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The San Francisco 49ers are not in a good place right now, and that includes the status of Christian McCaffrey. The All-Pro running back was placed in injured reserve Monday after spraining his PCL in Sunday’s blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills. The loss was a low point for the 5-7 Niners, who have been beset by injuries in a …

The NFL has suspended Saints special teams player Roderic Teamer for the next three games. The suspension is a result of his arrest for driving under the influence when he was with the Raiders last season. The Raiders cut him after the arrest and he was out of the league for the rest of that season and most of the …

Wide receiver DeVonta Smith looks like he’s on track to return to the Eagles lineup against the Panthers on Sunday. Smith was a full participant in practice on Wednesday. Smith has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, but practiced on a limited basis last week and was listed as questionable to play against the Ravens last Sunday …

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Forecast It’s Thursday and ‘Fantasy Film Room’ is back with Nate Tice and Matt Harmon. To start the show, Harmon reveals the top ten defenses in EPA since Week 8 with a handful of defenses that you’d be shocked to know are playing as well as they are. Harmon and Tice then discuss how Seattle, Arizona, …

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ducks forward Trevor Zegras left Anaheim’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night with a lower-body injury. Zegras left the ice early in the second period, apparently unable to put weight on his injured leg. The Ducks quickly announced he wouldn’t return. The cause of Zegras’ injury wasn’t clear, but it wasn’t a collision. After …

The final stretch of the season is here. The AFC playoff race is just about set, the NFC is duking it out and there’s a host of teams just waiting to be officially eliminated from the playoffs. This week’s Four Verts starts with a division that’s the very definition of duking it out. NFC North is living up to the …

Already on injured reserve with a concussion, Trevor Lawrence’s season likely was finished anyway. If there was any questions about whether he might return for Week 18, the Jaguars quarterback now definitively is done. He will undergo season-ending surgery on the AC joint injury in his left shoulder, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Lawrence is expected to recover from …

Shanahan confident rookie Guerendo ready for feature 49ers role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan is confident that rookie Isaac Guerendo can perform as the team’s lead running back. Guerendo, a fourth-round 2024 NFL Draft pick, is slated to make his first career start against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium after injuries to star …

The NFL and the league’s players’ union agreed to modify their substance abuse policy, increasing the THC level for a positive test, according to a memo that was sent to agents and players on Wednesday. The positive THC level was increased from 150 ng/ml (nanograms per milliliter) to 350 ng/ml, per the memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press. …

The NFL and the NFL Players Association have tweaked the substance abuse policy. Among the changes, the threshold for a positive test has been significantly increased. PFT has obtained the new policies negotiated by the league and the NFLPA. The prior limit for THC concentration was 150 ng/ml. As of Friday, it’s 350 ng/ml. Generally speaking, it takes a week …

Rams coach Sean McVay announced Monday that quarterback Matthew Stafford came out of Sunday’s game with a minor ankle sprain. Stafford’s lateral ankle sprain, though, is not expected to affect his work week. He started the practice week with a full practice Wednesday. “[It feels] pretty good. I’ll be good to go,” Stafford said, via a transcript from the team. …

Making case for Patriots taking OT in first round of 2025 NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a lot of roster weaknesses to address early in the 2025 NFL Draft next April. Wide receiver is one of the most obvious examples. Cornerback and edge rusher need to be bolstered, too. But a strong …

On Tuesday morning’s PFT Live, I threw out the idea of the Bears ditching the normal approach to hiring head coaches and calling the 49ers to see whether they’d be willing to trade Kyle Shanahan. It’s either a good idea, or it’s a slow week. Regardless, Shanahan was asked about Bears quarterback Caleb Williams today, because the 49ers face Williams …

A mixed bag of injury news as Eagles kick off Panthers week originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Both DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Darius Slay (concussion) were practicing on Wednesday as the Eagles had their first session ahead of Sunday’s Week 14 game at the Linc. Smith and Slay missed this past Sunday’s game in Baltimore but their presence at …

First, it was bilateral Achilles tendinitis. Then, it was a posterior cruciate ligament injury. 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey practiced little and played less this season, seeing action in four games with 65 touches. He is out for the season with his knee injury that will require a six-week recovery. McCaffrey posted a statement on Instagram on Wednesday. “Football is …