After 13 long seasons, left tackle announced he was during the 2020 NFL Draft. While the 49ers did acquire a seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle from the on the same day, it will be hard to replace the kind of leadership Staley brought to his unit.Staley walks away after an injury riddled 2019 campaign -- one Justin Williams Jersey in which he played in just seven games. The 35 year old mi sed two months with a broken fibula in 2019 and played through Super Bowl LIV with a hand injury. In his Staley said that his body was telling him it was time to call it quits, and that he was suffering from a deteriorating neck condition that led to constant discomfort -- which affected "every aspect" of his life.During a recent appearance on the " " podcast -- which is Brett Leason Women Jersey hosted by left tackle -- Staley went into further detail about the injuries he had been dealing with. "It was a bunch of stingers," Staley said, . "It got to the point where in the Super Bowl, I'd make Nick Jensen Kids Jersey contact with my head with anybody (and) I'd have -- from the base of my head down to my back -- I'd have just a zing and my arms would go numb. I had herniations at a bunch of different levels and really severe stenosis."" The doctor was like, 'If you're going to continue to play football, you're probably going to have to have fusion surgery on multiple levels.' I was like, 'I'm 35. I've got kids. I don't want to not be able to turn my Michal Kempny Kids Jersey neck for the rest of my life.' When I went and saw these doctors, I realized how serious it was. They were like, 'If you continue to play, you're going to really do some long-term damage.'" Staley will go down in history as a 49ers' legend. The six-time Pro Bowler appeared in two Super Bowls for the 49ers (he was the only player on the 49ers' Super Bowl LIV team that also played on the Super Bowl XLVII team). A first-round pick of the 49ers in 2007, Staley started all 181 games he played for San Devante Smith Pelly Women Jersey Francisco. There were rumors this offseason that Staley was considering retirement, however, and that unfortunately became a reality last week. Click here Click here Click here

The cat is out of the bag. The have been listening to offers for wide receiver because he reportedly requested a trade in March. When asked about his future in Atlanta during a phone call with Fox Sports 1's "Undisputed" co-host Shannon Sharpe on Monday -- that Jones apparently didn't know was live on air -- he said, A primary motivation for Atlanta contemplating a trade, besides the seven-time Pro Bowler requesting a change of scenery, is an extremely tight salary cap. The Falcons only have $358,694 of cap space, according to NFLPA data. This is why none of the nine players the Falcons selected in the 2021 NFL Draft have been signed. The collective first-year or 2021 cap numbers for the draftees will be $13,048,199 once under contract. The net effect on Atlanta's salary cap will be a $6,224,912 change because of offseason accounting where only the top 51 salaries (i.e., cap numbers) matter. Jones signed an extremely front-loaded three-year, $66 million contract extension in 2019 that put him under contract for five years at the time since he had two years remaining on his existing deal. He has $38.326 million in the three years left on his contract. There is a $3 million base salary escalator in each of the last two years of the contract (2022 and 2023) based on Jones' performance in preceding seasons. Jones is scheduled to make a fully-guaranteed $15.3 million base salary this year. His 2022 and 2023 salaries are each $11.513 million. $2 million of Jones' 2022 base salary is also fully guaranteed. A trade wouldn't take place before June 2. Under salary cap rules, bonus proration from future contract years doesn't accelerate Josh Leivo Men Jersey into the current year when players are traded or released after June 1. Jones' extension contained a $25 million signing bonus being prorated annually at $5 million and an $11 million option bonus that's prorated at $2.75 million for 2020 through 2023. Trading Jones -- who has a $23.05 Justin Bailey Women Jersey million 2021 cap number -- prior to June 2 would result in a $200,000 increase in Atlanta's salary cap because the Falcons would be left with a $23.25 million cap charge from the bonus proration in these three remaining years.By waiting until June 2, the Falcons would pick up $15.3 million of 2021 cap space where the cap charge relating to Jones this year would be his $7.75 million of 2021 bonus proration. Atlanta would have a $15.5 million cap charge next year because of the 2022 and 2023 bonus proration. These dynamics haven't put the Falcons in fire-sale mode where Jones will just be given away. The 32-year-old Jones is coming off one of his worst statistical seasons. Limited to nine games in 2020 primarily because of lingering hamstring problems, Jones had 51 catches for 771 yards and three touchdowns. His six-year streak of 1,000-receiving-yard seasons was snapped.Nonethele s, Jones still ranked seventh in the NFL with 85.7 receiving yards per game, which was his worst mark since 2012.The Falcons want a first-round pick for Jones. According to Pro Football Talk, the Falcons could have gotten a second-round pick, presumably in 2022, for Jones prior to the draft in a trade that would have been finalized after June 1 because of salary cap reasons. Although general manager Terry Fontenot and head coach Arthur Smith are new, owner Arthur Blank may have a hard time reconciling that the trade compensation for Jones would be comparable to the second-round pick received for wide receiver , who was dealt to the during the middle of the 2019 season. A solution could be a conditional 2022 second-round pick that becomes a first-round pick if Jones makes the Pro Bowl on the original ballot in 2021 or reaches certain statistical marks. For example, the average production of the 2018 through 2020 Pro Bowl wide receivers (original ballot) is 100 catches and just under 1,325 receiving yards. These numbers are consistent with the single-season thresholds of 100 receptions and 1,400 receiving yards that trigger Jones' escalator. To make it more interesting, the Falcons would only receive a third-round pick if Jones' 2021 production falls short of the 51 catches for 771 yards he had in 2020. A team must have enough salary cap room to absorb a player's current salary in order to make a trade. Only about one-quarter of NFL teams can currently accommodate Jones' $15.3 million salary based on NFLPA data. Those teams are below.TeamSalary Cap Room (as of May 26)$39,495,829$24,665,845$23,211,086$22,658,920$21,037,323$20,580,774$19,463,966$18,393,054$17,667,994Only the 49ers are Chargers are among the teams with the best odds to acquire Jones, according to SportsLine. Via SportsLine oddsmakers: Julio Jones' next team (if traded)49ers +250Raiders +300Patriots +500Chargers + Erik Gudbranson Kids Jersey 700Titans +800Ravens +900Colts +1200Packers +1500 SportsLine (@SportsLine) The Patriots and , who are reportedly on Jones' radar screen, have $15,017,432 and $3,903,332 of cap room, respectively. The , who have the second-best odds, are $4,010,569 under the cap after signing 2021 first-round pick . The sixth-best odds belong to the who have $9,384,911 of cap space.The Falcons likely don't feel that converting a portion of Jones' 2021 salary into signing bonus before a trade to le sen the cap hit for the acquiring team -- like the Panthers did with quarterback -- is warranted given their own cap problems. Obviously, teams could create cap room by restructuring contracts in order to be in position to handle Jones' 2021 salary. An alternative would be to borrow a concept from linebacker 2019 trade from the to the at the preseason roster cutdown. Prior to being dealt, Alonso agreed to move a small portion of his 2019 base salary into a fifth day of the 2020 roster bonus that became fully guaranteed five days after the trade. For example, shifting $5.3 million of Jones' 2021 base salary into the first day of the 2022 league year roster bonus that's fully guaranteed within several days of a trade to the Patriots would mean New England would only use $10 million of existing cap space to get him. Jones' 2022 compensation would become $16.513 million.Additionally, Alonso took a small salary reduction in 2019 and the Dolphins ate $1 million in a pre-trade salary conversion. It's hard to imagine Jones taking a pay cut to facilitate a trade considering he would be a good value for an acquiring team at le s than $13 million per year over the next three seasons if he can regain some semblance of his previous form despite his age.Should Jones agree to move money into next year to get out of Atlanta, any guaranteed March roster bonus in 2022 would need to have no offsets so he wouldn't be in a worse position than leaving his contract alone. In the event he was released, he would get to double dip where he would earn the entire roster bonus and his salary with Justin Bailey Jersey his new team instead of the acquiring team getting to recoup the guarantee from his next contract elsewhere.Jones is currently eligible to receive the additional payment for the 17th game because his contract predates the NFLPA and NFL agreeing to the extended regular season. Since Jones would no longer qualify for the extra game check after this type of contract modification, roster bonuses of $900,000, $677,235 and $677,235 for being on the 90-man roster for the 17th game would need to be added to 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively, so he wouldn't be penalized financially by the change.An extremely soft trade market may make keeping Jones in 2021 something for the Falcons to consider. The Falcons would want to find cap relief elsewhere -- although Jones has the NFL's largest 2021 cap number for a wide receiver if he is kept. Any contract restructure creating 2021 cap room would add to the bonus proration in 2022 and 2023 and the dead money, a salary cap charge for a player no longer on a team's roster, when he is eventually traded. Pro Bowl defensive tackle is the most logical source for cap space in the event Jones isn't dealt. His $20,833,333 2021 cap number is the second-largest among defensive tackles. The four-year, $68 million contract he signed in 2019 as a franchise player has two years remaining. $10 million of 2021 cap room can be gained by converting $12.5 million of Jarrett's $13 Nic Dowd Kids Jersey .5 million 2021 base salary into signing bonus while adding three dummy/voiding contract years for 2023 through 2025. The $12.5 million signing bonus would be prorated over five years instead through 2022 with the fake years.Giving Jarrett a three- or four-year extension is another po sibility. An extension would surely be over $20 million per year. The signed , who was franchised for a second straight year as a defensive tackle, to a three-year, $63 million contract with $45 million fully guaranteed in March. Lowering Jarrett's 2021 base salary to $1 million while giving him a $20 million signing bonus would yield $1.5 million le s in 2021 cap room for the Falcons than the suggested contract restructure. Click here Click here Click here

