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Two ways CMC can make NFL history in 49ers-Jets Week 1 game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In his first full season with the 49ers, Christian McCaffrey shattered records and made franchise and league history throughout the 2023 NFL campaign. Heading into San Francisco’s 2024 season-opening clash against the New York Jets on Monday night, the reigning NFL …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter You can ask Patrick Mahomes what it was like operating his offense last season. He’ll tell you. “It wasn’t fun,” he said during training camp. He sure seemed to enjoy himself on Thursday night. After the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Baltimore Ravens, Mahomes was cracking jokes and flashing smiles during his press …

The Jets made an interesting addition to their practice squad on Monday, signing former Minnesota Vikings running back and kick returner Kene Nwangwu, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Nwangwu was waived by the Vikings as part of their roster cuts on Aug. 27, and while he was claimed by the New Orleans Saints, he was waived again the next day …

Fresh off a 47-10 blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, the Carolina Panthers got more bad news Monday.  Star defensive tackle Derrick Brown, who signed a four-year, $96 million extension this offseason, reportedly suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury Sunday that will require surgery on his meniscus. Brown, the team’s first-round pick in 2020 out of …

What we learned in Pats-Bengals: Brissett’s toughness buys Maye more time originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston CINCINNATI — Each and every week, we’ll be highlighting a variety of the lessons gathered from the latest Patriots matchup. Of course, there was no shortage of teaching moments in Sunday’s stunner against the Bengals. Here’s what we learned… Brissett’s toughness buys Drake …

Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst Now that the NFL season has kicked off, it’s time to have a little fun. What’s my idea of fun? Laying out some absolute shockers that I believe will take place in 2024. From a New York team advancing to the Super Bowl for the first time in my …

Bosa reveals game-day superstition he has carried on since rookie season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa recently let a lesser known secret out of the bag — the 49ers star is superstitious. During pregame warmups, the All-Pro pass rusher always wears the same sleeveless undershirt and black shorts. While that combination is not …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Here we go again! For fantasy hockey enthusiasts, we’re on the cusp of the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re looking to repeat as league champion, or hoping for a much better result after a less-successful run in 2023-24, the clean …

Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 1 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 2 and beyond. Asked: Do the Steelers have a QB1? You know the old line about quarterbacks: If you’ve got two, you’ve got …

How Kellen Moore found a unique role for Will Shipley in rookie’s NFL debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Will Shipley didn’t touch the ball on offense in his NFL debut and he played just four snaps outside of his 17 on special teams. But it was still an encouraging start for the fourth-round pick out of Clemson. And …

Yiadom wants to make Bay ‘home,’ hopes 49ers are his last team originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Cornerback Isaac Yiadom will make his 49ers debut Monday night at Levi’s Stadium. And Yiadom figures to be on the field for the 49ers’ most important defensive snaps against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. The 49ers …

Eric Williams NFL Reporter With much of the contract angst this summer — starring, among others,  Brandon Aiyuk, CeeDee Lamb, Trent Williams and Dak Prescott — in the rearview mirror, we can finally focus our attention on the football field. Week 1 featured some strong performances by players who changed teams during the offseason, including Joe Mixon for the Houston …

The Broncos were leading at halftime in Seattle on Sunday, but they gave up 17 straight points in the second half and wound up on the wrong side of a 26-20 final score. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw an ill-advised interception into a thicket of Seahawks defenders during that second half, but he also ran for late touchdown to give …

TORONTO — Mike Gartner is set to succeed Lanny McDonald as the Hockey Hall of Fame’s chairman of the board. McDonald announced Monday that Gartner will take over when his 10-year term expires in June. Gartner will become chair-elect on Oct. 1 to support the transition and serve on the search committee for a new president and CEO to fill …

The New York Giants were the only NFL team on Sunday that failed to reach double digits in points scored with their 28-6 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings. The sold-out crowd inside MetLife Stadium reacted accordingly, booing the team with each and every one of their failed drives and Daniel Jones’ two interceptions, which included a woeful pick-six to Andrew …