NASCAR’s double-yellow line rule caused NASCAR a little bit of a headache again this week as questions remained about whether Kyle Larson went below the lines in his race-winning pass last Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

The rule has been around for decades, as NASCAR doesn’t want drivers to try to make a pass on the apron and then try to merge back into traffic when the apron narrows to the racing groove. 

That is a recipe for even a bigger wreck than what is common at Daytona and Talladega.

Should Kyle Larson have been penalized at Talladega? 

The rule reads:

— Vehicles must compete above the double-painted lines at all times.
— Passing below the double-painted lines to advance position will result in a black flag.
— Forcing another vehicle below the double-painted lines to block a pass may result in a black flag.
— Below the double-painted lines is defined as when the vehicle’s left-side tires are below the left line of the inside double-painted lines that separate the apron from the racing surface.

Still, there is no real clear definition of what constitutes “below.” 

NASCAR says its interpretation (clarified from the weekend) is the entirety of both left-side tires and that if any part of either tire is on the line, then it’s good.

That makes perfect sense, although in many sports, out of bounds means that any part of the body is on or outside the lines. And it’s also hard to tell whether both tires are on the line because, at many angles — if not all angles — the inside part of the tire is hard to see.

Most cameras are at angles with very few head-on looks or shots directly above that give a 100 percent accurate view. 

The rule also notes advance position, which is another subject of debate. 

What is enough to advance position? 

Kyle Larson and his team celebrate after getting into Victory Lane at Talladega.

Taken somewhat literally, that could mean the leader could never be penalized and there was a time in NASCAR where that seemed to be the interpretation.

That’s no longer the case, as the basis now is whether a driver improved or retained their position in relationship to second. 

Plus, there is part of the rule that says “compete above,” which gives NASCAR an out saying a driver didn’t compete above the line.

So NASCAR has a lot of leeway to make decisions and change interpretations based on the racing at Daytona, Atlanta (where the double lines are white, not yellow) and Talladega.

From the photos and video of Larson’s car, it could easily be argued that there is part of the left-side tire on the yellow line. 

Some critics are arguing that Larson’s left tires were on the double-yellow line as he fought for the lead at Talladega.

Maybe using GPS, NASCAR could show something that confirmed that, but NASCAR could also probably argue that he didn’t advance his position. Some also would say he was reacting to those cars in the middle groove, but it didn’t appear he was forced below.

So what’s the answer?

The first is to announce a penalty if it is warranted. 

NASCAR, on its “Hauler Talk” podcast, said that Austin Hill would have been penalized for being the last car on the lead lap because he did go below the yellow line — except that is where he finished, so there was no need to issue a penalty. Still, for the record and for precedence, a penalty should have been announced.

Get rid of the double-yellow line rule for the last lap? 

That sounds good, at least in theory. And trying that doesn’t seem unreasonable. But do that and then see the drivers wreck every last lap and the reaction would be, “why did NASCAR ever change the rule?” Ryan Blaney scoffed at that idea on the “Door Bumper Clear” podcast.

Use technology to do a more extensive review of the final lap? It is done in other sports, but NASCAR needs to get a decision on a winner as quickly as possible. 

And, frankly, if it’s so close that it cannot tell with the naked eye and some video, then let that pretty much be a tie that goes to the runner. 

And speaking of technology — how much has tech ruined superspeedway racing to begin with, as seen in Talladega’s opening stage?

RFK Teammates Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher drafted together at Talladega.

Seeing the RFK drivers opt to go full throttle after 30 laps was fun and hopefully, it will mean more teams will consider racing that way in the future.

RFK’s Ryan Preece said, if NASCAR offered serious lap leader money (a certain amount for each lap led) that it might give more incentive for drivers to do that.

My favorite idea?

Require a four-tire pit stop for any pit stop under green or at the stage break. That will mean drivers won’t need to save much fuel because they know they will have to spend eight or nine seconds on pit road instead of just a few seconds for enough fuel to get to the end of the stage.

Sure, there would be complications regarding whether teams will need an additional set of tires. But at least that is as fair of a way to do it and brings the pit crews into play more than fuel mileage. That seems to be the better, more entertaining choice.

