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Patrick Peterson attempted to defuse the situation with Brock Purdy after the 49ers’ blowout win over the Steelers.
Philadelphia is a 6.5-point favorite in its home opener against the Vikings.
Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney had a dreadful Week 1 in the team’s loss to the Lions, as he dropped four passes, including one off his hands that got returned the other way for a decisive pick-six.
So what did future Hall of Fame coach Andy Reid tell him?
“Don’t try to be a superhero,” Toney told reporters when asked of the advice from Reid.
Toney said that his quarterback Patrick Mahomes told him something similar.
“Both of those guys, they’ve got trust. They’ve got faith in me,” Toney said. “And I appreciate those guys for that.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has played for the Bucks his entire career and the city of Milwaukee has come to recognize him as one of its own. But the two-time MVP was clear in a recent interview that his loyalty to the franchise only goes as far as its commitment to winning, hinting that it’s absolutely possible that he leaves the team down the road.
“As long as we play and we approach the game every single day the right way and we all sacrifice for the common goal, I can see myself being a Milwaukee Buck for the rest of my career,” he said on the 48 minutes podcast.
The Chiefs have another tough test to start the season.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I can’t believe the astonishing six-year run of the Braves.
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Maybe 82 games is just too many
The NBA is doing its best to make “load management” a thing of the past. Well, maybe not doing its best, but it does have an idea to curb the practice.
Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season was all Dez Bryant needed to see to know that Kyle Pitts needed a new home. The former Cowboys wide receiver made a plea on X, formerly known as Twitter, for his old team to swing a deal for the Falcons tight end, and did so with a simple picture and one sentence.
“Get Kyle Pitts to Dallas please!!!” Bryant wrote online. “This is unacceptable!!! He deserves better.”
Bryant posted a picture of Pitts wide open calling for the ball during his team’s 24–10 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
The NFL Week 2 schedule is upon us, with a pair of Monday nighters on the docket. However, neither of those tilts make our list for the top five games of the week.
Overall, it’s tough not to highlight a pair of AFC matchups between four teams that made the playoffs last season in the Chiefs and Jaguars, and the Ravens and Bengals. In each case, the AFC championship game participants are attempting to avoid 0–2.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys are coming off a 40–0 crushing of the Giants, and now get the Zach Wilson-led Jets on a short week. It’s a brutal spot for Gang Green.
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The saddest story in the NFL could have a happy ending.
Tarik Cohen isn’t a stranger to adversity. His entire road to the NFL was a lesson in overcoming odds, and now he’s doing it again. After missing the last two seasons due to injury, the 28-year-old is making one last run at truly realizing his dream after it was announced earlier this week that Cohen would be joining the Panthers on their practice squad.
It’s easy to forget that not long ago Cohen was one of the most electric multi-phase player in the NFL.