Dário Essugo spotted in training as Chelsea start preparations for Arsenal
Chelsea were back on the training ground today (Tuesday) to begin preparations for the big showdown against league-leaders Arsenal at the Emirates this weekend. Can we do better against them (and the refs) than Spurs? Let’s hope so!
It’s now ten (10!) straight without a win against the Gunners in all competitions, which would make Sunday’s game a most amusing time to break that streak. Arsenal’s lead has shrunk to just five points at the top of the table, and they have played one game more than almost every other team, including their closest (and only) challengers remaining, Manchester City. Obviously, I don’t want any team other than Chelsea ever winning the league, but the narrative of Arsenal letting it slip (again) would be rather enjoyable schadenfreude.
Now I don’t imagine Dário Essugo will have any possible impact on any of that, but our mystery midfielder was spotted back in training on the pictures provided by the Chelsea official website. Essugo was close a few weeks ago before suffering a setback, so hopefully no such fate befalls him this time. His return (as well as Roméo Lavia’s, who successfully completed a rehab start on Friday) could we well timed however given Moisés Caicedo’s card accumulation habits and our busy schedule coming up.
Unfortunately, Estêvão cannot be seen in any of the pictures posted, so he may be out a bit longer with the hamstring concern that kept him out last weekend as well.
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Lamar Jackson, Kyle Van Noy sound off on NFL's admission of errors in Steelers-Ravens game
The Week 14 Ravens-Steelers game featured multiple mistakes by the officials. At the time, the NFL admitted one. Today, the league admitted another.
The third was apparently admitted, until it wasn't.
For starters, the league admitted after the game that an unnecessary roughness penalty called on defensive tackle Travis Jones was not a foul. On Tuesday, the NFL confirmed to PFT that the decision to use replay review to reverse a Ravens interception by linebacker Teddye Buchanan into a catch by Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was an error.
Along the way, the league did — then didn’t — say that the controversial touchdown catch by Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely was incorrectly overturned to an incompletion. The NFL's official position continues to be that the decision was accurate. (We still believe it was a catch, with the replay process focusing on whether Likely took a third step and ignoring the other ways to complete the process.)
Multiple Ravens players have noticed today's developments. Said quarterback Lamar Jackson on Twitter, "So technically we won? 10-7. 1st offseason win ever."
Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy had more to add.
"Have we ever seen the NFL come out months after a game has been played (a couple weeks after the entire nfl season finished) and admitted they didn’t get 1 huge crucial call in the biggest NFL rivalry game," Van Noy tweeted. "But they got 2 Crucial calls in same Game wrong!!! So the total was 3 horrible calls in 1 game…. That's insane! 1. INT Rodgers , 2. Likely touchdown , and 3. Travis Jones 15 yarder on field goal (they came out with this Tuesday after the game saying they got it wrong). Wow !!!! Accountability kinda sorta not really but something kinda… We need some sort of action now because this can not happen at the highest level. I understand 1 but 3????? Smh."
SMH indeed. The mistakes directly impacted the outcome of a key AFC North game, and may have directly impacted the division championship, with the Steelers and not the Ravens advancing to the postseason.
NFL Combine Day 1: Stroud, Crosby Rumors
Texans general manager Nick Caserio called trade rumors about quarterback C.J. Stroud 'moronic' during Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Stroud, who once seemed destined for superstardom, has seen his performance decline since his outstanding rookie season. In 2025, he completed 64.5% of his passes for 3,041 yards with 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions, adding five interceptions and five fumbles in Houston's two playoff games.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek addressed speculation about defensive end Maxx Crosby, indicating he expects the All-Pro to remain with the team in 2026. The combine continues this week with physical and medical evaluations as well as interviews for draft-eligible prospects.