In today’s Three and Out: the QB battles in New York and Oakland are heating up and Ray Rice wants to catch even more passes in Baltimore.

In today’s Three and Out: Mark Sanchez and Brandon Weeden will have to battle for their starting jobs … Matt Flynn apparently won’t.

In today’s Three and Out: The Steelers want a No. 1 running back; Torrey Smith wants to be a No. 1 receiver and the Raiders are still seeking a No. 1 quarterback.

In today’s Three and Out: Terrelle Pryor wants Matt Flynn’s job; Isaac Redman is going back to his old job and Jordan Cameron wants a bigger job.

The addition of Carson Palmer will make it a lot easier to target Larry Fitzgerald in 2013 fantasy leagues.

In today’s Three and Out: The Raiders remain in limbo with Carson Palmer; the Dolphins are excited about their running backs while the Giants could make changes with theirs.

In today’s Three and Out: The Cardinals want a single workhorse back; Carson Palmer wants to come back to Oakland and Danny Amendola could move to New England.

In today’s Three and Out: Robert Griffin III is making good progress; the Titans would like to help Jake Locker’s progress and the Raiders want to see if Terrelle Pryor can progress.

In today’s Three and Out: Terrelle Pryor will get a shot to compete for the starting job; the Browns won’t commit to Brandon Weeden just yet and the Dolphins want to find help for Ryan Tannehill.

Hey look, the Clippers are worth talking about. Is it the NBA Draft Lottery already? Just kidding. I used to enjoy the Lakers JV squad for years, but now it’s become rather unhip to Clip — and you only need to check out the Twitter feed following Blake Griffin‘s performance against the Lakers.

NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora checked in Thursday on “NFL Total Access” to discuss one of the secrets behind Panthers rookie QB Cam Newton’s record-breaking debut, which running back will have the most carries for the Texans in Week 2 and the latest in Terrelle Pryor’s appeal process.

The final game of the preseason, between the Raiders and Seahawks, offers one big question: Will Terrelle Pryor make his NFL debut?

QB drama in Indianapolis and Denver have been running subplots of the preseason, and the stories will continue to unfold tonight on NFL Network. Kerry Collins gets his first preseason start in a possible dress rehearsal for Week 1 when the Colts take on the Bengals at 8 p.m. Later, we have live coverage of the Broncos’ preseason finale against the Cardinals, where Tim Tebow and Brady Quinn will get a final audition for the No. 2 spot behind Kyle Orton. Here’s what else is on tap for Thursday: In agreeing Wednesday to reschedule his planned address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama might have placated House Speaker John Boehner at the expense of the nation’s football fans. […]

Did you have any issues with Michael Lombardi‘s blue-chip and red-chip rankings of the best players at each position? If you did, you weren’t alone. Watch this clip of Heath Evans and Antwaan Randle El attacking Lombardi for his take on Philip Rivers.

The New York Giants should have been all smiles after throttling the Chicago Bears, 41-13, on Monday night, but the mood around Big Blue was glum after the team lost cornerback Terrell Thomas for the season with a torn ACL.