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Peppers placed on NFL Commissioner Exempt List, can’t attend games originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jabrill Peppers won’t be on the field for the New England Patriots until further notice. The NFL on Wednesday placed the veteran safety on the Commissioner Exempt List, which means he cannot practice or attend games. The National Football League placed Jabrill Peppers of …

You can gauge a TV show’s power over our collective interest by how quotable it is. Take “Breaking Bad,” for example. Aaron Paul’s “He can’t keep getting away with it!” scene will live forever. Bryan Cranston screaming from the SUV has been popular, too. The quotes (and our ability to bend dramatic overtures to our amusement) are powerful. But one …

It can be so easy to panic in fantasy football. After all, we have a very limited amount of time to witness and analyze a player’s performance. But never fear — Dalton Del Don is here to gauge exactly how worried we should be — if at all. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Allen is coming off one the worst games …

Five things to know about Patriots’ decision to start Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s a new era in New England. After five weeks watching starter Jacoby Brissett quarterback one of the least productive offenses in the NFL, the Patriots are making a change. According to multiple team sources, they are rolling with rookie No. 3 overall …

The Houston Texans have placed wide receiver Nico Collins on injured reserve, ruling him out for at least the next four games. Collins injured his hamstring in the first half of Houston’s 23-20 Week 5 win over the Buffalo Bills. After being evaluated in the medical tent, he left for the locker room and was ruled out at halftime. Prior …

Running backs remain king in fantasy football. While it feels like there are more elite quarterbacks and wide receivers than ever before, the amount of consistent, dependable running backs is dwindling. This makes it all the more important to find value at running back in fantasy football. In order to help you do that, I will be taking a look …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 10:14 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Former Boston Bruins star goaltender Linus Ullmark has signed a four-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators, who acquired him in a high-profile trade in June. Ullmark, 31, has one more season left on a deal that carries a $5 million average annual value. His …

Capitalize on the fantasy football trade market in your leagues with these players to target or trade away ahead of Week 6. Buy low on Khalil Shakir Shakir missed Week 5 with an ankle injury. He wasn’t able to practice all week, which could mean he’s at risk of missing Week 6 as well. This has created a buy-low situation …

Sometimes, it takes an injury to set up an impressive rookie performance, as the Giants’ Tyrone Tracy Jr. and the Dolphins’ Jaylen Wright showed last weekend. Tracy, pressed into a larger role with Devin Singletary out, stepped up in a big way, rushing for 129 yards on 18 carries in the Giants’ upset at Seattle. The fifth-round pick from Iowa …

Curran: Why Belichick joining the Jets will ‘never’ happen originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The storyline is too enticing to ignore. The New York Jets, having shockingly fired head coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the 2024 season, turn to their old AFC East nemesis in Bill Belichick, who leads a resurgence in Gotham and gets to …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst In the scouting world, we are always looking for the newest sensation. This year, college football is offering plenty of options with true freshmen ranking among some of this year’s most exhilarating performers. Before breaking down the who’s who among our October list of the Top 5 freshmen in college football — complete with scouting …

The latest local kickoff time since at least 1950 didn’t keep Sunday night’s Cowboys-Steelers game from racking up massive ratings. With 20.3 million on average turning in, the Week 5 Sunday night game became the sixth straight audience of 20 million or more to start the season. That streak includes the opening game of the season — Ravens at Chiefs. …

The first logical conclusion on Tuesday was to point the finger at Aaron Rodgers. New York Jets owner Woody Johnson had just fired head coach Robert Saleh, and the dot-connecting had already been pre-drawn over a series of months. There was Saleh awkwardly using the term “unexcused” to describe Rodgers’ absence during the team’s full-squad minicamp … the curious video …

The biggest Eagles question at each position coming back from the bye originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles are coming off their early Week 5 bye week with a 2-2 record and a lot to prove over the last 13 games of the regular season. Things could still go either way. But as we begin to get ready …

A major reason why Jeff Ulbrich became the Jets interim head coach on Tuesday is the way their offense performed in the first five weeks of the season. The Jets rank fifth in points allowed and 25th in points scored so far this season, so it was no surprise to hear Ulbrich, who is also the team’s defensive coordinator, say …