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Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
‘This is a roller-coaster league’: Amid a report of Matt Nagy's possible firing, Chicago Bears players try to tune out the noise — Tashaun Gipson's first four NFL seasons came with the Cleveland Browns, who at the time had the distinction as the most wayward and dysfunctional organization in the league.
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Cardinals sign Ravens QB Trace McSorley off team's practice squad — The Arizona Cardinals have signed quarterback Trace McSorley off the Ravens' practice squad, ending the former Penn State standout's time in Baltimore after two-plus seasons. — McSorley was not a protected practice squad player …
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Boston Herald, Orange County Register and Mercury News
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
‘That is not accurate’: How a report stating Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will be fired after Thursday's game set off a strange day at Halas Hall — Matt Nagy has faced questions about his job security with the Chicago Bears before, but never quite like Tuesday morning at Halas Hall.
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Boston Herald, New York Post, Bleacher Nation, CBS Chicago and Chicago Sun-Times
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
QB Justin Fields' status for the Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions game on Thanksgiving is up in the air — and Andy Dalton says he will prepare as if he's starting
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Boston Herald, FanSided, Baltimore Sun and The Athletic
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Despite blowing another lead in the final minute, the focus needs to be on the bumbling offense. Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears' Week 11 loss.
Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Pathetic Giants slouch through blowout loss to Tom Brady's Buccaneers — TAMPA, Fla. — The Giants looked like they believed they were the inferior team to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. — That's worse than getting embarrassed on national television: seeing some players act …
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ProFootballTalk, The Athletic, Boston.com and Associated Press
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas catches touchdown, had celebration ready — TAMPA, Fla. — Andrew Thomas protects Daniel Jones' blind side. Now he catches touchdowns from his quarterback, too. — The Giants' left tackle made a leaping overhead 2-yard TD catch in Monday night's game at Tampa Bay to tie the game at 10 apiece.
Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Joe Judge has reached boiling point with Jason Garrett's offense — TAMPA, Fla. — A seething Giants coach Joe Judge implied Jason Garrett's job could be in jeopardy after Monday night's putrid 30-10 road loss to the Buccaneers. — The second-year head coach went on a rant about not scoring enough points …
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ProFootballTalk
Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants fire offensive coordinator Jason Garrett as season spirals: source — Jason Garrett is out. — The Giants fired their offensive coordinator on Tuesday, according to a source, pulling the plug 26 games in on the longtime former Dallas Cowboys head coach.
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DraftKings Nation, ProFootballTalk and Sportsnet.ca
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Grades for Dolphins' win over Jets; plus stock up and stock down — The Miami Dolphins appear to be hitting their stride. — The defense has tightened, and the offense seems to be executing at a respectable level with Tua Tagovailoa at the helm. — That's the best way to explain how the Dolphins …
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Boston Herald
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins not in the hunt, but getting closer: How the turnaround for 3 straight wins started
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Boston Herald
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Victory over Jets is blueprint for Dolphins to get most out of Tua Tagovailoa
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Boston Herald
Rob Bradford / Audacy:
Source: Red Sox showing interest in reliever Jeurys Familia — While so many are focused on replacing Eduardo Rodriguez in the starting rotation, or possible pursuits of big-name free-agent middle infielders, the Red Sox have another task this offseason - finding late-game relievers.
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NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News …, BoSox Injection, MLB Trade Rumors, CBS Boston and NESN.com
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Best bet for Freddie Freeman; why Rangers are so aggressive; how high for Marcus Semien?; more notes — The best guess still is that the Braves will keep Freddie Freeman. It's almost unthinkable they would lose him after winning their first World Series since 1995 and generating a staggering amount of revenue in the process.
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NBCSports.com, Bleacher Nation, Bluebird Banter, Call to the Pen and NESN.com
Molly Hensley-Clancy / Washington Post:
‘Nobody cares’: NWSL players say U.S. Soccer failed to act on abuse claims against Red Stars coach — Years before the National Women's Soccer League erupted over allegations of systemic abuse, players on the Chicago Red Stars tried to speak up about their coach.
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The Blue Testament, CBS Chicago, Sportsnet.ca, The Athletic, Chicago Sun-Times and Sports Illustrated
ESPN:
Five-time All-Star reliever Doug Jones dies at age 64 — Doug Jones, a five-time All-Star reliever who had his best success closing for the Cleveland Indians, has died. He was 64. — Jones spent seven seasons with the Indians and ranks third on the club's career saves list with 129.
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