The 49ers have made another addition to their coaching staff. Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com reports that the team has hired former Raiders offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi. The team has not announced what Lombardi’s title will be on the staff. Lombardi was hired by the Raiders after Josh McDaniels became their head coach in 2022 and he was fired along with …
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The Saints have reached an agreement on a new contract with safety Tyrann Mathieu. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football reports Mathieu has signed a new two-year deal with the franchise. Mathieu was previously under contract through the 2024 season. Per Josina Anderson of CBS Sports, Mathieu’s new contract is worth $13 million. A New Orleans native, Mathieu signed with the Saints …
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. KATERINA WU ALWAYS LOVED HOCKEY. Same with numbers. But the concept of marrying those two in a career like she has now, as senior data scientist for the Pittsburgh Penguins? That revelation came about, fittingly, through healthy competition — and, admittedly, …
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The Lions took care of a little business on Thursday. The team announced that they have re-signed running back Zonovan Knight. Knight was set to be an exclusive rights free agent, so he either signed a tender from the team or agreed to a different one-year deal. Knight signed with the Jets after going undrafted in 2022 and ran 85 …
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Curran: Why Patriots should NOT use No. 3 pick on a QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NFL is a quarterback-driven league. And with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots are guaranteed a top quarterback prospect in either USC’s Caleb Williams, UNC’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels. No brainer, right? …
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Bears sign Jaylon Johnson to contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Jaylon Johnson will be locking down wide receivers in the Bears defense for a long time. On Thursday, Johnson and the Bears agreed to a new long term contract, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago. Multiple reports say GM Ryan Poles and Johnson came together for …
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Graham says Eagles ‘working on’ deal to bring him back in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles lost a legend earlier this week when Jason Kelce retired but the team is working to keep another legend in the building. On the latest Takeoff with John Clark podcast, veteran defensive end Brandon Graham indicated that the Eagles and …
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The Dolphins added a defensive lineman to their roster on Thursday. The team announced the signing of Daviyon Nixon. No terms of the deal were announced. Nixon was a Panthers fifth-round pick in 2021 after playing at Iowa. He had 15 tackles and a half-sack in 14 games over his first two seasons, but was waived in December 2022. He …
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Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is heading into free agency with questions about his surgically repaired knee, but he hopes the Patriots are satisfied enough with the answer to those questions that they keep him in New England. Asked on NFL Network if he wants to return to New England in 2024, Bourne answered, “I do. I do.” Bourne signed …
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The Saints announced the signing of a new player in addition to confirming their new two-year deal with safety Tyrann Mathieu on Thursday. Fullback Zander Horvath has joined the team. There were no terms of the deal included in the announcement. Horvath was a 2022 seventh-round pick by the Chargers. He appeared in 15 games as a rookie and caught …
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Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporter Jori Epstein as the duo go behind the scenes on the biggest NFL stories. The duo kick things off with Dak Prescott’s contract negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys and whether or not we could see something get done soon. …
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One of the Lions’ top special teams players is set to test free agency. Chase Lucas, an exclusive-rights free agent, will not be tendered by the Lions, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. That means the Lions have decided not to offer him a minimum-salary deal for 2024, and he’ll be a free agent on Wednesday. That doesn’t necessarily …
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The saga of the ex-Jacksonville Jaguars employee who pleaded guilty to embezzling $22 million from the team keeps getting wilder. Last we left Amit Patel, the Jaguars’ former financial planning and analysis manager, he had pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and illegal monetary transaction. The two counts add up to a maximum sentence of 30 years, but …
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Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show This embedded content is not available in your region. As one Yahoo NFL senior reporter calls it, the Scouting Combine is the ‘Biggest NFL news gathering conference’ of the year. That very reporter, Jori Epstein, joins Matt Harmon on the Free Agency preview pod to discuss and dissect the biggest rumors and whispers …
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Kevin Dotson will not test free agency. The Rams and Dotson have agreed to a three-year deal worth $48 million, according to multiple reports. Dotson was slated to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, but the two sides came together and got something done today. The 27-year-old Dotson was a 2020 fourth-round pick of the Steelers. The Rams traded …
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