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Willis cherishes unbreakable bond with ‘special’ 49ers fan base originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Patrick Willis emerged from the tunnel at Levi’s Stadium an hour before the 49ers kicked off their season against the New York Jets on Monday, greeted by the heartwarming embrace of a familiar crowd passionately chanting his name. While Willis’ days …

After the Broncos rewarded cornerback Patrick Surtain II with a contract that has a new-money average of $24 million, Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey one-upped Surtain, with $24.1 million per year in new money. We’ve gotten the full details of the Ramsey extension. Here they are, per a source with knowledge of the terms: 1. Signing bonus: $24.89 million, paid in …

Marvin Harrison Jr. joined the NFL touted as a can’t-miss prospect — the prototype of a high-end NFL receiver with all the tools to make an immediate impact for the Arizona Cardinals. His NFL debut Sunday landed with a thud. Quarterback Kyler Murray targeted Harrison three times in Sunday’s 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Harrison caught one of those …

The Cowboys recently paid big money to sign receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott to contract extensions, which freed up cap space. On Tuesday, the team renegotiated the contract of right tackle Terence Steele, opening up another $4.5 million in salary cap space, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. The Cowboys likely will carry over the $20 million in cap …

Marvin Harrison Jr. joined the NFL touted as a can’t-miss prospect — the prototype of a high-end NFL receiver with all the tools to make an immediate impact for the Arizona Cardinals. His NFL debut on Sunday landed with a thud. Quarterback Kyler Murray targeted Harrison three times in Sunday’s 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Harrison caught one of …

In early August, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he felt “no urgency” to sign CeeDee Lamb, who laughed it off on social media. The Cowboys signed the star receiver to a four-year, $136 million deal a month later. Jones said in late August that negotiations with Dak Prescott were more about the Cowboys than the quarterback, prompting Prescott to respond …

The Raiders signed defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson and cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly to their practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. Chaisson, the 20th overall pick in the 2020 draft, was cut by the Panthers last week. He spent the past four seasons with the Jaguars, who drafted him. Chaisson, 25, has appeared in 57 career games with 11 starts and …

Hill incident before Dolphins game again puts NFL on moral clock originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After the NFL distanced itself from Colin Kaepernick and his admirable cause for eight full years, one of its teams is aligning with the Super Bowl quarterback it shoved onto the streets. Miami Dolphins executives, after seeing bodycam video of police brutalizing …

Sunday afternoon’s season opener didn’t quite go as planned for quarterback Daniel Jones and the Giants. Cheers from the 100th anniversary celebration and start of the new year quickly turned to jeers as the offense failed to get much of anything going in an embarrassing 28-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Big Blue didn’t play well as a whole, but …

Bears try out return specialist David Wallis. Could this be it for Velus Jones Jr.? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears hosted return specialist David Wallis, along with seven other players, at Halas Hall for a tryout, NBC Sports Chicago’s Josh Schrock confirmed on Tuesday. Wallis, who went undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, played with the Patriots …

After Week 1 of the NFL season, FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd is convinced there are only “two great teams” in the league, while the rest have some … flaws to work through. On Tuesday’s episode of “The Herd,” Cowherd revealed his latest Herd Hierarchy, giving his breakdown of the top 10 teams in the league ahead of Week 2. Check …

Purdy calls 49ers rallying together a testament to team’s culture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Behind a convincing 32-19 drubbing of the New York Jets on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers managed to put to rest what once seemed to be a never-ending nightmare offseason. And while doing so, San Francisco’s all-around impressive victory served as …

How sustainable is Patriots’ success? Curran weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 16-10 final score doesn’t do the New England Patriots’ Week 1 win justice. Jerod Mayo’s group played a near-perfect game against the Cincinnati Bengals. There were game-changing plays on offense, defense, and special teams. Tight end Hunter Henry broke up a likely Jacoby Brissett interception …

Wild Mason stat shows how much 49ers back busted Jets’ defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area An unbelievable Jordan Mason stat shows just how thoroughly the 49ers running back broke the New York Jets’ defense on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium. Mason led the NFL in Week 1 with 13 missed tackles forced, five more than the next …

The New York Giants, particularly quarterback Daniel Jones, took all kinds of hits in a season-opening blowout against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. So much so that some on the Vikings sideline apparently felt bad for the passer. During an interview on Minneapolis’ KFAN 100.3, Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard discussed the emotions his teammates felt as they held Jones to …