Purdy signs lucrative national Toyota endorsement deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy is going places. Toyota — the auto brand whose slogan is “Let’s go places” — has signed the 49ers quarterback and former New York Giants signal-caller Eli Manning to a national endorsement deal, the company announced in an official press release on Friday. Purdy …

Bo Nix is one of the top names to watch in the upcoming NFL draft, and many Auburn fans are wondering if Nix will claim Auburn or Oregon once he turns pro. Nix was asked about his allegiances during Senior Bowl practices this week. Since he most recently attended and played for Oregon, Nix says that he will claim that …

Bill Belichick has won more Super Bowls than any coach and more games than everyone except Don Shula. Still, he hasn’t landed a new head coaching position. An iconic coach who built a two-decade dynasty in New England and teamed with Tom Brady to lead the Patriots to six championships somehow got shut out in a hiring cycle that started …

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby has established himself as one of the most feared pass rushers in the NFL, and it’s not just because of his tattoos. The Eastern Michigan product has improved upon his sack total in three straight seasons, and earned his second All-Pro and Pro Bowl nods in 2023. Crosby has evolved into a legitimate …

USATSI Former Louisville star and longtime NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is returning to his alma mater, Miami Northwestern High School, as the program’s new head coach. This move comes after the 31-year-old Bridgewater ended his NFL career after spending the 2023 season as a backup with the Detroit Lions.  “It means a great deal,” Miami Northwestern athletic director Andre Williams …

In what feels like a blink of an eye, we have arrived at Super Bowl LVIII. As you might imagine, the anticipation for this showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs from Las Vegas is ramping up to historic levels. Patrick Mahomes’ team is looking to win its third title in the last five years, while the …

The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years in a rematch against the first team they beat for a championship in the Patrick Mahomes era. While Mahomes and Travis Kelce are still key figures in the Chiefs’ offensive excellence, the San Francisco 49ers have turned over many of their key skill …

Texas is a winner again. The proof of concept from a 12-win season, Big 12 title and College Football Playoff berth has national media giving the Longhorns due credit. The retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban has some thinking the team has staying power with more room at the top of the SEC. Former Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Because of where the San Francisco 49ers drafted Brock Purdy (with the very last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft), he is one of the NFL’s lowest-paid players. It’s a great salary. In 2024, he’ll make $1.1 million, the largest salary of his career. But somehow, it doesn’t feel like NFL money, right? His signing …

What Kelee Ringo wants to work on after promising rookie season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There weren’t many Eagles who got better as the 2023 went on and ended with a collapse. Kelee Ringo was one of them. The Eagles’ fourth-round pick out of Georgia played a grand total of one defensive snap through the first 12 weeks …

Not many NFL teams can match the history of the San Francisco 49ers. The first franchise to win five Super Bowls, the franchise is one win away from joining the Steelers and Patriots as six-time champions.  By getting to this year’s Super Bowl, the 49ers have matched the Steelers and Cowboys for the second-most Super Bowl appearances by a franchise. …

Sah’Nye Degraffenreidt got a visit from Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano on Thursday. And Schiano certainly made an impression, with the head coach using a helicopter to land at the prospect’s high school. One of the top players in New Jersey in the class of 2025, Degraffenreidt (nicknamed ‘Ice Cup’) is a hot name on the recruiting trail. A …

Keenan Allen and the Los Angeles Chargers are coming off a miserable 2023 season, but the wide receiver has no intentions of jumping ship. “Yeah, absolutely, I don’t see myself going anywhere,” Allen said about his future to NFL Network on Thursday night. The Chargers went 5-12 this season, missing the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. Meanwhile, …

What Alex Van Pelt brings to Patriots as new offensive coordinator originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For what was shaping up to be one of the youngest coaching staffs in the NFL, led by the second-youngest head coach in the league, it made sense for the Patriots to covet experience in their offensive coordinator hire. For a team without …

Feb. 2—The least-heralded member of Ohio State’s 2024 incoming transfer class is not hard to identify. He might have the least-noticeable role, too, but Will Kacmarek is used to all that. He flew under the radar as a senior in St. Louis in 2021, a two-star defensive line prospect in a year muddled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the early …