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With a nudge from Kittle, Taylor reprises 49ers return role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — George Kittle was persistent. Over the course of a couple of weeks this spring, Kittle kept suggesting to his workout partner, Trent Taylor, he should get in touch with 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. After all, Ray-Ray McCloud, who handled the …

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2024, 06:03 PM ET CloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Comcast’s months-long blackout of Bally Sports channels is finally coming to an end. The two sides announced Monday that they agreed on a new carriage deal, allowing …

The Drake Maye Report: In pads, pressure heats up rookie originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — On Monday, the pads came on at Patriots practice. That meant a more intensified focus on the running game. But it also meant a more physical pass-rush. It meant more handsy defensive backs, both at the line of scrimmage and at the …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Two things were very clear as the Giants’ pre-draft process unfolded on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” One is that they really love Malik Nabers. The other is that they had some concerns about Nabers, too. The Giants could see from the beginning that the LSU receiver’s ability was off the charts, and that he was exactly …

Training camp stock watch: Pats’ top QB Brissett strikes deep down the field originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Though the Patriots went through their first fully-padded practice on Monday, their offense didn’t exactly seem as though it was moving in the right direction in terms of being ready for meaningful football. They committed at least two false starts …

Aaron Rodgers was downright ticked off. The New York Jets quarterback took the snap, started to drop back — and ended up sprawled on the grass after one of his offensive linemen stepped on one of his feet. Rodgers shouted. He wasn’t hurt, but he was angry. Monday was that kind of a day, the first this summer in full …

Jackson will miss remainder of 49ers training camp to rehab knee originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers might need to consider adding to their defensive front with Drake Jackson’s future uncertain. Kyle Shanahan gave a less-than-positive update on the defensive end’s status on Monday after the third-year pass rusher underwent patellar tendon surgery in …

Patrick Mahomes to Kadarius Toney, back to Mahomes, back to Toney, deep to Xavier Worthy … touchdown Kansas City.  On Monday, the back-to-back Super Bowl-winning champions unveiled a new quadruple-pass play in practice involving a wild sequence that began with Mahomes and ended with his newest offensive weapon, rookie wideout Xavier Worthy.  In a video posted to X, Mahomes and …

A pair of quarterbacks signed new, massive contracts over the weekend, continuing to push Patrick Mahomes down the list of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks. Jordan Love inked a four-year, $220 million extension with the Green Bay Packers that includes $160.3 million guaranteed. The deal brought Love into a tie for the highest-paid quarterback in the league on an average annual …

The Jets broke out the pads for the first time this summer on Monday and they also got a dose of an angry Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers threw an interception that went off wide receiver Allen Lazard’s hands early in the session, struggled to corral erratic snaps from center Joe Tippmann and went down after being tripped by one of his …

Judon voices frustration with contract dispute, ‘business of football’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Judging by Monday’s training camp practice, Matthew Judon doesn’t appear to be any closer to getting the contract he desires from the New England Patriots. While he was present on the fields outside Gillette Stadium, the star outside linebacker didn’t participate in the padded practice. …

Caleb Williams, Shane Waldron offer progress report on Bears QB’s development in camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams isn’t where he’d like to be eight days into training camp, but the Bears rookie quarterback feels that he’s precisely where he should be in his early NFL development arc. “I think I’m on track to be …

In recent days, we’ve tried to shift some of the focus regarding quarterback contracts from APY (and only APY) to cash flow. As to the four-year window from 2023 through 2026 and 2024 through 2027, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the cash-flow king. As to the four-year period that ended in 2023, the winner was Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Per …

Jul 29, 2024, 03:49 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with forward Martin Necas, keeping one of its most skilled offensive players through the 2025-26 season. The team announced the deal Monday, providing some roster certainty for the 25-year-old Czech who had been discussed as a trade candidate since the close of Carolina’s …

Houston Texans defensive lineman Denico Autry was suspended for the first six games of the regular season on Monday for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancers. Autry denied he knowingly ingested a banned substance but said he would accept the suspension. Autry said he discovered the pharmacy that filled a prescription for him had “intentionally, recklessly, or negligently” included a …