It does look like NASCAR has a decent handle on the package. Could Kyle Larson have gone from first to 11th to first with the old seven-inch spoiler? That certainly is debatable. 

And that debate is one that deserves more attention than arguing over whether a car is an inch beyond the double-yellow lines.

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The Detroit Lions cleared Kerby Joseph to practice on Wednesday, giving the team 21 days to decide whether to put the 2024 All-Pro safety on the active roster or on season-ending injured reserve.

“This is a step in the right direction,” coach Dan Campbell said.

Joseph has had a series of setbacks since his last game on Oct. 12, 2025, including an injured left knee that didn’t respond well to treatment and a lot of time off after he played in just six games. After attempting to come back last year, the Lions put him on injured reserve late in the season.

Injuries plagued Kerby Joseph’s 2025 season with the Lions. (Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

They put him on the reserve/physically unable to perform list at the start of this season. If Kerby is not activated within the next three weeks, he will not be eligible to play this season.

Kerby has been working out, away from team activities, and made enough progress to merit an opportunity to practice.

“He’s checked all those boxes,” Campbell said. “The rest is how does he react to football?”

The Lions signed Joseph a four-year contract worth $86 million before the 2025 season that makes him one of the highest-paid safeties.

Joseph got the deal after leading the NFL with nine interceptions in 2024, helping Detroit win a franchise-record 15 games and a second straight NFC North title. He finished sixth in voting for AP Defensive Player of the Year.

He had four interceptions in 2023, tied for seventh in the NFL, and four picks as a rookie after the Lions drafted him in the third round, No. 97 overall, out of Illinois in 2022. Joseph had three interceptions last season to increase his career total to 20.

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Basketball and baseball and football, oh my. 

The greatest time of the year continues. Here’s what I’m looking at this week for my five-leg parlay.

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Thunder Moneyline (-230)

The Thunder have had a rough week, with serious injuries to Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace casting a cloud over their 4-0 start. Despite the absences, OKC has enough depth and star power to notch a road win against the rebuilding Mavericks on Wednesday.

  WS Game 5 Under 7 (-138)

“The Miz” Jacob Misiorowski takes the mound in Game 5 looking to crown the Brewers as World Series champs on Wednesday. While the Rays have not named a starting pitcher, it will surely be all hands on deck in what should be a competitive, low-scoring game.

Northwestern +3.5 (-110)

Northwestern takes on a reeling Oregon team that has already had its Playoff hopes crushed as it enters this game on Halloween. I like Northwestern and its prolific ground game to propel the underdog on Saturday.

Buccaneers Moneyline (-135)

The Bucs have now won two of their last three games and are in the thick of the NFC South race, after thrashing the Panthers last week. They next take on the Falcons, who just defeated a previously unbeaten 49ers team, but were fortunate, as they benefited from four 49ers turnovers, and were out-gained by the 49ers by 1.5 yards per play. 

Ravens +3.5

It’s turned into an annual guessing game with the Ravens and when their former MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson will suit up. But, in a huge game, I’m going to bet on Jackson being in there, as the Ravens try to fight their way out of last place. If Jackson goes, this should be a very close game.

Hill’s Pick: 5-Leg Parlay +1369 (bet $10 to win $146.90 total)

 

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Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee Brewers stand on the brink of history, just one win away from bringing the franchise’s first-ever World Series title home. 

All eyes turn to Misiorowski on Wednesday as he takes the mound for Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Misiorowski has been one of baseball’s biggest breakout stars this season, establishing himself among the game’s elite arms with a season that has him as the favorite to win the NL Cy Young.

However, taking the mound with a chance to wrap up Game 5 and deliver a championship should be every pitcher’s dream.

Misiorowski has shown that he’s built for it. Through three postseason outings, he has led the Brewers to wins in every single start, throwing 13 ⅓ innings with 14 strikeouts while allowing just four earned runs.

During his World Series Game 1 start, Misiorowski shut the Rays’ offense down. Though he threw just five innings, he struck out three batters, allowed only one run on four hits and led the Brewers to a 3-2 victory.

The pressure is on Misiorowski, but he’s shown he can live up to the big moments. Game 5 will tell us if the Rays can stay alive or if Misiorowski can end the series and bring home the Brewers’ first-ever World Series championship.

