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The Chargers have found a center. Los Angeles is signing Bradley Bozeman to a one-year deal, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Bozeman, 29, was released by the Panthers earlier this month. He served as Carolina’s starting center for the last two seasons, playing every offensive snap for the club in 2023. A sixth-round pick in the 2018 draft, Bozeman …

The 49ers made a mistake last year when calculating total player payroll. And they’re going to pay for it. Via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, the 49ers will lose a 2025 fifth-round pick and have a reduced 2024 fourth-round pick, due to “payroll accounting errors at the close of 2022 [that] resulted in a misreporting of the club’s …

The 49ers announced a number of previously reported free agent signings on Monday and they also announced one unreported one. Offensive lineman Brandon Parker has joined the team. The team said it is a one-year deal and did not announce any other terms. Parker was a Raiders third-round pick in 2018 and he played in 60 games during his time …

The Dolphins have re-signed defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand, the team announced. Hand appeared in 16 games for Miami last season, totaling 17 tackles, a sack and two passes defensed. He saw action on 198 defensive snaps and 45 on special teams. Hand, a fourth-round pick of the Lions in 2018, he has appeared in 47 career games with 11 starts. …

Free agency started eight days ago. Already, most of the best available players are spoken for. Our list of the 100 (plus a few) top free agents, as compiled by Charean Williams, has most of the players already signed with new teams, or tagged. By my count (which could be off because it’s early and I’m dumb), only 18 of …

Defensive lineman Byron Cowart didn’t see any regular season action in 2023, but he’ll give it another shot in Chicago this year. The Bears announced that they’ve signed Cowart to their offseason roster. It is a one-year contract for Cowart. Cowart spent time with the Chiefs and Texans during last year’s offseason and then signed to the Dolphins practice squad …

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Twenty-six of the NHL’s 32 teams will be in action tonight, including seven of eight in the Atlantic Division. The Florida Panthers are off until Thursday, but the results for everyone else will help the …

The NFL announced before the Super Bowl that the Eagles will be the home team for the league’s Week One game in Brazil. One Browns player says the Browns will be the visiting team. Browns defensive tackle Maurice Hurst made the statement while appearing on the team’s Cleveland Browns Daily Show. “We’re playing in Brazil this year,” Hurst said. That …

Gibson explains what made Patriots a good fit for him in NFL free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots didn’t make a huge splash during the first few days of NFL free agency, but one signing that could pay plenty of dividends next season is the addition of Antonio Gibson. The 25-year-old running back signed …

Chase Young had a sack in last season’s Super Bowl with the 49ers. (Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images) Chase Young is still just 24 years old. It seems like he has been around longer than that, mostly because his NFL career has had so many turns. He was an immediate star with the Washington Commanders after being the second overall …

Steve Tensi, who threw the first touchdown pass in the Broncos’ first NFL game in 1970, died Friday in his hometown of Boone, North Carolina, the team announced. He was 81 years old. Tensi joined the Broncos in 1967 in a trade from the Chargers, and he started 32 games in four years for Denver before injuries forced him to …

NFL: 49ers lose 2025 fifth-round draft pick due to payroll errors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL on Monday imposed a penalty on the 49ers that resulted in the club moving back four spots in the fourth round in this year’s draft and forfeiting their fifth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The league explained the violation …

Retired Aaron Donald, right, passes the Rams’ rushing torch to Kobie Turner, who led the team with nine sacks last season. (Lindsey Wasson / Associated Press) With Aaron Donald now retired, call it 2024 A.D. for the Rams. General manager Les Snead, coach Sean McVay and new defensive coordinator Chris Shula must find an effective way to fill the team’s …

The San Francisco 49ers lost a draft pick and had another one fall lower in the draft on Monday due to a series of administrative payroll accounting errors, the NFL announced. The 49ers will lose their fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft completely, and their fourth-round pick in this year’s draft will drop from No. 131 to No. 135. The …

Free agent running back Alexander Mattison visited the Raiders earlier Monday. He is not leaving town without agreeing to terms. Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report reports Mattison will sign with the Raiders. Mattison, 25, will help replace Josh Jacobs, who signed with the Packers last week. The Raiders also have Ameer Abdullah and Zamir White, with White expected to start. …