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Eric Williams NFC West Writer Brandon Staley, the embattled head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, has been in this situation before. Last year, the Bolts trudged their way to a 5-5 record before getting hot late, winning five of their last seven games and reaching the playoffs. Of course, everyone remembers what happened in the postseason, as the Chargers blew …

The NFL regular season has reached the unofficial halfway point. Clear tiers have emerged from the players taken in the first-round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Here is where we rank each through Week 10:  Stroud has been spot on with his ball placement and accuracy, and he hasn’t been dinking and dunking his way to stardom. The Ohio State …

The Chicago Bears will have Justin Fields back at quarterback Sunday against the Detroit Lions for a stretch of games that could be critical to his future with the team. Coach Matt Eberflus announced the move Wednesday following four missed starts by Fields because of a dislocated right thumb. “Our plan is to start him on Sunday,” Eberflus said. “He …

The Cincinnati Bengals have ruled out wide receiver Tee Higgins and defensive end Sam Hubbard for Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. Defensive end Trey Hendrickson was listed as a full participant at Wednesday’s practice after hyperextending his knee in Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans. His availability for Thursday’s game would come as a surprise on a short turnaround …

The 2020 NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement changed how fifth-year options operate. The modifications first started applying to 2018 first-round picks. Fifth-year options are fully guaranteed upon exercise instead of being guaranteed for injury only if picked up as when implemented in the 2011 CBA. The options became fully guaranteed on the first day of the league year of the option …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 15, 2023, 02:33 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy will be out for six-to-eight weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Wednesday. Soucy was injured Sunday when he blocked a shot in the Canucks’ 5-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens. He logged more than …

Getty Images The New England Patriots have had quite an underwhelming season with a 2-8 record. Quarterback Mac Jones has been one of the causes of the team’s downward spiral, but former Patriots great Rob Gronkowski believes he needs to close this chapter of his career. On “Up & Adams” on Wednesday, Gronkowski revealed that he thinks that Jones needs …

Aaron Rodgers will have the final call on whether he plays again this season for the New York Jets — if and when he gets medical clearance. Coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday the team will defer to the four-time NFL MVP, who’s rehabilitating from a torn left Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with the Jets on Sept. 11. …

Veteran edge rusher Bruce Irvin is officially a member of the Lions. Word on Tuesday was that Irvin would sign to the team’s practice squad and the Lions confirmed the signing on Wednesday. They also announced that long snapper Jake McQuaide has been signed to the 53-man roster. Irvin returned to the Seahawks last year and had 3.5 sacks in …

Two AFC North teams that lost last week on game-ending field goals will try to get back to winning ways when the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals meet on Thursday Night Football. Prior to Sunday’s loss to the Browns, the Ravens had won four in a row, beating those teams by an average of 20.3 points per game. Baltimore (7-3) …

Patriots QB Mac Jones takes first reps with starting offense at practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston We still don’t know which quarterback will start for the New England Patriots in their Week 12 road game against the New York Giants, but it was interesting to see Mac Jones take the first reps with the starting offense during Wednesday’s …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Many athletes across a wide range in sports can relate to being “locked in” or “in the zone.” In the NFL, there is no wide receiver who has been in a more unshakeable zone than Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.  He has over 100 receiving yards in each of his last four games, including setting and …

USATSI Minnesota Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens practiced Wednesday after being designated to return from injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. The Vikings now have a 21-day window to either add him to the 53-man roster or keep him on injured reserve for the rest of the season. Mullens was placed on IR with a back injury in October. He has not …

The Tennessee Titans franchise is going through a transition this season, and there’s no bigger transition you can make in this league than to bench your longtime quarterback for a rookie. Will Levis, the big-armed signal-caller out of Kentucky, who was selected with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, is Tennessee’s new starting quarterback. And while …

Gronkowski has bold take on Mac Jones’ NFL future amid Patriots’ struggles originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s possible we’ve seen the last of Mac Jones as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots. Jones gave another awful performance last Sunday in the Patriots’ 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Germany, highlighted by an inexcusable interception on …