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Veteran pass rusher Bruce Irvin played his first game as a Lion on Sunday, and despite playing only 11 snaps, he had a major impact on the game: Irvin sacked Derek Carr in the first quarter, and he later knocked Carr out of the game with a hit that drew a roughing the passer penalty. Irvin told PFT he knew …

Christian Elliss started at linebacker for the Eagles in last Sunday’s loss to the 49ers, but he won’t be part of the defense in Dallas this weekend. The Eagles announced on Wednesday that they waived Elliss. The move comes after the Eagles signed Shaquille Leonard, which made Elliss the odd man out in the team’s linebacking corps. Elliss had four …

The Seahawks were without their top two running backs — Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet — at Wednesday’s practice. Walker remains out with a strained oblique, an injury that occured Nov. 19, while Charbonnet bruised a knee against Dallas last week. “Kenny ran pretty good in walk-through,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. …

A former financial manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise through its virtual credit card program between 2019 and 2023, according to a seven-page court filing. Amit Patel, who worked for the Jaguars for five years starting in 2018, is charged with one count of wire fraud and one count …

The NFL suspended Colts defensive lineman Al-Quadin Muhammad without pay for the next six games for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, NFL Media reports. It will end Muhammad’s regular season, with the final game of the suspension carrying over to 2024. Muhammad has spent the season on the Colts’ practice squad but has not played. In seven seasons, …

Giants tight end Darren Waller has not played since late October due to a hamstring injury. But coming out of New York’s bye week, Waller is nearing a return. Via Dan Duggan of TheAthletic.com, Waller said on Wednesday that he’s been running routes and his hamstring is feeling good. He’s expecting to return to practice next week and hopes that …

Young blasts Eagles as ‘pretenders’ after blowout loss to 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steve Young was not impressed by what he saw from the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in their blowout loss to the 49ers. The legendary former San Francisco quarterback told KNBR’s Tom Tolbert and Adam Copeland on Wednesday that he watched the 49ers’ 42-19 …

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is known as “Mr. October.” The NFL has a coach who should be dubbed “Mr. December.” It’s Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur, who is 16-0 in December since being hired by the Packers prior to the 2019 season. RELATED: Jordan Love shines in Packers’ win over Chiefs LaFleur, 44, said the perfect mark …

Patriots Mailbag: What does the ideal offseason look like for New England? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The lowly New England Patriots are set to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime on Thursday night. With the Pats taking a 2-10 record into the Week 14 matchup, many fans will be rooting for a loss that would improve their …

Zach Wilson is once again the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. Head coach Robert Saleh made the announcement Wednesday after a report from The Athletic that Wilson was “hesitant” to reclaim the starting role after being benched for backup Tim Boyle two weeks ago. But Boyle was no improvement over the struggling Wilson in losses to the Miami Dolphins and …

Getty Images A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee is in hot water, as he has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the NFL club over a five-year period from 2019-23, per The Athletic. Amit Patel is the former employee named in court documents that were filed in Jacksonville earlier this week, and he allegedly took advantage of the …

No position in any sport affects winning to the degree quarterbacks do. There’s a reason they can account for 20% of a team’s salary cap — meant to be spread between 53 players — and a reason why NFL franchises mortgage their futures when any potential top-10 passer comes available. Sometimes they get Matthew Stafford’s 2021 season and a Super …

Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone could be back in the team’s lineup this week. Anzalone missed last Sunday’s win over the Saints with a hand injury, but he was on the field as a full participant in practice on Wednesday. Should that level of participation continue through the rest of the week, it’s a safe bet that he will be on …

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is away from the team to undergo surgery for appendicitis but expects to be on the sideline Sunday night for a highly anticipated rematch with the Philadelphia Eagles. The team said McCarthy was hospitalized after experiencing abdominal pain Wednesday morning. He was expected to have surgery in the afternoon and be released later in the …

The Minnesota Vikings will have the same player under center when they return from their bye week as they did when they departed for their break. Joshua Dobbs will remain the Vikings’ starting quarterback when they take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14, head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters on Wednesday. Dobbs provided an initial spark to the …