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The 49ers' plan to find a suitable replacement for veteran kicker Robbie Gould is falling apart at the seams, and the fallout could linger right up until the start of the regular season.San Francisco moved quickly in this year’s draft to fill the gap the 40-year-old player left behind, selecting Michigan’s Jake Moody in the third round in a surprising move. “Money Moody” was the first kicker the Niners ...

Jimmy Garoppolo has seen a stunning move for Trey Lance before.This time, as the Niners have sent Lance to the Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round pick, Garoppolo is in Las Vegas as the Raiders’ presumed starting quarterback. In San Francisco, the 31-year-old kept most of his thoughts to himself. Now that he’s out of the Bay Area, Garoppolo is a bit freer to speak his mind.Article continues below ...

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers ended last season without any healthy quarterbacks. This season, three made the initial 53-man roster, led by Brock Purdy but not including Trey Lance, who got dealt Friday night to Dallas.Not making Tuesday’s cut and instead cast onto the season-ending Injured Reserve list were four players, including third-round draft pick Cameron Latu, who sustained a meniscus tear to his ...

Howie Roseman made a few surprise moves on cutdown day.Eagles Executive Vice President Howie Roseman left and head coach Nick Sirianni hold a press conference to address cutdown day, NovaCare Complex, Tuesday, August 29, 2023Eagles Executive Vice President Howie Roseman left and head coach Nick Sirianni hold a press conference to address cutdown day, NovaCare Complex, Tuesday, August 29, 2023Read ...

Following his stellar performance throughout training camp, undrafted rookie cornerback Eli Ricks made the Eagles’ initial 53-man roster Tuesday evening.The 6-foot-2, 188-pound Ricks, who turns 22 next month, played last season for Alabama after two seasons with Louisiana State.He flashed throughout joint practices and all three preseason exhibitions, logging five tackles and five passes defensed, ...

The Eagles’ initial 53-man roster is set with plentiful numbers at defensive tackle and cornerback at the expense of depth at wide receiver, linebacker, and on special teams.General manager Howie Roseman was predictably busy turning over the last few spots on the active roster, which had to be set by 4 p.m. Tuesday. The team released punter Arryn Siposs early in the day and traded for tight end Albert ...

The Giants’ initial 53-man roster is set.Before we take a look at it, an important note: This roster likely will change a bit, based on what general manager Joe Schoen does during waiver claims.If the Giants claim a player (or more) off waivers, they’ll need to cut that many players who made the initial 53-man roster, in order to make room.The waiver claim period ends at noon Wednesday — shortly after ...

If there is strength in numbers, the Giants will have a formidable lineup of captains this season.They have 10 of them, all voted on by their teammates. There were no slots reserved for offense or defense. This was an open ballot.The captains: Quarterback Daniel Jones, left tackle Andrew Thomas, running back Saquon Barkley, tight end Darren Waller, kicker Graham Gano, defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, ...

Giants cutdown day was headlined by their second trade for a linebacker in the last week.GM Joe Schoen acquired the Bills’ Boogie Basham and a 2025 seventh-round pick from his friend, Buffalo GM Brandon Beane, in exchange for a Giants 2025 sixth-rounder.Basham is a defensive end with “good size,” but Brian Daboll said Basham will work at “outside linebacker” for the Giants in Wink Martindale’s scheme.This ...

The New Orleans Saints traded kicker Wil Lutz to the Denver Broncos on Tuesday in a move that reunites him with his former head coach, Sean Payton, but his agent is apparently disappointed with how things played out.The Saints received a seventh-rounder in exchange for the veteran kicker, clearing the way for rookie Blake Grupe, a Notre Dame product, to handle place-kicking duties this season.While ...