Armando Salguero is the Senior NFL Writer for OutKick covering all football storylines.
Salguero is an established writer and well recognized around the NFL with previous experience working for top-tier publications including ESPN, Miami Herald, Palm Beach News, and Miami News.
He also is a Pro Football Hall of Famer selector, Associated Press All-Pro voter, and received the top three Associated Press Sports Editor columnist award in 2016.
If Kyler Murray suffers no unforeseen problems in practice this week he’s starting Sunday for the Arizona Cardinals against the Atlanta Falcons, coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters Monday. “Kyler is going to continue to ramp up,” Gannon said, “He’ll take the [No.] 1 reps and if the week goes well he will start on Sunday. More
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud had just done something no other NFL rookie quarterback had ever done and everyone wanted to discuss that late Sunday afternoon. But he had a different agenda to start his postgame press conference. “First, I want to give all glory and praise to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Stroud More
The NFL is better when the Raiders are relevant and with Antonio Pierce winning his debut as the team’s interim coach, the Raiders are relevant now. Clearly energized by the replacement of former coach Josh McDaniels with Pierce, the Raiders easily overmatched the visiting New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. The score was 30-6 but More
Daniel Jones is having a season from, well, a very hot place. The New York Giants quarterback returned to the Giants’ lineup after missing the past three games with a neck injury, and he promptly injured his right knee in the first quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders. Dr. David Chao, who analyzes NFL injuries More
The debate about what AFC team is the conference’s best has been joined by the Baltimore Ravens. There are folks who look at the AFC and see the Chiefs doing Chiefs things, with seven wins in nine games — including a 21-14 win over the Dolphins in Germany on Sunday. And, of course, the Jaguars, More
You knew this was supposed to be a Kansas City Chiefs victory after only one half. After all, the Chiefs led the Dolphins, by three touchdowns and the chances of that mountainous deficit being climbed are, well, like climbing Everest. After the Dolphins were shut out in the first half for the first time in More
Before we discuss the injury situations involving Deshaun Watson, Josh Allen, Matthew Stafford, and Justin Fields, let’s discuss the practice of NFL teams “hiding behind health.” “I’ll give you an example of hiding behind health,” Dr. David Chao said in his weekly conversation about NFL injuries for OutKick. “Hiding behind health this week is Desmond More
It took Antonio Pierce about 45 seconds to win his first press conference as the Las Vegas Raiders new interim coach. “It’s a new day, it’s a new chapter, it’s a new era, it’s a new mindset,” Pierce said unprompted Wednesday afternoon. “What is that mindset? It’s that of the Raider pride, the commitment to More
Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith told reporters Wednesday that Taylor Heinicke will start at quarterback this week against the Minnesota Vikings, which means Desmond Ridder is benched. The fact is Ridder got benched at halftime on Sunday during a 28-23 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Ridder was initially removed to undergo a concussion evaluation and More
The Miami Dolphins arrived in Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday and the Kansas City Chiefs had representatives there already, as arguably the AFC’s best two teams prepare for an epic meeting on Sunday. This matchup will make for a fun week of hype and hyperbole, even if it will have a bit of a German accent. More
Losing has consequences. Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler found that out Tuesday night when they were fired. Raiders owner Mark Davis, unhappy about the Raiders 3-5 record, ineptitude on offense, and two-game losing skid, decided to move on from McDaniels and Ziegler. The club owner apparently saw the More
There are words for what’s happening with the Washington Commanders today: Fire sale. The Commanders are trading defensive end Chase Young to the San Francisco 49ers, a source confirmed moments ago for OutKick. The news was first reported by FOX Sports. The 49ers are giving Washington a 2024 third-round pick for Young. This trade of More