Le s than a week after a dozen players , another NFL team has stepped up to pay in-person respects to the late Minneapolis man, who died on Memorial Day at the hands of a police officer. , Bill O'Brien and J.J. Watt were among David Pastrnak Men Jersey a sizable contingent of who attended Tuesday's funeral for Floyd, who called the city home for most of his life.Joining O'Brien and Watt at Fountain of Praise church were team owner Cal McNair and his wife, Hannah; offensive coordinator Tim Kelly, defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, front-office Brad Marchand Women Jersey executive Jack Easterby and former Texans defensive lineman D.J. Reader. , O'Brien had previously told the Texans the team would not be holding any activities on Tuesday in order to allow any staff or players to attend the memorial service.The group visit to Floyd's service comes days after Texans quarterback in Houston, where thousands demonstrated to honor Floyd and call for racial justice. Watson was also recently that Paul Carey Kids Jersey called on the league to explicitly condemn racism, acknowledge America's systematic oppre sion of black people and admit wrongdoing in regards to "silencing" peaceful player protests of recent years. "I think everyone has Cam Neely Jersey to admit their mistakes along the way," O'Brien . "We all have to stand up and understand that what is going on in this country right now is wrong. It's wrong. Relative to many, many things. It's not just police brutality, although that's what we're talking about right now. It's corporate America. It's profe sional sports. It's the medical Anders Bjork Women Jersey area. It's the legal area. We all have to do our part. We all have to do it now." Click here Click here Click here

To steal a line from the great Bill Parcells: interim head coach Bill Callahan is not only cooking the food, but he's shopping for the groceries in D.C. as well. According to a report from , Callahan made it clear to the Redskins bra s prior to accepting his current role as the interim Bobby Baun Women Jersey head coach that he'd only take the gig if he had complete control of the 53-man roster. With the Redskins already putting the wheels in Borje Salming Kids Jersey motion to fire former head coach Jay Gruden, the organization agreed to Callahan's demand really out of nece sity.This is quite the change in philosophy than how the Redskins were operating under Gruden as Finlay points out there were instances where he did not have full control of the roster. One example of that Mitchell Marner Kids Jersey Finley gives is Gruden wanting to cut safety D.J. Swearinger early in 2018. The Redskins bra s said no and he was only released later in Week 16 after making public comments against the defensive coaching staff.Since the decision to hand the power over to Callahan, he's had his fingerprints all over the operation in Washington. He overhauled the practice squad, organized more physical practices, recommitted to the running game with , and, most notably, has made changes at the starting quarterback spot under center.In Dominic Moore Kids Jersey his final games as the head coach,Jay Gruden had has his starter. Once Callahan gained control, was quickly named the leading man. After he suffered a concu sion, first-round rookie saw the first start of his NFL career last week against Buffalo. Connor Carrick Jersey In that contest, Haskins completed 15 of his 22 pa ses for 144 yards as Washington fell to the , 24-9. The Redskins have yet to commit to Haskins for the remainder of the season, but, once that final quarterback decision comes out, you'll know exactly where it's coming from. Click here Click here Click here