If Misiorowski delivers, he’ll join an elite club. Here are a few of the most historic Game 5 pitching performances in World Series history.

No discussion of Game 5 heroics is complete without Don Larsen’s 1956 masterpiece for the New York Yankees. To this day, he remains the only pitcher in World Series history to throw a perfect game.

Larsen needed just 97 pitches to dismantle the then-Brooklyn Dodgers, striking out seven in his legendary gem. For his unmatched performance on the mound, he was named World Series MVP and earned the prestigious Babe Ruth Award.

Throwing the only perfect game in World Series history is an accomplishment that remains unmatched 70 years later. In some ways, Larsen set the ultimate gold standard for postseason dominance.

When it comes to historic Game 5 pitching performances, few have managed a more dominant showing than Madison Bumgarner in 2014. He threw a complete-game, four-hit shutout to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 lead over the Kansas City Royals.

It was the first World Series complete-game shutout since Josh Beckett accomplished the feat for the Florida Marlins in Game 6 of the 2003 World Series. It goes to show just how special of a talent and postseason run Bumgarner had for the Giants.

Bumgarner was on a different level during that World Series and followed his shutout with a historic five-inning relief appearance in Game 7 just three days later. He finished the 2014 World Series with a 0.43 ERA across 21 innings and took home MVP honors.

Koufax is viewed as one of the most dominant pitchers in history, so it’s no surprise he made this list. In the 1965 World Series against the Minnesota Twins, Koufax delivered a masterclass performance on the mound that is still remembered to this day.

With the Dodgers down early in the series, Koufax delivered a complete-game shutout in Game 5, allowing just four hits while striking out 10. Then, returning on short rest in Game 7, Koufax threw yet another shutout to clinch the World Series title.

When it came to winning the biggest games, Koufax always delivered.

During the 1988 World Series, Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser put together a dominant performance against the then-Oakland Athletics. His complete game pushed the Dodgers to clinch the series 4-1 and bring home their sixth World Series title in franchise history.

Hershiser earned World Series MVP honors following a dominant performance on the mound and at the plate. In Game 5, Hershiser threw a complete game, allowing just four hits and two runs while striking out nine batters.

In Game 2, he threw a complete-game shutout and went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI. It goes to show what a dominant performance Hershiser had not only in Game 5, but throughout the entire series.

Throwing nearly 150 pitches, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Curt Schilling forced a Game 6 in the 1993 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. His Game 5 performance won’t ever be forgotten as he threw a complete-game, 2-0 shutout on 147 pitches.

During Schilling’s performance on the mound, even with what felt like a million pitches, he put on a show. He allowed only five hits while striking out six, putting the team on his back to force a Game 6.

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Lumen Field (Seattle) — Tyrice Knight said the quiet part out loud.

I asked the Seattle Seahawks linebacker how surprised he was to see the Kansas City Chiefs lining up rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane by himself in press coverage against the best receiver in the league: Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Knight shook his head.

“They must not have been watching film,” Knight told me following the Seahawks’ 20-3 win over the Chiefs. “I don’t know why they left that cornerback out there like that. Maybe they had confidence in him, I don’t know. But you can’t do that with the best receiver in the league. You’ve got to give that guy some help.”

Facing single coverage a fair amount of the evening as Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo chose to blitz Sam Darnold 23.3% of the time (It wasn’t a wise choice: Darnold finished 7 of 7 for 81 yards and a score vs. blitz, per Next Gen Stats), Smith-Njigba finished with nine receptions for 150 yards on 12 targets. He caught five of his six targets for 85 yards and a touchdown in man coverage against cornerbacks L’Jarius Sneed and Delane, according to Next Gen Stats.

On a night when many expected Kenneth Walker III to strengthen his case for Offensive Player of the Year and get back at his former team, JSN instead showed why he’s the best skill-position player in football … and why the Seahawks will be proven right to let the star running back leave.

“You can try your best, but JSN is going to get his,” Seahawks tight end AJ Barner told me. “It was a great performance by him. That’s just what it is. Jaxon is going to get open. Sam’s going to find him. He’s just incredible. Every week he’s so consistent. It’s what we expect from Jax.”

