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Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye plays more, leads team to touchdown

Rookie quarterback Drake Maye led the New England Patriots to a touchdown, his first in the NFL. There might not be many touchdowns or much of Maye early in the regular season for the Patriots. New England is being careful with the third overall pick. Part of that is the infrastructure around Maye isn’t conducive to success for a rookie …

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Juice details Turner’s extensive written test before 49ers games

Juice details Turner’s extensive written test before 49ers games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Juszczyk might have thought his test-taking days were behind him once he graduated from Harvard, but 49ers running backs coach Bobby Turner had other ideas. Speaking to reporters after Thursday’s training camp practice, Juszczyk revealed further details about Turner’s demanding coaching style. “I’m …

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WATCH: Drake Maye takes it himself for first TD as a Patriot

WATCH: Drake Maye takes it himself for first TD as a Patriot originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye is on the board. The New England Patriots’ rookie quarterback recorded his first NFL touchdown during the second quarter of Thursday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He took a four-yard scramble into the end zone to give the Patriots …

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Eagles rookie Johnny Wilson in concussion protocol

Eagles rookie Johnny Wilson in concussion protocol originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eagles rookie Johnny Wilson is not playing tonight in New England. The sixth-round pick from Florida State is in the concussion protocol after the Eagles’ joint practice with the Patriots on Tuesday. Wilson, 23, has been having a really good training camp but has …

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Russell Wilson to make his preseason debut when the Steelers host the Bills

Russell Wilson is expected to be in the lineup when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday that Wilson will run out with the starters as long as he doesn’t have any setbacks from a calf injury that has slowed him during training camp. “He’s had a couple really good days …

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Dak Prescott opens up about looming contract, what it means for his Cowboys future: ‘I understand people’s angst’

OXNARD, Calif. — As the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams wrapped their joint practice Wednesday, players and coaches lingered on the field. Players reconnected with teammates, present and former alike. They tipped their hat to opponents, greeted their families, and worked with equipment staffs to return jerseys and pads to their appropriate buckets. But before the crowd had cleared …

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Falcons and two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons agree on one-year deal

Two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons agreed on an $8 million, one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday. Simmons is the second major addition the Falcons have made to bolster their defense in two days. The team acquired four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon from New England for a third-round pick. The 30-year-old Simmons spent his first eight …

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How long might Matthew Stafford’s hamstring injury sideline the Rams quarterback?

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was held out practice because of a tight hamstring. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) It’s only hamstring tightness. Nothing that will keep Matthew Stafford from practicing next week, coach Sean McVay said. But should the Rams and their fans be worried about their 36-year-old quarterback? On Thursday, for the second day in a row, Stafford was …

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Dak Prescott: ‘Good conversations’ with Cowboys around a new contract

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said Thursday he remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension. “Good conversations are going on, I will say that,” said Prescott, who’s entering the final season of a $160 million, four-year contract. “Call it negotiations, whatever, conversations,” he added. “A lot of good things are going on there, so a …

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Bills release WR Chase Claypool with injury settlement

Chase Claypool is free to find a new team. Per the NFL’s Thursday transaction wire, the Bills released Claypool from injured reserve with an injury settlement. Buffalo had placed Claypool on the list earlier this week. He had been sidelined by a toe injury that was initially classified as day-to-day. Now whenever Claypool is healthy, he can join a new …

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Ex-Bears’ Chase Claypool, Bills reach injury settlement, granting him free agency

Ex-Bears’ Chase Claypool, Bills reach injury settlement, granting him free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool and the Bills reached an injury settlement, removing him from the team’s injured reserve list and granting him free agency, according to the league’s transaction wire. The team placed the pass catcher on injured reserve with a …

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Juice believes CMC will return in ‘no time’ from calf injury

Juice believes CMC will return in ‘no time’ from calf injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It was a welcome sight for the 49ers Faithful and fantasy football fans around the world seeing Christian McCaffrey working out on the side field during San Francisco’s training-camp practice on Thursday. Since suffering what was deemed a minor …

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