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Getty Images Joe Burrow may be the Bengals’ MVP this year, but there aren’t too many Cincinnati players as valuable to the team’s success than wideout Tee Higgins. The Bengals are 6-4 this season with Higgins in the lineup, and just 1-4 when he doesn’t play.  Higgins has been labeled as questionable for Saturday’s pivotal Week 17 showdown against the …

Eric Dickerson signed a one-day contract in 2017 so he could retire as a Los Angeles Ram. (Greg Beacham / Associated Press) The NFL single-season rushing record has stood for 40 years, far longer than Saquon Barkley has been on this planet. But now, with two games to play, the Philadelphia Eagles running back is 268 yards from eclipsing the …

49ers place Williams on IR, sign OL Hennessy to two-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have placed Trent Williams on injured reserve, officially ending his season, the team announced Thursday. In place of the 11-time Pro Bowl left tackle, San Francisco has signed Matt Hennessy to a two-year contract. Hennessy has played in 45 career …

Welcome to the Week 17 picks and let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas, but that’s only to the people who are reading this on or before Dec. 25. If you’re reading this after Christmas, then happy early new year. And if you’re reading this five years down the road because you found it on the …

Delaware State is joining the trend of HBCU football teams hiring former NFL players. According to ESPN, the school is finalizing a deal with ex-wide receiver DeSean Jackson to be its next head coach. Jackson, 38, last appeared in an NFL game during the 2022 season. Jackson’s hire would come days after Norfolk State hired Michael Vick to be its …

The Seattle Seahawks will be without one of their top players for the rest of the 2024 season. Seattle placed running back Kenneth Walker III on injured reserve on Thursday, effectively ending his season. The Seahawks made the move hours ahead of their Thursday night Week 17 matchup with the Chicago Bears.  In a corresponding move, the Seahawks signed running …

Dallas Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle has been a surprisingly productive fantasy asset this season, but he could set managers up for another week of disappointment. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) It’s Week 17, which means most fantasy football managers are smack dab in the middle of their fantasy football championships. Unfortunately, there have already been a few letdowns in a …

The Seattle Seahawks (8-7) will visit the Chicago Bears (4-11) in an NFC showdown on Thursday Night Football. Both teams head into TNF on losing streaks. The Seahawks have dropped two consecutive games. Last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings beat Seattle, 27-24. Meanwhile, Chicago has lost nine games in a row. In Week 16, the Detroit Lions defeated Chicago, 34-17. Seattle …

It’s tough to find a quarterback who can mimic and emulate Washington’s Jayden Daniels, but the Falcons are trying to do just that this week. With a matchup against the Commanders upcoming on Sunday Night Football, Atlanta announced on Thursday that the team has signed former Florida, Arizona State, and Cincinnati quarterback Emory Jones to the practice squad. Via Tori …

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has certainly had an exceptional 2024 season so far, with 3,549 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, six interceptions, 514 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. While he is in the MVP conversation and currently leads the odds, the race is not over yet. The regular season awards have yet to be decided, but Allen’s offensive line …

Eagles injury update: The latest on Jalen Hurts, Kenny Pickett from Thursday’s practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (concussion) was not at practice on Thursday afternoon during the early portion open to reporters. His status for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys is very much in question. Meanwhile, backup quarterback Kenny Pickett (ribs) was practicing with …

Veteran defensive lineman Shelby Harris’s season is over. The Browns announced on Thursday that Harris has been placed on injured reserve and he will miss the team’s games against the Dolphins and Ravens as a result. Wide receiver James Proche was signed to the 53-man roster from the practice squad in a corresponding move. Harris, who has an elbow injury, …

Teddy Bridgewater is making his return to the NFL. The quarterback is coming out of retirement to join the Detroit Lions, head coach Dan Campbell confirmed on Thursday. The 32-year-old teased a return earlier this month, not long after leading his alma mater Miami Northwestern to a state title in his first year as a high school football coach and Campbell confirmed …

USATSI The Pittsburgh Steelers have played one of the most brutal schedules in the NFL over the past three weeks and things definitely have not gone well during that span.  Starting in Week 15, the Steelers had to play three games in 11 days and the team responded by getting blown out in all three games. With the losses, the …

With questions at quarterback, Eagles bring back a familiar face originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With Jalen Hurts in concussion protocol and Kenny Pickett dealing with a rib injury, the Eagles on Thursday re-signed quarterback Ian Book. The Eagles signed Book to their practice squad as an emergency QB behind Hurts, Pickett and Tanner McKee. Book, the Saints’ 4th-round …