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Amon-Ra St. Brown names Bears receiver most underrated pass-catcher in the NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The hype around the Bears this offseason feels overwhelming. The energy around the 2024 Bears is palpable. With a whole cast of new, elite talent on the roster, there’s reason for the excitement. Still, there are players on the team who are …

FRISCO, Texas — When 2023 NFL interceptions leader and All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland went down with a stress fracture in his foot, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he was “not at all” interested in looking at external help at corner.  That certainly wasn’t the case at the running back position. Fresh off signing 2023 first-team All-Pro wide receiver …

For the third day of NFL Predictions Week, we are taking things to the AFC and NFC North! “First Things First” co-hosts Nick Wright and Chris Broussard are continuing their prediction reveals ahead of kickoff with rankings for all 32 NFL teams by divisions.  To start the week, the FOX Sports personalities shared their early predictions for the AFC and …

Russell is on the verge of making NFL history, but it’s probably not the kind that he’s hoping. Now that he’s been named the starting quarterback for the Steelers, Wilson could end up breaking two very unfortunate records this year.  The first record is for most sacks taken. The mark is currently held by Tom Brady, who was sacked 565 …

USATSI We’ve been awaiting a resolution to the Brandon Aiyuk saga all offseason now, but one hasn’t come to fruition. Aiyuk hasn’t been traded, he hasn’t signed a long-term deal with San Francisco and he hasn’t participated in practice. On Wednesday, we saw another notable Aiyuk development after he again reportedly did not practice, but this absence was different.  Speaking …

Aiyuk-49ers saga hits inflection point as ‘hold-in’ persists originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The Brandon Aiyuk saga might have hit an inflection point on Wednesday. Despite suggestions that this was the day that Aiyuk would end his “hold in,” nothing changed when the 49ers took the practice field. And now, this is when things could …

Patriots practice squad tracker: Latest news, rumors and signings originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots trimmed down their roster to 53 players by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, but building out the initial practice squad for the upcoming NFL season remains a work in progress. The Patriots announced their first seven practice squad signings Wednesday afternoon. …

San Francisco 49ers star receiver Brandon Aiyuk is expected to practice soon for the first time this summer, but he was absent at the start of practice on Wednesday, per reports. The star receiver is also apparently no closer to signing a long-term extension with the team. Coach Kyle Shanahan spoke Wednesday before the team held its first practice since …

How Bears plan to stay sharp during long lull between training camp and Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears have already put in a lot of work this summer. They reported to training camp a week early because of the Hall of Fame game. That game meant they had to participate in …

49ers GM Lynch expects medically cleared Aiyuk to practice Wednesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Carlos Ramirez at 5 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — Things are getting real around the …

Getty Images Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers have been busy adding former Tennessee Titans pieces. After claiming former Titans running back Hassan Haskins on waivers, the Chargers have now acquired Tennessee defensive back Elijah Molden for late-round draft pick compensation, per NFL Media.  Molden was selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Washington …

The 2024 NFL season is nearly here. We’ve cleared the last few hurdles on the calendar, including training camps, preseason and roster cutdowns. The Kansas City Chiefs’ pursuit of their unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title begins against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. Yahoo Sports is helping you gear up for the …

The NFL season is now just over a week away. Because we are so close to kickoff, we are spending a lot of time around these parts working up all kinds of preview content. What should we expect from each team, each position, the various coaches, each division … anything and everything you can preview, we’re doing it. So, we’re …

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  It’s your friendly neighborhood NFL writer Tyler Sullivan driving the bus to get us all through the midweek point and, boy, do we have a jam-packed newsletter for you today. Tuesday was a busy day at the office for us as every team across the NFL had to cut down …

Aug 28, 2024, 04:51 PM ET CHICAGO — Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit will miss the start of training camp while he recovers from an operation on his right knee. Brossoit had meniscus surgery on Tuesday in Chicago. Team physician Michael Terry said Wednesday that Brossoit is expected to return in five to seven weeks. The Blackhawks open training camp in …