Bears and D’Andre Swift agree to $33. 75 million extension, ESPN reports
Three-year agreement includes $27. 5 million guaranteed after Swift’s most productive rushing season.
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A. J. Brown headed to injured reserve, ESPN reports
A planned IR move that would keep Brown out at least four games, leaving New England to redistribute his receiving work.
Flournoy signs extension keeping him in Dallas through 2027
Ryan Flournoy has agreed to a contract extension with the Cowboys after making the jump from a preseason release to a regular role in the offense.
Purdy throws three touchdowns as 49ers beat Rams 27–7
San Francisco scored the final 24 points in Melbourne, with three different receivers catching touchdown passes.
Sam Darnold expected to miss Week 2 with hip injury
Further tests brought encouraging news, Mike Macdonald says. Drew Lock is the likely replacement against Arizona; no return date is confirmed.
Full football TV schedule: September 9–14, kickoff times and channels
Every NFL game and the full FBS/FCS college slate: 147 games, with Eastern kickoff times and listed channels or streams.
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Your football viewing guide: what to watch September 9–14
NFL opening week starts Wednesday. Here are our viewing picks, kickoff times, and the channels to keep handy.
Brock Bowers expected to miss Raiders opener after knee procedure
A one- or two-game absence for the Las Vegas tight end.
Patriots open at Seattle without TreVeyon Henderson
New England ruled the second-year back out with an ankle injury for Wednesday night's Super Bowl rematch on NBC.
Bucs and Baker Mayfield agree to a 3-year, $165M extension
The deal runs through 2029 and is the largest contract in Buccaneers history. The club stamp Tuesday evening.
Aaron Donald will not travel to Australia for Week 1
Donald will be inactive for Thursday's Rams-49ers Netflix opener in Melbourne.
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Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez agrees to a 4-year, $135M extension
Gonzalez is now the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. The club had not stamped the deal on patriots. Com at pull.
Shay Whitcomb walked off the Cardinals in the 11th as the Giants won 5-4
Nate Furman scored the winner at Oracle Park after Bryce Eldridge had tied it in the 10th.
Revisit Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady's 2018 home walkthrough, golf swing included
Vogue's archive visit offers a Massachusetts afternoon with a particularly tempting amount of room outside.
The Giants released wide receiver Darius Slayton
New York cut its longest-tenured player six days before the Week 1 opener against Dallas. ESPN listed the release on Monday's transaction report.
A Cardinals ump stopped the game over a rookie's hat
An umpire stopped a Cardinals game and made rookie Hancel Rincon straighten his hat, saying nobody would wear it that way on his field. The circulating clip from Josh Reynolds then shows what the poster calls a revenge call.
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The Vikings re-signed Harrison Smith to a one-year deal
Minnesota and safety Harrison Smith agreed to a one-year deal for 2026, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport reported Saturday, and the club confirmed it. Reports put the pact at about $12. 25 million with incentives that can push the maximum near $16. 25 million (base value about $8 million per Tom Pelissero). Smith, 37, returns for a 15th season with the only NFL team of his career after a March post-June 1 release. This is a 53-man re-signing, not a practice-squad dump.
The Athletic found Dianna Russini violated its standards, with no clear Vrabel bias
The Athletic's nearly five-month review found Dianna Russini's relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was in clear violation of its standards and should have been disclosed. Standards editor Mike Semel reviewed 903 stories, 77 videos, and 204 podcast episodes and did not find a clear link that she used the platform to promote Vrabel or his teams. He did not speak to Russini. The Athletic added editor's notes to four pieces. Resort photos. The A
Fans filmed Packers camp pressures the Eagles already had
Kevin Patullo already had half his pressures on tape from fans who filmed Packers camp and posted it. Hafley was Green Bay's defensive coordinator then. He called it disappointing.
Armchair Coach Justin shows three places coordinators look on every snap
Armchair Coach Justin's six-minute how-to tells fans to watch the trenches, the formation, and receiver matchups instead of chasing the ball. He walks a Chiefs pressure versus a Cowboys drive concept, a Jesse Minter four-man overload, a Derrick Henry alley, and a Seahawks smash-plus-scissors touchdown to Jackson Smith-Njigba. This is instruction, not a 2026 result.
Todd McShay flags Nico Iamaleava as a possible 2027 draft breakout QB
A McShay Show clip in which Todd McShay says UCLA's Nico Iamaleava could be the breakout quarterback of the 2027 NFL Draft. The take is McShay's on-air projection as posted, not a consensus board this desk graded.
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Kittle and Bosa are on the 49ers plane to Melbourne tonight
George Kittle and Nick Bosa are on the San Francisco plane leaving the Bay Area late Wednesday for Melbourne. That is the travel 53, not a Thursday dress list. Getting on the plane does not guarantee they play. Kickoff is Thursday, September 10 at 8:35 p. M. ET on Netflix at the MCG. Kittle was activated off PUP on August 23, had two positive practice days, and is trending to play. He expects to play. The Rams are taking the opposite constructi
Wednesday Kickoff is the first since 2012 so Netflix can take Thursday in Melbourne
Patriots at Seahawks is Wednesday, September 9, at 8:20 p. M. ET on NBC, the first Wednesday Kickoff since 2012. SI has Seattle -3. 5 / 44. 5. Polymarket has Seattle at 63 cents. That Kickoff board is already live. The calendar leaves Thursday free for Netflix's 49ers-Rams at the MCG at 8:35 p. M. ET September 10. The Rams are -3. 5 / 48. 5; Polymarket has the Rams at 66 cents. Noah Eagle has play-by-play. Luke Kuechly is in the booth for the first time as an analyst...
A. J. Brown's $27. 45 million option is still live through September 8
The Patriots still have a $27. 45 million option bonus due on A. J. Brown the day before Kickoff. ESPN's remaining-contract math is 2026 salary of $1. 3 million plus that option, due Tuesday, September 8. Exercise and it prorates over five years, about $5. 49 million a year plus the $1. 3 million salary. Decline and the bonus converts to 2026 salary, about $28. 75 million against this year's cap. Over The Cap prints the prorated shape as a model...