Barner said a primary reason for the 24-year-old Smith-Njigba’s early success just four years into his NFL career is that he’s an old soul who shows up to work every day. His teammates follow that lead.

“He’s such a talented kid, but it’s his mindset, too,” Barner told me. “It’s never too big of a spotlight for him. He had 150 yards tonight, but when he shows up tomorrow, whether it’s 150 yards or 50 yards, he’s going to be the same guy. He’s going to come in and work. And he’s going to put the team before himself as well.”

Smith-Njigba, the league’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year, is once again on a heater this season. He leads all receivers in receptions (58), receiving yards (867) and receiving touchdowns (8). If he were to do that for the entire season, Smith-Njigba would be just the fourth receiver to earn the receiving triple crown since the turn of the century. 

Cooper Kupp notched a triple crown with the Los Angeles Rams during the 2021 season, going on to help his team win the Super Bowl and taking home Super Bowl MVP honors. Now Smith-Njigba’s teammate in Seattle, Kupp understands the stress that he’s going through.

“People are going to try and take him away, but he has the ability to stay engaged one play after the next, and when the opportunity comes to play high level football,” Kupp said. “It’s really hard to stay engaged for a full game when the defense is trying to take you away. But he’s done an unbelievable job of that and making the plays when the ball comes his way.”

Smith-Njigba is also on pace to become the first receiver with 2,000 receiving yards. He’s the fourth player in NFL history to record 100 receiving yards in six of his team’s first seven games of a season. And Smith-Njigba has been a one-man wrecking crew for Seattle, accounting for 36% of the offense this season. 

One play against the Chiefs was a microcosm of Smith-Njigba’s dominance. 

Kansas City sent an all-out blitz late in the first half, with the Seahawks on the Chiefs’ 28-yard line. Delane had sticky press coverage on the Ohio State product on a fade ball, reaching in between Smith-Njigba’s hands to knock the ball away. But Smith-Njigba deftly anticipated the move, moving the ball to his outside left hand and palming the ball in an outstretched hand to keep it away from the rookie defender, holding it out as he went out of bounds for the touchdown. 

“He’s unguardable,” Seahawks safety Nick Emmanori said. “And it’s pretty amazing to see. Like I’m sitting there and like, ‘Wow, this is a potential Hall of Famer.’ He’s a great receiver. Knowing that he’s getting double-teamed and they’re sending cloud [a second defender] his way, and he’s still making plays? It’s crazy. You can’t even fathom it.” 

  NFC West Arms Race Has Begun

In what has become an annual tradition, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider made a move to improve his team at a position of need ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline on Nov. 10

It started in Schneider’s first year as GM of the Seahawks, when he traded a fourth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for Marshawn Lynch in 2010. This year, the Seahawks traded a third-year pick in the 2027 draft and a fifth-round pick in 2028 for Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl offensive guard Quenton Nelson. The Seahawks had struggled to consistently get a push in the running game with Kenneth Walker III signing with Kansas City in free agency, and at times struggled to protect quarterback Sam Darnold.

In Nelson, the Seahawks get an eight-time Pro Bowler and six-time All-Pro who has one year left on his deal with a base salary of $16 million. Seattle will pay a prorated portion of that salary of nearly $10 million. 

Seahawks left tackle Charles Cross could miss time due to a high-ankle sprain suffered in the team’s runaway win over the Chiefs last week, so Nelson provides depth up front. Current left guard Grey Zabel is expected to move over to right guard, allowing the 30-year-old Nelson to fill in at left guard. Swing tackle Josh Jones is expected to fill in at left tackle if Cross can’t go.

The Seahawks landed eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson on Tuesday, helping them fill a need along the offensive line as they also need to bolster their run game. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

The Seahawks are in an arms race in the NFC West with the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams added Myles Garrett, Trent McDuffie, Jaylen Watson and Aaron Donald in the offseason, while the 49ers brought in Mike Evans.

Seattle responded to those moves by adding its own Hall of Fame-worthy player two weeks before the trade deadline in Nelson. 

