Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. It’s said that goaltending is unpredictable. It’s the great equalizer, and the thing that can undermine a championship effort. One year’s rising star in the crease is the next season’s sieve. The top 10 goaltenders on our 2024 ESPN NHL Positional Rankings are, for the …
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The Buccaneers announced a pair of additions to Todd Bowles’ coaching staff on Wednesday. A report last week indicated that Thomas McGaughey would be hired as the team’s special teams coordinator and the Buccaneers confirmed that hire. They also announced that Kevin Carberry will be their offensive line coach. McGaughey was fired by the Giants at the end of the …
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Steve Spagnuolo isn’t going anywhere. The Chiefs announced on Wednesday morning that the organization has signed Spagnuolo to a contract extension, keeping the defensive coordinator with the franchise. The length of Spagnuolo’s extension was not disclosed. As noted by Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Spagnuolo’s contract was about to expire and there was urgency on Kansas City’s part to get …
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Bears’ Tyler Scott reveals moment his heart broke for Justin Fields last season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAS VEGAS – When the Bears drafted Tyler Scott in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the speedy Cincinnati wide receiver and Ohio native was beyond excited to play with Justin Fields. Scott watched Fields play at Ohio State …
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Quarterback AJ McCarron’s second stint with the Bengals has come to an end. The Bengals announced that they have released McCarron on Wednesday. The 2014 fifth-round pick returned to the practice squad in Cincinnati in September and spent the last month of the regular season on the active roster. McCarron appeared in two games in relief of Jake Browning and …
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The great Patriots debate: Draft a QB now, or build out roster first? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the most important decisions in New England Patriots history is looming around the corner. And depending on who you ask, there’s no clear direction to take. The Patriots own the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, guaranteeing …
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Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz & Frank Schwab start off the show by acknowledging the tragic shooting in Kansas City and offering their condolences before transitioning into some of the breaking news around the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers parted ways with DC Steve Wilks after a shaky playoff run, and Chris Jones loudly proclaimed that he is staying …
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The Kansas City Chiefs fans have more to celebrate on Wednesday besides another Super Bowl victory. As fans were lining the streets and the players and staff were prepping for the parade, the Chiefs announced that they’ve signed defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, one of the architects of their third Super Bowl win in five years, to a contract extension. The …
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Aiyuk headlines 49ers’ list of NFL offseason priorities originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — This one might take a while, but the 49ers’ top offseason priority is to sign wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a long-term contract. The goal, of course, is to come to an arrangement that makes both sides happy. But if history is …
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New Titans offensive coordinator Nick Holz thinks he has a quarterback he can build an offense around in Will Levis. Holz said that last year, when he was the Jaguars’ passing game coordinator, he didn’t scout Levis in the draft because the Jaguars knew they weren’t going to use a high pick on a quarterback. But Holz started watching Levis …
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Elite QB prospect falls to Patriots in ESPN’s new 2024 NFL mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Now that the Super Bowl is over and the offseason is officially underway, it’s time to devote even more attention to the 2024 NFL Draft. Sure, free agency in March will help shape the balance of power in the NFL, especially …
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The San Francisco 49ers have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks three days after they lost Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs and a little over a year after he was hired. “It just ended up being not the right fit,” said 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan during a Wednesday news conference. “We felt pretty strongly that this was …
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One of the biggest questions of the 2024 offseason centers on Chicago, where the Bears have both a fourth-year player who could become a franchise quarterback and dibs on drafting any potential franchise quarterback they want in April. Some think the Bears should trade Justin Fields and draft Caleb Williams. Others, including Bears receiver D.J. Moore (the video of our …
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Mike Zimmer is a hard-nosed, old-school football coach. Some have called him a “jerk” (or maybe worse). The truth is: Most players love playing for him (and beat writers love covering him). Zimmer was introduced as the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator on Wednesday, getting him back on the sideline for the first time since 2021. For the first time in …
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Greenlaw’s injury evoked heart-wrenching reaction from 49ers, Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As painful as Dre Greenlaw’s Achilles injury appeared to be during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, it was as equally heart-wrenching for 49ers teammates and Kansas City Chiefs counterparts looking on. With 9:16 remaining in the second quarter, the 49ers linebacker attempted …
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