Jared Goff will make his Los Angeles debut tonight when the Rams host the Dallas Cowboys and about two whole minutes of Tony Romo.
As usual scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
Football returns with a full schedule as all 32 NFL clubs will be in action this week.
Six games will be featured on national TV, including the return of NFL football to Los Angeles. On Saturday night, August 13 (8:00 PM ET, ESPN), the Rams will host the Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Five other games will be broadcast live on NFL Network this week. The action starts with the New Orleans Saints visiting the New England Patriots on Thursday night (August 11, 7:30 PM) and concludes with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Houston Texans on Sunday (August 14, 7:00 PM).
Cowboys WR DEZ BRYANT has 44 touchdown receptions since 2012, the second-most in the NFL (BRANDON MARSHALL, 45). Bryant has at least 85 catches, 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns in three of the past four years.
Dallas selected RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT out of Ohio State with the team’s first round pick (No. 4 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft. Elliott was named the 2015 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
The NFL and the Rams return to Los Angeles for the first time since 1994.
Fifth-year veteran QB CASE KEENUM will start the preseason opener for the Rams. He is competing for the team’s starting job with rookie QB JARED GOFF, who was selected No. 1 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. As a junior in 2015, Goff set Pac-12 single-season records for passing yards (4,719) and touchdown passes (43).
Houston signed QB BROCK OSWEILER in the offseason. Last season with Denver, Osweiler appeared in eight games (seven starts) and passed for 1,967 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Texans WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS set career-highs in catches (111), yards (1,521) and touchdowns (11) last season. His 11 touchdown receptions are a single-season franchise record.
49ers QBs BLAINE GABBERT and COLIN KAEPERNICK are battling for the team’s starting spot. Each quarterback started eight games for San Francisco last year.
San Francisco LB NA VORRO BOWMAN, who signed a four-year extension with the 49ers earlier this month, led the NFL with 154 tackles last season.
NFL CELEBRATES PLAY FOOTBALL MONTH IN AUGUST
The NFL, its teams and its players will celebrate youth and high school football athletes and coaches across the country during the preseason as part of Play Football Month.
Play Football Month salutes the talent, character, values and achievements of football players as they embark on a new season. The campaign kicked off on Thursday, August 4 with events at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio and will continue throughout the preseason.
As part of the celebration, all 32 NFL teams will host activities with youth football organizations and leagues in their local communities. In addition, Play Football programming will be highlighted in-stadium and during local and national television game broadcasts.
For more information on Play Football Month, visit playfootball.com
The game is on ESPN at 8 p.m. We can watch it together. It’s true.
