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Packers head coach Matt LaFleur didn’t have much information about quarterback Jordan Love’s knee injury after Friday night’s loss to the Eagles, but the team should have a better idea of what Love is dealing with on Saturday. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that initial testing showed that Love’s ACL is intact, but he is scheduled to have more …

Jets head coach Robert Saleh had no new update on the Haason Reddick situation ahead of Saturday morning’s final practice prior to the season opening matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. With Reddick continuing onto day 47 of his holdout from the organization in hopes of a long-term deal, Saleh indicated that it’s “fair to say” that the team will …

Through two games, the dynamic kickoff has largely gone as expected. Returns haven’t gone up. In fact, they’ve gone down. Of 24 kickoffs, five have been returned. Nineteen have not. That translates to a 20.8-percent return rate. Or, conversely, as a 79.2-percent touchback rate. Last year, 74 percent of all kicks were touchbacks. Last night’s game featured one of the …

Packers coach Matt LaFleur says he and his assistant coaches needed to do a better job in Friday night’s loss to the Eagles. “There’s a lot to clean up,” LaFleur said. “It was definitely a sloppy game from us. I think there was some uncharacteristic things that we did as a staff, quite frankly, and that trickled down to our …

‘I put us in a bad spot:’ Jalen Hurts still trying to solve interception problem originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jalen Hurts wasn’t about to run from it. He wasn’t about to make excuses. Hurts knows how bad his two interceptions were Friday night against the Packers. He knows they could have cost the Eagles an opening-day win. And …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter Saquon Barkley has always insisted that he didn’t sign with the Philadelphia Eagles just because of the money. It was about the chance to finally play on a good team, behind a powerful offensive line. And it was about getting a chance to remind the world how good he really is. That is exactly what Barkley …

The Jets open their season with one of their toughest tests of the season as they face the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football. San Francisco lost just three games at home last year, two of which were after they had already clinched a playoff berth. However, New York will be eager to get the 2024 season …

Wide receiver DJ Chark won’t take part in Jim Harbaugh’s first game as the Chargers head coach. Chark has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Raiders due to the hip injury that’s kept him out of practice this week. Chark signed a one-year deal with the Chargers this offseason and his absence leaves the Chargers with Quentin Johnston, …

The NFL will be staging its first Brazilian game in a stadium where the locals despise the color green. And the NFL sent two teams to that stadium with green in their color schemes. Appearing this morning on CNBC, Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked how that happened. “Well, you try to pick the two best teams,” Goodell said. “And I …

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley’s three touchdowns and Packers quarterback Jordan Love’s late injury were the headlines of Friday night’s Eagles win, but another storyline from the NFL’s first game in Brazil was the state of the playing surface. Players from both teams had trouble keeping their feet on the grass at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paolo. Barkley slipped and …

The first game of the 2024 NFL season reached a massive audience. NBC announced that Thursday night’s Ravens-Chiefs game had an average audience of 28.9 million viewers, which made it the most-watched of all the NFL Kickoff games since the league began the tradition of starting the season on a Thursday night. The viewership increased by 5 percent over last …

Tight end Pat Freiermuth is coming off the worst of his three NFL seasons. However, the Pittsburgh Steelers intend to keep him around, reaching agreement with Freiermuth on a reported four-year, $48.4 million contract extension. Last season, Freiermuth caught 32 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns. He was limited to 12 games (and nine starts) due to a hamstring …

If the length of a single toe was all that separated the Baltimore Ravens from a road win against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night, the gap between the ratings for this year’s NFL Kickoff Game and the analogous broadcast in 2023 was a little bit wider. Including some 4.6 million streaming impressions, NBC’s coverage of Kansas City’s 27-20 …

Teammates wowed by Saquon Barkley’s Eagles debut — ‘He’s different’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia SÃO PAULO — DeVonta Smith is a man of few words so he found a succinct way to explain what he saw from Saquon Barkley on Friday night in Brazil. “He’s different, man,” Smith said, shaking his head. “He’s different.” In the best way …

Eagles grades by position after season opening win over Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia SÃO PAULO — The Eagles won a back-and-forth battle against the Packers at Corinthians Arena in Brazil on Friday night. It wasn’t a perfect win but the Eagles got the W in the first-ever NFL game in South America. Let’s get to the position …