One of the various items of Week 1 Sunday Splash! news wasn’t really new. Bill Belichick wants to coach in 2025. Of course he does. He wanted to coach in 2024. But first he got fired and then he got only one interview and next he didn’t get offered the job. The report from ESPN.com added that Belichick is expected …
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Tom Brady’s broadcast career already has one-and-done potential originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston I give Tom Brady one season. One season in the booth before he leaves to do something else, like look impossibly handsome in the owner’s box of the Raiders. One season before he and FOX devise a graceful exit from his $375 million contract. One season …
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Willis cherishes unbreakable bond with ‘special’ 49ers fan base originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Patrick Willis emerged from the tunnel at Levi’s Stadium an hour before the 49ers kicked off their season against the New York Jets on Monday, greeted by the heartwarming embrace of a familiar crowd passionately chanting his name. While Willis’ days …
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In early August, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he felt “no urgency” to sign CeeDee Lamb, who laughed it off on social media. The Cowboys signed the star receiver to a four-year, $136 million deal a month later. Jones said in late August that negotiations with Dak Prescott were more about the Cowboys than the quarterback, prompting Prescott to respond …
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The Cowboys recently paid big money to sign receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott to contract extensions, which freed up cap space. On Tuesday, the team renegotiated the contract of right tackle Terence Steele, opening up another $4.5 million in salary cap space, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. The Cowboys likely will carry over the $20 million in cap …
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Marvin Harrison Jr. joined the NFL touted as a can’t-miss prospect — the prototype of a high-end NFL receiver with all the tools to make an immediate impact for the Arizona Cardinals. His NFL debut on Sunday landed with a thud. Quarterback Kyler Murray targeted Harrison three times in Sunday’s 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Harrison caught one of …
Read More »Marvin Harrison Jr. joined the NFL touted as a can’t-miss prospect — the prototype of a high-end NFL receiver with all the tools to make an immediate impact for the Arizona Cardinals. His NFL debut on Sunday landed with a thud. Quarterback Kyler Murray targeted Harrison three times in Sunday’s 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Harrison caught one of …
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The Raiders signed defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson and cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly to their practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. Chaisson, the 20th overall pick in the 2020 draft, was cut by the Panthers last week. He spent the past four seasons with the Jaguars, who drafted him. Chaisson, 25, has appeared in 57 career games with 11 starts and …
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Hill incident before Dolphins game again puts NFL on moral clock originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After the NFL distanced itself from Colin Kaepernick and his admirable cause for eight full years, one of its teams is aligning with the Super Bowl quarterback it shoved onto the streets. Miami Dolphins executives, after seeing bodycam video of police brutalizing …
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After the Broncos rewarded cornerback Patrick Surtain II with a contract that has a new-money average of $24 million, Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey one-upped Surtain, with $24.1 million per year in new money. We’ve gotten the full details of the Ramsey extension. Here they are, per a source with knowledge of the terms: 1. Signing bonus: $24.89 million, paid in …
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Sunday afternoon’s season opener didn’t quite go as planned for quarterback Daniel Jones and the Giants. Cheers from the 100th anniversary celebration and start of the new year quickly turned to jeers as the offense failed to get much of anything going in an embarrassing 28-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Big Blue didn’t play well as a whole, but …
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After Week 1 of the NFL season, FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd is convinced there are only “two great teams” in the league, while the rest have some … flaws to work through. On Tuesday’s episode of “The Herd,” Cowherd revealed his latest Herd Hierarchy, giving his breakdown of the top 10 teams in the league ahead of Week 2. Check …
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Broncos fans eager to greet Russell Wilson in his return to Denver might be in for disappointment. It sounds like Justin Fields will get the start for Sunday’s Steelers-Broncos game. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday that the Steelers are preparing as if Fields will start Sunday. “As I sit here today, we’re preparing as if Justin is going …
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How sustainable is Patriots’ success? Curran weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 16-10 final score doesn’t do the New England Patriots’ Week 1 win justice. Jerod Mayo’s group played a near-perfect game against the Cincinnati Bengals. There were game-changing plays on offense, defense, and special teams. Tight end Hunter Henry broke up a likely Jacoby Brissett interception …
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Steelers preparing to start Justin Fields following his season-opening win originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Head coach Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday the Steelers are preparing to start former Bears quarterback Justin Fields for their Week 2 game against the Broncos. Russell Wilson sat out of the team’s road victory against the Falcons, 18-10, with a lingering calf injury that’s …
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