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Quarterbacks are clearly the NFL’s, and every level of football’s, most valuable position. That’s not debatable. Wide receivers, a quarterback’s primary pass-catcher, aren’t too far behind and definitely ranking inside the top five most valuable positions in the sport. The 2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings here at CBS Sports reflect that with nine wide receivers inside our consensus top 50 …

Dallas Cowboys fans spent all of 2022 clamoring for running back Tony Pollard to be the lead back instead of 2016 fourth overall pick Ezekiel Elliott. There was great reason for that desire, too, given Pollard’s 5.9 yards per touch led the NFL among the 30 players with 200 or more touches that year. Fast forward to 2023, Elliott becomes …

NFL rumors: 49ers promote Sorensen to DC, hire Staley as assistant HC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are plan to promote Nick Sorensen to fill their open defensive coordinator position and hire former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley as their new assistant head coach, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler reported Saturday morning, citing …

Nick Sorensen is the 49ers’ new defensive coordinator, and Brandon Staley is the newest member of the coaching staff. The 49ers have promoted Sorensen to the coordinator role while giving Staley a role on the defensive staff as well, according to ESPN. Sorensen has been an assistant in San Francisco the last two years. Last year his title was defensive …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Matt Rempe’s eye looked like a wall of paint samples at a hardware store. A lot of black, some blue, a touch of chartreuse around the edges. Facial bruising is a commonplace sight on an NHL rink. Rempe’s shiner was more noticeable because he stands …

Eagles combine notebook: How much will Eagles play young players going forward? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia INDIANAPOLIS — The Eagles entered the 2023 season coming off a Super Bowl appearance and in win-now mode. So it makes sense that they weren’t in a rush to play a bunch of rookies. But Eagles general manager Howie Roseman on Tuesday …

Dylan Guenther scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Friday night to snap a 14-game losing streak. Michael Carcone, J.J. Moser, Nick Schmaltz and Matias Maccelli also scored to help the Coyotes get their first win since Jan. 22 and end an 0-12-2 skid. Karel Vejmelka stopped 34 …

Adam Schefter shares what he thinks Bears will get in potential Justin Fields trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago With every passing day, it seems more likely that the Bears will select Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. If the Bears heard everything they needed to hear in their interview with Williams …

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo tried to walk back comments about the team’s plans to “burn some cash” in free agency this week, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to pinch pennies. One of the things they appear to be ready to spend some money on is a new deal for impending free agent safety Kyle Dugger. Karen Guregian of …

The Cowboys will keep Trey Lance for at least one more year to see what they have in the quarterback. As expected, Dallas will exercise the $4.25 million roster bonus for 2024, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports. The money is due this summer. That means Lance will count $5.3 million against this year’s salary cap. The Cowboys …

What we learned from Caleb Williams’ NFL combine interview after first Bears meeting originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago INDIANAPOLIS — The wait finally ended Friday in Hall J of the Indiana Convention Center when USC quarterback and presumptive No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams stepped to the microphone and fielded questions for 15 minutes at the NFL Scouting Combine. …

Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch was limited to five games during the 2023 season because of his latest neck injury and there’s been speculation about whether those will be the final games of his NFL career. Vander Esch missed time in previous seasons with neck issues and Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that he is expected to retire …

Eagles release Kevin Byard, shed huge 2024 salary originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia In what will go down as the least-surprising roster move of the offseason, the Eagles on Friday released veteran safety Kevin Byard, a league source confirmed. The move was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 30-year-old Byard, acquired from the Titans in October, had one …

Gore Jr. details differences between his, father’s running styles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Gore has worked in the 49ers’ front office in an advisory role for nearly a year. But that does not mean his namesake gets the privilege of any inside information. “Nah, he can’t do that,” said Frank Gore Jr., a draft …

Darren Waller will return for a second season with the New York Giants after reportedly contemplating retirement following a disappointing 2023 campaign. Waller, 31, missed four games due to injury in 2023 and has been unable to stay healthy on a regular basis since the 2020 season when he was with the Las Vegas Raiders. In 12 games during his …