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Report: 49ers sign OT Chris Hubbard to one-year, $1.375M deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers on Tuesday added veteran depth to their offensive line. San Francisco reportedly has signed free-agent offensive tackle Chris Hubbard to a one-year, $1.375 million contract, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday morning, citing a source. The #49ers have signed FA OT …

Getty Images For two decades, the defending Super Bowl champion has kicked off the following NFL season, with the game typically taking place on Thursday night. Since 2004, with two exceptions, the team that last hoisted the Lombardi had a home game to begin the next season and celebrate their recent championship. In 2013, the defending champion Baltimore Ravens’ first …

Running back Frank Gore Jr. signed with the Buffalo Bills and comes to the team with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove. During the 2024 NFL Draft, Gore Jr. was waiting by the phone, but no team ever called, 257 players were drafted and Gore Jr. was left at the end without a team.  The running back …

May 14, 2024, 01:42 AM ET DENVER — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 victory. Johnston had shorthanded and power-play goals for the Stars, who grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second-round, best-of-seven series. Dallas can close it out at …

Colts right tackle Braden Smith was out of action for much of the 2023 season because of a knee injury, but he feels like he’s on his way back to being 100 percent. Smith told reporters at a Tuesday press conference that he had surgery on his left knee after the Colts season ended in January. Smith missed three games …

The Buffalo Bills have signed yet another receiver, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, to reshape a position group that lost two starters, including Stefon Diggs. The Bills announced the signing of the sixth-year player to a one-year contract on Tuesday, a day after Valdes-Scantling visited the team for a workout. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 206 pounds, Valdes-Scantling is a two-time Super Bowl champion …

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs witnessed the downfall of one of their most recognizable fans after their latest championship season, with Xaviar “ChiefsAholic” Babudar facing up to 50 years in prison for stealing close to $800,000 in nearly a dozen bank robberies. Soon, fans will be able to witness a behind-the-scenes look at Babudar’s double life — as both …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  With the release of the 2024 NFL schedule just one day away, I’m guessing you already know what we’re going to talk about today. If you guessed the schedule release, pat yourself on the back, because you’re right.  We’ll be taking a look at the latest announcements about the NFL …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2024, 07:10 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “Take the ball.” Everything about those three words was an invitation. It was a way to let Arturs Silovs know that although he had already done quite a bit, he could still do so much more, because …

The Vikings are moving on from one of their defensive backs. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Minnesota has released cornerback Joejuan Williams. Williams, 26, was in his second stint with the Vikings. He initially signed with the club last April before he was released during roster cuts at the beginning of the regular season. While he was on Minnesota’s …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Antoine Winfield Jr. saw his future so clearly. When the Bucs safety earned first-team All-Pro honors for the first time in January, he mentioned that he’d seen it coming, referencing a video he recorded after a spring workout last year in which he laid out all of his goals for the 2024 season. On Monday, …

The Detroit Lions rewarded Jared Goff for his career renaissance this week, signing the quarterback to a franchise-record $212 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid signal-caller in the game, behind only the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow. But Goff isn’t likely to be the last big-name quarterback to land a lucrative deal ahead of the 2024 NFL season, with …

Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have lost four straight games to the Buffalo Bills, and it looks like they’re going to get an early shot to end that streak during the 2024 season.  The two AFC East rivals will be facing each other in Week 2 in a game that will kickoff Amazon’s Thursday night schedule. The Dolphins will host …

The Falcons started the organized team activity phase of their offseason work this week, but one key offensive player is not taking part in the workouts. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris told reporters on Tuesday that running back Bijan Robinson is not practicing because of an ankle injury. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee) and sixth-round running back Jase McClellan (foot) …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 09:30 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. BOSTON — In the regular season, Sergei Bobrovsky is known as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL, as evidenced by his nomination for the Vezina Trophy, which he has won twice before. In the Stanley Cup playoffs, he’s known simply as “Playoff Bob.” …