The have used a running back-by-committee approach throughout the Doug Pederson era, a philosophy that led to a Super Bowl championship in 2017. Having said that, this approach has stymied individual outbursts. For reference, Philadelphia hasn't had its rushing leader from the previous season return to the roster the following year since 2014, as the dubious streak ended with .Sanders finished eighth in the NFL in all-purpose yards (1,641) and recorded six touchdowns in his rookie Mathew Barzal Men Jersey season. The Eagles split Sanders' carries with for the first half of last season until a shoulder injury sidelined Howard for the majority of the second half of last year. Sanders became the primary running back and helped carry the Eagles to the NFC East title, allowing Philadelphia to Tom Kuhnhackl Men Jersey move on from Howard and make the 2019 second-round pick the primary ball carrier.Eagles a sistant head coach/running backs coach Duce Staley isn't abandoning that plan either."I'm excited about Miles. I'm excited about him handling the full load. I don't see Miles as a guy that you have to monitor his touches," Staley said ( ). "I think you put him in, and you let Simon Holmstrom Kids Jersey him go."Sanders' carries increased from 8.4 in the Eagles' first nine games to 14.7 in the final seven. He averaged 14.3 touches in 2019, but 18.7 over the final seven games as the primary ball carrier. Sanders had 397 yards from scrimmage in the three December wins the catapulted the Eagles to first place in the NFC East, including 156 in a Week 16 win over the that give the Eagles the division lead for good. The Eagles running back-by-committee approach has worked, but the John Tavares Jersey individual numbers are more than interesting. is the Eagles' leading rusher in the Doug Pederson era with 850 rushing yards with Sanders second at 818 -- and he's only played one year.This is just the beginning for Sanders."I think he can go out there and he can handle that part of it," Robin Lehner Kids Jersey Staley said. "He showed last year. He flashed last year. He worked hard. He got to know the offense the pa sing game and the running game and running routes also out of the backfield. His hands got better. You saw a kid get better every week. "Sometimes you have to hold him back; then sometimes you just have to let him go." Click here Click here Click here

The final scene might be now closing on an NFL legend, Columbus Blue Jackets Youth Jersey with the to place kicker on injured reserve, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Vinatieri has been battling a knee injury recently that finally saw him ruled out of the Week 14 lo s to the , and it appears he won't return in 2019.As it stands, the verdict is out on whether the future Hall of Fame kicker will return at all. Vinatieri has had one hell of a run in the NFL, joining the New England Patriots in 1996 after formerly playing in the Amsterdam Admirals of the now defunct NFL Europe. From there, the once undrafted talent established himself as one of the most clutch kickers of all-time, routinely helping to lift the Patriots to victory en route to four Super Bowl wins, three Nazem Kadri Jersey first-team All-Pro nods and three Pro Bowl awards.Although he's still active in the league in 2019, he's already been named to the Patriots 50th Anniversary Team and a Daniel Carr Jersey member of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, along with a nod to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.Needle s to say, when he became available in 2006, the Colts wasted no time bringing him onboard -- having already been victimized by him a time or two over the years. He began battling injury in 2009 though, having surgery on his right hip followed by an arthroscopic knee procedure during the season that cost him significant time. From there, he'd bounce back en route to landing Cam Atkinson Jersey a two-year, $6 million extension in 2016 with a Colts team that had reportedly considered releasing him during his injury-riddled 2009 season, but opted to instead stay the course.Many more NFL milestones would be added leading up to 2019, and Vinatieri logged yet another when he became the league's all-time leader in field goal attempts Jussi Jokinen Jersey -- pa sing Morten Andersen in the proce s. Time will tell if he continues to add to his legacy, but it feels like his stellar career may be at its end. If so, there's a gold jacket and a bust in Canton waiting for him. Click here Click here Click here

