Why Shanahan ‘excited’ by 49ers rookie Mustapha’s hard-hitting debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL preseason is an opportunity for young players to establish themselves, which is exactly what rookie safety Malik Mustapha did during the 49ers’ 17-13 preseason-opener loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday at Nissan Stadium. Mustapha, a fourth-round selection by San Francisco in …

With three weeks to go before the season opener, Jeff Monken said his Army football team is right where he expected them to be. The players donned the full pads just a few days ago and Saturday was an opportunity for a first organized scrimmage on a warm August afternoon under nearly perfect skies. The Black Knights utilized four quarterbacks …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown went down on the first offensive play of their preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night and was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury. Brown sustained a sternoclavicular joint sprain in the Chiefs’ 26-13 loss at EverBank Stadium, coach Andy Reid confirmed after the game. Brown caught an 11-yard …

ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 27: Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after receiving his Aggie Ring during half time of the Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 27, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) The Texas A&M football season is approaching soon, and fans are planning their game-day trips to Aggieland. Like most sporting …

Schrock’s Report Card: Grading Caleb Williams, Bears in dominant preseason win vs. Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago ORCHARD PARK, New York – Last week, Caleb Williams said he was on track in his NFL development. “I’m right where I need to be and where they want me to be,” Williams said. That certainly looked to be the case …

Alabama football held its first scrimmage of the fall on Saturday. It was Alabama’s first time back at Bryant-Denny Stadium since A-Day in what coach Kalen DeBoer said was the team’s biggest scrimmage heading into the fall. “It’s good to be out there, scrimmage one in the stadium,” DeBoer said following the scrimmage. “Good to be in your surroundings and …

The 49ers’ preseason opener resulted in an injury to one of their defensive backs. Cornerback Ambry Thomas suffered a broken forearm on Saturday against the Titans. “It will be some time,” coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game. A third-round pick in 2021, Thomas appeared in 15 regular-season games with six starts in 2023. He also started two postseason games …

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart landed a helicopter at Douglass High in Atlanta when Jontae Gilbert was a sophomore, his coach remembered. Things heated up between Gilbert and the Bulldogs this year with Donte Williams and Travaris Robinson now coaching the defensive backs. “They built the relationship back with him,” said Douglass coach Stanley Pritchett, a nine-year NFL fullback who …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown went down on the first offensive play of their preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night and was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury. Brown sustained a sternoclavicular joint sprain in the Chiefs’ 26-13 loss at EverBank Stadium, coach Andy Reid confirmed after the game. Brown caught an …

BATON ROUGE – Blake Baker doesn’t want any poodles. Poodles are show dogs. Poodles prance when they walk. Poodles are prim and proper. The new LSU football defensive coordinator, tasked with fixing a unit that statistically had one of its worst seasons in recent memory last season, has been looking for players on his defense who have personal accountability as …

The Panthers, in need of defensive line depth, have reunited with a familiar face. Carolina announced it signed defensive tackle Jayden Peevy, and he practiced with the team Saturday. Peevy was on the Panthers’ practice squad last season and spent time with the Browns earlier this offseason. The Texas A&M product’s only NFL action came in two games with the …

Offensive lineman Kamryn Waites, defensive lineman Kamran James and true freshman cornerback Cormani McClain were among players in black jerseys who did not go through warmups before the first Florida football fall camp scrimmage on Saturday. Also not participating was Florida Gators sophomore tight end Gavin Hill, who was spotted on the sidelines in a sling during Saturday’s pre-scrimmage warmups. …

Packers rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd can’t stay healthy. Lloyd, the 88th overall pick this spring, began camp rehabbing a hip injury before finally practicing July 30. He left Saturday’s preseason game with a hamstring injury. “I think he had two touches . . . and then he goes out. That is disappointing,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said, via Zach …

Vanderbilt football cornerback Mark Davis is out for the season with an Achilles injury, coach Clark Lea announced Saturday. Davis was a transfer from Southern Illinois after previously spending three seasons at Buffalo. In 2023 he was an honorable mention selection in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Before a single game is played, the Commodores have taken a massive hit …

Thomas sustains broken forearm in 49ers’ preseason loss to Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cornerback Ambry Thomas was ruled out of the 49ers’ preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday at Nissan Stadium with a right forearm injury. After San Francisco’s 17-13 loss, coach Kyle Shanahan revealed to reporters Thomas sustained a break …