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49ers camp takeaways: Backup favorites emerge at two positions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ offense made some plays down the field on Wednesday. And the defense had its moments, too. That probably is why 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan seemed particularly pleased at the end of practice when he gathered the team around. “Helluva a …

Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Jori Epstein is out on the road covering training camps. Today’s stop: Cincinnati Bengals. About the QB Joe Burrow has returned to 11-on-11 after tearing a ligament in his wrist last season. The Bengals are managing his workload, but he looks sharp as ever — and his receivers say he’s been extra detailed in his …

Deebo describes ‘weird’ feeling not sharing field with Aiyuk originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel have been by each other’s sides for four seasons. And with the 49ers actively shopping Aiyuk after the star wide receiver requested a trade and proceeded to hold in at training camp practice due to stalled contract negotiations, San …

How slip-n-slide drill seen on Bears ‘Hard Knocks’ came together originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The season premiere of Bears “Hard Knocks” on Tuesday featured many memorable moments, like Theo Benedet’s scantily–clad singing or Nick Saban’s advice for head coach Matt Eberflus. The best part of practice, however, was a fun quarterback drill where Bears …

Russell Wilson wants to play in Friday’s preseason opener. He won’t. Instead, the Steelers starting quarterback will have to be content with the work he’s getting at practice. Wilson, who injured his calf in a conditioning test before the first practice, is back working in team drills. “I’m feeling great,” Wilson said Wednesday, via Teresa Varley of the team website. …

Last year, the Dolphins didn’t need to use their backup quarterbacks. The year before, they did. This year, they’ll need to have someone ready to go, in case Tua Tagovailoa is injured. So, between Mike White and Skylar Thompson, who will it be? Coach Mike McDaniel says it’s currently too close to call. “It’s neck and neck, and far from …

Deebo delivers epic one-word quip to question about his weight originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The phrase “best shape of his life” can be overused during NFL training camp, but 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel certainly arrived in Santa Clara this summer looking quite trim. Just don’t ask him about it, though. Samuel kept coy about his weight …

Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley is looking forward to the Chargers’ first preseason game Saturday at home against the Seahawks. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Chargers have listed Los Angeles native Daiyan Henley as the starting left inside linebacker on the team’s first posted depth chart of the Jim Harbaugh era but, despite the hype surrounding his progress, his …

This embedded content is not available in your region. As any fantasy manager or stock trader knows, predicting the future is hard. That’s why we rely on analysis from experts to distill complicated systems down to their most easy to understand metrics so we can get a leg up on the competition. But even then, oftentimes, fantasy analysis isn’t perfect. …

The Brandon Aiyuk situation has been all over the place of late. So where is it going? It’s gone from being very quiet to being very loud, to being sort of quiet again. It’s created a wide range of conflicting reports regarding which teams are in and which teams are out, and which teams are out and which teams are …

The 49ers plan to sign safety Tracy Walker, Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com reports. Walker, 29, worked out of the team Wednesday. San Francisco, which cut safety Erik Harris this week, looked at veteran safeties this spring with Rayshawn Jenkins and Julian Blackmon among those who visited. The Lions made Walker a third-round pick in 2018, and he started 43 games …

Joe Flacco didn’t sign with the Browns until Dec. 14 after Deshaun Watson was lost for the season. If he hadn’t done what he did in winning comeback player of the year and leading the Browns to the postseason, he might not be where he is now. Flacco signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Colts in March to …

Warner excited about 49ers’ new silent-but-deadly defensive line originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fred Warner isn’t the quietest 49ers player, but the star linebacker certainly appreciates his teammates who are more subdued — especially along San Francisco’s revamped defensive front. Despite their calm disposition, Warner is well aware that the 49ers’ defensive line, which welcomed new additions Maliek …

Deebo motivated physically, mentally by 49ers’ Super Bowl losses originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Losing two Super Bowls does not sit lightly with Deebo Samuel. The 49ers star has used the devastating games as motivation to enter training camp in the best shape — and his lightest — since he entered the league in 2019. …

Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons will test a makeshift Rams offensive line in a joint practice Thursday. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press) The first joint practice against a defense that featured two elite pass rushers did not go well for the Rams. Now, four days after Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack of the Chargers helped ruin the Rams’ day, quarterback Matthew …