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Trey Lance of the 49ers delivers an 80-yard touchdown pass in his preseason debut against the Chiefs.

On the second series of his preseason debut against the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers rookie Trey Lance threw an 80-yard touchdown throw.
Lance, who took over after Jimmy Garoppolo was benched for one series, went three-and-out on his first possession.
Lance rolled left to start the second drive on the 49ers’ 20-yard line before lofting a deep pass down the center of the field to Trent Sherfield, who caught it inside the Chiefs’ 45-yard line and ran the rest of the way for the touchdown.
He completed 5-of-14 passes for 128 yards in his debut.
Lance was sacked four times during his career.
Lance was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the 49ers.
North Dakota State is the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft in 2021.
On his lone drive, Garoppolo completed all three of his pass attempts for 26 yards and a punt.
(Picture courtesy of Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images)

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Ryan Fitzpatrick was ‘floored’ by the Dolphins’ decision to bench him in favor of Tua Tagovailoa.

According to Allen Eyestone of Imagn Content Services, Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was “floored” last season after he was supplanted as Miami’s starting quarterback by Tua Tagovailoa.
Fitzpatrick, 38, made 20 starts for the Dolphins from 2019 to 2020, leading the team to a 4-3 record in his first season as a starter.
Nevertheless, during Miami’s bye week in late October, head coach Brian Flores informed Fitzpatrick that Tagovailoa would take over as the team’s quarterback.
Fitzpatrick told The Athletic’s Robert Mays, “I have a lot of respect for [Flores] and we have a really good connection.”
“But, I initially mistook it for a joke.”
‘Are you going to put Tua in?
“That was my team,” says the narrator.
With those men, I fought through the nonsense.
I understand how the NFL operates.
But to have it happen the way it did,” Tagovailoa said. Tagovailoa had a strong first season, going 6-3 with 11 touchdowns in nine starts.
After being benched in October, Fitzpatrick made three relief appearances, including a 182-yard effort in a comeback win against the Raiders in late December.
Despite his 2020 benching, Fitzpatrick isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
In September, the 16-year veteran will start for the Washington Redskins, marking his eighth team in one of the league’s most impressive journeyman careers.
Perhaps there’s still some Fitzmagic left in the Harvard product as he enters Year 17.
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Merlin Olsen, ranked No. 30 in the NFL 100, was a ‘gentle giant’ off the field and a ruthless competitor on it.

The Athletics’ initiative to select the 100 greatest players in football history is known as the NFL 100.
We’ll reveal new members of the list every day until the season starts, starting with the No.
On Wednesday, September 1st, one player will be crowned.
8.How can we keep in touch with those who have had an impact on our life in some way?
As we prepared to recognize all-time Los Angeles Rams legend Merlin Olsen as No. 1 this summer,
We invited fans who have memories of Olsen, no matter how big or tiny, to share them with us on The Athletics NFL 100.Notes about Olsen flowed in in waves as big as he was.
Nonetheless, they radiated the same warmth.

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Forrest Gregg created the stage for a Packers dynasty at No. 36 on the NFL 100.

The Athletics’ initiative to select the 100 greatest players in football history is known as the NFL 100.
We’ll reveal new members of the list every day until the season starts, starting with the No.
On Wednesday, September 1st, one player will be crowned.
8.Forrest Gregg used to play with Barbie dolls, hold teacups with his pinky extended, and prefer a sugary grape soda to a beer on most days.But for 15 or 16 Sundays a year, Gregg was an intense killer of souls as one of the finest offensive tackles in NFL history.Even future Hall of Fame defensive ends such as Deacon Jones and Carl Eller were most often beaten by Gregg.

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On ‘Highway 63,’ Gene Upshaw opened the way for the Raiders at No. 67.

The Athletics’ initiative to select the 100 greatest players in football history is known as the NFL 100.
We’ll reveal new members of the list every day until the season starts, starting with the No.
In September, one player will be proclaimed champion.
8.The Raiders rode Highway 63 to the top of the NFL in their prime. “Highway 63,” as Raiders running back Mark van Eeghen affectionately dubbed left guard Gene Upshaw, would lead the defenders around the edge with Upshaw’s silver-and-black No.
“It’s kind of great when you turn the corner and you look into that defensive back’s face and he looks a little afraid,” Upshaw once said, “because he has 260 pounds going right at him.”
“Just as the ball was about to be snapped, (defensive tackle) Joe Greene leapt up from the other side and ran over to our side.”
‘They’re coming right here, these sons of bitches, they’re coming right here!’ Joe exclaimed.
Snake (Kenny Stabler) is going to audible out of this play because the right side is suddenly wide open, so I’m sitting there in my stance thinking that.
Even the linebacker shifted his weight to our side.
On that side, there was no one.

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Jason Lloyd’s mailbag includes the Browns being protected in an expansion draft, the Cavaliers’ future, and Indians extension prospects.

On Reddit, someone asked, “Who would the Browns leave unprotected if the NFL were to create an expansion team in the same manner the NHL is introducing the Kraken this year?”
— Riley C.I try to keep away from Reddit as much as possible, and I despise hypotheticals that will never happen.
So let’s get started!
(Actually, this is just giving you all another reason to yell at me.) Let’s say the Browns can protect 26 players plus all rookies and second-year men under these circumstances.
That means Jedrick Wills Jr., Jedrick Wills, Jedrick Wills, Jedrick Wills, Je

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Greg Knapp, a Jets assistant, died as a result of injuries sustained in a bicycle accident.

Greg Knapp, a former NFL assistant coach who was hired by the Jets as a passing game expert last January, died Thursday from injuries sustained in a bike accident in California last weekend.
Knapp died at 2:32 p.m., according to his family and the Jets.
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“Those of us who were fortunate enough to have known him know that he would have wished for even this moment to be instructive.”
So there you have it.
‘Enjoy each day as if it were your last, and love people around you as if you don’t know how long you have!’
In a statement, the family said:
On the afternoon of July 17, Knapp was bicycling in San Ramon, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area when he was hit by a automobile.
He was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
He never recovered consciousness, according to his family.
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According to the Associated Press, Tami Williams said Tuesday that the car’s driver was cooperative and that drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the incident.
Knapp was hired by the Jets in the summer to join new head coach Robert Saleh’s staff.
In 1997, Knapp began his NFL coaching career with the San Francisco 49ers.
He worked for the 49ers, Falcons, Raiders, and Seahawks as an offensive coordinator.
He coached quarterbacks for the Texans and the Broncos.
“He led a loving life that allowed him to interact with individuals from all walks of life in a special way.”
“I believe the people in this organization got a opportunity to experience that connection during his brief time here,” Saleh said in a statement posted by the team.
His wife, Charlotte, three daughters, Jordan, Natalie, and Camille, as well as his brother, survive him.

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Ted Hendricks, No. 77 on the NFL 100, had the perfect combination of athleticism, length, intelligence, and charisma.

The Athletics’ initiative to select the 100 greatest players in football history is known as the NFL 100.
We’ll reveal new members of the list every day until the season starts, starting with the No.
On Wednesday, September 1st, one player will be crowned.
8.Raiders linebacker Ted Hendricks was not pleased with the defensive play call made from the sideline.
So, according to Howie Long, Hendricks deviated from the script and told Long to do the same.
Later, after making a major play, Hendricks demanded that Long blame it on him when coaches questioned him, and he, in turn, would blame it on Long.That was pure Hendricks, a nonconformist in every manner possible.
Hendricks was a one-of-a-kind individual.