Once again, Hard Knocks is back in New York. The classic HBO documentary series kicked off its new offseason version of the show on Tuesday night, where it will be following around the Giants in the lead-up to the traditional version of the show this fall. That series will feature No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. …
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Brian Hoyer: What Aidan O’Connell did as a fourth-round pick was tremendous
Brian Hoyer had a front-row seat to fellow quarterback Aidan O’Connell’s rookie year with the Raiders in 2023, serving as a backup or third QB for most of the year. The Raiders did not retain Hoyer for 2024, moving on to a QB room led by O’Connell and Gardner Minshew. But during a recent guest hosting sting on SiriusXM NFL …
Read More »NFL suspends free agent S Tashaun Gipson for six games
The NFL has suspended free agent safety Tashaun Gipson for the first six games of the 2024 season, according to the daily transactions report. The league does not specify the reason, but Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Gipson violated the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy. Gipson, 33, spent the past two seasons with the 49ers and started 34 of …
Read More »Report: 49ers, Brandon Aiyuk no closer to a deal
The 49ers would surely love to persuade receiver Brandon Aiyuk to play for the team in 2024, at a fifth-year option salary of $14.1 million. Whether Aiyuk is ultimately willing to do that remains to be seen. Regardless, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the 49ers and Aiyuk are no closer to a long-term deal. “For Aiyuk and the …
Read More »Will Chiefs three-peat? Will Yankees end World Series drought? Top sports stories for the rest of 2024
The first half of 2024 has provided sports fans with some unforgettable moments, whether it was the Kansas City Chiefs winning their second straight Super Bowl, the skyrocketing popularity in women’s basketball or the Boston Celtics cruising to their 18th NBA title. A high bar has been set for the rest of the year. Fortunately, the second half of 2024 …
Read More »49ers’ Campbell details Greenlaw’s mindset throughout recovery
49ers’ Campbell details Greenlaw’s mindset throughout recovery originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Dre Greenlaw remains fighting to return from the left Achilles tear he sustained during the first half of the 49ers’ Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. An all-out hustler on the field, Greenlaw will return to the gridiron when able. His new San …
Read More »Jordan Love is ‘going to be the next superstar in this league for sure,’ says his new Packers teammate
Getty Images It hasn’t taken Josh Jacobs very long to jump on the Jordan Love bandwagon. On the eve of his first training camp with Love, the new Green Bay Packers running back spoke of Love the same way Reggie White likely spoke of Brett Favre following his breakout 1992 season. “To me, just from what I’ve seen, he has all …
Read More »Top sports stories for rest of 2024: Chiefs’ three-peat quest, Yankees look to end drought, Paris Olympics
The first half of 2024 has provided sports fans with some unforgettable moments, whether it was the Kansas City Chiefs winning their second straight Super Bowl, the skyrocketing popularity in women’s basketball or the Boston Celtics cruising to their 18th NBA title. A high bar has been set for the rest of the year. Fortunately, the second half of 2024 …
Read More »PFF surprisingly ranks Bears’ secondary in bottom half of the league’s units
PFF surprisingly ranks Bears’ secondary in bottom half of the league’s units originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago This offseason, PFF has unleashed its preseason rankings for a bevy of position groups. They recently did an overall ranking of each NFL team. Now, they’re ranking secondary units across the league. Surprisingly, they slotted the Bears in an unfavorable position, placing …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning sign Cam Atkinson after contract buyout
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent forward Cam Atkinson on Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $900,000, the team announced. Atkinson wasn’t headed into free agency when the Philadelphia Flyers’ regular season ended in April, but a contract buyout on Friday opened a new world for the veteran forward who has battled injury throughout his career. At 35, Atkinson, …
Read More »‘Forever Grateful’: Russell Wilson reveals Seahawks gifted him throwback jersey
The frosty relationship between Russell Wilson and Seattle Seahawks appears to have thawed a bit. As Wilson starts the next part of his career Pittsburgh Steelers, he revealed in a video posted to social media Tuesday that he had received a custom throwback jersey from the Seahawks with his name and famous No. 3. The Seahawks debuted their 1990s-era throwbacks …
Read More »Giants’ Jalin Hyatt has been relying on a kid’s snack to help him gain weight this offseason
Jalin Hyatt has a problem that many of us would love to have: the second-year receiver struggles to keep weight on. But while a lot of us wouldn’t consider that an issue at all, it is for an NFL player trying to withstand the rigors of a 17-game season. Hyatt, a New York Giants receiver who checks in at 6-foot …
Read More »New Jersey Devils welcome back Tomas Tatar
The New Jersey Devils on Tuesday signed free-agent forward Tomas Tatar to a one-year contract, the team announced, reuniting the veteran with a club he played on from 2021 to 2023. The deal is worth $1.8 million, and Tatar, 33, will likely slot into a second- or third-line role in New Jersey, after splitting last season with the Colorado Avalanche …
Read More »Josh Jacobs interview: Already a leader in the Packers locker room
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz sits down with new Packers RB Josh Jacobs to chat about why he’s already a leader in the Packers locker room, even though he’s the “new guy” and what he’s seen from QB Jordan Love so far at minicamp. Josh joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of USAA’s “Huddle Up for Home Fire Prevention & Safety.” View …
Read More »NFL suspends ex-49ers safety Tashaun Gipson 6 games for performance-enhancing drug use
Veteran safety Tashaun Gipson has been suspended by the NFL for the first six games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. The NFL announced Gipson’s suspension Tuesday. Gipson, who turns 34 on Aug. 7, is a free agent and remains eligible to sign with a team and participate in all preseason activities, including games. His …
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