John Lynch: George Kittle a hard guy to keep off the field

49ers tight end George Kittle sat out of practice for the second straight day on Thursday due to a calf injury and the prospect of playing without him against the Seahawks is an unpleasant one for the team. During an appearance on KNBR, 49ers General Manager John Lynch didn’t offer anything concrete about Kittle’s chances [more]

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Odell Beckham: I still consider Patrick Peterson to be one of the league’s best corners

Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. hasn’t played against cornerback Patrick Peterson much in his career. Though both players were in the NFC for years, the only time he suited up for a matchup against the Cardinals was in 2019 with Cleveland. But with both players coming to the league from LSU, Beckham has plenty of [more]

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Zach Wilson: I need to get the ball out of my hands faster

One of the things that got mentioned in most scouting reports of quarterback Zach Wilson heading into the draft was his ability to extend plays and make things happen when things go off schedule for the offense, but that hasn’t worked quite as well in the NFL. Wilson has been pretty successful when he gets [more]

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Trevor Lawrence: We’re right there

Losing is nothing new for the 2021 Jaguars, but the way they lost on Thursday night in Cincinnati was a bit different. The Jaguars lost by at least 10 points in each of their first three games, but their fourth outing came down to the wire. The Bengals wiped out Jacksonville’s four-point halftime lead, but [more]

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Joe Burrow “proud” of how the Bengals fought on Thursday night

The Bengals went into halftime down 14-0 to the Jaguars on Thursday night, but the score could have been even worse. Linebacker Logan Wilson stuffed Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence a yard short of the end zone on a fourth down just before the end of the second quarter to keep the deficit manageable for Cincinnati. [more]

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Zac Taylor says Joe Mixon has minor ankle injury

Joe Mixon was the Bengals’ leading rusher on Thursday Night Football, carrying 16 times for 67 yards and a touchdown. But he was on the sideline for the Bengals’ game-winning drive. Bengals coach Zac Taylor said after the game that Mixon had an ankle injury, but he didn’t sound overly concerned. “I think it’s a [more]

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Bruce Arians: Veteran players want to play with Tom Brady

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians thinks his team has an advantage when it comes to recruiting veteran free agents: Tom Brady. Arians said after the Buccaneers signed Richard Sherman that the presence of Brady (who personally reached out to Sherman to ask him to come to Tampa Bay) is a big part of what makes Tampa [more]

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