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The Rams have been shuffling pieces on the offensive line all season due to injuries and that will continue to be the case against the Patriots this weekend. Right tackle Rob Havenstein has been ruled out. It’s the second straight game that Havenstein has missed with an ankle injury. The Rams will likely have to turn to their third-string tackle …

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence won’t be Jacksonville’s only major offensive contributor absent from Sunday’s matchup with Detroit. Running back Tank Bigsby has been ruled out for Week 11 with an ankle injury. Bigsby was not able to practice all week. He currently leads the Jaguars with 519 yards and four rushing touchdowns. Mac Jones is set to start his second consecutive …

He was his rival. He was his teammate. Now, Michael Irvin is a Deion Sanders supporter, when it comes to the team they played for together. On Friday night, Irvin made a pitch for Sanders to become the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Irvin didn’t say it directly. But his message about the second-year Colorado coach was unmistakable. Sitting …

Left guard Tyler Smith (knee) remained limited in Friday’s walkthrough as the Cowboys continue preparations for Monday night’s game against the Texans. Right guard Zack Martin (shoulder) returned to limited work after missing Thursday’s work. The Cowboys have 18 players on their practice report, with Martin one of three changes to it from Thursday. Tight end Jake Ferguson (illness) and …

It will be at least one more week before Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds will be ready to return to action. Reynolds was designated for return from injured reserve this week, but the Broncos ruled him out for Sunday’s game against the Falcons on Friday’s injury report. Reynolds went on injured reserve with a hand injury and also had to …

Shocking stat puts 49ers’ special-teams struggles into perspective originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ special-teams unit has been under fire for much of the 2024 NFL season. And after San Francisco’s heated theatrics in its Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the criticism won’t be going away anytime soon. A plot graph shared Friday on …

Seahawks’ starting center retires from NFL ahead of 49ers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A new wrinkle has emerged for Sunday’s NFC West matchup between the 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. On Friday, the Seahawks’ starting center, Connor Williams, abruptly decided to retire from the NFL immediately, Seattle coach Mike Macdonald announced. The 27-year-old Williams was in his …

Texans wide receiver Nico Collins had a full practice Friday after limited work Thursday. He will return to game action on Monday night against the Cowboys. Collins missed the past five games with a pulled hamstring, though the Texans activated him back to the active roster from injured reserve last week. He was inactive for last week’s game against the …

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill may need wrist surgery after the season, but he’s set to play this weekend. Hill was a full participant in practice on Friday and has no injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Hill said last week that he hurt his wrist during the summer, but he has only been on the injury report …

Seattle Seahawks center Connor Williams has retired because of personal reasons, coach Mike Macdonald said on Friday. The Seahawks coach said Williams’ departure did not have anything to do with the ACL injury he sustained last year that required surgery. “We’re going to honor his wishes and keep all those reasons and conversations private for obvious reasons, and I wish …

Former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is currently a high-school football coach. Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones thinks Witten could do a lot better than that. Appearing on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday, Jones was asked whether he believes Witten could be an NFL head coach. “Yes,” Jones said, via Jon Machota of TheAtheltic.com. “Without hesitation. Yes. …

How the Eagles slammed the door on rookie phenom Jayden Daniels originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Wherever he looked, his receivers were covered. Wherever his progression took him, he just couldn’t find anybody open. Drive after drive, the Eagles’ secondary frustrated Jayden Daniels by just not giving him any easy throws. The Eagles on Thursday night hounded Daniels into …

It took some time, but streaming-only games are starting to outpace cable-only games. The week began with Dolphins-Rams drawing only 12.2 million viewers for an ESPN-only game. Three days later, Commanders-Eagles attracted 14.42 million for Amazon Prime. That’s an 11-percent increase over last year’s Week 11 Bengals-Ravens game, which drew 12.98 million. Thursday Night Football is now averaging 13.2 million …

The Bengals signed tight end Cam Grandy to the active roster from the practice squad, the team announced Friday. Grandy, a rookie out of Illinois State University, spent the first 10 weeks of the season on Cincinnati’s practice squad. He was elevated from the practice squad to the game-day roster for the Week 10 game at Baltimore and made a …

The 49ers have some injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Left tackle Trent Williams (ankle), defensive end Nick Bosa (hip) and tight end George Kittle (hamstring) are questionable. Bosa returned to limited work Friday after missing Wednesday and Thursday, and Kittle had a second consecutive limited practice. Williams did not practice this week. The 49ers ruled out …