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On Monday night, ESPN offered up one last overlapping doubleheader for the 2024 season. On Tuesday, ESPN disclosed some of the metrics. The company announced that the three hours of overlapping coverage of Bears-Vikings on ABC and Falcons-Raiders on ESPN averaged 17.8 million viewers. No specific data was released as to the audience for Bears-Vikings or the audience for Falcons-Raiders. …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert remained limited in Tuesday’s practice. Herbert has a left ankle injury that he played through Sunday. He missed last Wednesday’s practice, was limited Thursday and had a full practice Friday before seeing action on 51 of 52 snaps in the loss to the Buccaneers. The Chargers had only one change on their practice report from Monday, …

Denver quarterback Bo Nix scrambles during the first half against the Chargers in October. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) Bo Nix isn’t the same quarterback the Chargers prepared for in Week 6. Jesse Minter knows he’s partially to blame. “We kind of sparked his run on what we let him do to us in the fourth quarter of that game,” …

With Kirk Cousins heading to the bench in Atlanta, it’s safe to say his time with the team is over. Unless Michael Penix Jr. suffers a serious injury down the stretch — or unless the Falcons can’t trade Cousins in the offseason and decide to keep him as the backup — he’ll be elsewhere in 2024. As we pointed out …

Broncos cornerback Riley Moss injured his knee in Week 12. For the first time since then, Moss was listed as a practice participant. He was estimated as limited in Tuesday’s session, which was a walk-through ahead of Thursday’s game against the Chargers. The Broncos estimated Moss as a non-participant Monday. Defensive tackle D.J. Jones (finger) and running back Jaleel McLaughlin …

The Kirk Cousins era in Atlanta is over. There was one? There was. For fourteen games. After five subpar performances, Cousins has been benched for rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The Falcons made the announcement on Tuesday night. “After review we have made the decision Michael Penix will be the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback moving forward,” coach Raheem Morris said …

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater seemingly took his final NFL snap on Oct. 8, 2023, but his pro football days may not actually be behind him. The former first-rounder left the league and pursued a career as a high school football coach, leading his alma mater Miami Northwestern to a state title in his first year in the job. Bridgewater is celebrating …

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wasn’t ready to commit to a starting quarterback at his Tuesday afternoon news conference. It didn’t take him long after to make a decision. Just hours later, the Falcons announced that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will take over at starting quarterback for Kirk Cousins. The No. 8 pick in April’s NFL draft, Penix will make …

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris wasn’t ready to commit to a starting quarterback at his Monday afternoon news conference. It didn’t take him long after to make a decision. Just hours later, the Falcons announced that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will take over at starting quarterback for Kirk Cousins. The No. 8 pick in April’s NFL draft, Penix will make …

Why the Patriots need to hire a ‘football overlord’ this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a lengthy to-do list for the upcoming offseason. While finding ways to bolster their roster, they must also reassess the front office and coaching staff after a rough start to the post-Bill Belichick era. After hiring Jerod Mayo …

Michael Vick is reportedly headed to Norfolk State as its next football coach. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) On Dec. 10, 2007, Michael Vick walked into a federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, chomping gum and rocking bright-white Nike Air Force 1 Mids, which happened to match the stripes on his jailhouse garb. He was there to be sentenced for his role …

Michael Vick has reportedly agreed to become the head football coach at Norfolk State. (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images) Michael Vick has been hired as the head football coach at Norfolk State, according to multiple reports. The Virginian-Pilot first reported the news Tuesday night. A news conference formally announcing Vick as head coach is expected within a week, per the report. Vick …

Curran: Pats need to be ‘aggressively honest’ with themselves this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2025 NFL offseason will be pivotal for the New England Patriots. In addition to finding help for prized young quarterback Drake Maye, the Patriots must figure out how they want the organization to be run from the top down. That means reassessing …

Ex-Pats exec details meetings with Krafts in Belichick’s first season as HC originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo’s first season as New England Patriots head coach hasn’t gone swimmingly, nor did the debut campaign of arguably the greatest coach in NFL history. Bill Belichick went 5-11 as Patriots head coach after replacing Pete Carroll in 2000. The new …

Aikman oddly revives idea Bears should trade for 49ers’ Shanahan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan put out a wildfire in early December. Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman is trying to reignite the blaze. Roughly 10 days after both the 49ers’ president of football operations/general manager and head coach …