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The City of Pittsburgh has three professional sports teams: the Penguins (NHL), the Pirates (MLB), and the Steelers (NFL). The Penguins and Steelers play in leagues with salary caps, while the Pirates pay a luxury tax on their contracts. View the original article to see embedded media. Considering the NFL and MLB have more significant followings and media presences, it …

Patriots’ potential starting o-line vs. Bengals is cause for concern originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There are reasons to be optimistic about the New England Patriots entering their season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. Star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase may not suit up for Cincinnati. The Patriots’ defense has top-15 potential. And the Bengals are susceptible against the run. …

Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison returned to practice on Monday and he was back on the field again on Wednesday. Addison was listed as a limited participant on the team’s first injury report of the week. Addison missed a few weeks of practice with an ankle injury he suffered in the middle of August, but no one with the Vikings …

Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase returned to practice Wednesday, the first time he’s dressed for on-field work since Aug. 27. He has been holding in as he seeks a contract extension. Chase did individual work as a limited participant. The Bengals list him with a rest day and not that his lack of team work was not injury related. Chase missed …

Jacoby Brissett ‘excited’ for offensive line to silence doubters originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Ironically, the quarterback who sustained an injury behind the New England Patriots offensive line sounds the least worried about the struggling unit heading into Sunday’s season opener. Jacoby Brissett, who’s set to start in Week 1 vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, addressed the o-line concerns on …

Why starting fast has become major focus for Bears as Week 1 approaches originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Expectations for the Bears this season are the highest they’ve been since 2019 when the team was coming off a 12-4 season, a division title and a playoff appearance. There’s talk that the defense could be one …

No one knows what to expect from the new dynamic kickoff rule. The NFL didn’t alter the touchback starting position, so a ball kicked into or out of the end zone will result in the offense taking over at its own 30-yard line. The Competition Committee originally proposed the 35. On the eve of the season opener, the NFL did …

Rams receiver Puka Nacua exited a joint workout with the Chargers on Aug. 4 with a right knee injury. He missed some practice time, returning Aug. 26, and Nacua was a full participant on the Rams’ first injury report of the season. “Yeah, he’s feeling good,” Rams coach Sean McVay said, via a transcript from the team. “He had the …

The Rams’ trade of Jared Goff to the Lions for Matthew Stafford was one of the rare win-win trades in NFL history. The Rams won the Super Bowl in Stafford’s first year in Los Angeles, and the Lions used Goff and the three draft picks they obtained in the trade to rebuild a team now a favorite to win Super …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fans and Columbus Blue Jackets players gathered for an emotional candlelight vigil outside the team’s arena Wednesday night to remember Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who died last week when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. The crowd of of roughly 1,000 outside Nationwide Arena …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) address the team as coach Jim Harbaugh (right) watches. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) From his first day on the job, Jim Harbaugh was enamored with Justin Herbert’s leadership abilities. The fifth-year quarterback “leads from the front,” Harbaugh praised. That is, unless Herbert is emerging from a broken elevator. When about a dozen …

Bears bolster defensive line in pre-Week 1 mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The 2024 NFL Draft will be remembered for producing 14 consecutive offensive selections, starting with the Chicago Bears taking quarterback Caleb Williams as the first overall pick. Interestingly, the last two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks were chosen with the first two picks, and a third signal-caller …

Matthew Stafford does want distractions, especially when he walks into an opponent’s stadium. So, unlike many athletes, the Rams’ veteran quarterback forsakes headphones upon arrival, and embraces a hostile environment when he jogs onto the field for pregame warmups. “I want to hear all of it,” Stafford said Wednesday before practice in Woodland Hills. “I want to smell it. I …

The NFC was the San Francisco 49ers invitational last season, a conference that showed the 49ers supremacy over the course of the year. Of course, San Francisco was challenged by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round and the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game, setting the stage for a wide-open conference in 2024.  Is the 49ers’ window closing? Will this be their …

Kirk Cousins hasn’t played since Oct. 29, tearing his Achilles on his 61st snap against the Packers. The quarterback now plays for a new team, and at 36 and with a first-round rookie backing him up, doesn’t know how much longer he will play. Cousins will make his debut with the Falcons on Sunday against the Steelers. He is eager …