49ers have lengthy free agent list to consider entering offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers’ heartbreaking Super Bowl LVIII loss now in the rearview mirror, the team’s focus shifts to the offseason — and the front office has plenty to consider. There are 19 San Francisco players due to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, …
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Report: Edgerrin Cooper ‘stood out’ to Pittsburgh Steelers, who ‘love’ the Texas A&M LB prospect
Texas A&M junior Edgerrin Cooper recently put his talent on display for all 32 NFL teams at the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 1 but the linebacker prospect stood out to one organization in particular according to a recent report. Per Ryan Fowler, an NFL & college football analyst for Bleacher Report & The Draft Network, Pittsburgh head coach Mike …
Read More »Browns player jokes that orange in Super Bowl LIX logo means ‘we got a chance’
The great Super Bowl logo conspiracy may have been (partially) debunked over the past few weeks, but one Cleveland Browns player is still looking on the bright (orange) side after the logo for Super Bowl LIX on FOX was revealed on Monday. The conspiracy dictates that the colors in logo, which is customarily revealed in the days following the previous …
Read More »Chiefs set sights on joining Kobe-Shaq Lakers, other pro sports franchises that won three straight titles
Winning one championship is hard, let alone two in a row. Three championships in a row? Well, that is the stuff of legend, a feat that very few teams have been able to over to achieve. That is the challenge that awaits the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024 as they look to become the first NFL team to win three …
Read More »Early enrollee freshman FSU football running back Kam Davis keeps Twitter receipts
Running back Kam Davis was a massive addition to the Florida State football program in the 2024 recruiting cycle. Davis, who played quarterback for Dougherty High (Albany, Ga.), finished with 5,575 passing yards and 40 touchdowns, also adding 3,157 rushing yards and 35 touchdowns. Davis posted pictures of himself earlier this winter of the 145th-overall-ranked prospect and the 11th-rated running …
Read More »Is Kyle Shanahan the Super Bowl’s Charlie Brown? Why 49ers coach has three of big game’s largest blown leads
Sports are about traditions, and going all out on Super Bowl Sunday with great dining spreads and having friends and family over to celebrate is one of America’s biggest ones. Another football tradition, albeit a cartoon one in the comic strip “Peanuts,” is Lucy never letting Charlie Brown kick the football after holding it out for him, time and time …
Read More »Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard (jaw) could return next week
Feb 12, 2024, 06:27 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks hope star rookie Connor Bedard can return to game action next week after missing six weeks with a fractured jaw. Bedard, the No. 1 pick of the 2023 NHL draft, suffered the injury Jan. 5 when on the receiving end of a big hit from New Jersey Devils defenseman Brendan Smith. …
Read More »Report: Commanders to hire Ken Norton Jr. as linebackers coach
Ken Norton Jr. is following Dan Quinn to Washington. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Commanders have hired Norton as their linebackers coach. Norton spent the past two seasons as linebackers coach at UCLA under Chip Kelly. He worked with Quinn for three seasons in Seattle. Norton was the Raiders’ defensive coordinator from 2015-17 before returning to the …
Read More »DeShaun Foster is named UCLA football coach after Chip Kelly’s move to Ohio State
LOS ANGELES — UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said to give him 96 hours to find a new football coach after Chip Kelly resigned on Friday. It turns out, Jarmond needed less than 72. Former UCLA great DeShaun Foster was named head coach on Monday to take over the program after Kelly left to become offensive coordinator at Ohio State. …
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