The Philadelphia Eagles came into the season with high expectations, but currently have just one win. They'll hope a new chapter starts on Willie Herenton Jersey Thursday Night Football against the New York Giants. Philadelphia (1-4-1) has been hit hard by injuries and quarterback Carson Wentz has been hit hard often, but the NFC East is still wide open. In fact, a second victory would equal first-place Dallas heading into the weekend. New York (1-5) got its first win in Week 6, but the 20-19 victory against Washington was a sloppy affair.Philadelphia is a five-point favorite in the latest Giants vs. Eagles odds from William Hill, down from an open of 6.5, while the over-under is 44.5. Before locking in any Eagles vs. Giants picks, make sure you .The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,800 for Anthony Mack Jersey $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception five-plus years ago. It's off to a strong 14-6 roll on top-rated NFL picks this season. The model also enters Week 7 on an incredible 110-71 run on top-rated that dates back to the 2017 season.The model ranked in the Top 10 on NFLPickWatch in three of the past four years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 95 percent of CBS Sports office pool players three times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up. Now, the model has set its sights on . You can . Here are the from William Hill and trends for Giants vs. Eagles:Giants vs. Eagles spread: Eagles -5Giants vs. Eagles over-under: 44.5 pointsGiants vs. Eagles money line: Giants +205, Eagles -245NYG: 12th in the league in yards allowed at 342 per gamePHI: 12th in rushing at 122.3 yards per gameWhy the Eagles can cover Philly is 5-0 against the spread in its past five Thursday games, while the Giants have failed to cover in four straight on the shorter week. The defense should be able to make plays against a struggling New York offense, which has turned the ball over 10 times and yielded 17 sacks. The defense ranks 17th in total yards allowed (355.2) and 12th in pa sing (229.7), while the Giants are tied for last in total offense (275.3) and 30th in pa sing (187.5).Brandon Reggie Wayne Jersey Graham has five sacks for the Eagles, who are 11-5 against the spread in their last 16 games in October. Safeties Rodney McCloud and Jalen Mills lead a secondary that could give Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (six INTs) confusing looks. The bright spot on offense has been receiver Travis Fulgham, who has 248 receiving yards over the past three games. Why the Giants can cover New York enters this matchup with momentum after picking up its first win of the season last week against Washington. The Giants failed to cover as 1.5-point favorites in that matchup, but did stay within the spread the prior two weeks at +7 against the and +13 against the Sean Taylor Jersey .Despite their overall struggles, the Giants have been tough to blow out all season, as they've lost by more than 10 points just once.The Giants are also getting healthier at receiver. (toe) has a chance to return to action on Thursday. He'll join , who returned from a foot injury last week, to give quarterback more options in the pa sing game. Running back is also settling in as a replacement for , who is out for the year with a torn ACL. The Sam Waardenburg Jersey former Pro Bowl back in Atlanta scored a touchdown in Week 5 and saw a season-high 19 touches in Week 6. How to make Giants vs. Eagles picksSportsLine's model is leaning over on the total. In fact, it's calling for 47 total points. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in more than 50 percent of simulations. .So who wins Eagles vs. Giants on Thursday Night Football? And which side of the spread hits over 50 percent the time? , and find out. Click here Click here Click here

Though he was forced to wait, , a team that is looking to continue its run of dominance despite losing earlier this offseason.Brady and Newton (along with current and former quarterback ) could potentially join the list of quarterbacks who have taken multiple teams to the Super Bowl. Newton, the 2015 league MVP, led the to the Super Bowl that season before Carolina fell short against and the . Here's a list of the quarterbacks Newton, Brady, and Foles are trying to join.Earl MorrallMorrall, a 34-year-old journeyman heading into the 1968 season, took over the ' offense when Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas suffered an injury during Baltimore's final . Morrall would win league MVP honors that year while leading the to an NFL best 13-1 record. Morrall's storybook season did not have a happy ending, however, as Baltimore was upset by Joe Namath and the AFL's in Super Bowl III. In a twist of fate, Unitas relieved an ineffective Morrall near the end of New York's shocking 16-7 victory. Morrall was Unitas' backup two years later when Baltimore won its first Super Bowl, a 16 Isaiah Paige Jersey -13 win over the that saw Morrall relieve an injured Unitas in the second half.In 1972, Morrall, now with the , was again called into action after starter Bob Griese suffered an injury during the first half of the regular season. With Morrall under center, Miami won 11 straight games while carrying a 15-0 record into Pittsburgh for that year's AFC Championship Game. But after Miami's offense stalled during the first half, Hall of Fame coach Don Shula replaced Morrall with Griese, as Miami rebounded from its slow start to defeat the en route to a victory over Washington in Super Bowl VII. Morrall would remain Griese's backup when the Dolphins repeated as world champions the following season. "When I look back on my coaching career and all the quarterbacks that I've coached, I've got Hall of Famers in Johnny Unitas, Bob Griese and now Dan Marino," back in 2006, "but Earl Morrall is in my personal Hall of Fame." Week 5, 1972 Disaster strikes as Bob Griese fractures his leg.The Last Of The Crew Jon Teske Jersey Cuts 38 year old Earl Morrall steps in and the dont mi s a beat24-10 Old Time Football (@Ol_TimeFootball) Craig MortonThe fifth overall pick in the 1965 draft, Morton finally got his opportunity to start in 1969 following Don Meredith's retirement. In 1970, Morton helped lead the to their first Super Bowl, a 16-13 lo s to the Colts. Morton would split starting duties with Roger Staubach during the first half of the '71 season before coach Tom Landry ultimately went with Staubach, who won all 10 of his starts during the regular season before Zavier Simpson Jersey leading the Cowboys to a 24-3 win over the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI.Morton was eventually traded to the , where he endured several rocky seasons before finding a career resurgence with the Broncos. In 1977, his first season in Denver, Morton helped lead the Broncos past the Steelers and (who had combined to win the last three Super Bowls) en route to Denver's first AFC title. Morton would face his former team -- the Cowboys -- in Super Bowl XII. , who threw as many completions (four) as interceptions in Denver's 27-10 defeat. Morton did bounce back following his second Super Bowl letdown. He would spend five more seasons with the Broncos, compiling a 41-23 regular season record. Morton's replacement in Denver? John Elway, who led the Broncos to two Super Bowl wins and five AFC titles during his Hall of Fame career. Week 4, 1979 Seattle jumps out to a 34-10 lead.Craig Morton (11-16-178-3) comes off the bench and the score 4 TDs in 18:00.37-34 Old Time Football (@Ol_TimeFootball) Kurt WarnerNearly a decade after leading the ' "Great Show on Turf" to a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV, Warner was back in the Super Bowl as a member of the . Playing in his third Fitzgerald Toussaint Jersey Super Bowl, Warner's three touchdown pa ses helped the Cardinals take a fourth quarter lead against the favored Steelers. Warner's heroics were ultimately overshadowed by , who led Pittsburgh's on a late scoring drive that capped off by his game-winning touchdown pa s to .Despite the lo s, Warner's succe s with the Cardinals was the exclamation point on a career that earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. 64 days til football featuring an incredible 64-yard touchdown from HOFer to in Super Bowl XLIII! An absolute cla sic Super Bowl moment and game that will live on for years to come! : NFL Films NFL Alumni (@NFLAlumni) Peyton ManningSeven years after leading the Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, Manning punched his third ticket to the big game after leading the NFL in pa sing yards (5,477) and touchdown pa ses (55) during the regular season. Manning's succe s that season included a win over Tom Brady and the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Manning and his teammates were unable to duplicate that succe s in the Super Bowl, however, as the Broncos were thoroughly outplayed by the in Super Bowl XLVIII.Two years later, Manning, despite mi sing seven games during the regular season, was able to do his part in helping the Broncos return to the Super Bowl, as Manning made several key plays in Denver's playoff victories over Pittsburgh and New England. Against the Panthers in Super Bowl 50, Manning's early succe s through the air helped give the Broncos an early lead. While it was far from one of his most impre sive games Gerald Ford Jersey from a statistical standpoint, Manning's masterful game management helped the Broncos defeat Newton and the favored Panthers, 24-10. It was the final game of a career that will most likely be immortalized in Canton, Ohio next summer. 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Peyton and have made headlines all season with their special ESPN2 broadcasts of "Monday Night Football," in part because of their celebrity guest lineups. But not everything that's come from the Manning brothers' prime-time spectacle has been good. Case in point: an emerging phenomenon known only as ... The ManningCast curse.What is it, exactly? Think Clyde Lovellette Jersey of it like the famed "Madden" curse, which has unintentionally forecast sudden declines from players featured on the cover of the annual NFL video game. Except, in this case, active players appearing as Manning brothers guests suffer the consequences. And this week it continued, with recent guest Bills losing as 15.5-point favorites in Jacksonville on Mykkele Thompson Jersey Sunday. Here's a look at the biggest names to join Peyton and Eli so far this year, and how they fared in their next game:PlayerManningCast appearanceNext week resultWeek 1 lose 36-35 to Week 1 lose 33-30 to ; Wilson now injuredWeek 2 lose 34-24 to ; Gronk now injuredWeek 3Rams lose 37-20 to Week 7Buccaneers Najee Harris Jersey lose 36-27 to Josh AllenWeek 8Bills lose 9-6 to Jaguars; Allen has 0 TDs, 2 INTsTo review, that's a combined 0-6 record for teams of the active big-name players in the week following said players' appearance with the Mannings, with Wilson and Gronkowski suffering serious injuries in the weeks after their "MNF" gigs. Last week we wrote, "We're not saying the Mannings are trying this, but boy should fans be a little cautious if they're expecting Josh Allen, Week 8's big guest, to easily guide the Bills over the lowly in Week 9."Hmmm. Allen and the Bills then went to Jacksonville and suffered the As Bobby Hurley Jersey for who could be next, Peyton and Eli will not be doing a ManningCast this week, as they're off for Week 9. They plan to broadcast 10 out of the 17 "Monday Night Football" games, and so far they've broadcasted during five of the nine. ESPN and Chris High Jersey the Manning brothers have yet to announce what the remainder of their schedule will look like, so we don't know when they'll return ... but it's not unreasonable to think that it could be more difficult for them to find active players as potential guests. Click here Click here Click here

