NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell disagreed with the 49ers’ complaints about the quality of the practice fields at UNLV. The team finds the practice fields softer than expected after the artificial surfaces were overlaid with natural grass. The 49ers, though, are weighing their options about where to practice this week, Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com reports. The team claims the surfaces are …
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For the first time, the Super Bowl is in Las Vegas, and it’s now just a matter of days away. The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are getting ready for a rematch in Super Bowl LVIII. The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. This marks the first time Las Vegas and the …
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Getty Images The New York Giants have a new defensive coordinator. The Giants have hired former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Shane Bowen as their DC, replacing Wink Martindale, confirmed by CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. According to Dianna Russini, general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll placed high importance on taking their time with the hire. …
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The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs have been here before — in fact, they played each other in the Super Bowl just four years ago, and they’re set for a rematch in less than a week in Super Bowl LVIII. On Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, they’ll face off in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium. For the first time ever, CBS Sports will …
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Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter LAS VEGAS — The final season of Mike Shanahan’s stellar coaching career was mostly a forgettable one. His Washington squad was a dismal 3-13. As soon as that 2013 season was over, he was fired. The legacy of that season, though, became something remarkable because of the seeds that were planted on his coaching staff. …
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The Titans have made it official with two key hires for Brian Callahan’s 2024 coaching staff. Tennessee announced on Monday that the club has agreed to terms with Dennard Wilson to be the team’s defensive coordinator and Nick Holz to be the offensive coordinator. Wilson interviewed with several teams to be their defensive coordinator in this coaching cycle before landing …
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Eric Williams NFC West Writer On offense, the San Francisco 49ers go as Christian McCaffrey goes. McCaffrey’s ability to create explosive plays in defining moments could be the difference if the Niners are to defeat Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII. “It’s hard to win consistently in this league if you can’t run …
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CBS The debate about the best Super Bowl halftime performance could go on for hours, and no two people will agree on an answer. However, there is no denying the best Bubble Bowl performance, and that act is coming to Super Bowl LVIII with the help of CBS and Nickelodeon. Over 20 years ago, in 2001, the “SpongeBob SquarePants” episode …
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USATSI Sean Mannion has called it a career. The journeyman quarterback has elected to retire after nine seasons in the NFL, but he won’t be going far. Mannion is immediately taking the leap into coaching and has accepted a position with the Green Bay Packers on head coach Matt LaFleur’s staff, per ESPN. While there was no official title mentioned, the …
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The Washington Commanders officially introduced Dan Quinn as their next head coach on Monday, but it didn’t come without some drama and roadblocks along the way. Washington made serious overtures in attempting to hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and then-Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald before hiring Quinn away from the Dallas Cowboys, The Athletic detailed in a …
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The Giants have found their next defensive coordinator. According to multiple reports, New York is hiring Shane Bowen for the role. Bowen, 37, was the Titans’ defensive coordinator under former head coach Mike Vrabel over the last three seasons. In 2023, Tennessee ranked No. 16 in points allowed and No. 18 in yards allowed. Bowen was previously the Titan’s outside …
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Super Bowl LVIII is almost here — less than a week away following a long regular season and playoffs. Facing off in Las Vegas will be the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers as the teams will duke it out for the Lombardi Trophy. Kansas City appears to have overcome its regular-season offensive struggles, and even won two playoff games …
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The Kansas City Chiefs punched their ticket to the Super Bowl for the second straight season, and they did it by registering their second straight upset victory on the road to eliminate the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship game. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers engineered a historic second-half comeback against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship to …
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Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league and union announced Monday. Kuznetsov will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. Under the terms of the program, he can return to the team for practice and then games when cleared by administrators. The Capitals said earlier Monday that Kuznetsov was not …
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Meyers: Pats ‘wouldn’t budge’ over $1M difference from Raiders’ offer originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the New England Patriots’ many miscues in 2023 was picking JuJu Smith-Schuster over Jakobi Meyers in free agency. Smith-Schuster took Meyers’ spot on the Patriots’ wide receiver depth chart after signing a three-year, $25.5 million contract ($16 million guaranteed). Earlier that week, …
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