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The NFC appeared to be the San Francisco 49ers invitational last season, yet the champions of the conference were challenged in the postseason by the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. While the 49ers were just a play away from winning a Super Bowl, their path toward repeating in the conference will be tougher in 2024.  The Lions have their …

If an NFL player doesn’t show something by Year 2, there’s a problem, and we can, in almost every case, accept said player will not become a star at the professional level. Patience wears thin by then because, nowadays, stars typically emerge in their second season, if they didn’t already do so in Year 1. These are the second-year pros primed …

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Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Kameron Johnson has only had about six weeks and a dozen or so practices with the Bucs, but the undrafted rookie receiver’s favorite moments are when he makes a catch or a move in the open field and someone walks up a minute later. “People start asking: ‘Where are you from? Where’d you go to …

Every year, we are introduced to new NFL stars. Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams took the football world by storm in 2023, while Montez Sweat led two different teams in sacks. The Dallas Cowboys introduced us to a couple of stars as well, in cornerback DaRon Bland, who recorded the most pick sixes in a …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SUNRISE, Fla. — Kyle Okposo doesn’t see himself as “the old guy without a Stanley Cup.” Even if everyone else does. “I don’t look at myself like I’m Joe Pavelski or all of these other guys that have been around for a long time. I …

After leading his team to the UFL title game, Wade Phillips made a point of singling out one of his opponents for praise. Phillips, head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas, spoke to St. Louis Battlehawks wide receiver Hakeem Butler while the TV cameras rolled and told Butler that he belongs in the NFL. “I’m going to tell everybody in …

Edge rusher Maxx Crosby entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2019. He’s hoping to exit the NFL many years from now still with the Raiders. Crosby, 26, noted this week that there is something special about great players who play their entire career in one place. “The guys who inspire me are the Kobes [Bryant] …

Haason Reddick might . . . or might not show up for the team’s two-day mandatory minicamp this week. He isn’t saying. The Jets edge rusher declined to comment to Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post during Reddick’s appearance at a Family Fun & Fitness day Sunday. The Jets haven’t seen Reddick since he passed his physical following a …

Cowboys defensive jack-of-all-trades Micah Parsons is willing to wait for his next contract. It’s not a bad strategy. With one big caveat. Eventually, he’ll be the highest-paid non-quarterback in football. The current high-water mark is $35 million per year in new money, set six days ago by Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson. The Cowboys would be wise to offer Parsons $35.1 …

Veteran cornerback Steven Nelson announced his retirement Sunday after nine NFL seasons, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Nelson had interest from the Texans, Raiders, Giants, Rams, Commanders and Dolphins, per Wilson, but decided to spend more time with his wife, Monica, who is pregnant, and his family while pursuing his various business ventures. He has a large livestock farm outside …

Report: Williams ‘eventually’ will want reworked 49ers contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers don’t shy away from paying players what they deserve, and star left tackle Trent Williams reportedly could be next. During “SportsCenter” on Saturday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that “there are whispers around some in the industry that [Williams] might want a new deal …

It looked like a steal when the Giants sent a third-round pick to the Raiders for tight end Darren Waller. Ultimately, New York got a limited return on its investment. In exchange for both the pick and more than $11 million, Waller appeared in 12 games. He caught 52 passes for 552 yards and scored one touchdown. Waller has been …

Former Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller has retired from the NFL at 31 years old after a single season with the New York Giants. Waller informed the Giants of his decision prior to the start of their minicamp, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. The Giants confirmed his retirement in a statement Sunday afternoon. “We have great respect for Darren …

The Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers at Comerica Park on Sunday, 10–2. That was the main attraction at Comerica Park. But during a break in the action, the scoreboard operator took the opportunity to troll a former rival who previously played for another Wisconsin team and support another of the city’s teams, the Detroit Lions. This embedded content is …