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The Buccaneers got a key piece of their defense back on the practice field Monday. Edge rusher Yaya Diaby missed more than a month of work after injuring his ankle in an August 1 practice, but he is in uniform and working with the team as they prepare to face the Commanders in their season opener. Diaby led the Bucs …

San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday after suffering a bullet wound to the chest. The first-round draft pick out of Florida was shot during an alleged attempted robbery at San Francisco’s Union Square on Saturday. Pearsall’s mother posted an update on social media that said her son was shot through the chest, but …

The Dolphins have not won a playoff game since acquiring wide receiver Tyreek Hill in a 2022 trade with the Chiefs, but they made it clear this offseason that they like the trajectory the team is on. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, and head coach Mike McDaniel all signed contract extensions while Hill’s deal was tweaked to add …

Steelers running back Jaylen Warren has been dealing with a hamstring injury, but he’s moving in the right direction as the team heads into the first week of the regular season. Video from the team’s practice on Monday shows Warren going through individual drills and having no trouble as he runs and cuts at full speed. Warren said, via Brooke …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy The 2024 NFL regular season finally kicks off this Thursday night with the Baltimore Ravens traveling to the Kansas City Chiefs. Gerald McCoy and Kyle Van Noy are hyped to start the season and they kick off this episode looking at the reigning NFC champs, …

Kirk Cousins will be Captain Kirk again. As expected. In his first season with the Falcons, the former Vikings quarterback has been elected one of four team captains. The other are tackle Jake Matthews, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, and safety Jessie Bates III. Four captains are the fewest we’ve seen for 2024. The Steelers also have four. For Cousins, he’s …

Bengals coach Zac Taylor doesn’t have any answers for Ja’Marr Chase, who continued to sit out of practice Monday as he seeks a long-term extension. The season starts Sunday, and Taylor sounds as if he doesn’t know whether he will have his star receiver. “We’ll just take it day to day,” Taylor said Monday, via Emily Sanderson of WLWT. Chase’s …

49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will miss at least the first four games of the regular season while on the non-football injury list because of injuries sustained in a shooting in San Francisco on Saturday. The 49ers made the non-football injury designation this afternoon, about 48 hours after Pearsall was shot. Pearsall was released after spending one night in …

There’s not going to be a lot of injury intrigue for the Chiefs leading into Thursday night’s opener. Wide receiver Hollywood Brown missed practice with a shoulder injury on Monday and head coach Andy Reid said that Brown is going to miss the game against the Ravens. Everyone else on the Chiefs roster was a full participant in practice. Cornerback …

All 53 players on the Packers roster and all 17 on their practice squad practiced Monday, four days before their season opener against the Eagles. The Packers hired a new strength and conditioning coach this offseason, and Aaron Hill deserves credit for what he did with the team in the buildup to the season. Then, Green Bay got out of …

There are 12 teams that have never won a Super Bowl. When we think of those franchises, ineptitude stands out. And let’s give the New York Jets an exemption and throw them on that list, too. They have the longest drought since their last Super Bowl win in the 1968 season. Joe Namath’s guarantee was a long, long time ago …

Taysom Hill Quarterback Bo Nix, Denver Broncos Given that we are heading into the first week of the fantasy season, I hope you don’t need to stream quarterback or tight end yet. If you are, did you not think this was something you should have taken care of during the draft? Well, if you do need to wade into the …

When the regular season begins on Thursday night, the NFL officially will debut a revolutionary change to the kickoff formation. Whether the new approach significantly changes the outcome of the play remains to be seen. Based on 49 preseason games, the numbers suggest that teams will be inclined to do what they usually did under the prior formation — kick …

Taylor Heinicke wanted to unwind and celebrate making the Atlanta Falcons’ initial 53-man roster last Wednesday. The veteran quarterback clicked on a Netflix documentary that featured the University of Michigan. That’s how Heinicke met his new coach. For the Chargers’ last-minute additions and last-second survivors of last week’s roster cut down, making a 53-man roster is only the chaotic start …

Rodgers shares why he never saw 2021 trade to 49ers as reality originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There was a time when New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers thought there might be a chance he would end up playing for his favorite childhood team. But in his heart, the four-time NFL MVP knew suiting up for the 49ers …