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NFL suspends Julius Wood for six games

The NFL has suspended Titans safety Julius Wood for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced. That will keep him out the balance of the 2024 season and for the first game in 2025. The Titans claimed Wood off waivers from the Cowboys after final cutdowns in August. He has played only five defensive …

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Total Thanksgiving audience sets all-time record

A new record is a new record, even if it barely breaks the prior record. According to the NFL, the audience for the three Thanksgiving games averaged 34.2 million viewers. Last year’s record was 34.1 million. In 2023, the slate consisted of Packers-Lions, Commanders-Cowboys, and 49ers-Seahawks. This year, it was Bears-Lions, Giants-Cowboys, and Dolphins-Packers. The total, unduplicated audience (i.e., everyone …

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Tom Brady in wake of Azeez Al-Shaair’s hit on Trevor Lawrence: ‘QBs need to take better care of themselves’

Tom Brady has thoughts on Azeez Al-Shaair’s hit on Trevor Lawrence, and they might arrive as a surprise, considering the source. Brady thinks quarterbacks should shoulder more of the blame when it comes to hits deemed late on quarterback slides. The former Patriots and Bucs quarterback spoke about the topic during an appearance with “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on …

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Dak Prescott gives update on recovery from hamstring surgery

Exactly one month after tearing his hamstring, Dak Prescott reached a milestone in his recovery. “This is actually my first day driving, so I’m living it up in the truck right now,” the Dallas Cowboys quarterback told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday. “Wearing a brace but being able to drive again after a few weeks is a huge win. Even though …

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Dak Prescott campaigns for Mike McCarthy: I believe in him wholeheartedly

Mike McCarthy is in the final year of his contract, and the expectation long has been that the Cowboys will move on after the season. McCarthy was dealt a losing hand when the Cowboys did nothing meaningful in free agency and then expected more with less. Injuries that cost players like Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, DaRon Bland, Zack Martin, Brandin …

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Black Friday game sees 41-percent increase over 2023

The NFL’s Black Friday experiment is finding its footing. This year’s Raiders-Chiefs game outpaced the 2023 Dolphins-Jets day-after-Thanksgiving game by 41 percent, according to Prime Video. The audience averaged 13.51 million viewers. Last year, Dolphins-Jets averaged 9.61 million. Friday afternoon isn’t an ideal time for football viewing. But nothing draws a massive live audience together like NFL games. The game …

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Austin Ekeler is still dealing with concussion symptoms

Commanders running back Austin Ekeler has had two concussions this year. He’s still feeling the effects of the most recent one he suffered. Via Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com, Ekeler said during his weekly appearance on 106.7 The Fan that he’s experiencing concussion symptoms after suffering a brain injury during the Week 12 game against Dallas. He has since been placed …

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Curran: I was wrong to say Pats shouldn’t draft Maye

Curran: I was wrong to say Pats shouldn’t draft Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been a predictably rough 2024 NFL season for the rebuilding New England Patriots. One bright spot? Rookie quarterback Drake Maye. The third-overall draft pick has resurrected the Patriots offense since replacing veteran QB Jacoby Brissett as the starter in Week 6. He has …

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