49ers vs. Vikings injury report: CMC out Week 2; Hufanga questionable originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers are leaving no doubt this week. Running back Christian McCaffrey was ruled out Friday when the 49ers announced their official injury report for the Week 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Coach Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers …

Auburn Tigers quarterback Hank Brown (15) throws the balll during the A-Day spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, April 6, 2024. “Every Rose Has Its Thorne.” The 1988 song by Poison still rings true in many aspects of life today. Unfortunately for the Auburn Tigers, the sentiment of the metaphor has become much more literal than …

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons is the NFL’s best at getting after quarterbacks. He led the NFL with 103 quarterback pressures in 2023, and he racked up an NFL-best 11 pressures, tied for the most in the league with Lions Pro Bowler Aidan Hutchinson, in Week 1 against quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland …

Getty Images The Apalachee High School football team attended Atlanta Falcons practice on Friday as the local NFL team hosted student-athletes from Winder, Georgia a little more than one week after a school shooting devastated the community. The shooting last Wednesday killed two 14-year old students and two teachers, including Richard Aspinwall, an assistant coach on the Apalachee football team. …

The New England Patriots are using an unusual arrangement for their quarterback reps in practice. According to head coach Jerod Mayo, starter Jacoby Brissett is taking the majority of first-team reps, as would be expected. But the split of those reps with backup Drake Maye, who was the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, is much different …

The Week 3 college football schedule is not loaded with matchups between AP Top 25-ranked teams, but a closer look at the top games reveals a Saturday slate filled with upset potential. There are eight different games featuring a ranked team on the road against an unranked team, and four of those matchups feature in-state rivals. If there’s a Saturday …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was the kind of moment when you know exactly what’s happening and yet it makes no sense. A moment when everything feels very fast and very slow all at once. There was the speed of the collision. Tua Tagovailoa sprinted upfield. And his head met Damar Hamlin’s arm in the Miami …

Jets cornerback D.J. Reed did not practice on Friday and will be listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. Dealing with knee soreness, the 27-year-old is now in danger of missing Week 2 after New York began the season with a 32-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night in which the defense was not …

Pat McAfee is excited for ESPN “College GameDay” to take over Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday. “I love [Game]cocks,” McAfee proclaimed during a segment on Friday where he was talking to South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer. McAfee told Beamer in a clip shared on social media that he became aware of Gamecock nation and its fanbase last season when …

The Miami Dolphins are in unfortunate and familiar territory regarding their quarterback room. During Thursday’s Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills, starter Tua Tagovailoa departed after suffering yet another concussion, which has put his availability going forward into question.  As for who could hold down the fort for Miami in the immediate, coach Mike McDaniel did characterize backup Skylar …

Rome Odunze ‘felt good’ in return to practice but unsure if he’ll face Texans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze was lucky to escape Week 1 without a serious injury after he had his knee rolled up on in the Bears’ 24-17 win over the Tennessee Titans. Odunze was diagnosed with …

The wheels of conference realignment are spinning again with this week’s news that the Pac-12 has recruited a group of reinforcements to join Oregon State and Washington State starting in 2026. Adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State won’t get the league back to its former status, but it enhances the pulse of a conference that …

The UFL is already reaping the fruits of its labor after a successful Year 1 in the books. Twenty-one players who were in the UFL last season are now on NFL rosters, the UFL announced in a press release this week. Additionally, more than 250 of last season’s 400 UFL players (60%) were called to the NFL for workouts, with …

Welcome to NFL Week 2, where we will discover if our Week 1 findings were legitimate or not. Are the New England Patriots poised to start 2-0 with consecutive upset victories? Are the Cleveland Browns going to be forced to address some tough questions regarding their quarterback? Can Caleb Williams move to 2-0 by defeating C.J. Stroud and the Houston …

Getty Images Baltimore Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins missed practice Thursday with a sudden neck injury. It turns out the rookie was recently involved in a car crash, head coach John Harbaugh told reporters Friday, and is set to miss Sunday’s Week 2 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders as a result. “They were kinda working through it,” Harbaugh said of …