The NFL conditionally reinstated former Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams after a lengthy suspension for substance abuse, according to multiple reports. Williams, 25, hasn't played in the league since his rookie season in 2015. The fifth-round draft pick from Florida State showed promise when he appeared in 11 games for Buffalo, rushing for 517 yards and seven touchdowns and adding 11 catches for 96 yards and two scores.
Former Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams was reinstated from a long suspension. In 2015 you probably knew the name Karlos Williams, especially if you were in a fantasy league. Williams had a couple 100-yard games.
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray hears his name in the mix as a first-round draft pick. On the heels of turning down a pro baseball career, the Heisman Trophy winner has not decided what his level of participation will be at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine held next week in Indianapolis. Murray is scheduled to be available to media along with 300-plus prospects invited to the event, but past top quarterbacks have not always participated in the testing or on-field events.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey have been feuding back and forth all season. Now, even though the season has ended and their trash talk appears to have died down, it seems their beef is still alive and well. Allen, while signing autographs last weekend, was asked to sign a photo from the Bills' 24-21 win against the Jaguars in Week 12 this season — where Allen went 8-of-19 for 160 yards and one touchdown through the air, and had 99 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
The Buffalo Bills have begun addressing their offensive line needs by signing Spencer Long to a three-year contract. The addition made on Tuesday comes a week after the New York Jets cut Long to free up nearly $6.5 million from next season's salary cap. The 28-year-old Long has 44 starts in 53 career games over five seasons.
Watch Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano's best plays from the 2018 season.
ATLANTA (AP) - Patrick Mahomes' breathtaking breakthrough season earned him the NFL's Most Valuable Player award. The Chiefs quarterback landed a pair of honors at NFL Honors on Saturday night, taking The Associated Press 2018 MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards. In his second pro season, Mahomes led Kansas City to its first AFC title game since 1993 with some of the most creative and clutch plays the league has seen in years.
After the power, presence and flash of Prince, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime performances — not to mention the controversy of this weekend's Maroon 5-Travis Scott spot — it's hard to believe that the big game's intermission show used to consist of college marching bands along with performers like the lily-white singing/dancing troupe Up with People and the late, great Carol Channing. In retrospect, it's surprising that it took 26 Super Bowls for people to realize the marketing potential a 12-minute show with an audience that is now estimated to be 100 million people — the single biggest audience for any musical performance on Earth. As the Stones, McCartney, Gaga and others have learned, it might be the best possible way to promote an upcoming tour.
After two years out of the NFL, Rob Ryan is thrilled to be back coaching as part of Jay Gruden's staff with the Washington Redskins. In an interview with NBC Sports Washington, Ryan said he had twice interviewed for jobs with Washington and is extremely glad he can join Gruden and defensive coordinator Greg Manusky in D.C. “Oh man, I'm excited,” Ryan said. This is going to be so much fun.
The Washington Redskins have hired longtime NFL defensive guru Rob Ryan as inside linebackers coach. The team announced the move Wednesday, a day after promoting Kevin O'Connell to offensive coordinator on coach Jay Gruden's staff. Ryan most recently served as the Buffalo Bills' assistant head coach for defense in 2016.
