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Few jobs are safe from jury duty. That includes NFL players like Brandon Aubrey. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) The Dallas Cowboys had a new designation for their injury report on Wednesday with kicker Brandon Aubrey: “NIR-Other (jury duty).” One of the top kickers in the NFL missed practice this Wednesday after being selected for a 12-person jury for a …

When the Jets brought in Aaron Rodgers before the 2023-24 season, it came with an assumption that the future Hall of Famer would elevate the team from perennial loser to Super Bowl contender. Things didn’t quite work out that way in his first season in New York after a torn Achilles kept Rodgers off the field for all but four …

49ers counting on Pearsall after slew of wide receiver injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — The first pass Brock Purdy …

Ex-49ers DC Saleh joins NFC rival in unique role after Jets firing originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh foreshadowed his next NFL stop. Saleh, who was fired by the New York Jets after a 2-3 start, was seen Wednesday watching along as the Green Bay Packers practiced ahead of Week 8. Recently fired …

49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel won’t practice on Wednesday, but he’s still in play for Sunday. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Samuel will not be on the field a day after being discharged from the hospital. Samuel made a brief appearance in last Sunday’s game before being ruled out with an illness and went to the hospital because of …

The Carolina Panthers will start quarterback Bryce Young at quarterback after Andy Dalton and his family were involved in a car crash on Tuesday.  The 36-year-old was diagnosed with a sprained thumb after being evaluated by team medical personnel. No one from Dalton’s family needed to be taken to a hospital, but Panthers coach Dave Canales said he will start …

Patriots Mailbag: Jerod Mayo’s future, NFL Draft strategy and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The vibes in New England right now? Could be better. There’s been plenty of scrutiny surrounding this Patriots team after a 32-16 loss to the Jaguars in London that dropped them to 1-6 on the season. So, where do they go from here? Could …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Josh Allen has a way of upending what we know about him. As a prospect, he had accuracy issues. As a third-year pro, he completed 69.2% of his passes. Early in 2023, he was over-reliant on Stefon Diggs. By the end of the year, the Bills had found a more reasonable balance of targets for their …

49ers practice report: Deebo, Kittle, Jennings not participating originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Deebo Samuel has a chance to return to action this week as he recovers from a bout with pneumonia. “He’s doing better than you’d expect with that stuff,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on Wednesday. Samuel was part of a …

Tua Tagovailoa practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 2, and the Dolphins (2-4) are aiming for him to start Sunday against Arizona (1 p.m. on FOX). Tagovailoa still needs to progress through the final stages of the NFL’s concussion protocol for that to happen, but he moved one step closer by returning to the …

Brianna Williams, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 04:09 PM ET The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-off is bringing the best of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the USA to the ice in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. Editor’s Picks 2 Related But why wait four months to feel the thrill? Team jerseys have dropped, and fans can already get a sneak peek at …

In the summer of 2023, when I was visiting with Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead, I theorized the idea of the team potentially being close to a rebuild — due to the age or uncertainty of what I dubbed as their franchise-defining “trinity” of head coach Sean McVay, quarterback Matthew Stafford and defensive tackle Aaron Donald. “You’re probably …

The midpoint of the season is rapidly approaching and teams have declared who they are for 2024. There are a few teams and players that are starting to establish themselves as elite units, a handful of teams that are rummaging around in the middle of the standings, and, of course, the swath of teams that have moved onto 2025 already. …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Bettors know that, currently, there are a few teams right now in the NFL that just flat out stink.  The Patriots are one, and the Browns are another. But somehow, I still have faith in them to hang with their opponents this weekend.  Sounds bizarre — I know. But I’ve got my reasons. With …

Bryce Young is back. The Carolina quarterback will return to the starting lineup for the Panthers on Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Andy Dalton, who’s started since Young was benched in Week 3, sprained his thumb in a car wreck on Tuesday and will not be available. Head coach Dave Canales made the announcement on Wednesday. Canales confirmed that “everyone …