Raheem Mostert believes Jimmy Garoppolo will be 49ers’ starting QB

Count 49ers running back Raheem Mostert as one who believes coach Kyle Shanahan and General Manager John Lynch still have Jimmy Garoppolo in their plans. Mostert said that he thinks Garoppolo is still the starter heading into the season. “I believe Jimmy Garoppolo will be our starting quarterback going into this season,” Mostert said on [more]

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Expanded single-digit numbers could be very good for business

With Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts changing his number from 2 to 1, an uptick in sales of the second-year quarterback’s jersey surely is coming. (The new jerseys aren’t yet on the team’s online store; however, the price for the remaining inventory of No. 2 has dropped from $119.99 to $59.99. Which is about $58.99 too [more]

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Lawyers for former WFT employees criticize approval of Daniel Snyder’s purchase

The decision of the NFL’s owners to allow Daniel Snyder to purchase the minority interest in the Washington Football Team has been interpreted as a sign that the league will not be forcing Snyder to sell. Lawyers representing those who have made claims of sexual harassment and related misconduct against the organization during Snyder’s tenure [more]

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Strahan’s April Fool’s Day gap gag boosts dentist’s business

In a vast desert of unfunny and ineffective and not credible April Fool’s Day jokes, Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan provided the lone oasis for 2021. Strahan, executing a multi-day con, announced earlier this week that he had his trademark tooth gap filled, complete with video of the procedure and the final product. [more]

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Tom Brady rookie card goes for $2.25 million

Tom Brady is good for business, in many ways. In the old-school, non-NFT football card business, Brady has broken records twice in recent weeks. After one of his rookie cards sold at auction for $1.32 million, another Brady rookie card has sold for $2.25 million at auction. The bidding began at $75,000, and 67 total [more]

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Rule proposal will give kicking team a better chance to recover onside kicks

Since the NFL changed the kickoff rules to prohibit a running start by the kicking team, onside kicks have become much less successful. A new rule proposal aims to change that. The proposed rule would require the receiving team to have no more than nine players lined up in the “setup zone,” which is defined [more]

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Ryan Pace: Cutting Kyle Fuller was a hard decision made necessary by the salary cap

In 2018, Bears General Manager Ryan Pace signed cornerback Kyle Fuller to a four-year, $56 million contract, and it looked like a smart move that year when Fuller was a first-team All-Pro. But this year, the Bears could no longer afford that contract. Pace cut Fuller this offseason and he was quickly snapped up by [more]

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