49ers overreactions: Will failure to trade for cornerback haunt team? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ offense returned to their 30-plus-point ways, so nobody with a straight face is calling for the team to bench quarterback Brock Purdy. And the defense looked a lot more similar to the defense of old. Their coordinator was on the sideline, …
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General view of Allegiant Stadium as the Las Vegas Raiders play against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Las Vegas, NV. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) We’re on to Week 11 in the 2023-24 NFL season, so grab your jerseys and start the shopping list for your favorite Game Day snacks — because …
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Steelers linebacker Kwon Alexander left Sunday’s win over the Packers with what head coach Mike Tomlin called a “serious” injury and reports said that he has been diagnosed with a torn Achilles. Tomlin confirmed Alexander suffered an Achilles injury at a Tuesday press conference and the team placed him on injured reserve on Tuesday afternoon. Alexander had 41 tackles, a …
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Jack Jones finds new home after being cut by Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jack Jones will get a fresh start out west after being waived by the New England Patriots on Monday. The second-year cornerback was claimed by the Las Vegas Raiders, his agent announced per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. There’s an interesting connection there as Raiders …
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The Lions have made a roster move with one of their offensive linemen, placing Halapoulivaati Vaitai on injured reserve. Vaitai had been replaced in the starting lineup by Graham Glasgow. But Vaitai has also been dealing with a couple of injuries this season — first a knee issue and then a back issue. Vaitai, 30, missed the 2022 season after …
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Tight end Hunter Long has not played for the Rams since being acquired as part of the offseason trade that sent cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Dolphins, but that could change this week. The Rams activated Long from injured reserve on Tuesday. Long was placed on the list before the first game of the regular season due to a thigh …
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The NFL continues to struggle with when and how a play ends. We saw it in Week 10, in the Cowboys-Eagles game, regarding a key moment that highlights (at best for the NFL) a curious loophole between a runner who is down by contact and a receiver who has completed the act of catching the ball when going to the …
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After a rough game on Sunday, the Lions’ defense is bringing in reinforcements. Veteran pass rusher Bruce Irvin has agreed to sign with the Lions’ practice squad, his agent told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The 36-year-old Irvin was a first-round pick of the Seahawks in the 2012 NFL draft. He has had three different stints with the Seahawks and …
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The Raiders announced their waiver claim of cornerback Jack Jones, who the Patriots cut Monday. To get Jones on the roster, the team had to make a corresponding move Tuesday. They announced they waived defensive end Isaac Rochell, who was inactive in Week 10. Rochell, 28, has played eight games with one start this season. He has seen action on …
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When Josh Allen was asked to process his emotions Monday night — after a 24-22 home loss to the Denver Broncos that was a sprawling organizational debacle — he stared down at the microphone planted in front of him. After a long pause through a thousand-yard stare, the Buffalo Bills quarterback settled on a wounded assessment connecting him to many …
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Mac Jones remains the starting quarterback on the team’s unofficial depth chart. He doesn’t know whether he still is. The Patriots benched Jones at the end of the loss to the Colts in Germany, and coach Bill Belichick declined to name a starter Monday. Jones said on WEEI on Tuesday night that he hasn’t been told if he will start …
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Nov 14, 2023, 11:09 PM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres will be without star forward Tage Thompson for the foreseeable future because of an injury he sustained blocking a shot Tuesday night. Thompson was injured in the second period of the Sabres’ 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins when he blocked a shot by Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy. …
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Are players or coaches at fault for Pats’ woes? Curran weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston As the New England Patriots limp into the bye week, it’s a good time to play the blame game for their disastrous 2023 season. There’s plenty of blame pie to go around. Mac Jones’ job as the starting quarterback is in jeopardy …
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Sources: 49ers-Eagles Week 13 showdown won’t be flexed from FOX to NBC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ matchup at the Philadelphia Eagles stands out on the NFL’s Week 13 slate of games, but the rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game is not heading for prime time, NFL sources told NBC Sports Bay Area on Tuesday. …
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The Los Angeles Rams have announced their plan to build their first permanent headquarters and training complex since the franchise returned to California. The Rams will build in Woodland Hills, a neighborhood of Los Angeles in the southwest corner of the San Fernando Valley. The team will move to its new address next year, initially working in modular trailers similar …
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