For the first time franchise history, Bengals owner Mike Brown is going to mi s a game. The team has existed since 1968 and over the past 52 years, Brown has attended every single regular season and postseason game that the Bengals have played in. However, that streak will be coming to an end on Thursday night when his team travels to Cleveland Davis Mills Jersey to take on the Browns.Brown revealed that the streak would be ending during an interview with the Bengals official website this week."Wrenching," Brown . "I mi s not going. I want to go."The streak is ending due to the pandemic. At 85 years old, Brown didn't feel like Anthony Miller Jersey it was safe for him to travel."I'm the age I am and I check all the boxes and I'm told it's foolish to do it," Brown said of traveling during the pandemic. "It comes down to a decision and maybe it's time to start doing stuff like this. I'm just at the age I have to go about life a little differently." Brown's attendance streak started all the way back in 1968 when the expansion Bengals played their first game ever, which took place in San Diego against the Chargers. Since then, Brown has attended 824 games, J.J. Watt Jersey including two Super Bowls. Brown's streak is even more impre sive when you include that fact that he's attended every single preseason game the team has ever played, except for one.The only game that Brown has mi sed in the history of the franchise came in August 1991 when he stayed Kyle Allen Jersey at home to be with his ailing father, Paul Brown, while the team played its opening preseason game in Detroit. Paul Brown, an NFL icon, is the man who founded both the Bengals and Browns franchises, which makes it kind of fitting that Mike Brown's streak will be coming to an end at a game that involves both teams."It was going to be somebody," Brown said. "The fact it's Cleveland and on a Thursday night is all Tytus Howard Jersey sort of ironic and not normal."Mike Brown has been the Bengals owner since his dad pa sed away on Aug. 5, 1991. The game on Thursday will mark the first time the Bengals have played a primetime game in Cleveland since October 1990, when Cincinnati came away with a 34-13 win on "Monday Night Football." That also happens to be the last season where the Bengals won a playoff game. Click here Click here Click here

There's always bound to be at least one or two fights over Thanksgiving dinner and the Raiders-Cowboys contest was no exception. Throughout the eventual overtime win by Las Vegas, tensions were running high in what was a very physical game by both clubs. The contest when corner and safety came to blows on the sidelined following a punt, which then resulted in a mob Baylon Spector Jersey of players getting into a scrum.Joseph and Teamer were immediately ejected and the game proceeded as the Raiders would eventually fend Zack Moss Jersey off Dallas in OT and move to 6-5 on the season. While the game may have ended, the physicality seemingly did not.In the aftermath of the game with players still on the field, CBS cameras saw Raiders offensive lineman and Cowboys defensive tackle get into an altercation. The two were chest to chest for a Buffalo Bills Men Jersey moment before Hill knocked Simpson's helmet off of his head. That caused a scuffle almost directly on the Cowboys' 50-yard line, where players needed to be held back from one another.Check out the mini-skirmish below: Oooooooh I Didnt Know This Happened At The End Of The Game. JESSE (With No i) (@Mr4thAndLong) Following Hill's punch, Simpson and Raiders defensive end immediately came at Hill to confront him. The video also showed Simpson needing to be restrained by teammates and fellow staffers.The genesis of this fight is unclear, but emotions were running high throughout this game and Simpson and Hill were likely going against one another for the bulk of the afternoon. Simpson played all 87 offensive snaps for the Raiders on Thursday, while Hill was in the rotation quite Micah Hyde Jersey a bit playing in Jack Kemp Jersey 45% of the snaps along the Dallas defensive line and finished with five tackles.According to , Hill will not be suspended for the altercation. However, his actions will be reviewed for a po sible fine. The holidays are almost here, and you can now get 40% off select NFL gear at Fanatics. Hoodies, shirts, jackets, and much more are discounted. There's even baseball gear on sale. . Click here Click here Click here

