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Sep 7, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
The electrifying atmosphere, marked by a lightning delay, set the stage for one of the most intense NFL kickoff games. The Baltimore Ravens were narrowly edged out 27-20 by the defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite the weather disruption, the game became the most-watched kickoff game ever, recording an average audience of 28.9 million viewers.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
Amid the season opener, NFL fans have brutally ripped into Travis Kelce after the pre-game practice snippets where he showcased his first looks. The NFL fans have taken it to X, tweeting about the seemingly amusing sported by the tight end ahead of the game. The NFL season has finally started on Thursday, with Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs playing the Baltimore Ravens at their home.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
The San Francisco 49ers had one goal in mind in this off-season, retain all the players who led them to the Super Bowl. One of the biggest roadblocks on this path for the Niners was Brandon Aiyuk, who had been in a holdout for months. The WR finally signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension on Friday, bringing an end to the off-season drama. In the initial stages, Aiyuk considered offers from the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
The first Monday Night Football of yet another season will see Leonard Floyd and Aaron Rodgers in action. The latter, Rodgers, will return after a season-ending injury year to face his injurer Floyd on the kickoff day. The veteran QB skimped off the ground on the Week 1 game last year against the Buffalo Bills. A sack from Floyd resulted in a torn Achilles and a finished season. After being released by the Los Angeles Rams, he played one year with the Buffalo Bills.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
On Saturday late afternoon, Ricky Pearsall, the San Francisco 49ers rookie, was shot at during an attempted robbery in the San Francisco Union Square. It is reported that he has been discharged from the hospital a day later, welcoming news for family and fans. The 23-year-old was immediately rushed to the General Hospital closely. He seemed to be in serious but stable condition, considering he walked to the ambulance after getting shot.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
Three-time Super Bowl Champion Shannon Sharpe had some words for Kadarius Toney, who was cut by Kansas City Chiefs earlier this week. Sharpe believes that Toney needs to mature, if he needs to be in this league. Toney found himself out of the 53-men roster Kansas City put out after disappointing seasons. Furthermore, the Chiefs, having an abundance of wide receivers, do not have an opening for the 25-year-old anymore.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
Kadarius Toney bids adieu to the Kansas City Chiefs a day after the defending ring holders brought back JuJu Smith-Schuster. It was an inevitable decision on the Chiefs’ part and fans are reacting widely about it across social media platforms. The Chiefs have also parted ways with Justyn Ross, another wide receiver on the roster. Furthermore, the roster cuts saw the departure of the former European rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
A slightly furious Stephen A. Smith claimed that Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen is the quarterback who needs to defeat Patrick Mahomes and end the Kansas City Chiefs’ run. In the heated debate between Shannon Sharpe, Dan Orlovsky in the recent episode of First Take, Smith ascertained that Allen holds more requirements than any other player in the NFL. Earlier, Sharpe and Orlovksy put across Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers as possible contenders to beat Mahomes.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
As the regular season starts in a day or so, the friction between Dallas Cowboys and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb remains unresolved. An Instagram post comes amid the holdout as he and Jerry Jones haven’t come to a conclusion regarding the star. Lamb joined the Cowboys after the latter picked him as 17th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. In the same year, he signed a 4-year, $14.01 million contract with the team, with a $7.7 million signing bonus and a fifth-year team option.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
firstsportz.com | Nikhil Sonmali
Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-winning Los Angeles Rams QB, is overwhelmed with humbleness to be someone the young quarterbacks can look up to. He remembers being on the opposite side 15 years ago when he faced Brett Favre and Peyton Manning as a rookie. The Detroit Lions selected Matthew Stafford as first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. After enjoying 12 years with them, even leading them to their first playoff appearance in over a decade in 2011, he joined the Rams.
