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Fantasy Football: 5 award predictions for the 2024 NFL season

The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Predictions are a blast this time of year, even if several of them are destined to land in the garbage can. Let’s dust off the crystal ball and give you …

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Tennessee up three spots in latest US LBM Coaches Poll

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 2 of the college football season has arrived. Week 1 concluded on Monday after Boston College (1-0) defeated Florida State (0-2), 28-13. Texas (1-0) at Michigan (1-0) and Tennessee (1-0) versus North Carolina State (1-0) in Charlotte, North Carolina are featured games in Week 2. Following Week 1, the latest US LBM Coaches …

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Report: Collins, 49ers restructure contract to create cap space

Report: Collins, 49ers restructure contract to create cap space originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are locking up star players to lucrative contracts days before the start of the 2024 NFL season and are making moves elsewhere to help alleviate the financial burdens. After signing wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a four-year contract extension last week and …

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Did Patriots scout Colorado star Travis Hunter in Week 1?

Did Patriots scout Colorado star Travis Hunter in Week 1? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Colorado football might be a little overhyped, but there’s no denying its roster has some of the top prospects who could be in the 2025 NFL Draft class, and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter is near the top of that list. The NFL world was …

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Gators hit rock bottom in The Athletic’s SEC vibes ranking after Week 1

Aug 31, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz (15) slides for a first down while Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. (4) attempts to tackle during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports The Gator Nation witnessed a slaughter in the Swamp on Saturday in a lackluster loss to …

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Report: McCaffrey expected to return to 49ers practice on Tuesday

Report: McCaffrey expected to return to 49ers practice on Tuesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers received plenty of good news on Tuesday. Shortly after the news of left tackle Trent Williams and San Francisco finalizing a reworked contract agreement broke early Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, citing a source, that star running back Christian McCaffrey …

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Seahawks DL Jarran Reed discusses how playing for Mike Macdonald is different

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 22: Jarran Reed #90 of the Seattle Seahawks reacts during the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at Lumen Field on October 22, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jarran Reed returned to the team last offseason, signing a two-year contract worth $12.8 million. It represented Reed’s second stint …

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49ers, OL Trent Williams finalizing contract agreement to end his holdout

The San Francisco 49ers have resolved their final major contract dispute less than a week before the start of the regular season. Trent Williams is finalizing a new deal with the 49ers that will end his holdout, his agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, announced Tuesday. The 36-year-old All-Pro left tackle sat out all of training camp and the preseason as he …

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Leon Draisaitl lands 8-year, $112M extension with Oilers

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 3, 2024, 10:54 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Leon Draisaitl has signed a blockbuster eight-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers that gives the star center the highest average annual contract value in the salary cap era. Draisaitl, 28, agreed to a deal that begins in the 2025-26 season and carries an average annual …

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‘Let’s go all in’ – why it’s now or never for Rodgers & the Jets

Coming into the 2023 season, there was more hype surrounding the New York Jets than ever before. Since winning Super Bowl 3 way back in 1969, the Jets’ history has been littered with calamities and disaster. All that was supposed to change when they lured veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the NFL’s four-time Most Valuable Player, from the Green Bay Packers. …

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Tuesdays with Gorney: SEC’s sleeping giant is still dozing in Aggieland

NCAA Football: Mississippi State at Texas A&M The 2022 class for Texas A&M will be one for the history books for so many reasons. Alabama coach Nick Saban’s comments about the Aggies buying their entire recruiting class provoked a fiery response from then-coach Jimbo Fisher about the ways Saban has recruited over the years. It was a bitter back-and-forth that …

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49ers experience needed shift in positivity as Week 1 approaches

49ers experience needed shift in positivity as Week 1 approaches originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It has been a tumultuous few weeks for the 49ers. Actually, that does not even come close to describing what the organization has experienced since the opening of training camp. The nadir came Saturday afternoon, of course, when rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall …

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