SEATTLE — After already blowing 10-point, fourth-quarter leads in embarrassing losses to the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers found themselves Thursday night with a luxurious, 20-point cushion against their other NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks.

No drama? No chance.

Even though a George Kittle touchdown catch put ...Read more

NEW YORK — Another layer in the Haason Reddick holdout found its way into the news on Thursday night.

Reddick’s agent at Creative Artists Agency have parted ways with the edge rusher amid a contract holdout from the Jets dating back to the spring, according to ESPN.

In March, the Jets acquired Reddick in a trade with the Eagles, hoping he ...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 5’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 5 RECAP

Falcons 36, Buccaneers 30 (OT): Kirk Cousins won’t throw for 500 yards and four touchdowns every week, but he’s a proven commodity in fantasy. Cousins has finished as the overall QB11 or higher in six of the last nine seasons, and was the overall...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson has dressed for 190 NFL games and has started 188 of them.

On Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, Wilson could be dressing for just the third time in his career as a backup.

Wilson was selected in the third round of the 2012 draft by Seattle and started every game as a rookie. He proceeded to start...Read more

NEW YORK — Two days after being named Jets interim coach, Jeff Ulbrich made his first significant decision.

Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is being stripped of his play-calling duties, and passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Todd Downing will take on that role moving forward.

“I did not make this decision easily by any...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 10-4 (.714); season 45-33 (.577). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-6 (.571); season 40-37-1 (.520). Times Pacific. Off: ...Read more

Cannot use the word hot yet, but we’re definitely warming up after a rough start to our season of picks. Went 8-5-1 against the spread last week (Jaguars -3 was the push), including Dolphins’ win, Dallas’ upset at Pittsburgh and Giants-with-points in Seattle. Downside? Thinking Vegas would be an upset winner in Denver. Some upset picks you...Read more

WARE, England — The little brother has piped up of late, and from the vantage point of DJ Moore, it’s all part of the maturation process for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.

The veteran wide receiver, coming off a two-touchdown performance in last Sunday’s victory over the Carolina Panthers, made that reference on Wednesday afternoon. ...Read more

He was a record-breaking quarterback at Oregon. A first-round draft pick to an AFC West team mired in mediocrity. He's playing for a coach in his first year with the franchise.

Bo Nix knows Justin Herbert's path.

"He's one of those guys you look up to playing at Oregon," Nix, the Denver Broncos quarterback, told reporters Wednesday before the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — It was tough knowing how hard the wind blew and the waters rose near their homes in Tampa Bay.

As Hurricane Milton approached the west coast of Florida Wednesday afternoon, Bucs players and coaches practiced at Tulane University, held their normal meetings and then rejoined their wives, girlfriends, children and pets at the team...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Wide receiver Davante Adams is still playing for the Raiders, as far as coach Antonio Pierce is concerned.

“He’s never not been a Raider,” Pierce said Wednesday. “The update is Davante is doing well and the hamstring is getting there.”

Adams has missed the Raiders’ last two games with a hamstring injury. He has also ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers and safety Eddie Jackson were merely trying to have a quiet dinner Saturday night in Cincinnati. Then a Bengals fan interrupted.

The unidentified woman could be seen on Flowers’ Instagram telling the group that the Bengals were going to “beat your a-- tomorrow,” ...Read more

SEATTLE — The question “How have the 49ers beaten the Seahawks recently?” could prompt a book as much as a column.

Once the fiercest rivalry in the division — if not the conference — the lopsided nature of this matchup over the past two seasons equates to Joey Chestnut vs. hot dog.

San Francisco has won the past five games against ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Talanoa Hufanga can’t catch a break.

An All-Pro safety in 2022, Hufanga was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of torn ligaments in his wrist, meaning he will miss at least four games.

It didn’t come as a complete surprise, given coach Kyle Shanahan’s assessment of the injury Tuesday.

“It will be at ...Read more

MIAMI — The bye week is typically used as a period of self-assessment and evaluation.

Teams generally self-scout themselves as if they are Sunday’s opponent, figure out their strengths and weaknesses, and then ideally grow analyzing that self-scout, making adjustments, corrections, and being more proactive about the team’s issues.

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DENVER — During Sean Payton’s study of Bo Nix ahead of the 2024 NFL draft, the Broncos head coach was galvanized by the quarterback’s ability to avoid getting sacked.

In his first season in Denver, there was a sense of frustration about the amount of sacks former quarterback Russell Wilson had taken. And he knew his next signal caller had...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin passed off George Pickens’ reduced snap counts against the Cowboys as load management and refused to discuss any internal discipline Pickens has faced or is facing following Sunday night’s 20-17 loss — in which his No. 1 receiver played less than Van Jefferson and Calvin Austin III.

After playing ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions didn't actually practice Wednesday, but they did release an injury report where they estimated what the availabilities of their players would be.

Only three players were on the report — offensive linemen Frank Ragnow (pec) and Christian Mahogany (illness) and defensive back Brian Branch (illness) — and each was...Read more

I hope Tua gets back in a timely fashion.

This isn’t necessarily a football column, and it’s definitely not a concussion column. I’ll write that one later.

Spoiler alert: I fully support Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returning to the field after, of course, getting medical clearance from his latest concussion.

Anyway, this ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks special-teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh and long snapper Chris Stoll had no choice this week but to relive what was the worst moment of their young careers in Seattle.

The Seahawks hadn't had a punt or kick blocked since Stoll took over as the snapper in 2023 before Sunday's 29-20 loss to the New York Giants at Lumen ...Read more