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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 …

Both Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were fantasy football PPR monsters in Week 5. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Congratulations, patient fantasy football managers. You were rewarded for your steadfast belief in the Cincinnati Bengals receiving corps in Week 5, as both Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins clocked a top-five fantasy finish on the back of a 392-yard showing from …

Brandon Aubrey is a threat for double-digit fantasy football points every week. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Welcome to Week 6, kicker fans! Week 5 was a fun one for kickers — a scoring bonanza, if you will — as eight different kickers scored 12+ fantasy points. Hopefully, you managed to snag a top option! So far this season, Dallas …

Robert Saleh had no idea he was going to be fired this morning. Saleh told Jay Glazer of Fox Sports he was blindsided by Jets owner Woody Johnson walking into his office and firing him today. Heading into this season, Saleh thought he had a very good roster, and he thought he would be given a longer opportunity to win …

Russell Wilson (R) will be an active participant in practice this week behind starting QB Justin Fields. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) For the first time since Russell Wilson aggravated his calf injury ahead of the regular-season debut, the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback is scheduled to return to a full practice. The Steelers, however, are preparing for Justin Fields to …

The Washington Capitals signed veteran forward Jakub Vrana to a one-year, $775,000 contract on Tuesday. Vrana, 28, was a first-round pick (13th overall) by the Capitals in 2014 and played his first four-plus NHL seasons with Washington. He won a Stanley Cup with the team in 2018. The Czech Republic native played for the St. Louis Blues in 2023-24, contributing …

The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week in the Raleigh area for their season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Milton, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is projected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday night. The Lightning’s home opener against Carolina is …

NFL Power Rankings Week 6: How experts view Patriots after 1-4 start originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots lost what was potentially the most winnable game left on their 2024 NFL schedule last Sunday at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots suffered a 15-10 defeat to a Miami Dolphins team with a struggling offense and without star quarterback …

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter Are the Minnesota Vikings the best team in the NFL right now? Headed into their Week 6 bye at a perfect 5-0, they have an incredible case. Quarterback Sam Darnold, in the year 2024, is currently sixth in odds to win MVP, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. He has the second-most touchdown passes (11) behind only Joe …

What Saleh’s Jets firing could mean for potential 49ers reunion originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area On Tuesday morning, reports surfaced that New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh had been relieved of his duties, with owner Woody Johnson confirming the news in a statement shortly after. And it didn’t take long for 49ers fans to start wishing their …