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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross was arrested Monday on a felony charge of criminal damage of more than $25,000, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office booking and release report. The Chiefs told ESPN on Monday evening that they are aware of the arrest, but have no comment at this time. 

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report indicates Ross was booked Monday afternoon after being arrested in Shawnee, Kansas. No bond was set, per ESPN. The 23-year-old wideout has caught three passes for 34 yards in seven games played this season. In Sunday’s 31-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, Ross played 25% of the Chiefs’ offensive snaps, but was not targeted by quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the passing game. 

Ross joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Clemson in 2022. After shining in rookie training camp, Ross was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, and did not play the entire season. 

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The Jets headed into their bye week on a high, after a two-game winning streak improved their record to 3-3.

Despite the devastating injury to quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the opener and another season-ending injury to stud offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker, the Jets have proven their mettle against some of the league’s top teams by beating the Bills and Eagles, and almost beating the Super Bowl champion Chiefs.

However, they were also flying high heading into the bye week last year at 6-3, only to flounder down the stretch.

Here are the biggest stories to watch as the Jets look for better results after the bye this time around…

Can the Jets perform better early in games?

The Jets have battled well in the second half of games all year, but they don’t make things easy on themselves with their constant slow starts. The team has trailed by double-digits in the first half of all six games so far.

The problems start right from their opening drive, where the Jets have been forced to punt all six times. In fact, they’ve only had two first downs on their six opening drives. One of these was a Breece Hall run on the very first offensive snap of the season and the other was on a defensive penalty in Week 6.

Gang Green has yet to score a first-quarter touchdown and their only early lead was when they went 3-0 up on the Broncos after a muffed punt, only to then go 7-3 down on the ensuring drive. 

Zach Wilson is averaging 27 passing yards in the first quarter of games but 52 in the second, third, and fourth quarters. Can they give themselves a better platform and a better margin for error against some of these supposedly easier upcoming opponents?

Are we going to see more from top rookie Will McDonald?

While the Jets’ defense has kept them in games, first-round rookie McDonald has been a disappointment. He’s barely played in the first six games, was a healthy scratch once and has only flashed a couple of times since the preseason.

On any other team, McDonald would be…

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Welcome to the Week 7 grades!

It took nearly a month, but Bill Belichick finally earned his 300th career regular-season win. The Patriots coach picked up his 299th win back on Sept. 24 and after watching his team lose three straight games, Belichick got his 300th win on Sunday in shocking fashion with a 29-25 upset win over the Bills. The 70-year-old is now the third coach in NFL history to reach the 300-win mark, joining Don Shula and George Halas. 

The only thing more shocking than New England’s win was the way Detroit lost. The Lions’ game against the Ravens was supposed to be a showdown of two of the top teams in the NFL, but instead, it turned into a beatdown with the Ravens winning 38-6. 

The Lions were one of two teams that received an “F” during the Sunday slate of games. So who else got a failing grade this week? Let’s check out every grade from Week 7, starting with Belichick’s big win. 

New England 29-25 over Buffalo

Bills-Patriots grades by Tyler Sullivan (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Chicago 30-12 over Las Vegas

Raiders-Bears grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Cleveland 39-38 over Indianapolis

Browns-Colts grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

N.Y. Giants 14-7 over Washington

Commanders-Giants grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Atlanta 16-13 over Tampa Bay

Falcons-Buccaneers grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Baltimore 38-6 over Detroit

Lions-Ravens grades by Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades?…

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Curran, Perry share latest details on Belichick’s reported extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Bill Belichick’s future as head coach of the New England Patriots has become more and more of a storyline as the team’s season has steadily worsened with each passing week.

The Patriots enter Sunday’s Week 7 game against the Buffalo Bills with a 1-5 record — their worst mark at this point in a season since 1995. The post-Tom Brady era has been largely lackluster with the exception of 2021. This year’s campaign has been particularly troubling, especially on offense.

It’s fair to wonder if Belichick is the coach next season given what’s transpired so far in 2023. And that’s why it was interesting to hear NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport report Sunday morning that Belichick signed a lucrative, multi-year extension this past offseason.

Specific details about Belichick’s extension — or any of his previous contracts with the Patriots, for that matter — are pretty hard to come by.

Our insiders Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry shared what they’re hearing about Belichick’s reported extension during NBC Sports Boston’s Pregame Live.

“Yeah, Ian Rapoport reporting that it is a lucrative multi-year extension. So let’s try and interrogate that. My understanding is lucrative — of course, it’s lucrative — it’s Bill Belichick. He makes a lot of dough,” Curran said. “Multi year, that simply could mean 2023 and 2024, for instance. So that extension would satisfy in some ways, perhaps a timeline for Jerod Mayo.

“Jerod Mayo signed a two-year extension as a linebackers coach at the end of last year. Robert Kraft was very open about talking about Jerod Mayo as perhaps one day a head coach, maybe even here. So I would be stunned. I would be amazed, I would be dumbstruck if Bill Belichick’s lucrative extension ran past 2024. What’s interesting to me, and we’re going to get to it, is the why of this report and what that means going forward into next year.”

