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Youth movement? Players to watch in Patriots-Panthers preseason opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Ahead of Thursday night’s preseason opener, let’s lay out some of the more intriguing Patriots players to keep an eye on against the Panthers at Gillette Stadium. Rookie QBs The Patriots likely know what they have in their two veteran signal-callers Jacoby Brissett …

The Dolphins have an injury concern with one of their key offensive lineman. According to multiple reporters on the scene, center Aaron Brewer exited practice with an apparent hand injury. Brewer went into an on-site medical facility but was able to return and watch the joint session with the Falcons on the side. Brewer, 26, signed a three-year deal with …

Jalen Hurts, Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles are out to right the wrong of a disappointing 2023 season.  Apparently, that’s not the only thing the quarterback and head coach are trying to mend, as Hurts and Sirianni developed a “fractured relationship” and were miles apart on the “X’s and O’s” last season, according to an ESPN story that was …

A college football legend made a surprise cameo in the season premiere of “Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears,” while an Olympics icon made a less surprising but still notable appearance as well. Nick Saban was a guest of the Bears for a day during one of their opening practices of training camp, meeting with several members of …

Sherman explains why Cooper can’t replace Aiyuk on 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As Brandon Aiyuk trade talk heats up, a handful of teams have been linked through various reports to the star 49ers receiver. In recent days, those teams include the New England Patriots, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. San Francisco has negotiated the …

Patriots rookie WR Javon Baker earns huge praise from teammates in camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots reportedly aren’t going to get star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on the trade market, but they have a couple rookie wideouts with the potential to impress during the upcoming NFL season. One of them is Javon Baker. The …

Eagles training camp observations: Slay doesn’t look like a 33-year-old CB originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles held their 10th training camp practice of the summer on an overcast Wednesday morning. This session lasted about 1 hour and 16 minutes before a developmental period at the end. The Eagles were in shorts and shells after a couple tough …

Report: Aiyuk didn’t give Patriots ‘great vibe’ during trade inquiry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The New England Patriots had interest in Brandon Aiyuk, …

The Dolphins are dealing with a handful of injuries at wide receiver, including one that has kept Jaylen Waddle out of practice for the last few days. Head coach Mike McDaniel called Waddle’s injury “minor” at a Wednesday press conference, but did not delve into the nature of the problem that’s sidelined the wideout. “He’s one of the toughest wide …

With the Falcons participating in joint practices with the Dolphins this week, it sounds like their rookie quarterback will take the bulk of the snaps in Friday night’s preseason game. Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that No. 8 overall pick Michael Penix will be on the field for a substantial amount of time, which …

Velus Jones has had limited impact at wide receiver since the Bears took him in the third round of the 2022 draft, so they are looking at a new way of using him in hopes of getting more production. Jones has been practicing with the team’s running backs at training camp this week. Head coach Matt Eberflus said offensive coordinator …

Coaches will tell you there’s a competition at any position, even when there’s not. Weigh that when deciphering what Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said about his quarterbacks on Wednesday. But also know that Tomlin spent most of the offseason saying Russell Wilson was his starter, not really entertaining the notion that Justin Fields could win the job. Him declaring …

Steelers’ Tomlin has sly Aiyuk response to loaded question originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin addressed the elephant in the room. …

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks. [Quarterbacks I like more/less | Running backs I like more | Running backs I like less] ECR: WR21 vs. …

The New England Patriots are out of the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes. After Aiyuk turned down the Patriots’ extension offer, the Patriots opted to no longer pursue a trade for the star receiver, ESPN reported. New England was prepared to make the highest contract offer to Aiyuk out of all the teams pursuing him, giving him a proposal that would’ve paid …