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NFL news, injury updates: Cowboys' Dak Prescott to have surgery, Bears fire OC Shane Waldron
Prescott is officially out for the year, while the Bears finally made a change to their coaching staff
The Dallas Cowboys, good or bad, are always one of the most talked about teams in the NFL because of their national fan base, outspoken owner and decades of success during the first half of the Super Bowl era. So it’s no surprise that their starting quarterback — who signed for the most guaranteed money in NFL history just before this season started — having season-ending surgery would lead our news and notes coming out of Week 10.
It should also come as no surprise that, while the 9-0 Chiefs have found ways to win without looking like the dominant offensive juggernaut they've been in much of the Patrick Mahomes era, a glaring hole in their offensive line that may be getting even bigger would be at the top of this list as the season rolls past its midway point.
Whoever you're rooting for — or against — stay with Yahoo Sports for all of the news and notes from around the NFL in the fallout of Week 10 of the 2024 regular season.
Dak Prescott to have season-ending surgery
Prescott hurt his hamstring, reportedly partially tearing his hamstring off the bone, and will miss the rest of the season. He was on the sidelines for Dallas' latest home blowout loss — a 34-6 shellacking at the hands of the hated division-rival Eagles — but after seeking a second opinion, he'll have surgery on Wednesday.
Starting in Week 11, the Cowboys will depend on backup quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Trey Lance to lead them through the rest of the season. The Cowboys are 3-6 and going nowhere fast at this point in the year. Amid the Cowboys' struggles, Jerry Jones said that he would not be making a coaching change after his team's latest home blowout loss. Stay tuned.
Bears OC Shane Waldron out, is Matt Eberflus next?
How fortunes can change in just three weeks. After a third-straight win, and coming off a four-touchdown pass performance in London, Caleb Williams looked like he was in the midst of a big jump in his rookie season. But Chicago was playing Jacksonville, and had played Carolina the week before. Now, after three straight losses, the Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Can head coach Matt Eberflus turn things around enough to save his job?
Trevor Lawrence out again for Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars will get additional time to recover from a shoulder injury he's dealing with after the team ruled him out for Week 11 against the Detroit Lions. The Jaguars have their bye in Week 12, so the earliest Lawrence will be able to return is Dec. 1 against the Houston Texans.
The issue is with the AC joint in Lawrence's non-throwing shoulder. Mac Jones will get a second straight start.
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NFL Combine staying in Indianapolis through 2026
Lucas Oil Stadium will remain the home of the NFL scouting combine through 2026, Indianapolis tourism officials announced.
"Indianapolis and the NFL Combine have a proud history together, so we're thrilled to continue our longstanding partnership with Visit Indy, the Indianapolis Colts, and the local community for this 2026 event," Peter O'Reilly, executive vice president, club business, international, and league events at the NFL, said in a statement. "Our partners in Indy have successfully hosted the football evaluation process for decades, and recently, we've collectively worked to grow and evolve the in-person fan experience, bringing tens of thousands of fans closer to the league's future stars."
The NFL has held the combine in Indianapolis since 1987 and over 27,000 fans attended the 2024 event.
The 2025 combine will run from Feb. 27 through March 2.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 3: A detail view of signage during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 3, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers says he wants to play for Jets again next season
Aaron Rodgers sounds ready to run it back with the Jets. He was asked on Wednesday if this season's results have changed his previously stated thoughts on wanting to play beyond 2024.
"Not really, not for the negative," Rodgers said. "No, not really."
When asked to clarify if he wants to play again in 2025, Rodgers said this:
"I think so, yeah."
The question now: Do the Jets want Rodgers back in 2025?
Raiders QB Gardner Minshew to start over Desmond Ridder
Gardner Minshew will get the start this weekend after all.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said Wednesday that, despite his struggles and the team’s seemingly constant rotation at the position, Minshew will start at quarterback Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.
"Listen, when we brought in Gardner, we expected, obviously, the play that we had seen in the past and at some point, you've got to give a guy confidence," Pierce said, via ESPN. "And there's been times, obviously, with turnovers and other things that have taken place, where we made decisions to either put him on the bench or go to another quarterback.
