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QB Teddy Bridgewater, fresh off coaching alma mater to HS state title, reportedly coming out of retirement to sign with Lions

Two weeks after leading his high school alma mater to a state championship, Teddy Bridgewater is reportedly returning to the NFL. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the 32-year-old quarterback will sign with the Detroit Lions for the remainder of this season. It’s unclear whether he will be on the active roster or signed to the practice squad. Lions head …

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Fantasy Football: Week 17 sleepers to help stiff arm your title competition

Chig Okonkwo has been among fantasy football’s most production tight ends the past two weeks. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) There were hits and misses on the sleeper page last week, like any other week. Jalen McMillan scored again and Alexander Mattison snuck into the top 20 at running back. Drake Maye was solid. Of course, Aaron Rodgers was a …

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Will Brinson’s NFL Week 17 best bets: AFC playoff picture in focus, Jags/Titans shootout, Rams snuff Cardinals

Christmas came and with it came the first-ever Netflix-produced football games. Credit to the streaming giant for the quality of the game production and streaming quality as well (a concern after the Tyson-Paul debacle) … but Netflix caught no breaks with the actual games themselves on Wednesday.  This was particularly surprising given we got two matchups between four teams guaranteed …

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Seahawks vs. Bears: Thursday Night Football fantasy football breakdown

You can watch Thursday Night Football: Seahawks vs. Bears at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on Amazon Prime Video. This “Thursday Night Football” matchup is the last of the season, and even more important than usual, as this is the championship round. Yes, we just had Wednesday football, and if you’re playing for the ‘ship, you likely had a couple …

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Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson MVP odds narrow

The betting odds might have been way, way off. And so, naturally, the odds are shifting. Entering Week 16, Bills quarterback Josh Allen was the runaway favorite for MVP, at -900 on DraftKings. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was at +550. After Week 16, Allen moved to -500 and Lamar shrank to +370. After Lamar’s stellar performance in Houston on Christmas …

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Lamar Jackson: Feels unreal to break Michael Vick’s record

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s ability to run with the football has made him stand out since he entered the league and he now stands alone as the most accomplished rushing quarterback of all time. Jackson’s final carry in Wenesday’s 31-2 rout of the Texans moved him past Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history. …

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Mike Tomlin: That sucked, junior varsity is not good enough

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin didn’t try to sugarcoat anything when it came to assessing his team’s play against the Chiefs on Christmas. Tomlin said “that sucked” when discussing the 29-10 loss that continued the team’s downward spiral. The Steelers were 10-3, but they’ve been blown out in three straight games and now find themselves looking up at the Ravens …

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Eagles gearing up for a real battle against Micah Parsons

Eagles gearing up for a real battle against Micah Parsons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A few weeks ago, Lane Johnson had to deal with T.J. Watt for a full game and now he’ll have to block Micah Parsons. Life is tough for an offensive tackle in the NFL. “Both unique edge rushers,” Johnson said this week. “Micah is …

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