Christian McCaffrey “extremely excited” about Joe Brady hire

The Panthers will have a first-time NFL head coach and a first-time NFL offensive coordinator for the 2020 season, but one of the team’s top players doesn’t believe that will keep them from having a successful year. Running back Christian McCaffrey said you “see rookies come into the NFL all the time and have great [more]

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Pro Bowlers pay tribute to, reflect on Kobe Bryant

Like most in the sports world and beyond, the participants in yesterday’s Pro Bowl were stunned to hear the news about basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s death. And even after they remembered him on the field, it was hard for some to talk about him. Via Mark Long of the Associated Press, Packers outside linebacker Za'Darius [more]

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Fletcher Cox: I definitely haven’t hit my ceiling

Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox had one of the highlights of Sunday’s Pro Bowl when he took a lateral from Vikings safety Harrison Smith and took it 61 yards for a touchdown. Cox feels there are a lot of big plays to come in his future. He just wrapped up his eighth season and will [more]

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49ers were willing to wait a month to begin Jimmy Garoppolo era

The 49ers found their quarterback in the middle of the 2017 season, trading for Jimmy Garoppolo on Oct. 31. The fact they waited a month to play him was a sign of coach Kyle Shanahan’s commitment to getting it right. 49ers CEO Jed York told Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com that Shanahan was hesitant to throw [more]

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Andy Reid on how SB win would affect legacy: It is what it is

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s teams have won 207 regular season games over the course of his career and they’ve gone 14-14 over 15 trips to the postseason. One of those playoff visits with the Eagles ended with a loss in the Super Bowl, but Reid didn’t get back to the game until this year. [more]

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Chiefs G.M. fell for Patrick Mahomes during a blowout loss

Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach had liked Patrick Mahomes for some time. The day it turned into love might have been during a 66-10 loss to Iowa State in 2016. Veach told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America that the Texas Tech quarterback’s resilience that day cemented his respect, and led the Chiefs [more]

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Emotional Kyrgios pays tribute to Kobe Bryant in defeat by Nadal

Nick Kyrgios paid an emotional tribute to Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, ahead of his Australian Open defeat by Rafael Nadal.

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