An NFL offseason defined by landmark contract extensions and dramatic holdouts among the top tier of NFL wide receivers may continue the theme into the season. Cincinnati Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase showed up late to practice Wednesday in street clothes and did not work out with the rest of the team as the fifth overall pick in the 2021 NFL …

How Bears plan to stay sharp during long lull between training camp and Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears have already put in a lot of work this summer. They reported to training camp a week early because of the Hall of Fame game. That game meant they had to participate in …

San Francisco 49ers star receiver Brandon Aiyuk is expected to practice soon for the first time this summer, but he was absent at the start of practice on Wednesday, per reports. The star receiver is also apparently no closer to signing a long-term extension with the team. Coach Kyle Shanahan spoke Wednesday before the team held its first practice since …

Aug. 28—It doesn’t matter where you’re from — big city or small town — you have a following in the bleachers on Friday nights cheering your name as you take the football field. You have a group of peers who may be your best friends, or maybe they aren’t, but they are a part of a brotherhood you get to …

49ers GM Lynch expects medically cleared Aiyuk to practice Wednesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Carlos Ramirez at 5 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — Things are getting real around the …

Alabamna A&M head coach Connell Maynor against Alabama State University at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., during the Magic City Classic on Saturday October 27, 2018. Magic13 The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are excited to face the Auburn Tigers this Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Bulldogs head coach Connell Maynor says his players feel they can play with the likes of Auburn …

Shanahan hopes Aiyuk practices Wednesday despite 49ers contract saga originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Carlos Ramirez at 5 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — Coach Kyle Shanahan said he hopes wide …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football may be set to kick off on Saturday but the NFL opens up its 2024 season the following week. And there was a lot of movement on Wednesday as NFL franchises finalized their rosters. Some players found themselves on the bad end of things. Recently traded to Seattle, linebacker Michael Barrett was cut from a …

The 2024 NFL season is nearly here. We’ve cleared the last few hurdles on the calendar, including training camps, preseason and roster cutdowns. The Kansas City Chiefs’ pursuit of their unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title begins against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. Yahoo Sports is helping you gear up for the …

Nov 25, 2022; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz watches his team play the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports The new Big Ten football landscape, with 18 schools and USC being a part of the action, is a wondrous and fascinating place. How the West Coast schools will affect the …

Eagles practice notes: Rookie in a new number, injury updates originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With temperatures pushing into the high 90s, the Eagles moved their practice inside on Wednesday afternoon. Just as practice began, the Eagles announced the signing of 14 practice squad players, most of whom were with them throughout the summer. Aside from injuries (we’ll get …

Overrated/Underrated/Properly Rated: USC, Alabama, Oregon, Ole Miss & Georgia | College Football Power Hour Jason Fitz & Caroline Fenton just need to get some takes off in advance of the premiere of College Football Power Hour, which drops its first full episode on Tuesday, August 27th. With just days to go before Week 0 kicks off, the pair play a …

Aug 28, 2024, 04:51 PM ET CHICAGO — Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit will miss the start of training camp while he recovers from an operation on his right knee. Brossoit had meniscus surgery on Tuesday in Chicago. Team physician Michael Terry said Wednesday that Brossoit is expected to return in five to seven weeks. The Blackhawks open training camp in …

49ers set 2024 NFL season practice squad; two spots open originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Carlos Ramirez at 5 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The 49ers made their final roster cuts to the …

Following an offseason of transfers in and transfers out, pointed criticism and breathless praise, of lawsuits, media banishments and, of course, all-access videos, the Colorado Buffaloes return to the field Thursday when they host North Dakota State. Naturally it will be nationally televised on ESPN. “The world is watching,” head coach Deion Sanders said. Coach Prime is back, although he …