It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade of college football is littered with superstars — from Lamar Jackson‘s mystifying talent to Baker Mayfield planting the Oklahoma flag at Ohio State to Tua Tagovailoa rescuing Alabama from the brink of defeat to a former walk-on in Stetson Bennett […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Saquon Barkley joins Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo to discuss why he wants to be a New York Giant for life. (2:35) The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 5. During that time frame, each team is allowed to […]
Continue readingIs the twist ending better than the one you can see coming from a mile away? For most of Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII between the 49ers and Chiefs, it felt like the game we were watching was entirely different from what we would have expected to see from these teams. A matchup of the NFL’s […]
Continue readingHENDERSON, Nev. — More than a week after their NFC Championship Game comeback victory against the Detroit Lions, the San Francisco 49ers’ defense has moved on from a brutal postgame film session. After the Niners escaped with a 34-31 win against the Lions, the defensive film review offered a few examples of how they fell […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Niners defensive coordinator Steve Wilks says lack of effort on some plays by his defense was unacceptable and embarrassing. (0:30) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the aftermath of their NFC Championship Game win against the Detroit Lions, the San Francisco 49ers first felt a sense of relief followed by joy and […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Mike Macdonald shares how he’s approaching his role as Seahawks coach during his introductory news conference. (0:57) SEATTLE — The Seahawks plan to hire former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier as their assistant head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Frazier becomes the first assistant known to be […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Ryan Clark praises Brock Purdy for leading the 49ers to victory over the Lions in the NFC Championship Game. (2:03) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the week before Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy didn’t allow himself to go back to what happened […]
Continue readingThe puppies visited the 49ers on Friday, two days before San Francisco faces the Detroit Lions for a spot in Super Bowl LVIII. Players such as George Kittle and Chase Young couldn’t help but cuddle the furry animals. They also answered questions on TikTok while holding the puppies. San Francisco has a chance to reach […]
Continue readingFour wild-card games down, two to go. The rescheduled Steelers-Bills matchup means the AFC’s entire divisional round slate is still up in the air. On the NFC side, the Lions will play the winner of Monday’s Eagles-Buccaneers contest. But we do know one divisional round matchup: The Packers will play at the 49ers next weekend. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Laura Rutledge examines the legend of Trevor Lawrence and what the Clemson QB has in store for college football fans in his second act. (1:41) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team presented by Regions Bank. He has two teammates from the top-ranked Tigers with him on […]
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