Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst One of the best matchups of the NFL weekend features two teams that are strong contenders in the NFC. The Vikings are coming off a bye following a victory over the Jets in London. We know what the Vikings defense is through five games: It is going to blitz …
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Louis Rees-Zammit relishing new role with Jaguars as he refuses to give up on NFL dream
Louis Rees-Zammit is enjoying life with the Jacksonville Jaguars after failing to make the cut with the Kansas City Chiefs – Kin Cheung/AP Louis Rees-Zammit has revealed that he feels happier playing in a new position with the Jacksonville Jaguars after joining the franchise from the Kansas City Chiefs in August. The former Wales international was signed by the Chiefs …
Read More »Titans release 3-time Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams
Three-time Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams’ tenure with the Tennessee Titans ended Thursday on his 29th birthday with his release after the team placed the eight-year veteran on reserve/non-football injury list last weekend. That roster move came after the Titans (1-4) already had declared Adams out with a hip injury. Adams started one of three games played for Tennessee, and …
Read More »Drake Maye gives great quote on how tough it is to cover ‘Pop’ Douglas
Drake Maye gives great quote on how tough it is to cover ‘Pop’ Douglas originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s going to take a while for New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye to develop a high level of in-game chemistry with his wide receivers. After all, he’s only made one career start. But it sounds like the rookie quarterback …
Read More »How the Chiefs are excelling at one specific strategy of the Patriots’ dynasty
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter The Kansas City Chiefs’ 5-0 start looks perfect. But their team is not. Their record doesn’t tell the story of the difficulties they’ve experienced to get there. They are, after all, underdogs heading to San Francisco to play the 3-3 49ers on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes, in particular, has had as slow a start to any season …
Read More »Tom Brady won’t be barred from working Raiders games as TV analyst — which may become slippery slope
In a twist of figure-this-out-as-we-go juggling between the intersecting interests of Tom Brady, the NFL said Thursday that Brady will not be barred from broadcasting Las Vegas Raiders games, despite his 5 percent ownership stake in the team. Under the guidelines of his minority ownership in the Raiders, Brady cannot be inside another team’s facility, attend another team’s practices or …
Read More »2024 NFL Week 7 action report: Books seeing more Chiefs money ahead of 49ers clash
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst There’s one game that really jumps out on the NFL Week 7 oddsboard: The Kansas City Chiefs travel to meet the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of Super Bowl LVIII. No question, that matchup will be heavily bet. But as the weekend approaches, a more intriguing trend is developing on the second-biggest contest: …
Read More »OHL cooperates with sexual assault investigation
Oct 17, 2024, 02:57 PM ET TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League said Thursday it is taking sexual assault allegations against eight former players “very seriously” and will cooperate with any police investigation. A woman said in a CTV report that aired Wednesday she was sexually assaulted by eight OHL players in November 2014 at a house where a 19-year-old …
Read More »Drake Maye looks like himself at Patriots practice despite knee injury
Drake Maye looks like himself at Patriots practice despite knee injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — One day after being placed on the Patriots injury report with a knee issue, and about 16 hours after team sources indicated they were not concerned about Maye’s knee injury, the rookie quarterback went through the practice paces as he typically …
Read More »Chiefs DC Spagnuolo ‘can’t find a weakness’ for 49ers QB Purdy
Chiefs DC Spagnuolo ‘can’t find a weakness’ for 49ers QB Purdy 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. Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has game-planned for 49ers …
Read More »Williams admits Chiefs-49ers prep brings back ‘painful memories’
Williams admits Chiefs-49ers prep brings back ‘painful memories’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ losses to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowls LIV and LVIII are never going away. And San Francisco All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams pointed out that a good showing on Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champs has no …
Read More »Ravens RB Derrick Henry approaching gold-jacket status — if he’s not already there
In the Ravens’ production meeting this week, someone asked John Harbaugh about Derrick Henry: “Who do you compare him to?” Eric Dickerson came to mind for the Baltimore coach. Harbaugh had seen an article comparing Henry to the Pro Football Hall of Famer, who was an inch taller than the 6-foot-2 Henry but was more slender (Henry is listed at …
Read More »Super Bowl refs’ non-calls rehashed before Sunday’s 49ers-Chiefs game
Super Bowl refs’ non-calls rehashed before Sunday’s 49ers-Chiefs game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers will have a different officiating crew than Super Bowl LVIII for their Week 7 rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs, as they also hope for a different result than last season. Bill Vinovich’s crew worked the Super Bowl, when …
Read More »Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov skates in step toward return
Oct 17, 2024, 01:41 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers may get injured captain Aleksander Barkov back a bit quicker than expected. If nothing else, he is still on track to play when the Stanley Cup champions go to his native Finland for a pair of games next month. Barkov skated Thursday for the first time since …
Read More »Tom Brady won’t be barred from working Raiders games as team’s new minority owner
In a twist of figure-this-out-as-we-go juggling between the intersecting interests of Tom Brady, the NFL said Thursday that Brady will not be barred from broadcasting Las Vegas Raiders games, despite his 5 percent ownership stake in the team. Under the guidelines of his minority ownership in the Raiders, Brady cannot be inside another team’s facility, attend another team’s practices or …
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