The Kansas City Chiefs are a dynasty, fresh off their third Super Bowl win in five years. But the San Francisco 49ers are already early favorites to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the 2024 season, with oddsmakers deeming them 2025’s top Super Bowl contender after their second-place finish. History tells us that teams who lose in the …
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Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones has been an essential part of the team’s run over the last six seasons. The 37th overall pick of the 2016 draft, Jones has become one of the league’s best defensive players and has been an AP first-team All-Pro in each of the last two seasons. But after playing under a renegotiated one-year deal in …
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Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comFeb 13, 2024, 03:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Stat corrections can be a painful experience in the fantasy realm. But I haven’t seen one like this before. On Monday, Feb. …
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The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine will take place from Feb. 26-March 4, and plenty of Michigan Wolverines will be roaming the scene. In fact, 18 players from the 2023 National Champion-Wolverines were invited to the event. Here’s the list of Michigan players who were invited to Indianapolis: Michigan’s 18-player group of invitees breaks LSU’s previous record of 16 in 2020 …
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Getty Images The Detroit Lions are looking to their friends up north for some help on the defensive side of the ball. On Tuesday, the team announced they had signed linebacker Mathieu Betts. Born in Quebec, Betts was the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award winner last season, while he also received All-Star honors. In 18 games played for …
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Getty Images Everyone saw Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s on-field celebration immediately following the Chiefs’ win in Super Bowl LVIII. But no one knew what was said between the two until now. NFL Films captured the moment — including the audio — in the video below. Kelce, who played a key role in Kansas City’s 25-22 win over the 49ers, …
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8 NFL free agents who could be on Bears wish list on defensive side of the ball originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago In Chicago, folks have been laser focused on what the Bears will do with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. But we’re a month away from the start of free agency negotiations and the Bears …
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Greg Auman NFC South Reporter It has become an annual rite of spring, a challenging feat of salary-cap wizardry, figuring out how the New Orleans Saints will get themselves back under the salary cap for the start of the new year. It’s not unusual for teams to be over the cap in an offseason, but the Saints are incredibly high …
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The 2023 San Francisco 49ers came just about as close as any team possibly could to winning the Super Bowl without lifting up the Vince Lombardi Trophy when Super Bowl LVIII came to a close, losing 25-22 in overtime to the now back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs. The NFC champions were the dominant force in their conference in the regular …
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Tee Higgins will likely be back in Cincinnati for the 2024 season. The Bengals are expected to franchise tag their star receiver ahead of free agency if the two sides are unable to agree on a long-term extension, according to The Athletic. The Bengals have until March 5 to tag Higgins, who, if tagged, would make $20.7 million for the …
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Brandon Aiyuk is under contract for one more season with the San Francisco 49ers, but at least a couple of people close to him believe the wide receiver has played his last game for the red and gold. Aiyuk’s girlfriend, Rochelle, shared in a social media post that she and their son might have spent their last moment at Levi’s …
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Steelers’ Mike Tomlin is a ‘big fan’ of Justin Fields: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Justin Fields is garnering interest around the NFL, specifically from one AFC team, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “We know the Pittsburgh [Steelers] is gonna go out and get some type of quarterback,” Schefter said. “Whether that’s Ryan …
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Getty Images With the 2024 NFL Draft around the corner, the league has released its list of prospects invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Prospects will take part in interviews, medical evaluations and on-field drills in Indianapolis, Indiana from Feb. 26 to March 4. Here is the full list of prospects slated to attend: QUARTERBACKS Jayden Daniels, LSUSam Hartman, Notre DameDevin …
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Haason Reddick and the Philadelphia Eagles may not see eye-to-eye right now, but the edge rusher wants to set the record straight. Reddick wants to continue playing for his hometown team. Reddick said on social media he doesn’t want to be traded. Reddick is seeking a contract extension with the Eagles, wishing to remain in Philadelphia. NFL Media reported Reddick …
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2024 NFL free agents: Ranking the top 10 tight ends originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s not a good year to need a tight end. NFL free agency begins in March, and there isn’t a top-tier tight end expected to hit the open market. None of the tight ends who ranked top 10 in receiving yards at the position …
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