It’s the fourth consecutive year the Seahawks have made a big trade at the deadline, including Leonard Williams in 2023, Ernest Jones IV in 2024, Rashid Shaheed in 2025 and Nelson this season. Like Lynch, all three players signed new deals to stay in Seattle, so Nelson could be a long-term player for the Seahawks. 

A longtime NFL scout I spoke with liked the move for Seattle, noting that Schneider and Colts interim general manager Ed Dodds, who took over for the fired Chris Ballard, worked together in Seattle.

“It’s a good two-way trade,” the longtime scout told me. “Seattle has needed some upfront experience, especially to help Josh Jones out as he replaces [Charles] Cross outside. Seattle has good young offensive guards, but I see it more as a run game addition than a passing game addition to protecting the QB.

“Indy has moved on from a really good drafting GM in Ballard. Dodd and Schneider are both solid personnel guys who know each other from Seattle way back and trust each other. Indy should have waited until after the season to make a GM move.” 

DeForest Buckner is heading back to San Francisco, with the 49ers reacquiring the three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle on Tuesday. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

But as the Seahawks made their big swing, it only took a few hours before the 49ers made one of their own. They responded to the Seahawks’ move for Nelson by also taking advantage of the fire sale in Indianapolis and trading back for its 2016 first-round pick: defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. The 49ers should get Nick Bosa back soon from a calf injury, and reuniting him with Buckner should improve San Francisco’s pass rush.

With San Francisco heading into the bye week and the Seahawks hosting the Chicago Bears in a nationally televised game on Monday Night Football, things are heating up in the NFC West. 

  Battle Of Los Angeles Is A Pillow Fight

While the AFC and NFC Wests are heating up elsewhere, Los Angeles is a different story. The Rams and Chargers have combined for just one win at SoFi Stadium this year in what was expected to be a season the two teams could meet in their home stadium with the Lombardi Trophy on the line.

Instead, the two will face off in Week 8 with much less at stake: bragging rights for Los Angeles in a stadium where the Arizona Cardinals (2) have more wins so far this season than the two teams combined.

The Chargers (0-6) had a bye week to try and fix an embarrassing offense led by new coordinator Mike McDaniel. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said his team spent the week trying to simplify things so star quarterback Justin Herbert can play fast and decisively heading into the second half of the season. McDaniel remains the person directing the offense — for now. 

The first year of the Justin Herbert-Mike McDaniel marriage hasn’t gotten off to a great start, losing their first six games and 28th in total offense. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

The reeling Rams (3-4), meanwhile, got an important road win over the Las Vegas Raiders and will look to build on that against the Chargers. 

“It was the first week that we were able to have a normal week of preparation with the way that things have been situated this whole season,” Rams head coach Sean McVay said about his team’s win over the Raiders last week. “I think that was beneficial and this week will represent another opportunity to do that. We have to improve and we have to have even greater urgency than last week. I know we’re capable of doing it, players and coaches alike. I’m excited to start that prep with those guys.”

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5. Los Angeles Rams 

The Rams finally emphasized running the football in a road win over the Raiders, totaling 199 yards on the ground. Kyren Williams (99) and Blake Corum (93) are the third duo in the NFL this season to each record at least 90 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the same game (Kyle Monangai & D’Andre Swift, Week 1; Josh Allen & James Cook, Week 5).

4. Denver Broncos

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix’s 62-yard rushing touchdown was the longest rushing touchdown by a QB since 2022. Nix, however, is still struggling to push the ball downfield – 64.4% of his passing yards are after the catch this season, the second-highest rate behind Jalon Daniels (65.5%), per Next Gen Stats. 

3. Kansas City Chiefs

The Seahawks pressured Patrick Mahomes on 39% of his passing attempts in Kansas City’s loss to Seattle. Mahomes finished 6-for-13 for 44 yards, with no touchdowns and an interception on those throws, posting a 22.6 passer rating. 

Sunday was arguably the worst game played by the Chiefs in a game that Patrick Mahomes has started. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

2. Seattle Seahawks

After earning a victory at home against the Chiefs, the Seahawks have little time to rest, hosting the modern version of Mahomes in Caleb Williams and one of the most innovative offensive minds in Bears head coach Ben Johnson, who said he wants to break the single-season NFL scoring record. 

