Matt Eberflus: No one really knows how 49ers will use Trey Lance

Trey Lance won’t be making his first NFL start against the Bears this weekend, but he will be making his first start since being installed as the 49ers’ full-time starter. While Lance stepped into the starting lineup for Jimmy Garoppolo a couple of times last season, he wasn’t running an offense designed around his skills. [more]

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A.J. Brown “ready to go to war” for Jalen Hurts

Sunday will bring an opportunity to see a number of old faces in new places around the league, including the Eagles debut of wide receiver A.J. Brown. Brown was dealt to the Eagles by the Titans during the first round of the draft in a move designed to give quarterback Jalen Hurts an elite target [more]

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Jalen Thompson: New contract doesn’t really change much

Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson entered the NFL with a low profile as a fifth-round pick in the 2019 supplemental draft, but he’s been successful in carving out a role for himself in Arizona. Thompson has started 25 of the 37 games he’s played over the last three seasons and he’s played well enough that the [more]

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Jalen Reagor: A blessing to be teammates with Justin Jefferson

The Eagles took wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 draft in a move that did not pay off in the kind of production that they hoped to get over the last two years. Reagor’s struggles would have been notable under any circumstances, but they were even harder to ignore [more]

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Tom Brady uses negative assessments of new-look offensive line to motivate them

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is the GOAT in more ways than one. He’s definitely among the best of all time when it comes to finding ways to affix a gigantic chip onto his shoulder. In the debut episode of the second season of his Let’s Go podcast with Jim Gray on SiriusXM, Brady explained that, [more]

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Pete Carroll sees no reason for lower expectations for Seahawks this season

The betting odds and most media predictions suggest that the Seahawks are in for a rough year in 2022. Pete Carroll doesn’t see it that way. Despite last year’s 7-10 record (Carroll’s worst since he went 6-10 coaching the Jets in 1994, his first season as a head coach) and the offseason departure of quarterback [more]

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FMIA: Bills over Packers in Super Bowl LVII, Huge Year for Josh Allen, and More Predictions for 2022 Season

Peter King breaks down all his predictions for the 2022 NFL season, from playoff picture to Super Bowl winners to awards and key coaching contributors. [more]

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