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Damar Hamlin has been an inspiration to many. The Buffalo Bills safety collapsed in a terrifying moment nearly two years ago on Monday Night Football. Since then, he’s worked his way back on the field and earned a starting role this season. His comeback story added another chapter on Monday night when he recorded the first interception of his NFL …

Shanahan confirms CMC made Germany trip to see injury specialist originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Christian McCaffrey traveled overseas to get a second opinion on his lingering injury. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed to reporters on Monday that the star running back flew to Germany this past weekend to see a specialist for the Achilles tendinitis and …

Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for repeated violations of rules intended to protect players’ health and safety. James has five unnecessary roughness penalties in his last 18 games, the most in the league by a defensive player. All five have involved blows to the head of an opponent …

Shanahan explains why Purdy hesitated on potential Aiyuk TD vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Los Angeles Rams’ defense gave the 49ers a major opportunity to put Sunday’s game away with a breakdown in the defensive backfield. But the Rams’ mixup was so extreme that it even caught the 49ers by surprise. To the untrained eye, …

Sep 23, 2024, 08:20 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche and forward Logan O’Connor agreed to a six-year contract extension on Monday. The extension kicks in with the 2025-26 season and runs through 2030-31. The team did not announce financial terms, but several reports said the deal carried a $2.5 million average annual value for a total of $15 million. Editor’s …

Hargrave injury is latest break for Pats ahead of 49ers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The San Francisco 49ers will be down yet another star when they host the New England Patriots on Sunday. Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave will likely miss the rest of the regular season with a partial triceps tear, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan announced …

Purdy day to day with back soreness; 49ers QB’s MRI results ‘good’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After plenty of bad luck on the injury front, the 49ers are being careful with their quarterback. Brock Purdy is day to day as he deals with some back soreness, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday, and all signs point to …

49ers’ Hargrave likely out for season after sustaining triceps injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Adding injury to insult following the 49ers’ crushing 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave sustained a partially torn triceps in the game and likely will miss the remainder of the 2024 NFL season, coach Kyle Shanahan …

Yannick Ngakoue is returning to the Baltimore Ravens. The team is signing the edge rusher three games into the NFL season, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the contract had not been announced. Ngakoue, 29, last played for Baltimore in 2020 after a trade that …

The NFL has suspended Los Angeles Chargers star Derwin James for repeatedly violating player safety rules, the league announced on Monday night. James, the NFL said, made “forcible contact” to Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth with his helmet during their game on Sunday despite having an “unobstructed path” to Freiermuth. The “illegal contact,” the league said, “could have been avoided.” …

49ers QB Purdy appears to miss wide-open Aiyuk touchdown vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy played relatively mistake-free football on Sunday but there was one possible miscue that looms large. Purdy completed 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns through the air in San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams …

For the first of four times this season, there will be two Monday Night Football games. In the first kickoff, the 2-0 Buffalo Bills take on the 0-2 Jacksonville Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, and in the second game, the 1-1 Washington Commanders head to Cincinnati to take on the 0-2 Bengals at 8:15 p.m. ET on ABC. …

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce did little Monday to clear up questions surrounding his quarterback situation following Sunday’s 36-22 home loss to the previously winless Carolina Panthers. Veteran QB Gardner Minshew started the match under center but was replaced late in the fourth quarter by second-year signal-caller Aidan O’Connell, the team’s 2023 fourth-round pick who started 10 games …

Tom Brady is just three games into his new career as the lead NFL analyst for FOX Sports, but he’s already earned the admiration of a fellow sports icon — LeBron James. During a recent DraftKings podcast appearance, James was asked about a potential foray into basketball broadcasting after seeing his friend Brady doing the same in football. “I don’t …

49ers coach Shanahan had fitting visual reaction to Bell’s dropped pass originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan and every 49ers fan had the same reaction to Ronnie Bell’s dropped pass in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. With 1:08 remaining in the fourth quarter and the score tied …