Running back Damien Harris announced his retirement Monday. “For the past 20 years, playing the game of football has been one of the greatest privileges of my life,” Harris wrote on social media. “Getting to represent the name on the back of my jersey on and off the field, getting to compete at the highest level with and against the …
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Oddsmakers predict slight improvement for 2024 Bears. Inside their win-loss predictions
Oddsmakers predict slight improvement for 2024 Bears. Inside their win-loss predictions originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears have been one of the busiest teams in the NFL this offseason, and now they’re primed to add quarterback prospect phenom Caleb Williams. Oddsmakers have noticed. On Monday, BetOnline released its first set of lines for NFL team win totals, and …
Read More »Rams say mystery absentee Stetson Bennett will participate in offseason workouts
Stetson Bennett missed most of his rookie season with the Rams because he was placed on the non-football injury/illness list for an undisclosed issue. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Quarterback Stetson Bennett apparently still has a future with the Rams. How long remains to be determined, but Bennett will participate in the team’s offseason workouts, general manager Les …
Read More »Former Giants TE Kyle Rudolph shares thoughts on Daniel Jones, teams plan in 2024 NFL Draft
We’re exactly one month away from the 2024 NFL Draft and there’s still plenty of debate about what the Giants should do with the sixth overall pick. Experts have Big Blue targeting a playmaker on the outside such as LSU’s Malik Nabers in their latest mock drafts while other rumors have connected them to the top quarterbacks, particularly Michigan’s J.J. …
Read More »49ers GM Lynch provides Greenlaw, Hufanga injury updates
49ers GM Lynch provides Greenlaw, Hufanga injury updates originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — Linebacker Dre Greenlaw is a candidate to start the 2024 season on the physically unable to perform list, according to 49ers general manager John Lynch. Lynch spoke to local Bay Area media Monday at the NFL Annual Meeting, and shared that Greenlaw’s …
Read More »Kittle, Ward on track for 49ers training camp after offseason surgery
Kittle, Ward on track for 49ers training camp after offseason surgery originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area ORLANDO, Fla. — George Kittle and Charvarius Ward underwent successful core muscle surgery this offseason, 49ers general manager John Lynch said Monday. Lynch, speaking to local Bay Area media at the NFL Annual Meeting, noted Kittle and Ward should be ready to …
Read More »Self-aware Jerod Mayo preaches patience with Patriots’ rebuild
Self-aware Jerod Mayo preaches patience with Patriots’ rebuild originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston ORLANDO – Few people want to hear it. Even fewer really want to accept it. But the Patriots probably won’t be “good” for a while. You don’t like that fact? Understandable. You get used to living your fan’s life a certain way. It’s not easy to …
Read More »Martin St. Louis back coaching Canadiens after personal leave
Mar 25, 2024, 08:42 PM ET DENVER — Montreal coach Martin St. Louis is back with the Canadiens after he left the team to be with his family. Montreal announced on Monday that St. Louis will be behind the bench again for Tuesday night’s game at Colorado. The Canadiens went 1-2-1 while St. Louis was on leave. St. Louis had …
Read More »Damien Harris retires at age 27: Former Patriots, Bills RB walks away from NFL after five seasons
Billie Weiss / Getty Images Running back Damien Harris announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday at the age of 27. Harris spent last season with the Buffalo Bills, carrying 23 times for 94 yards and a touchdown before a neck injury suffered in the Week 6 matchup against the New York Giants prematurely ended his campaign. He was …
Read More »Vikings keeping Justin Jefferson in loop on QB plans
After losing longtime QB Kirk Cousins via free agency, the Minnesota Vikings have major shoes to fill at QB. Cousins took snaps as the team’s starter for six seasons, making Pro Bowls in three of them and leading the Vikings to the postseason twice. Cousins’ consistency in Minnesota netted him a huge payday in Atlanta and left the Vikes with …
Read More »Ex-Patriots RB announces retirement from football at 27
Ex-Patriots RB announces retirement from football at 27 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Damien Harris has retired from football at the age of 27, he announced via Instagram on Monday night. The Alabama product played five NFL seasons. “Gratitude is defined as ‘the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.’ Today I am …
Read More »Why Mike McCarthy isn’t concerned about Cowboys’ lack of free agent signings: ‘We are definitely improving’
USATSI The Dallas Cowboys have had quite the quiet offseason, but sometimes silence can be deafening. The lone Cowboys addition through free agency up to this point has been linebacker Eric Kendricks, while Dallas has lost several notable names, including left tackle Tyron Smith and running back Tony Pollard. Despite the lack of additions, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is …
Read More »How should NFL fans react to the ‘hip drop’ rule change? | Zero Blitz
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Nate Tice discuss the latest controversial change in the game and address what will be the biggest adjustments to the new rule. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: The hip drop tackle has been banned. Nate, I …
Read More »Giants owner has ‘all the confidence in the world’ in Daniel Jones, who’s set to be starting QB in 2024
The New York Giants are one of the teams thought to be in the market for a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft, but they also have another signal-caller who they gifted a four-year, $160 million extension to just last offseason. Daniel Jones had a season to forget in more ways than one in 2023. He started the year 1-4 …
Read More »Penguins retrieve missing Jaromir Jagr bobblehead dolls
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 25, 2024, 07:18 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The missing Jaromir Jagr bobblehead dolls are missing no more. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday they have secured the missing shipment of bobblehead dolls that the team had reported as stolen on March 14. According to Penguins president of business operations Kevin Acklin, the team …
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