49ers WR Deebo Samuel placed on non-football injury list

The San Francisco 49ers placed starting receiver Deebo Samuel on the non-football injury list after foot surgery and said he might miss the start of the season. Samuel suffered a fracture in his left foot last month during informal workouts with teammates in Tennessee and the timeline for his return remains unknown. ”I’m not going to put an exact timeline on it but it’s fair to say he may well miss some games early in the year,” general manager John Lynch told the team’s flagship radio station KNBR on Tuesday.

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49ers put Deebo Samuel on NFI, waive seven players in series of moves

The 49ers made a series of moves on Tuesday to set up their roster for the start of training camp. The team announced that they waived seven players, placed five on the physically unable to perform list and put two others on the non-football injury list. The last group includes wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who [more]

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Xavien Howard goes on PUP list as he works his way back from knee surgery

Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard had knee surgery eight months ago. His rehab continues. The Dolphins placed Howard on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday, the team announced. Miami also placed linebacker Calvin Munson on the active/non-football injury list. Howard played only five games in 2019, seeing his season come to a premature end with [more]

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Broncos defensive tackle Kyle Peko opts out of 2020 season

Broncos general manager John Elway confirmed Tuesday that veteran defensive tackle Kyle Peko has opted out of the 2020 season over COVID-19 concerns. The NFL and the players association agreed last week to an opt-out clause for the upcoming season. Elway said Peko notified the Broncos ”it was more dangerous for him” to play during the pandemic.

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Arians comfortable coaching Brady, Bucs during pandemic

Bruce Arians didn’t give much thought to the prospect of opting out of trying to help Tom Brady win a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 67-year-old whose aggressive offensive philosophy is dubbed ”no risk it, no biscuit” is one of the oldest head coaches in the NFL, as well as a cancer survivor who once retired because of health concerns. With a goal of helping Brady and a mostly young Buccaneers roster end the league’s second-longest playoff drought and hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

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