1. San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers get a break during the bye week after suffering their first loss of the year on the road against the Atlanta Falcons. San Francisco needs Nick Bosa (calf) and Mike Evans (Achilles) to come out of the bye week healthy.

“This is us. This is ‘The Dark Side.’ This is what we do.”

Seahawks defensive tackle Byron Murphy II on his defense’s dominating performance against the Chiefs. 

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The World Series, the official championship of Major League Baseball, is contested each fall. While most MLB franchises have tasted victory at one time or another, there are five teams who have not won the Fall Classic. 

That list is guaranteed to shrink this year. 

The 2026 World Series features two of those five franchises, the Brewers and the Rays, so one of them will win its first title. Milwaukee leads the series 3-1 after the Rays won Game 4. 

Here are the five MLB teams that have never won the World Series:

Let’s take a look at these five Major League Baseball franchises and see how close each has come in their history.

Rays Avoid Sweep! Jeter, Big Papi & A-Rod Break Down NAIL-BITING Game 4 vs Brewers

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Lamar Jackson was a full participant in practice for the Baltimore Ravens, which suggests his latest injury saga could be over sooner rather than later.

Maybe.

“I think the more you’re able to do and respond from and feel from certainly raises your optimism,” coach Jesse Minter said Wednesday. “But again, we’ll kind of see how it goes throughout the week.”

The Ravens play at Buffalo on Sunday.

Since his first full season as a starter in 2019, Jackson ranks seventh in starts among NFL quarterbacks. He’s been less durable than fellow MVPs Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, but other top quarterbacks like Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy have had similar injury issues to the Baltimore star. Yet it’s Jackson whose absences are so angst-inducing and opaque.

A combination of factors are at play — the league’s culture of secrecy when it comes to injuries, a player whose mindset is hard to read, and a team that comes into every season with high expectations, but has yet to reach a Super Bowl with Jackson.

Coaches often talk about not wanting to give up too much information on injuries because it could help an opponent. That might sound paranoid, but preparing for Jackson is a significant undertaking, and it makes sense that Baltimore would want the other team to think he might play even when it’s unlikely.

On the first Wednesday after Jackson injured his ankle this season, Minter said: “There’s a lot of time between now and Sunday. … There will be a point later in the week where we will figure out kind of where it is at.”

That comment — on Oct. 7 — left open at least some possibility of a quick return for Jackson. He’s missed three games since then.

The previous coaching staff wasn’t much different. When Jackson injured his knee against Denver in 2022, John Harbaugh was quick to declare it was not a season-ending issue. Jackson didn’t play again.

The way the Ravens talk about Jackson’s injuries creates a cycle in which fans can get their hopes up each week, then are let down when he doesn’t play. That makes him appear slow to return, and occasionally Jackson has weighed in himself, pointing out the severity of his injuries. Over a month after his 2022 injury — with a playoff game approaching — Jackson said on social media he’d suffered a grade 2 PCL sprain and his knee was still unstable.

Last week, Jackson spoke with reporters and said he was told he had a high ankle sprain — by no means a routine ailment.

“I’m just trying to move how I move,” Jackson said. “If I can’t do that, I can’t help my team.”

Even after two MVPs, Jackson takes heat for his sporadic attendance at voluntary offseason practices. That may be part of the reason he doesn’t necessarily get the benefit of the doubt when hurt.

Then there are his contract negotiations, which rarely seem simple. He played out his whole rookie deal before the team put the franchise tag on him after the 2022 season. A collusion case — with Jackson’s situation a big part of it — went to arbitration. The Ravens and Jackson were amicable in public after reaching a deal, but it’s always been hard to tell how much contract talks affect him. That’s led to wild speculation about his motivation when he misses games while hurt.

The Ravens, Minter included, make a point of talking about how hard Jackson works to get back on the field, but the team often sounds like it too is in the dark about whether or not he’ll play.

“I don’t know if it’s because of lack of agent or what, that no one can kind of defend him,” cornerback Marlon Humphrey said. “I do know this: If Lamar Jackson can play, if he’s healthy enough to play, he will play, and that’s kind of all I can say on that.”

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The Indianapolis Colts’ fire sale is officially underway. 

