49ers practice report: Kittle, Ward sit out with injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers received more bad news on the injury front Thursday, as tight end George Kittle and cornerback Charvarius Ward both sat out of practice in Santa Clara. In addition to wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who is expected to miss “a couple weeks” with …

. With SEC play on the horizon, it is time for the first Auburn Wire Roundtable of the season. Auburn football has seen its share of ups and downs through the first three games of the season including the thrill of two comfortable wins with solid offensive play and the low point of losing a home game to California at …

Early in his coaching career, Greg Roman was an assistant offensive line coach for the Ravens when Hall of Fame tackle Jonathan Ogden was wrapping up his Hall of Fame career. Now Roman is coaching a player he thinks can have a similar impact on the NFL. Roman gave Chargers rookie right tackle Joe Alt some very high praise today, …

Recruiting In-season recruiting is in full swing, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program is trying to take advantage of its home game environment. The Irish will host Miami (OH) this weekend, their second game of the year in Notre Dame Stadium. With that multiple prospects will be in-house for the game, two of them being priority recruits. Washington …

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur made it clear on Wednesday that quarterback Jordan Love was limited in his first practice back from suffering an MCL injury in Week 1. Via multiple reporters on the scene, Love is once again on the field for practice on Thursday, this time in pads along with the rest of the team. While it’s a …

Dan Campbell is remaining in Detroit, but he’s on the move due to safety concerns. The Detroit Lions coach and his family are selling their house in suburban Detroit as they’ve dealt with harassment at their home.  “There’s plenty of space, it’s on 2 acres, the home is beautiful,” Campbell shared in an interview with Crain’s Detroit Business. “It’s just …

Oct 28, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart prior to the game against the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is 7-1 coming off bye weeks during his time at UGA. Smart and Georgia typically have a bye week ahead of the Florida Gators …

The Carolina Panthers’ decision to bench Bryce Young after only 18 games continues a trend of No. 1 overall picks enjoying mixed success in the NFL.  Since 2011 (the first year of the rookie wage scale), 10 quarterbacks have been selected with the first overall pick, and they have combined for zero Super Bowl wins. Cam Newton is the only …

While the Chargers are practicing in Charlotte this week to prepare for their matchup with the Steelers, it’s still unclear whether or not quarterback Justin Herbert will be available to play. Via multiple reporters on the scene, Herbert was on the field in pads for Los Angeles’ Thursday practice with his ankle heavily taped. However, Herbert did not participate in …

SOUTH BEND — When it comes to blitz pickup, former Notre Dame football running back Kyren Williams was in a class of his own. “He was the best I ever saw in terms of picking up pass protection,” former two-time Notre Dame All-America offensive lineman Aaron Taylor said in a recent interview. “He loved it, and he was so physical …

Sep 19, 2024, 03:06 PM ET The Detroit Red Wings signed top defenseman Moritz Seider to a seven-year deal worth almost $60 million on Thursday. The annual average value of the contract is $8.55 million. The Red Wings took the ice for the first time in training camp on Thursday without Seider, No. 1 on their defense depth chart, but …

The Eagles’ decisions on offense at the end of their loss to the Falcons have been the subject of much discussion this week, but the tenor of the discourse about throwing on third down and kicking a field goal on fourth down would have been a lot different if the Eagles defense had stepped up. Atlanta started their game-winning drive …

. After surviving a scare against South Carolina in which it needed to overcome a 17-point deficit in the first half, the Tigers return home for a matchup that shouldn’t be quite so tricky. UCLA is coming to Baton Rouge toting a 1-1 record on the year and looking to bounce back after an ugly 42-13 loss at home in …

Breer details Patriots’ eye-opening contract offer to Nick Caley originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Nick Caley must really like Los Angeles. Caley, who worked with the New England Patriots from 2015 to 2022, spent last season as the Rams’ tight ends coach and added “pass game coordinator” to his responsibilities in 2024. Prior to that promotion, however, the Patriots …

Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images Michigan football is hoping to get things going again with a big win, and one of the biggest wins it could have all season would be against a revitalized USC, which will play in its first Big Ten game at The Big House on Saturday. While much of the talk this game has centered on how the …