The amount of people who know the…

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Who’s Playing

Miami Dolphins @ Philadelphia Eagles

Current Records: Miami 5-1, Philadelphia 5-1

How To Watch

When: Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 8:20 p.m. ETWhere: Lincoln Financial Field — Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTV: NBCOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Follow: CBS Sports App

What to Know

The Dolphins have enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they’ll head out on the road. They will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on the Dolphins, who come in off a win.

Miami was the big favorite in their most recent match, and for good reason. Everything went their way against the Panthers on Sunday as the Dolphins made off with a 42-21 victory. The victory came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 0:06 mark of the first quarter, when they were facing a 14-0 deficit.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead the Dolphins to victory, but perhaps none more so than Raheem Mostert, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Tua Tagovailoa also helped out by tossing the rock for 262 yards.

The Dolphins’ defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Christian Wilkins and his two sacks.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Philadelphia’s good fortune finally ran out on Sunday. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jets. Philadelphia gained 104 more yards on the day, but it was New York that made the best of use of them.

The Eagles’ loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Jalen Hurts, who threw for 280 yards and a touchdown, and A.J. Brown who picked up 131 receiving yards. Brown is on a roll when it comes to receiving yards, as he’s now posted 100 or more in the last four games he’s played.

Miami’s win…

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Purdy details 49ers’ challenges vs. Vikings’ blitz-heavy defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Brock Purdy arguably had his worst 49ers game against the Cleveland Browns’ elite defense last Sunday.

But with the Minnesota Vikings’ pressure-inducing defense awaiting in Week 7, Purdy quickly has to turn the page.

After Friday’s practice, San Francisco’s second-year quarterback discussed what challenges the 49ers’ offense will face in Minnesota.

“Boy, do they love playing in that realm of pressure and hoping they get the quarterback or get guys to mess up, force the ball to be turned over,” Purdy told reporters. “I feel like that’s more of what they like to do. But, this team is good because they’ll show everyone coming and they bluff out.”

The Vikings are a tricky matchup for Purdy since their defensive coordinator Brian Flores runs a blitz-heavy scheme while sprinkling in decoy rushers. In fact, Minnesota leads the NFL in plays defended with at least five rushers, sending heat on 60.5 percent of snaps.

However, the 49ers faced a similar defense in their Week 3 home opener against the New York Giants at Levi’s Stadium, where Purdy saw a blitz on 84.6 percent of his dropbacks. In that game, when facing the blitz, Purdy torched New York’s defense and threw for 247 yards with two touchdown passes over 31 plays.

The Vikings force quarterbacks to make ill-advised decisions because of their pressure paired with their zone defense, which isn’t ideal, per Purdy.

Besides needing to handle the Vikings’ pressure, he must recognize Minnesota’s coverages pre-snap.

“I’d say man-to-man coverage, as a quarterback, I think it’s a little nicer just because you know where your answers are supposed to be,” Purdy explained to reporters. “Zone coverage, it could be a more tricky area because you have a progression. You got to move on from guys, and guys can be dropping underneath guys. Man [coverage], you know one guy is covering this guy and…

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The Las Vegas Raiders will be without their starting quarterback this weekend. CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones confirmed reports that Jimmy Garoppolo has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears due to the back injury he sustained last week. 

Garoppolo was taken to the hospital after suffering the injury late in the second quarter against the New England Patriots, but head coach Josh McDaniels said earlier this week that the quarterback had “dodged a big bullet” with the injury. McDaniels did indicate that Garoppolo’s status for Week 7 was uncertain, but said that “the prognosis is a lot better than it otherwise might have been.”

Still, it now appears that Garoppolo will miss his second start of the season. He previously missed the team’s Week 4 loss against the division rival Los Angeles Chargers due to a concussion. Rookie Aidan O’Connell filled in for Garoppolo in that game, completing 24 of 39 passes for 238 yards and an interception. 

O’Connell has been inactive for the other five games this season, with veteran Brian Hoyer serving as Garoppolo’s backup. Hoyer stepped in for Garoppolo last week against New England and went 6 of 10 for 102 yards. When asked Friday who would be under center for his club on Sunday, head coach Josh McDaniels elected to keep the decision of Hoyer or O’Connell close to the vest. 

“Both guys are having a good week practicing. We’ll see how today goes and then we’re just going to make the right decision,” McDaniels told reporters on Friday. “I think at the end of the day, both of them are going to be ready to go. I have confidence in both of them. The good thing, as we’ve talked…

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Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Falcons may be in doubt.

Vea was listed as a limited participant in practice on Wednesday because of a foot injury he suffered during last Sunday’s loss to the Lions. Reporters at Thursday’s practice noted that Vea was not on the field at all during the open portion of practice.

The Bucs could be playing it cautious in order to get to Sunday with Vea healthy enough to play. Friday’s participation and injury designation will provide more information on that front.

Vea has 19 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles so far this season.

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