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Panthers WR Adam Thielen heads to injured reserve with hamstring injury

The Carolina Panthers will be without wide receiver Adam Thielen for at least four weeks after the veteran was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a hamstring injury. Thielen was injured while extending to make a diving touchdown catch near the end of the second quarter of Carolina’s 36-22 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The 34-year-old did …

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Curran: ‘Deep breaths’ if you’re out on Pats’ long-term plan

Curran: ‘Deep breaths’ if you’re out on Pats’ long-term plan originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots have already experienced a rollercoaster of emotions through the first three weeks of the 2024 NFL season. The campaign began with a surprising win over the Cincinnati Bengals. After that came a fun and competitive – albeit disappointing – overtime loss …

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Is Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence in a slump or is this who he really is?

Trevor Lawrence’s skid from the end of the 2023 season has continued into the first three weeks of 2024. His most recent performance, however, was one of his worst yet during this stretch of poor play. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback completed just 21 of 38 passes for 178 yards, a touchdown and an interception with a 65.5 passer rating in …

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With 49ers shorthanded, can Brock Purdy finally prove he’s a franchise QB?

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Prove them right, or prove them wrong? San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy may have his best opportunity yet to show his detractors that he’s not just a game manager — if he can make it onto the field this week. The 49ers are already experiencing a rash of injuries, with Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles), Deebo …

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Herd Hierarchy: Steelers miss cut; Bills, Packers climb

Following Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season, Colin Cowherd revealed his latest “Herd Hierarchy” on Tuesday’s episode of “The Herd”.  While a few of the higher-seeded teams, like the Kansas City Chiefs, remained just that, a couple of 1-2 teams like the Niners and Ravens slid into the mix this week after standout performances. Check out the full list …

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Josh Allen: We have a bunch of guys who don’t care about stats or touchdowns

The Bills have won their first three games. They’ve rocketed to the top of the PFT power rankings. And their new no-number-one-receiver approach is working. On Monday night, quarterback Josh Allen spread the ball around to 10 different receivers. Ten of them. After the game, he explained the approach. “It’s paying dividends of what we’ve worked on throughout the entire …

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The Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze connection beginning to blossom

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter Incremental improvements. That’s the name of the game with Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.  It’s still too early for wins and losses to matter. Is the system starting to work? Is Williams developing? And while it doesn’t look pretty, we have some evidence that Williams, especially, is improving. That was no more apparent than his …

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Jason Peters visited the Seahawks

Offensive lineman Jason Peters might be in line for another stint with the Seahawks. Field Yates of ESPN reports that Peters visited with the team on Tuesday. Peters played in eight games and made two starts for the Seahawks last season. Peters joined the Seahawks last season when they were dealing with injuries to tackles Abraham Lucas and Charles Cross. …

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Deion Sanders compares Shohei Ohtani to Michael Jordan, Tom Brady

Deion Sanders knows a thing or two about being a uniquely gifted athlete. He also knows how hard it is to hit home runs and steal bases at the MLB level. So it turned heads when the Colorado head football coach spent part of his midweek press conference showering praise on Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar who last …

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Lions place Derrick Barnes, Marcus Davenport on injured reserve

The Lions have made a few Tuesday roster moves, including putting a pair of players on injured reserve. Detroit announced that linebacker Derrick Barnes and defensive end Marcus Davenport have both been placed on IR. Head coach Dan Campbell said on Monday that Barnes was going to miss time with a knee injury, though he didn’t know at the time …

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Why 49ers’ clock management strategy backfired at end of loss to Rams

Why 49ers’ clock management strategy backfired at end of loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ offense took over with 1 minute, 51 seconds remaining in a tie game on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The Los Angeles Rams had only one timeout remaining, so it appeared to be a perfect situation for San Francisco to …

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