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One quarterback has known the offensive system for more than two years. The other began learning the playbook and the new footwork it requires this spring. One quarterback has started 48 professional games atop 39 games of college experience. The other played in 30 college games. One quarterback has a deep mental bank of defensive coverages and tricks to manipulate …

Star receiver Brandon Aiyuk skipped a second straight day of practice after being cleared by San Francisco 49ers doctors to participate as part of his long-running contract dispute. Aiyuk hasn’t participated in practice this entire offseason as he seeks a lucrative long-term extension or a trade with coach Kyle Shanahan citing a back injury as the official reason for what …

After months of buildup, the 2024 NFL regular season schedule is officially upon us. The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will open their respective seasons in Sao Paulo, Brazil during the first NFL international game in the country on Friday, September 6. Both teams have Super Bowl aspirations and this could be a preview of a potential playoff matchup. In …

Josh Allen has led his team to the playoffs in five straight seasons, but apparently, he still hasn’t done enough to impress some of his peers.  In a recent poll conducted by ESPN, 103 anonymous NFL players were asked to name the most overrated quarterback in the league and Allen was the top answer. The Bills quarterback got 11 votes, …

Patriots have NFL’s toughest 2024 schedule based on this metric originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots finished at the bottom of the AFC standings last season with a 4-13 record — their worst finish to a campaign since 1992. The 2024 season could see the Patriots finish with an equally bad record or worse, and one …

Those who have followed my work for any period of time are probably fully aware that I’m fearless when it comes to my fantasy football convictions. There is no take too bold to proclaim … as long as there is a rational, logical thought process (usually data-driven) that led me to come to that conclusion. I am human, however … …

The Atlanta Falcons are the favorites to top the NFC South standings at the end of the 2024 season. Currently, the Falcons sit at -130, after opening at -125 to take the division.  After Atlanta is Tampa Bay at +320, whose opening line was slightly shorter at +300. The Buccaneers are second on the board, despite having won the last …

USATSI For months, all signs have pointed to Rashee Rice facing a multigame suspension for his role in a high-speed hit-and-run crash that occurred this spring. With only a week until the start of the 2024 NFL season, however, the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver is eligible to take the field as usual, with league executives hinting Thursday that Rice …

Getty Images Could this be the year the Detroit Lions win their first Super Bowl? Many believe it can happen, including general manager Brad Holmes, who thinks this is the Lions’ year and has confidence in the group in front of him. “For this season? Win the Super Bowl,” Holmes said, via NBC Sports, when asked what his expectations were …

Eagles practice notes: Eagles missing a few players at the Linc originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles moved practice across the street to the Linc on Thursday afternoon and it might be their final time on that field until the home opener on Sept. 16. Right now, the Birds are in purgatory between training camp and regular season …

If the Cincinnati Bengals want to get an extension done with Ja’Marr Chase before the start of the season, it looks like they’re going to have to write a pretty hefty check to make it happen.  Chase, according to NFL Media, wants a new deal that will make him the highest-paid receiver in NFL history. That title currently belongs to …

The New England Patriots have their QB1. On Thursday, coach Jerod Mayo announced that it will be veteran Jacoby Brissett who’ll lead the team as its starting quarterback for the 2024 season. That decision leaves No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye as the primary backup following a late summer surge that sparked a brief quarterback controversy. Not long after Mayo’s …

FRISCO, TEXAS — For the first time in quite a while, the Dallas Cowboys don’t necessarily know for sure who will be their top running back this season. After years of Ezekiel Elliott and then Tony Pollard, and before that DeMarco Murray and then Darren McFadden, Dallas is expected to take more of a committee approach to the position this …

It’s time to get excited. The critical draft week of the summer is here, and we’ll have real NFL games in a week. It’s almost go time. With that in mind, time to revisit the NFL power rankings from a fantasy tilt. This is an unscientific but nuanced measurement of how fantasy-useful each offense is. Even if the rankings aren’t …

Getty Images A day after Bengals coach Zac Taylor said the plan is for Ja’Marr Chase to practice moving forward, the Bengals star receiver arrived in street clothes while his teammates continued to prepare for the start of the regular season. It’s now two straight days where Chase has arrived to practice with no plans of practicing as he again showed …