With guard Quenton Nelson and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner getting traded on Tuesday, all eyes now shift toward who the Colts will move next. Among the remaining roster pieces, star running back Jonathan Taylor is viewed as a top trade asset expected to command a massive return.

However, more names could be on their way out — and not just expiring contracts. True core pieces of the roster could be moved heading into the NFL trade deadline, including a player few saw as a potential trade target: wide receiver Josh Downs.

Downs officially requested a trade on Wednesday morning, according to ESPN.

It remains to be seen whether the Colts will grant Downs his request, but he stands out as one of their top trade chips ahead of the deadline. If both Taylor and Downs are dealt, it would signal a total overhaul and a full-scale rebuild heading into the offseason.

Downs is just 25 years old and still on his rookie deal, but like Nelson and Buckner, he is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Through seven games, Downs has caught 26 passes for 307 yards, though he has yet to reach the end zone.

Given the widespread interest in wide receivers before the deadline, Downs fits logically as a target for a handful of teams, like the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs as they’re dealing with injuries at the position. 

With the Nov. 10 trade deadline less than two weeks away, Downs could be the next Colt on the move under interim general manager Ed Dodds. Here are the other remaining players the Colts could trade in the lead-up to the deadline.

Colts Remaining Trade Assets

The biggest trade asset on the roster is undoubtedly Jonathan Taylor, even though the team hasn’t actively signaled a desire to move him. While speculation has run rampant about Taylor, though, Colts head coach Shane Steichen replied “no” when asked if the running back has asked for a trade. 

“Those are hypothetical things right now,” Steichen told reporters. “I know there’s stuff floating around out there, but JT’s on our football team.”

Taylor is widely seen as one of the best running backs in football, which means they could fetch a haul if he decides to move him. However, as the heart and soul of the franchise, the Colts seemingly won’t part ways with Taylor unless someone comes calling with an offer that’s simply too good to pass up.

If the Colts are committed to a full-scale rebuild, trading a superstar like Taylor could give them a lot of assets. Contending teams that have struggled to have success on the ground, like the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos, would seemingly make sense as fits for Taylor. 

The Colts might not have many players that will fetch a great return of Tuesday’s trades, but they hold a solid tier of veterans capable of netting meaningful draft capital. With comparable players going for late Day 3 picks, veteran defensive tackle Grover Stewart is another name that could make sense to be moved.

Stewart, 33, has 22 total tackles and a half-sack this season. In terms of his contract, Stewart is set to become a free agent at season’s end.

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The Tampa Bay Rays are fighting to keep their World Series hopes alive as they face the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 5. New users on Polymarket can claim $25 in bonuses with promo code FOX.

Game 4 delivered one of the wildest finishes of the series, as rookie Cooper Pratt put Milwaukee ahead with a solo homer in the 12th before Tampa Bay rallied for a dramatic 4-3 walk-off win. Ben Williamson delivered the decisive single, keeping the Rays alive after they trailed 3-0 in the series. 

The Brewers are still one win away from their first championship with Jacob Misiorowski on the mound, while Tampa Bay looks to build on its comeback and force another game. 

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Teams	Chance	Yes	No
MIL Brewers	57%	57¢	43¢
TB Rays	43%	43¢	57¢

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How to Watch Brewers vs. Rays Game 5

• When: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
• TV: FOX
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One

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The Tampa Bay Rays kept their World Series hopes alive with a dramatic extra-inning win in Game 4, and now the Milwaukee Brewers get another shot at clinching their first championship in Game 5. 

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Jacob Misiorowski takes the mound for Milwaukee with the Brewers holding a 3-1 series lead. He earned the win in Game 1, allowing just one run over five innings, and now has a chance to help the Brewers finish the job. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, rallied for two runs in the 12th inning to win 4-3 on Tuesday, setting up another high-stakes showdown as the Rays fight to extend the series.

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*Probabilities are subject to change* 

Teams	Chance	Yes	No
MIL Brewers	56%	57¢	44¢
TB Rays	44%	44¢	57¢

More markets available on Kalshi.

How to Watch Brewers vs. Rays Game 5

• When: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
• TV: FOX
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One

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