"But this week I felt like Gardner gives us the best opportunity to move forward and he has every opportunity to go out there and help us get to a win."
For more, read here.
Browns' Kevin Stefanski: Jedrick Wills' 'business decision' comment was 'poor choice of words'
Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills seemingly revealed to reporters this week that his benching last week was preceded by a conscious decision to not play against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 27, calling it a "business decision."
The comment triggered plenty of backlash, so much so that head coach Kevin Stefanski addressed the matter with reporters on Wednesday.
"I talked to Jed, it was a poor choice of words," Stefanski said. "I know the connotation of 'business decision.' That's not how he meant it. He did not feel like he was near 100% to help us, but a poor choice of words and he understands that."
For more, read here.
Bears WR Keenan Allen on ousted OC Shane Waldron: 'Too nice of a guy'
Wide receiver Keenan Allen was one of multiple Bears players on Wednesday to express issues with ousted offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who was fired on Tuesday.
Per Allen, issues dated back to the offseason.
“Too nice of a guy," Allen said, according to Kalyn Kahler of ESPN, via Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune. "OTAs, camp, we fell into a trap of letting things go and not holding people accountable and that’s a slippery slope. Just professionalism and doing things the right way from the beginning.”
J.J. McCarthy has another surgery
After undergoing surgery to repair the meniscus in his right knee in August, Vikings rookie J.J. McCarthy underwent a second procedure this week to reduce swelling in his knee. He should still be on track to play next season.
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Click the photo to read more about J.J. McCarthy's second surgery. (David Berding/Getty Images) Jerry Jones continues to insist that the blinding sun at AT&T Stadium is a home-field advantage
Jerry Jones is a glass half-full kind of guy.
Where others, including players on his own team, see a literally glaring problem with a simple fix, he sees upside.
Two days after extolling the virtues of the giant westward-facing window at AT&T Stadium, the Dallas Cowboys team owner doubled down on Tuesday while continuing to insist the blinding sunlight the window provides is some sort of home-field advantage. Jones made his case on his weekly radio appearance with 105.3 The Fan.
"Every venue has certain things that at certain ways and times in the contest can create an advantage," Jones said. "That really goes on the category of home-field advantage. ... I don't want to adjust it for one reason because it is an advantage for us."
Jerry Jones believes the blinding sun streaming through a large window at AT&T Stadium is a competitive advantage for the Cowboys. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter) Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco returning to practice this week
According to ESPN's Adam Teicher, Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu will be back on the field this week. Both could return to action as soon as this Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills.
Pacheco has been on injured reserve after suffering a broken fibula in Week 2. Omenihu has yet to play after tearing his ACL in the AFC Championship Game last season.
KANSAS CITY, MO - SEPTEMBER 15: Isiah Pacheco #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs carries the ball during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Rams announce death of former coach John Robinson
Sad news for the Rams family. Former Rams and USC head coach John Robinson died on Monday due to complications from pneumonia. He was 89 years old.
John Robinson coached the Rams for nine seasons. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) What's left for Aaron Rodgers' legacy?
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers answers questions following the team's 31-6 loss to the Cardinals. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) There is no shortage of ways we could approach what has happened to Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.
We could take the micro viewpoint, and tell you the litany of failures that led to Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, arguably the ugliest defeat of Rodgers’ era with the Jets. Or we could go the macro route, and recite the bleak and still-bottoming playoff percentages of this 3-7 team.
We could even pull further back and go to the history books, and note how much this all feels a little like Brett Favre’s underwhelming single-season foray as the Jets' starting quarterback in 2008 ... except this season is exponentially worse and going off a cliff far more quickly.
This is a failed season, with an objectively bad team that was all leveraged against a soon-to-be 41-year-old quarterback who has sunken into the mediocre middle at his position. Once we recognize that, it opens the door to the legacy question that will hang over Rodgers for the remainder of this lost season.
What’s left?
