Broncos sticking with Osweiler
McAdoo will remain as Giants coach at least until the end of the season
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Both Brocks are keeping their jobs in Denver.
Coach Vance Joseph said Monday that quarterback Brock Osweiler will start against Cincinnati next weekend. And he gave his beleaguered special teams coach Brock Olivo a vote of confidence.
Olivo’s units were directly responsible for 24 New England points in a 41-16 loss to the Patriots on Sunday night that dropped the Broncos to 3-6.
The only one who might lose his job is rookie punt returner Isaiah McKenzie, who had his fifth fumble. Joseph wouldn’t say if he’ll bench the fifthround draft pick, however.
The Broncos also gave up a 103-yard touchdown return on a kickoff and suffered a blocked punt. Plus, they had 12 men on the field during a punt on fourth-and-5 that resulted in a Patriots first down that led to a touchdown.
Linebacker Brandon Marshall caught that punt — his first in a game since high school — and admittedly forgot he could run with it .
GIANTS: Ben McAdoo is staying as coach of the Giants, at least until the end of the season.
Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch issued a statement Monday saying while they are frustrated and disappointed with the Giants’ 1-8 record, they won’t evaluate the team and make any moves until the end of the season. BENGALS: Linebacker Vontaze Burfict won’t be suspended for the contact with an official that got him ejected from a 24-20 loss at Tennessee.
A league spokesman said Burfict faces a fine only. He pushed an official’s arm out of the way on the sideline in the second quarter after quarterback Marcus Mariota ran out of bounds. Two plays earlier, Burfict drew an unnecessary roughness penalty for hitting Mariota out of bounds.
RAIDERS: After years of planning, dealing and getting millions in public financing approved, the team broke ground Monday on a 65,000-seat domed stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., across the freeway from the city’s world-famous casinos.
Contractors will be working under an ambitious timeline as the team wants to kick off the 2020 season at the new stadium. But the Raiders have yet to reach crucial agreements for the $1.9 billion project and now stand to lose millions under the tax reform bill House Republicans unveiled earlier this month.
KAEPERNICK: Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ’s magazine’s “Citizen of the Year” for his activism.
Kaepernick began kneeling instead of standing during the national anthem last season to protest racial inequality and police brutality. The demonstration sparked a wave of NFL protests by players during the anthem that repeatedly have been denounced by President Donald Trump. Kaepernick parted ways with the San Francisco 49ers in March and hasn’t been signed by another team.
Kaepernick says on Twitter he’s “honored” by the recognition.
COWBOYS: The Cowboys are bracing to play the remainder of the month without Pro Bowl linebacker Sean Lee. Sources tell the Dallas Morning News it appears Lee will miss the next three games as he recovers from a pulled hamstring.
BROWNS: Cleveland starting linebacker Jamie Collins is done for the season with a sprained right knee
ligament.
CHIEFS: The Chiefs waived defensive tackle Roy Miller on Monday, two days after he was arrested in Florida and accused of assaulting his wife during an argument at their home.
JAGUARS: Jacksonville will be without receiver Allen Hurns at winless Cleveland on Sunday, a potentially significant setback for a team already playing without Allen Robinson.
SAINTS: Coach Sean Payton says running back and special teams player Daniel Lasco needs surgery for a bulging disc in his spine that will end his season but “won’t be career-threatening.”
JETS: Coach Todd Bowles says he is sticking with veteran Josh McCown as his quarterback despite New York dropping to 4-6 as the team heads into its bye-week break.
CHARGERS: Quarterback Philip Rivers is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after reporting symptoms of a possible head injury.