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With the Falcons participating in joint practices with the Dolphins this week, it sounds like their rookie quarterback will take the bulk of the snaps in Friday night’s preseason game. Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that No. 8 overall pick Michael Penix will be on the field for a substantial amount of time, which …

Velus Jones has had limited impact at wide receiver since the Bears took him in the third round of the 2022 draft, so they are looking at a new way of using him in hopes of getting more production. Jones has been practicing with the team’s running backs at training camp this week. Head coach Matt Eberflus said offensive coordinator …

Coaches will tell you there’s a competition at any position, even when there’s not. Weigh that when deciphering what Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said about his quarterbacks on Wednesday. But also know that Tomlin spent most of the offseason saying Russell Wilson was his starter, not really entertaining the notion that Justin Fields could win the job. Him declaring …

Steelers’ Tomlin has sly Aiyuk response to loaded question originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin addressed the elephant in the room. …

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks. [Quarterbacks I like more/less | Running backs I like more | Running backs I like less] ECR: WR21 vs. …

The New England Patriots are out of the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes. After Aiyuk turned down the Patriots’ extension offer, the Patriots opted to no longer pursue a trade for the star receiver, ESPN reported. New England was prepared to make the highest contract offer to Aiyuk out of all the teams pursuing him, giving him a proposal that would’ve paid …

Even the experts can have a tough time during their draft evaluations. We asked six analysts to reveal which player has been their hardest to rank for the 2024 fantasy football season. I’m having a hard time ranking DJ Moore. On the one hand, he balled out last year and was a top-five fantasy receiver when Justin Fields was his …

Not that long ago, the New England Patriots were a dynasty and the top organization in the NFL. It just seems like that was a long time ago. There’s another chapter in the ongoing Brandon Aiyuk trade drama. There was a report that the San Francisco 49ers and Patriots had agreed to a framework of a trade, then suddenly another …

The “Running Back Dead Zone” is a term that fantasy football players know all too well. For those who aren’t familiar, the running back dead zone describes a section in the middle rounds of drafts featuring a group of running backs who, every year, seemingly never live up to their ADPs. In this article, I’ll be taking a closer look …

Veteran safety Justin Simmons is one of the top unsigned players on the market right now and he’ll be meeting with a team in a bid to change that on Wednesday. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that Simmons will be visiting with the Saints. Simmons was a 2016 third-round pick for the Broncos and he spent the last eight years …

Report: Aiyuk showed ‘no interest’ in Patriots despite lucrative offer originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are out of the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes, but it certainly isn’t for lack of trying. After reportedly having the framework of a deal in place with the San Francisco 49ers to acquire Aiyuk, the Patriots have decided not to explore …

It wasn’t all that unusual that Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers helped touch off a brawl at Tuesday’s joint practice with the Lions because the two teams spent a lot of time fighting with each other during two days of working together. The play that preceded Nabers and Lions safety Kerby Joseph trading blows was unusual, however. It ended …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Bo Nix has been with the Broncos for only a few months, but he’s already made a strong impression on his teammates.  His poise is one reason why. It’s a byproduct of entering the NFL as the most seasoned quarterback prospect ever, one with an NCAA-record 61 career starts.  According to Denver tight end Adam …

With rampant reports and rumors that 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk could be traded. On Tuesday, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was asked where there’s a scenario that the 49ers do a long-term deal to keep Aiyuk. “There’s a scenario for everything, so I wouldn’t rule anything out,” Shanahan said. He also was asked if the team will be better if it …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter For one reason or another, Joe Burrow has thrown a grand total of one preseason pass in his NFL career. That should change Saturday night as the Bengals host the Bucs in Cincinnati. NFL teams are more and more careful to keep their star players on the sidelines in preseason and not expose them to …