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Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter PHILADELPHIA — In an era where running backs have been almost universally devalued, the counterpoint has been out in San Francisco. Because when the 49ers traded for Christian McCaffrey in 2022 they instantly became an NFC power. And McCaffrey shook off years of struggles and revived his career. That’s the template Saquon Barkley and the …

2023 Stats Points per game: 17.9 (27th)Total yards per game: 304.3 (25th)Plays per game: 60.5 (26th)Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 31.9 (30th)Dropback EPA per play: -0.06 (25th)Rush attempts per game: 28.6 (9th)Rush EPA per play: -0.07 (12th) Coaching Staff Mike Tomlin returns for his 18th season with the Steelers and now carries the title as the NFL’s longest-tenured head …

Las Vegas Raiders general manager Tom Telesco moved to end speculation at the NFL scouting combine in February that star wide receiver Davante Adams might be on the trade block. “He’s a Raider,” Telesco said. Even so, that talk has continued about Adams’ future in Las Vegas — and it intensified to the point that his representatives tried to shut …

During the offseason, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that Russell Wilson has the “pole position” over Justin Fields when it came to who will be the starting quarterback in Week One of the regular season. The current status of the quarterback depth chart came up when Tomlin held a press conference from training camp on Wednesday, but anyone looking …

Jalen Hurts got to the point faster than he gets into the end zone on a tush push. Before a reporter could finish the first question to Hurts on the first day of Philadelphia Eagles training camp about the franchise QB’s seemingly complicated dynamic with coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts cut him off: The bottom line, all is good between Hurts …

The Giants unveiled a change to their offensive line alignment at Wednesday’s practice, but it didn’t last long. After lining up at left guard throughout the team’s offseason program, free agent acquisition Jermaine Eluemunor was at right tackle as the Giants opened training camp. Evan Neal played in that spot last year, but he struggled with his performance and he’s …

The Drake Maye Report: Rookie QB flashes big-time traits on Day 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Editor’s Note: After each training camp practice, Phil Perry will provide an in-depth breakdown of Drake Maye’s day — complete with the No. 3 overall pick’s snap counts, passing stats and the pros and cons from his performance — in The Drake …

The history of the NFL has seen teams come close to winning it all one year before coming back to finish the job the next season and it has seen teams come close before falling flat upon their return to the field. Lions head coach Dan Campbell wants his team to be in the former category. They led the 49ers …

The Jaguars announced that they will be wearing throwback uniforms for a game this season last week and they unveiled another alternate uniform choice on Thursday. The team revealed “Shell White” helmets that they will wear for their Week 10 game against the Vikings. Head equipment manager George Pellicer said the team looked at a variety of options for an …

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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss the significance of Dan Quinn leaving the Cowboys’ defense and expectations for Dallas this season. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript What’s your one big thing for the Cowboys? There’s a ton of them here. Which one are …

Saquon relishing Eagles training camp with Hard Knocks in rearview originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There aren’t many fans allowed on the sideline during a typical Eagles training camp practice but those in attendance for Day 1 on Wednesday were pretty excited to see Saquon Barkley. In fact, they cheered loudly every time he touched the football. “Yeah, I …

The Bengals have finally leveraged the bad-teams-draft-high thing into the foundation for a great team, thanks to the presence of a great quarterback. They’ve wisely paid their quarterback. Elsewhere, the Bengals apparently are determined to be as cheap as they’ve always been. Yes, there’s a salary cap. There’s also a salary floor. And the difference between the two is raw …

49ers left tackle Trent Williams is holding out of training camp. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said today that Williams is not present at the start of camp and that it’s a contract issue. “It was something I knew could be a possibility,” Shanahan said. “I was hoping he would be here, but I knew it could be a possibility. I …

The 49ers opened their training camp practices without two of their best offensive players on the field. Left tackle Trent Williams did not report to camp because of contract issues, so he wasn’t part of their practice on Wednesday. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk did report to camp in spite of contract issues, but he also didn’t practice. Reporters at 49ers …