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Williams puts rust concerns to rest with eye-popping stat vs. Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Two star 49ers players missed a majority of training camp this offseason awaiting new contracts. But when their respective deals were complete, the concern shifted to their game day prep and whether they’d be able to shake the rust off for San …

Tyreek Hill’s teammates and coaches used words like “triggering” and a “shame” to describe body camera footage showing police officers yanking the Miami Dolphins receiver out of his sports car and forcing him face-first onto the ground during a traffic stop, while Hill’s agent called for the officers involved to be fired in an interview Tuesday. The Miami-Dade Police Department …

Williams surprised 49ers improved roster from dominant 2023 group originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Trent Williams was surprised by the roster makeover the 49ers underwent this past offseason. Speaking to reporters after San Francisco’s dominant 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday, Williams explained how different the vibes were when he rejoined the team after his …

Nearly 200 former NFL players will get a chance at induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame next summer. On Tuesday, the Hall of Fame revealed its list of 183 senior players who will be considered for enshrinement in Canton, Ohio, as part of the 2025 induction class.  Over the next several weeks, the Hall of Fame’s Senior Screening …

Eagles add former 3rd-round pick to practice squad in roster flurry originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles made a flurry of practice squad transactions on Tuesday and one of them was bringing in former third-round pick Danny Gray. Here’s a recap of the moves: Signed: WR Danny Gray, DB A.J. Woods Released: LB Brandon Smith, WR Griffin Hebert …

How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers in dominant Week 1 win vs. Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers might not have made it into the end zone as many times as they would have liked in their 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night, but there were plenty of stand-out performances on both sides …

Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Week 1 isn’t supposed to be the time for dreams to die. The first half of September is usually still that deviously sweet part of the year that springs varying levels of cautious optimism in the National Football League.  Sure, 16 teams didn’t win in Week 1, but a solitary defeat isn’t typically enough to …

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers’ opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn’t become a more serious issue. The decision to hold McCaffrey out of Monday night’s 32-19 win over the New York Jets came …

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys took their time in getting Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb signed to contract extensions this offseason. The important thing for the organization is that they got the massive deals done for both players prior to the start of the season.  At the end of the day, Prescott is the highest-paid quarterback in football at $60 …

Getty Images In the aftermath of his team’s impressive season-opening win over the New York Jets, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has spent more time clarifying the status of Christian McCaffrey than he has discussing San Francisco’s impressive 32-19 win. Shanahan, who shot down a report stating that McCaffrey would probably not play in Week 2, also told reporters on Tuesday …

James White shares first impressions of Jerod Mayo-led Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots entered the 2024 NFL season with minimal expectations, but they’ve become the talk of the league after their stunning upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals. They pulled off a wire-to-wire 16-10 victory for Jerod Mayo’s first career head-coaching win. Rhamondre Stevenson …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Jordan Mason let the cat out of the bag on national television, revealing to a reporter soon after the San Francisco 49ers’ 32-19 win over the visiting New York Jets that he was told last Friday that Christian McCaffrey would not play Monday night. McCaffrey was questionable going into the season opener with a calf strain …

Getty Images Tyreek Hill’s arrest before the Dolphins win over the Jaguars on Sunday — a game flipped on its head thanks to Hill scoring an 80-yard touchdown in the second half — has taken on a life of its own, going from simply a breaking NFL news story on a wild first Sunday of 2024 to a broader cultural …

USATSI Sunday marked a rude awakening for the Carolina Panthers, whose first action following a 2-15 finish in 2023 was a 47-10 blowout loss to the rival New Orleans Saints. The start of the Panthers’ 2024 season may have gotten worse, too, with Pro Bowl defensive lineman Derrick Brown suffering a season-ending knee injury, the team announced on Tuesday.  Brown …

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter It wasn’t the stellar debut Chicago wanted for Caleb Williams. It wasn’t the stellar debut Caleb Williams wanted for himself. Yet despite his stat line reading 14 of 29 passing for just 93 yards and a 55.7 passer rating, the Chicago Bears won their season opener over the visiting Tennessee Titans 24-17 on Sunday.  The defense …