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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur watched from the Green Bay sideline last November as his quarterback dropped back. The Packers faced third-and-16 from the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 35-yard line, a 10-point deficit threatening to deepen if they didn’t strike. But Jordan Love didn’t panic. He dropped back, and then dropped further, before unleashing a cross-body

Kalyn Kahler, ESPNJul 26, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Matt Eberflus panicked. He looked down at the barber’s cape and saw several inches of his wet hair clinging to the navy fabric. “Funk, that seems like a lot off.” “Don’t worry about it,” said his barber, Lawrence Funk. “Let

OXNARD, Calif. — Every July, the Dallas Cowboys‘ future is filtered through a tapestry of numbers. How many free agents were signed? What extensions were achieved? How many years remain on the head coach’s contract? How much money is left under the salary cap? And of course, the unyielding accounting of how many years it

Subscribe to Football 301 This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of Football 301, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald look ahead to the 2024 season and predict which teams will finish with the top 10 defenses in the NFL. Can the New York Giants‘ defense be carried by its defensive

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur watched from the Green Bay sideline last November as his quarterback dropped back. The Packers faced third-and-16 from the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 35-yard line, a 10-point deficit threatening to deepen if they didn’t strike. But Jordan Love didn’t panic. He dropped back, and then dropped further, before unleashing a cross-body

Purdy shares ‘hungry’ 49ers vets aren’t deterred by Super Bowl grief originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — After a heartbreaking loss in Super Bowl LVIII, the 49ers‘ superstars have the exact mentality Brock Purdy believes they should — hungry. “We’ve all just been there, we’ve tasted it,” Purdy said Wednesday after

NFL Nation, ESPNJul 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The axiom is a bit tired, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Quarterback is the most important position in all of sports. Signal-callers dominate ESPN’s top 25 NFL players of the current century. Quarterbacks constitute nearly one-fourth of the list with six,

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Josh Jacobs was sitting in his Las Vegas Raiders meeting when the Jordan Love film came on. A running back … watching opposing quarterback film? This clip was so spectacular that then-head coach Josh McDaniels queued it for the entire team to watch as the Raiders prepared for the Green Bay

Shanahan comes clean, literally, on viral offseason mustache originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan made waves this offseason for all the right … or wrong reasons. We will leave that up to you to decide. A picture of the 49ers coach at star running back Christian McCaffrey’s June 29 wedding in Rhode

NFL Nation, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s considered the most important position in sports, which is why many of the biggest storylines for the NFL’s 32 teams heading into camp revolve around quarterbacks. From 40-year-old New York Jets veteran Aaron Rodgers trying to return from Achilles surgery to 22-year-old Chicago

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Inside Coverage On this episode of Inside Coverage, Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab pick 6 NFL teams and play a game of “Angels & Devils” to predict the best case and worst case scenarios for each team. They start with the Packers, who still

49ers want to sign Aiyuk to long-term contract, Schefter believes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the contract standoff between Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers continues, one NFL insider believes that the two sides eventually will agree to a long-term deal. Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter explained why he

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

Most of the players placed on the physically unable to perform list when training camp gets underway are activated ahead of the start of the regular season, but a number of them will remain on the list and miss at least four games before becoming eligible to return. Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders will be in

Jul 20, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Linebacker Shaquil Barrett, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos, announced his retirement Saturday. “I’m ready to shift my full focus to my wife and kids and helping them realize there dreams,” Barrett wrote as part of an Instagram

Wild Aiyuk stat highlights his importance to 49ers’ offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There is no understating what Brandon Aiyuk means to an electric 49ers offense. Even while the All-Pro wide receiver and San Francisco remain far apart in contract negotiations, with Aiyuk reportedly requesting a trade Tuesday, the 49ers and their

Linebacker Shaquil Barrett dropped some bombshell news on the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, informing the team that he is retiring to spend more time with his family. The surprising development was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Barrett, 31, explained on social media his decision to retire right before training camp begins. “It’s time for