The Falcons released defensive lineman Travis Bell, the team announced Tuesday. The rookie played two games for the Falcons this season. He totaled 30 defensive snaps total in the Week 14 loss to the Buccaneers and the Week 15 loss to the Panthers. Bell totaled one tackle in each game. The Bears drafted Bell out of Kennesaw State with a …
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Some great teams have one clear MVP candidate. The greatest team has three. Maybe four. Appearing Monday on Tom Brady’s Let’s Go! podcast on SiriusXM, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey listed his top two MVP candidates. “If I had my vote, it’d be Brock [Purdy] as the MVP and Trent [Williams] would be the second in line,” McCaffrey said. Brady …
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Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show This embedded content is not available in your region. The last regular season episode of ‘Ekeler’s Edge’ is one you don’t want to miss. The Chargers RB connects with Matt Harmon and details one the wildest weeks of his NFL career. Ekeler shares his thoughts on the TNF debacle against the Raiders and …
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The Jets placed defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced. They signed defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes to the active roster in a corresponding move. The team also announced it signed defensive lineman Stephen Jones and running back Jacques Patrick to the practice squad. Jefferson injured a hip against the Dolphins, playing 11 snaps. He signed with …
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Former Chiefs offensive lineman Ed Budde died Tuesday, his family announced. Budde was 83. Budde spent his entire 14-year pro career with the Chiefs and entered the team’s Hall of Fame in 1983, seven years after his retirement. “He was a cornerstone of those early Chiefs teams that brought pro football to Kansas City,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in …
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Rice details key Purdy trait that reminds him of 49ers great Montana originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Joe Montana famously earned the nickname “Joe Cool” for his ability to thrive in high-pressure situations, an intangible trait that 49ers legend Jerry Rice sees in the team’s current starting quarterback, Brock Purdy. The Pro Football Hall of Famer joined 49ers …
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Deebo joins ‘crazy’ NFL receiver company with rare TD outburst originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel continued his dominant stretch of play in San Francisco’s 45-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium, catching four passes for 48 yards and two touchdowns. In the blowout, the 49ers’ fifth-year wideout made …
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Why Pats can’t afford for Belichick decision to be a drawn-out process originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If the New England Patriots decide to move on from long-time head coach and general manager Bill Belichick, they may as well trade him to get some value in return, right? NBC Sports Boston’s Tom Curran explains why a move like that …
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Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles’ use of the “tush push” has become one of the most talked about storylines throughout the 2023 season. While there have been rumblings that the play may be banned at some point, it’s already been given the boot in some spaces. The Eagles ended up getting into the end zone when they executed the “tush …
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USATSI The Houston Texans scraped by the rival Tennessee Titans in Week 15 despite missing star quarterback C.J. Stroud, but it appears Houston will have to manage without its rookie phenom for a second straight week. Per ESPN, Stroud remains in concussion protocol, and is likely to miss the Texans’ Week 16 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. The Texans will continue …
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Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris could finally return to the head coaching ranks with many vacancies popping up throughout the NFL. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) Raheem Morris was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was interim coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Will 2024 be the year that Morris, the Rams defensive coordinator, gets another shot? The …
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T.J. Watt was pretty clear when asked to outline his goals for the 2023 season. Just before Pittsburgh headed to training camp, Watt detailed what he wanted to accomplish more than anything during his seventh season. “I’ve played in three playoff games and haven’t won a single one, so that’s a big issue,” Watt told CBS Sports at the time. …
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens hears the outside criticism about his hustle. More specifically his lack of hustle. He could not care less. “The people that are questioning my effort, they don’t play football,” Pickens told reporters Tuesday. “They do what y’all do.” Pickens has come under scrutiny of late, even from coach Mike Tomlin, for questionable decision-making at …
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The Falcons remain in the hunt for the NFC South title, but those hopes took a big hit in a brutal 9-7 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. Atlanta gained only 204 yards, with Tyler Allgeier getting almost as many snaps as first-round pick Bijan Robinson and seven more touches. The Falcons now have benched Desmond Ridder for a second …
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The Dallas Cowboys were on a five-game winning streak before heading into Buffalo to face the Bills in Week 15. In that game, Dallas was a 2.5-point underdog. Buffalo, however, halted that hot streak, handled business and convincingly covered the spread, beating the ‘Boys 31-10. That huge defeat had an immediate impact on the Cowboys’ odds. Their odds to win …
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