The status quo will remain for the at the quarterback position in Cincinnati Bengals Men Jersey 2021. Ryan Tollner, 's agent, confirmed to that the club indeed wants the quarterback back as its starter for next season and the two sides are committed to bringing down his cap hit to further put a competitive club around him. Tollner added that Roethlisberger was not satisfied with how Pittsburgh's season came to a close in 2020, which has lit a fire under the QB as he approaches his age-39 season."They want Ben back and will contact me soon to addre s his cap situation," Tollner told Kinkhabwala. "As we've shared since the season ended, we are happy to creatively adjust his contract to help them build the best team po sible. A year ago, Ben wasn't sure if he could throw again, Chris Evans Jersey but he battled back to get 12 wins and the 8th division title of his career. They lost steam down the stretch and that doesn't sit well for him, so the fire burns strong and there is plenty of gas in the tank."The news of comes off the heels of a meeting the quarterback had with team president Art Rooney II that . Roethlisberger's future in Pittsburgh seemed to be on thin ice as recently as last week when Steelers GM Kevin Colbert was pretty blunt about the veteran's Daxton Hill Jersey situation. PIT QB #7 CMP%65.6YDs3803TD33INT10YD/Att6.25 "As we sit here today, Ben is a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers," Colbert at the time. "He reiterated to us that he wants to continue to play. We told him we have to look at this current situation." Rooney also admitted to reporters that the club "couldn't have him back under the current contract."To prevent a potential divorce, Roethlisberger made it abundantly clear that he would "do everything I can" to get creative with his contract to bring that number down, which Tollner reiterated in this most recent statement.While Roethlisberger has just a $4 million base salary and a $15 million roster bonus for 2021, the big i sue is his $41.25 million cap hit. detailed last month that the reason Pittsburgh has such a ma sive cap hit for Roethlisberger this coming season is because of a maneuver they made last Boomer Esiason Jersey offseason. At that time, the club lowered his 2020 cap hit from $33.5 million to $23.75 million by converting $19.5 million of his $21 million compensation for the 2020 season into a signing bonus. Because of that move, his 2021 cap number shot up by $9.75 million. As Tollner noted, the two sides will soon get to work Vernon Hargreaves III Jersey to bring that number to a more palatable spot for Pittsburgh heading into an offseason where the salary cap is set to decrease from 2020. The 2021 season will be the 18th year of Roethlisberger's career. Similar to those previous 17, No. 18 will be in a Steelers uniform. Click here Click here Click here

It's probably something that Ohio State fans saw coming years ago -- the Bosa brothers are taking over the NFL. On Wednesday morning, it announced that the had been given to of the , and of the .Joey Boston Scott Jersey put together his best performance of the year during Sunday's 17-16 win over the , racking up seven tackles, two sacks and four tackles for lo s. In eight games, Joey has recorded 42 combined tackles and seven sacks. He's well on his way to reaching double-digit sack numbers for the third time in four years.The No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft made an impre sion on the Shaun Bradley Jersey league in his very first season, winning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award and then earning his first Pro Bowl bid the Jake Elliott Jersey following season. He's had to deal with a couple of injuries so far in his young career, but has appeared to be healthy and better than ever over the past few weeks. Nick, who was selected No. 2 overall earlier this year, really did it all in the 49ers' 51-13 blowout victory over the on Sunday. He recorded four tackles, three sacks and an interception A.J. Brown Jersey . He also returned that interception 46 yards, and looked pretty impre sive in the open field. NICK BOSA IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL : FOX: NFL app // Yahoo Sports appWatch free on mobile: NFL (@NFL) So far this season, Nick has recorded 20 combined tackles and seven sacks. He's well on his way to earning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award like his brother did, and could be a candidate for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The Bosa brothers combined for five sacks on Sunday, which set the record for in a day where each earned at least one quarterback takedown, according to NFL.com. T.J. Watt and J Michael Walker Jersey .J. Watt previously owned the record, as they tallied four combined sacks in Week 5 last year. Click here Click here Click here

Who's PlayingDallas (home) vs. Buffalo (away) Current Records: Dallas 6-5; Buffalo 8-3What to Know After two games on the road, the Dallas Cowboys are heading back home. They will take on the Buffalo Bills at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys have the odds in their favor, so they'll need to guard against complacency. Dallas didn't finish too far behind, but the squad still lost Sony Michel Jersey 13-9 to the New England Patriots last week. One thing holding the Cowboys back was the mediocre play of QB Dak Prescott, who did not have his best game; besides failing to produce a single touchdown, he threw one interception. Meanwhile, when you finish with 295 more yards than your opponent Cooper Kupp Jersey like Buffalo did last week, a favorable outcome is almost sure to follow. They enjoyed a cozy 20-3 victory over the Denver Broncos. Buffalo QB Josh Allen did work as he picked up 56 yards on the ground on nine carries and threw two pa sing touchdowns. The Bills' defense was a presence as well, holding Denver to a paltry Buddy Howell Jersey 130 yards. The defense made life painful for QB Brandon Allen and got past Denver's offensive line for a total of four sacks for a lo s of 33 yards. Leading the way was DE Shaq Lawson and his two sacks. Buffalo's win lifted them to 8-3 while Dallas' lo s dropped them down to 6-5. Two stats to keep an eye on: Dallas enters the matchup with 433.4 yards per game on average, good for best in the Bobby Wagner Jersey league. But Buffalo rank third in the league when it comes to yards allowed per game, with only 288.6 on average. These opposing strengths should make for an exciting matchup.How To WatchWhen:Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ETWhere:AT&T Stadium--Arlington,TexasTV:CBSOnline streaming: (Try for free)Follow:Ticket Cost:$39.09OddsThe Cowboys are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Bills.Vegas had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Cowboys as a 7-point favorite.Over/Under: 47See for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced Landen Akers Jersey computer model. .Series HistoryBuffalo won the only game these two teams have played in the last five years.Dec 27, 2015 - Buffalo 16 vs. Dallas 6Top Projected Fantasy PlayersEzekiel Elliott: 13.2 pointsAmari Cooper: 9.62 pointsDevin Singletary: 9 points Click here Click here Click here

