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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The call literally came out of the blue for Dorian Thompson-Robinson. So much so that the Browns now-backup quarterback was still trying to process it all days later."What a whirlwind," Thompson-Robinson said after the Browns' preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. "I got the call from (general manager Andrew Berry) when I was half-asleep. We just got off of work. It's ...

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is among several star players in the NFL’s new ad campaign for the 2023 football season.The funny spots, titled “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up,” play up the conspiracy theory and social media joke that the NFL season is scripted. Comedian and actor Keegan-Michael Key leads a table read of the script for the 104th NFL season, sitting among writers and several ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 26: Trent Sherfield #16 of the Buffalo Bills catches against Tyrique Stevenson #29 of the Chicago Bears in the first half a preseason at Soldier Field on August 26, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.There was a four-play stretch during the first quarter of Saturday’s preseason finale in Chicago that exemplified exactly why the Buffalo Bills are so high on wide receiver Trent Sherfield.It ...

NFL agents regained stable(ish) footing over the past 12 months. The impact of the pandemic faded. They’ve been around the block with recruiting chaos known as NIL. Heck, Dan Snyder’s celebrated exit meant sending clients to one of the 32 teams no longer required holding their noses. But that’s not to suggest these player reps have exhaled or stopped questioning everything going on around them.The ...

In acknowledging the franchise’s misfire on Trey Lance, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch on Friday emphasized they were trying to be aggressive and proactive in drafting a young quarterback with little experience but plenty of upside.“We took a shot and it didn’t work out,” Lynch said in a television interview during the 49ers’ preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers.“Obviously ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Deommodore Lenoir has been in this position before, and the results have been solid.Lenoir, an outside cornerback by default, saw increasing work at slot corner as the preseason progressed. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has openly discussed his plan to slide Lenoir inside during nickel-package work against shifty slot receivers. The 49ers’ stated plan is ...

Except to longtime NFL insider Peter King, who absolutely hated the trade. He devoted a long section of his Monday morning column to blasting the move.“I really don’t get that,” King wrote of Shanahan preferring Darnold and Brandon Allen to Lance.Adam Schefter compared Lance to a dog in need of a new home; King compared Lance to a trashed beater. “It’s a terrible return, even for this damaged used ...

SANTA CLARA — Brandon Aiyuk, in yet another example of his maturation into a marquee 49er, is not sulking.Yes, Trey Lance was one of his closest friends on the 49ers. Yes, it’s jarring to see Lance traded after just two seasons with the 49ers, and to the NFC rival Dallas Cowboys, no less.“But I understand how it goes,” Aiyuk said Monday. “And I understand the competitor he is. So he wants to compete ...

Every year, toward the tail end of training camp, we survey as many players on the Eagles as we can with a simple question: If you had to pick one teammate who you think is primed for a big season, who would it be?This is an exercise that dates back about a decade to when Sheil Kapadia first came up with it. As far as I can tell, this year’s winner received the highest percentage of the vote in the ...

Sure, Daniel Jones got paid and that four-year, $160 million contract makes him, unequivocally, the Giants’ franchise quarterback, at the very least for the near term.Jones is also something else, right now, today: He is the other quarterback in town, a designation thrust upon him the moment Aaron Rodgers arrived as Jets savior after a trade with the Packers.Jones, as is his wont, brushed off any notion ...