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Entering the final year of a four-year, $22.67 million contract with the New York Rangers, Igor Shesterkin turned down the team’s offer to become the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history, according to a report. Shesterkin was presented with an eight-year, $88 million extension, which would surpass the eight-year, $84 million deal that former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price signed in …

Report: 49ers signing veteran kicker to replace injured Moody originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Rod Brooks at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. It appears the 49ers have found a temporary solution at …

The New England Patriots are making a change at starting quarterback. Drake Maye will make his first NFL start when the Patriots host the Houston Texans on Sunday, NFL Media reported. Jacoby Brissett had started the first five games of the season, but the Patriots went 1-4 as the veteran threw for just 696 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. …

Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 5 winner: Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams Winds played a factor in Sunday’s game between the Bears and Panthers in Chicago. They were so strong that Caleb Williams described them as “weird.”  Welcome to the Windy …

Patriots plan to start Drake Maye vs. Texans: Source originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you predicted Week 6 as the week Drake Maye would take over as the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback, please step up and claim your prize. The Patriots plan to start their No. 3 overall draft pick this Sunday when they welcome the Houston …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter If you love good quarterback play, I hope you didn’t miss the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens go at it on Sunday. It was the kind of game that reminded us why we make time for football. Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow both seemed to know the last man with the ball was going to …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will miss the rest of the season after he underwent successful LCL surgery on Tuesday, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. While his season is over, there was no structural damage or tears to his ACL, MCL or meniscus — which was the best case scenario for him. Rice is expected to …

Rookie TE Brock Bowers leads the position in scoring through five weeks of the season. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan) Remember that time we thought there was no way we were going to get a “Sam LaPorta” season — AKA TE1 — out of Las Vegas Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers? [Week 6 Full-PPR Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | …

Even in hockey-crazed Detroit, the season opener for the Red Wings can wait. The team announced Tuesday that Thursday’s scheduled season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, set for a 7 p.m., start will be pushed back an hour because the Tigers are home and playing in the American League Division Series for the first time since 2014. The Red Wings’ …

Seahawks coach Macdonald details ‘violence’ behind 49ers’ offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald knows his defense will have its hands full Thursday night against the 49ers’ vaunted offense. Speaking on the “Brock and Salk” show Monday, Macdonald detailed how vicious San Francisco’s offense can be. “If you’re not careful, they can gash you …

Welcome to Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season! There are four teams on bye this week, including the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. That means more difficult decisions on your plate with two top-10 RBs out of play (Kyren Williams, Aaron Jones). Unfortunately, even rolling with those once-presumed “locks” like Jacksonville Jaguars RB …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Aaron Rodgers’ coup d’état is complete. Robert Saleh — the guy who Rodgers shoved on live television — is no longer the New York Jets head coach. The team fired Saleh on Tuesday. And Rodgers seems to have increased his influence in New York. The Jets quarterback has steadily gained power over the organization since New …

Welcome to Week 6 of the fantasy football season, everybody! We’ve got another excellent game slate ahead, including two fireworks shows between the red-hot Washington Commanders and Baltimore Ravens and a matchup between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys — a rematch of a game that made (or broke) your fantasy football championship lineups in Week 17 just last season. …

Who will be the next coach of the New York Jets?  That’s the big question in the wake of Robert Saleh’s stunning firing Tuesday. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will be the team’s interim coach for 2024, but the franchise is expected to conduct a full coaching search at the end of the season.  Here are seven names to watch for …

Peter Schrager NFL Insider & NFL Reporter Every week, FOX Sports NFL reporter Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league.  1. Vance Joseph’s Resurgence The best story that’s not gotten enough press this year is what the Denver Broncos are doing on defense. And the man at the helm has a …