On the midweek NFL news: interviews continue for job openings around the league; QB Josh Rosen has a new team and more.
Ebron will be fine to play on Sunday
Having come out of the game against the Bengals in Week 15, Pittsburgh Steelers TE Eric Ebron will be fine to play Sunday in Week 16 against the Colts. At Cincinnati, he played just 10 offensive snaps before he left the game with a blow to the back. Although he came out on a stretcher, it was not serious and he will not lose any games.
Report: Eric Ebron should be OK for Sunday’s game https://t.co/Wx3VtOAABo
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 22, 2020
Jaguars interview Riddick for GM job
Popular man around the NFL. ESPN US analyst Louis Riddick will be interviewed by the Jacksonville Jaguars for his vacant General Manager position and will become the third team to do so alongside the Lions and Texans. Riddick emerged this year as an analyst during Monday Night Football games and could return to work in the NFL for the first time since 2013.
Louis Riddick to interview with Jaguars for G.M. opening https://t.co/aqIdVhFGKf
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 22, 2020
Rosen is the new 49ers quarterback
He QB Josh Rosen has a new team in the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers signed their active roster to the 10th pick of the 2018 NFL Draft from the Buccaneers practice squad. With Jimmy Garoppolo unlikely to return this year (ankle) and Nick Mullens out for the rest of the season (elbow), CJ Beathard remains the only healthy QB on the roster.
That’s why the hiring of Rosen comes out, coupled with the fact that the 49ers were ready to raise Josh Johnson from their practice squad but he entered the COVID-19 list and could not do it. The third-year player could be active next Saturday when San Francisco faces the Cardinals, the team that selected Rosen and decided to trade him in 2019.
49ers unsure if Jimmy Garoppolo will play again this season. Nick Mullens is out for the season with a sprained elbow. CJ Beathard is the last healthy QB on the roster.
There was no reason for the 49ers not to sign Josh Rosen, a former No. 10 pick. off the Bucs practice squad. https://t.co/VMeQRUGv7U
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 22, 2020
Multiple Texans players fined
Strange situation within the NFL news. After attending the grand opening of QB Deshaun Watson’s new restaurant franchise, several Houston Texans players were fined by the organization. At least six of them were photographed without face masks and league rules state that more than three players cannot leave the premises.
The #Texans have fined multiple players who last week attended the grand opening of Deshaun Watson’s new restaurant franchise, per @sarahbarshop. At least 6 players were there pictured without a mask. League rules say no more than 3 players may gather outside the team facility. pic.twitter.com/V4oL328b8o
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) December 22, 2020
Texans interview Bazirgan for GM job
The Houston Texans are continuing their search for a new General Manager and this time they interviewed someone from within. Current Director of Players and Personnel, Matt Bazirgan, was the one who took the interview and is a strong candidate for the position. Bazirgan came to the franchise in 2018 and has produced good results since then, so he could get such a promotion.
#Texans Director of Player Personell Matt Bazirgan, a top internal candidate in Houston, recently interviewed for the vacant GM job. Bazirgan has been a top lieutenant in Houston after arriving in 2018.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 22, 2020
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