7:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — For a first-time head coach, Mike McDaniel took a gamble during a training camp meeting when he playfully singled out recently acquired receiver Tyreek Hill in front of the entire team. Hill, who owns the fastest speed of any ball carrier recorded by Next Gen Stats, was the

11:46 PM ET Brady Henderson Nick Wagoner Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America SEATTLE — The San Francisco 49ers clinched the NFC West with a 21-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night. Rookie Brock Purdy,

11:33 PM ET SEATTLE — For the first time since 2019, the San Francisco 49ers are NFC West division champions. And though Lumen Field has been something of a house of horrors for them for the past decade-plus, it also has been the site of their two most recent hat-and-T-shirt celebrations. This time, the Niners

4:17 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons knows how Philadelphia must feel about him. “I’m pretty sure they hate me,” Parsons said. Appearing on “The Voncast” with Von Miller recently, Parsons asked, “When you look at the Eagles, is it [Jalen] Hurts or the team?” When Miller responded, “I think it’s

1:00 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the Steelers‘ starting quarterback plans still up in the air, wide receiver Diontae Johnson voiced his support for backup Mason Rudolph. “Yeah, I want to see him play,” Johnson said Thursday when asked if he’d like to see Rudolph “get a shot.” “I know he’s ready to play. I

3:54 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The playoff-contending New York Jets play their biggest December game in seven years on Sunday, and quarterback Mike White — nursing a sore rib — has no doubt he will be ready to play. “No, no, none at all,” he said Thursday. White has spent the past few

5:09 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said his finger injury wasn’t a normal dislocation. The bone came through the skin, he said, which prompted him to miss nearly all of Sunday’s victory over the Cleveland Browns. But despite the injury, he has been able to practice in a limited capacity all week

4:52 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley said he’s feeling “way better” after being limited with a neck injury in a 38-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Barkley popped up on the injury report last week after suffering a stinger in practice on Dec. 7. He

2:20 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Tyler Huntley has been cleared from the concussion protocol, which makes him the obvious choice to start at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in Saturday’s game at Cleveland. Huntley carries no injury designation for Saturday’s game, while Lamar Jackson, Baltimore’s No. 1 quarterback who hasn’t practiced since suffering

10:34 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has awarded five new national grants through its Inspire Change social justice initiative to organizations focused on police and community relations. The recipients were announced Thursday, and the league will highlight its commitment to social justice over the next two weeks, with each team participating