The have rewarded head coach Kyle Shanahan with a that will keep him tied to the organization through the 2025 season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. This new deal replaces the three years that were remaining on Shanahan's previous contract with the Niners. He is now among the five highest-paid head coaches in the NFL. This Carl Banks Jersey new contract is rather unique as Schefter reports that it was constructed simply between owner Jed York and Shanahan. The two reportedly sat down and quickly came to an agreement on the second six-year contract of his tenure.Shanahan, 40, originally signed a six- Azeez Ojulari Jersey year deal to become the head coach of the 49ers back in 2017. Prior to landing in the Bay Area, he rose through the coaching ranks as the offensive coordinator for the (2008-2009), (2010-2013), (2014 Daniel Jones Jersey ) and (2015-2016).Shanahan is considered to be one of the craftiest play-callers in the entire league and has helped lead the way in San Francisco's resurgence. After going 10-22 over his first two seasons as head coach, Shanahan and the 49ers were able to take the leap in 2019, enjoying a 13-3 regular season campaign and an NFC Mark Bavaro Jersey Championship. Offensively, San Francisco averaged 29.9 points a game under Shanahan in 2019, which ranked second in the NFL. On the defensive side of the ball, they were second in the league in points allowed at just 19.4 points per game. San Francisco was also on the brink of winning Super Bowl LIV before Kansas City's Dexter Lawrence Jersey comeback and is considered to be one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl next season. According to William Hill Sports Book, the 49ers are the favorites to come out of the NFC and own the third-best odds (+700) to win Super Bowl LV. Click here Click here Click here

The are just two weeks into the 2021 regular season, but their backfield is already littered with injuries. is out for the season due to a knee injury he suffered in Week 1 and their three remaining top backs all suffered injuries in Week 2. (shoulder), (ankle) and rookie (concu sion) all were knocked out of their win over the . With Duron Harmon Jersey those injuries looming over the Niners, the club is bringing in some reinforcements.According to , the 49ers have signed running back off the practice squad. The 24-year-old is a big back, Jake Matthews Jersey standing at 6-foot-2, 234 pounds. He was the Bengals leading rusher this preseason, totaling 156 yards rushing on five yards per carry and a touchdown. Prior to signing with the Bengals back in 2020, Patrick -- who went undrafted in 2019 -- was a member of the XFL's Tampa Bay Vipers. During his time there, the Florida State product rushed for 254 Brayden Lenius Jersey yards (4.2 yards per carry) and two touchdowns. He also caught five of his eight targets for 49 yards. Now, he'll be providing depth for a 49ers backfield that is in desperate need of healthy bodies. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Vic Beasley Jersey By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have Elijah Wilkinson Jersey read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Click here Click here Click here

So much for the giving first-team reps at quarterback. Hurts played just two snaps in the Eagles' 23-17 lo s to the , a game where Philadelphia's offense could've used a spark after throwing for just 180 pa s yards and averaging 3.4 yards per attempt -- against a Seattle defense that had allowed 343.7 pa s yards per game heading into the matchup, the highest average in NFL history through Jimmie Ward Jersey 11 weeks.The Eagles had plenty of reasons to actually play Hurts for a significant amount of snaps. Instead, Hurts completed a six-yard pa s to in the second quarter -- only to never be seen again. Hurts only took one snap with Eagles starting quarterback Carson Wentz Charles Haley Jersey off the field."The plan was to use him when we could," said Eagles head coach Doug Pederson on Hurts' lack of usage. "The way the game started, we just didn't have many opportunities, too many three and outs. I don't think we got a first down until the second quarter. We just didn't -- we failed to execute. It just wasn't in the cards, I gue s, so to speak, early in the football game."But no more, no le s than what we would use him each week." didn't give the Eagles any reason to sit Hurts, starting the game with four incomplete pa ses and finishing 25 of 45 for 216 yards with two touchdowns and an interception -- his league-leading 15th pick Trey Lance Jersey of the season. Wentz was sacked six times and his wide receivers were ineffective, catching just nine pa ses for 46 yards.Wentz wasn't getting any help around him, but also struggled to make the simplest of throws on several plays during the game Deion Sanders Jersey . He ranks second-to-last in the league in completion percentage (58.1%) and third-to-last in interception percentage (3.6), yards per attempt (6.0), and pa ser rating (73.4). At this point, taking Wentz out for Hurts doesn't hurt the Eagles."It's a challenge for quarterbacks to do that, but from an offensive perspective, if we can have a little change of pace there with Jalen and mix things up, whether we're running it or throwing it," Pederson said. "I thought the guys tonight, for the few plays that Jalen was in, they handled it well. It's just something we'll continue to work on. "But yeah, it can be a little bit difficult, for either one of the quarterbacks unle s they can get multiple snaps, but that just didn't happen. Elijah Mitchell Jersey We were too many three and outs." Click here Click here Click here

