 win over the Cleveland Browns Monday night in Empower Field at Mile High."Holy cow," Payton said as he stepped to the…