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49ers sign two additional players to finalize 2024 practice squad originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Now” with Matt Maiocco and Carlos Ramirez at 5 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The 49ers made their final roster cuts to the regular-season limit of 53 …

Aaron Rodgers is set to embark upon take two of his first full season with the New York Jets, creating nearly as much buzz and excitement as before he tore his Achilles in last season’s opener. Behind the scenes, though, it might not be all too happy. In an anonymous survey of player agents conducted by The Athletic, one agent …

Over the past several seasons, I’ve discussed the “three pillars” a player must have in his outlook to become the fantasy WR1 overall. All of this made it easy to see that CeeDee Lamb was a near-perfect candidate for the honor, even if he wasn’t universally viewed as that type of player prior to last season. Those three pillars are: …

Ian Cunningham named favorite ‘future GM to watch’ from anonymous agent survey originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Athletic recently surveyed 31 anonymous NFL agents to gather data on trending league topics. Of those topics, the survey asked agents who in the NFL is a “future general manager to watch”? Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham received glowing reviews as …

How does Maye feel about Brissett winning QB job? Pats rookie reacts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The talented rookie will have to bide his time behind the seasoned veteran. Head coach Jerod Mayo announced Thursday that Jacoby Brissett will be the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback, with Drake Maye backing him up until further notice. Some believed Maye …

Maye supporting UNC with special cleats before Week 1 vs. Minnesota originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Week 1 of the college football season gets underway Thursday night, and it looks like New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is very excited to watch his alma mater in action. Maye played the last three seasons at North Carolina before the Patriots …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter On so many levels, Ja’Marr Chase isn’t getting the respect he deserves. Let’s start with his contract, which is where his focus is fixed. Chase is in the final year of his rookie contract, and while there is absolutely zero question over whether he’s one of the league’s best receivers, the Cincinnati Bengals have failed to …

Bradberry suffers injury that should land him on IR originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles safety James Bradberry suffered a leg injury in practice on Wednesday and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Bradberry, 31, made the Eagles’ 53-man roster this season after converting to safety in the offseason. But now …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Brock Purdy’s feathery, 19-yard completion between two defenders to tight end George Kittle last Friday was the Pro Bowl quarterback at his best — and some might say, his worst. Purdy’s ability to deliver throws to pass-catchers who look covered over the middle of the field is one of his superpowers. And on third-and-6 against the …

The fantasy football season is more of a sprint than a marathon. But even within the short time frame of 17 weeks, there is still room for players to be inconsistent. And some players are predisposed to have their worst stretch at the outset of the season due to a variety of factors such a having a difficult schedule. Let’s …

Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider When it comes to Caleb Williams, of course it’s all over the top. What is? Everything is. Of course, the hype machine is out of control, a juggernauting, laser-trained spotlight based off overblown principles, given that we are talking about one player, on one (not particularly good) team. And one situation, where the player in …

How much Aiyuk can be fined by 49ers for missing practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk did not participate in 49ers practice on Wednesday after being medically cleared by the team. And now the ongoing contract standoff might reach a new level of uncomfortable. Aiyuk reported to training camp this summer but opted to hold in …

The team at Yahoo Fantasy is determined to ensure you have a successful fantasy football season. That success (hopefully) begins right at the start of your fantasy drafts. Here, our team identifies five of their “must-draft” players in 2024. As a longtime resident of Pacheco Island, Kansas City’s featured back has found his way onto most of my rosters. I’ve …

Rookie running backs are some of the hardest players to evaluate in fantasy football. This is especially the case in 2024, as zero running backs were taken in the first round of the NFL draft. But, just because a player enters the season buried on the depth chart, that doesn’t mean they can’t offer plenty of fantasy value — just …

NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions The Patriots and Steelers made fantasy football less fun this week when they named Jacoby Brissett and Russell Wilson, respectively, as their Week 1 starters. Please ignore that I have massive, life-altering exposure to Justin Fields in best ball leagues. This is the most sober analysis I can offer right now. Below is a …