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The 2025 New Year's resolution was to make all ebooks 99 cents. The 2026 New Year's resolution is to let it ride. Four novels (and more to come) at less than one buck each. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Big Shield and all other ebooks will stay at 99 cents for 2026

I generally hate New Year's resolutions.

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Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, a potential first overall pick in the 2027 NFL draft, took a brutal hit to his head while sliding against USC and appeared to be unconscious on the field. He was put on a stretcher and carted to an ambulance. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Dante Moore knocked out with brutal hit to the head while sliding

Moore, a potential first overall pick in the 2027 NFL draft, was put on a stretcher and carted to an ambulance.

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The rules allow teams to use a 12th man to hold the ball for kickoffs without a tee, regardless of the weather. The Eagles have figured out how to make it work to their advantage; other teams should, too. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Rules permit 12th player to hold ball on kickoffs without tee, regardless of weather

If teams want to use a 12th man to hold the ball for kickoffs, they can.

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Close-up images emerge of the field where the Ravens and Cowboys will play in Brazil. As one source on the scene put it, the playing surface "looks like dog shit." nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Close-up images of field at Maracanã Stadium, a day before Ravens-Cowboys

Ready or not, the Ravens and Cowboys will play on Sunday, at Maracanä Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Broncos put rookie RB Jonah Coleman on IR. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Broncos put rookie RB Jonah Coleman on IR

Broncos rookie running back Jonah Coleman scored his first NFL touchdown in Week 2, but he won't have a chance to add to that total for a while.

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Deion Sanders says Colorado is better than the score shows after another loss. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Deion Sanders says Colorado is better than the score shows after another loss

Colorado lost its second consecutive game today, and afterward head coach Deion Sanders said he's struggling to figure out why his team's results aren't what they should be.

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Giants sign QB Jake Haener to 53-man roster. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Giants sign QB Jake Haener to 53-man roster

The Giants are planning to add a quarterback from outside the organization in the near future, but it won't happen before Sunday's game against the Titans.

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The Steelers have placed rookie third-round G Gennings Dunker (knee) on IR. They filled his roster spot by signing RB Travis Homer from the practice squad. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Steelers place Gennings Dunker on injured reserve

The Steelers' Saturday roster moves included the placement of one of their top rookies on injured reserve.

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Chargers place OL Trey Pipkins III on IR, sign QB DJ Uiagalelei to active roster. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Chargers place OL Trey Pipkins III on IR, sign QB DJ Uiagalelei to active roster

The Chargers placed offensive lineman Trey Pipkins III on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday.

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Matt Judon, three others work out for 49ers with Nick Bosa injured. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Matt Judon, three others work out for 49ers with Nick Bosa injured

49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is out for Sunday's game with a calf injury and he is expected to miss more time, so the team looked at a few options to bolster the position on Saturday.

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Week 2 saw one fine for a hip-drop tackle, two fines for hits on defenseless players. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Week 2 saw one fine for a hip-drop tackle, two fines for hits on defenseless players

The NFL adopted a new policy regarding five player safety rules this offseason and the announcement of fines for Week 2 showed that there were three fouls in those categories.

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NFL fined 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk twice for imitating chugging a beer. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

NFL fined 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk twice for imitating chugging a beer

49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk took offense at a $14,926 fine he received this week for "engaging in offensive demonstrations."

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Tee Higgins, Amon-Ra St. Brown each fined four times for obscene gestures, illegal celebrations. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Tee Higgins, Amon-Ra St. Brown each fined four times for obscene gestures, illegal celebrations

We learned during the week that Bengals wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were fined for gestures deemed to be obscene by the league office, but it turns out that both players were fined...

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Roquan Smith fined for facemask on Tyler Shough on game-winning QB sneak. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Roquan Smith fined for facemask on Tyler Shough on game-winning QB sneak

Tyler Shough's fourth-down quarterback sneak for the game-winning touchdown was controversial.

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WR DeVonta Smith, RB Saquon Barkley have no injury designation for Monday night. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

WR DeVonta Smith, RB Saquon Barkley have no injury designation for Monday night

The Eagles will have wide receiver DeVonta Smith and running back Saquon Barkley on Monday night.

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Bucs elevate S Ifeatu Melifonwu from practice squad. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Bucs elevate S Ifeatu Melifonwu from practice squad

The Buccaneers elevated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from the practice squad on Saturday, the team announced.

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Texans place LB Jake Hummel on IR. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Texans place LB Jake Hummel on IR

The Texans placed linebacker Jake Hummel on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday.

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The Colts have given up more than 500 yards in two straight games. In the Super Bowl era, only the 2018 Bengals have done it three games in a row. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Colts' defense has already given up more than 1,000 yards

As the 0-2 Colts prepare for an AFC South showdown with the 0-2 Texans, Indy needs to hope for something better from the defense.

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Vikings LB Ivan Pace Jr. doesn't travel with the team for personal reasons; he's questionable for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Vikings LB Ivan Pace doesn't travel with team, is questionable for Bucs game

The Vikings traveled to Florida for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers without linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.

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Bears rule Caleb Williams out for Monday night, Tyson Bagent listed as questionable. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Bears rule Caleb Williams out for Monday night, Tyson Bagent listed as questionable

Williams injured his hamstring last weekend, Bagent is recovering from a concussion.

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Panthers put LB Claudin Cherelus on IR, elevate WR Chris Moore. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…

Panthers put LB Claudin Cherelus on IR, elevate WR Chris Moore

Linebacker Claudin Cherelus will miss at least four Panthers games due to the shoulder injury he suffered in Week 2.

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