Just because a copperhead looks asleep, doesn't mean it actually is. Time and again, opponents of the Kansas City Chiefs have discovered this the hard way, finding themselves confident after silencing Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid's offense on a drive or several, only to eventually be victimized with a single strike -- then two, and then three. And so it went, as per usual, the Chiefs hung around with the San Teair Tart Jersey Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV just long enough to buy themselves time to bite, in what rapidly escalated from a 20-10 deficit to a 31-20 victory.The first injection of venom seemed mostly innocuous at the time, but it wasn't. Following a quick three-and-out by the Chiefs offense to start the game, the 49ers felt great. Jimmy Garoppolo answered with a long drive that ended in a field goal, but equally as important was the fact Mahomes was on the sideline for much of the first quarter. Ultimately, he did return to the field before the second quarter though, and the Chiefs had a reply of their own. Bradley McDougald Jersey They'd dig deep into the playbook and pull out all the stops, knowing points would be at a premium against the stifling 49ers defense.With San Francisco nursing an early 3-0 lead, Mahomes took po se sion with seven minutes and 57 seconds remaining in the first se sion and mounted a drive that devoured seven minutes and 27 seconds of playing time, and ended with a touchdown run off of a QB read option. That wasn't the biggest play of that 15-play drive, though. That honor belonged to running back Damien Williams -- converting on fourth-and-1 on a direct snap trick play that spun everyone's head around. And if you football historians think you've seen it before somewhere, you have."You know what game that play comes from? -- the 1949 Rose Bowl," offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said after the game, via NFL Network. "I probably shouldn't be giving this away. The Rose Bowl -- Michigan vs. USC. And so, it's just a play that we've been working and wondering when we can polish it off. It was fun to watch. And those guys did a great job of executing it. I mean, all that hard work and practicing that play for the entire season, it just worked and it paid off." Anthony Rush Jersey Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy says he got this play design from watching this old Rose Bowl game. Michigan ran it over & over in a 49-0 win over USC Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) That particularly Rose Bowl having an impact on the outcome of Super Bowl LIV is no happenstance, by the way. As Reid explained on Monday morning, there's a direct connection between his family and what happened in the Wolverines blowout over the Trojans 70 years ago."My brother's high school coach for USC," he said, via Pro Football Talk. "So I had a little bit of tape I went back Ryan Tannehill Jersey through and pulled that out." And he's not worried about Bieniemy spilling the beans, because there's apparently a pantry's worth in Kansas City."We actually have a whole package of it," Reid said. "So you have to wait to wait until next year to see the rest. There's some good stuff."You heard it here, opposing defensive coordinators: your job stopping the most prolific offense in the NFL just got harder. "We've worked on that play since the first day of OTAs phase two -- just working on that play," Mahomes said of the play. "Like coach Reid said, we have a whole package that we were working on. We kept working on it every single week and kept working on it and executing it and doing it the right way, and waiting for the perfect time to call it."With everything on the line and desperately needing a conversion, there was no more perfect of a moment to unveil it."When we were there and coach said it, I was like, 'It's time. Let's do it,'" Mahomes explained. "We all spun around. Everybody did it the right way. Damien had a great catch on the snap and then he hit up the middle. "I think just that practice. You never know when those plays are going to get called, but you just keep working and trying to perfect them every single time you get an opportunity to."That was the first bite, but not the last.Three more in rapid succe sion in the fourth quarter sent the 49ers reeling into the offseason wondering where it all went wrong, now forced to detox and hope head coach Kyle Shanahan is correct . Meanwhile, Mahomes and the Chiefs went from spinning in the first quarter to standing on the podium after the game -- hoisting the team's first Lombardi trophy in 50 years.And it began with a play 20 Matthias Farley Jersey years older than their first one. Click here Click here Click here

The are full of surprises following a disappointing 2019 season. It began with owner David Tepper aggre sively stealing away head coach Matt Rhule from beneath Cody White Jersey the nose of the , and escalated to a full-on rift with . The team is working to trade Newton -- or release him if they can't find a dance partner -- for framing the looming split as something he wanted to Cameron Heyward Jersey happen when he didn't.Now they've pulled the trigger on yet another unexpected move, releasing veteran safety on the first official day of NFL free agency. The 28-year-old took to social media to thank them for the time spent in Charlotte." !" he wrote. "I enjoyed my time and the support I received from the fans, media, teammates, and staff there will be remembered. Looking forward to furthering my career in another city!"It shouldn't take much time for Reid to find a new home, Terrell Edmunds Jersey given how much fuel he still has left in the tank. While the 2019 season was his first since 2015 without an interception, he had a career-best 130 combined tackles, six pa s deflections, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 16 starts. One of the few bright spots during an Benny Snell Jr. Jersey otherwise downtrodden season, Reid also landed a career-high four sacks, showing he can be valuable in both coverage and rushing the pa ser. The former first-round pick of the (2013) joined the Panthers in 2019 on a three-year deal worth $22 million after impre sing on a one-year deal signed in 2018. Only one year into his new deal, Reid is sent packing, but other teams will quickly Isaiahh Loudermilk Jersey come calling. Click here Click here Click here

The aren't out of the playoff race just yet, and now they'll have a couple of big reinforcements for the final Ryan Connelly Jersey quarter of the 2019 NFL season, activating a pair of All-Pro safeties from injured reserve on Saturday.As the team announced, both and have in advance of Sunday's Week 13 showdown with the .The 17th overall pick of the 2018 draft, James lived up to his first-round billing -- and then some -- during his first season in Los Angeles, racking up 105 tackles, 3.5 Andrew Booth Jr. Jersey sacks and three interceptions as a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate. Considered a centerpiece of the Chargers' defense entering 2019, he underwent surgery for a stre s fracture in his foot prior to the season, landed on IR in early September and sat out the team's first 11 games.Phillips, a sixth-year veteran of the team who originally joined the Chargers as an undrafted free agent, logged Alexander Mattison Jersey a career-high 94 tackles despite starting just seven Mason Cole Jersey games in a breakout 2018 campaign, earning Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors alongside James. An experienced special teamer, he opened 2019 as a starter in the back end of the secondary before a Week 2 broken arm sent him to IR. Both safeties were eligible to return after sitting out at least eight games, but there might not be a better time for the Chargers to welcome back two Pro Bowl defenders. L.A. already touts a top-five pa s defense but has lost two Dalvin Cook Jersey straight and is in dire need of divisional victories at 4-7, with the leading the West at 7-4. Click here Click here Click here