Why Harbaugh faced greater NFL challenge with 49ers in 2011 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — Thirteen years ago, Jim Harbaugh entered the NFL head-coaching ranks at an extreme disadvantage. This time, Harbaugh is not facing nearly the same challenges as a first-year head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. On Monday at the NFL Annual …

Why Bills’ McDermott believes Floyd is ‘great addition’ for 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — Leonard Floyd spent only one season in Buffalo, but Monday at the NFL Annual Meeting, Bills coach Sean McDermott explained how the now-49ers pass rusher positively impacted his team in such a short span. “One of my guys right there,” …

Lynch dispels Aiyuk trade rumors amid contract extension talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has been the subject of rampant trade speculation this offseason. “I’m sorry to disappoint them,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said Monday of those claiming to have inside knowledge of trade talks surrounding the second-team All-Pro wide …

Why Browns’ Stefanski believes Elliott fits 49ers’ defensive scheme originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — The 49ers might have found a better scheme fit in defensive tackle Jordan Elliott than with previous free-agent acquisitions, and his former coach, Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns, explained why. It took Randy Gregory and Chase Young some time to …

Mar. 25—PULLMAN — Four months after a wonky season, a promising start followed by a forgettable finish, Washington State football is ready to return. Sort of. The Cougars start spring practice on Tuesday, a 15-practice slate featuring three scrimmages, concluding with the spring game on April 27. As WSU enters a new era, joining the Mountain West next season as …

Should Patriots have followed Titans’ aggressive offseason approach? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots entered NFL free agency with more than $100 million in salary cap space to spend and some glaring weaknesses on their roster. They’ve made a couple good moves so far, but most of them involve re-signing their own free agents, such as …

Prototypical Patriots: Seven offensive tackles who fit Wolf’s mold originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For a long time, putting together our Prototypical Patriots series was relatively self-explanatory. We had about two decades worth of drafts run by Bill Belichick to analyze what he preferred at certain positions. What were the physical or production-related thresholds he seemed to value at …

Broncos General Manager George Paton took a big chance when he traded a boatload of players and draft picks to the Seahawks for Russell Wilson. Paton then took another big chance when he gave Wilson a huge contract extension. To say it didn’t work out would be a massive understatement. But Paton says sometimes you have to take a chance …

After suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 2 of last season, Browns running back Nick Chubb continues to be on the mend. It’s currently still unclear when Chubb may be back on the field. But head coach Kevin Stefanski shared a positive update on the running back during the annual league meeting on Monday. “I’m excited for Nick,” Stefanski …

NFL owners approve three rule changes, including hip-drop tackle ban originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent. A violation will result in a 15-yard penalty and could ultimately result in fines for …

Giants head coach Brian Daboll was clear that Daniel Jones is the team’s quarterback of the present on Sunday, but the team may not be opposed to adding their quarterback of the future in this year’s draft. General Manager Joe Schoen has left the door open to drafting a player at any position with the sixth overall pick and the …

The Browns and safety Rodney McLeod are running it back. McLeod re-signed with the team on Monday. The Browns announced the move, but did not disclose the terms of the deal. McLeod joined the Browns as a free agent last March and played 10 games before a season-ending biceps injury. He started five of those games and made 29 tackles …

ORLANDO, Fla. — The writing was on the wall when the NFL began publicizing its data. The hip-drop tackle, league executives began saying last year, inflicted injury at 25 times the rate of the average tackle. And this wasn’t just any injury, the league’s health and safety committee said. This was a time-loss injury. Fifteen times last season — nearly …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Another busy weekend is in the books and with major camps, tournaments and tons of visits around the country, a lot of news is out there. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. MORE: Ten biggest commitments of the weekend ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz is joined by the great Nate Tice to prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft the best way they know how: a full first-round mock draft done live on the show. The duo start off by reacting to the biggest NFL news from the weekend, including …