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@TheAthletic; formerly Bay Area Sports Guy founder and NBC Sports Bay Area contributor

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Rainmakers: Marco Scutaro showed Luis Arraez what was possible for a kid from small-town Venezuela Arraez grew up watching Scutaro, who believes in his fellow countryman: "The Giants will love him and he'll stay here for a while."

When Luis Arraez was growing up on the outskirts of San Felipe, Venezuela, only one other MLB player had come from his area: Marco Scutaro. As another undervalued contact hitter who had to fight for a pro contract, Scutaro showed Arraez what was possible. Their story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

28.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Didn't know there was an electrical substation near the Broncos' practice facility

18.01.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Eagles must've despised each other to levels rarely seen in pro sports and been dysfunctional as hell to lose to this shell of a 49ers team.

18.01.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Kyle looking for one last catastrophic injury to take him into the offseason (why is Purdy still playing)

18.01.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Numerous Teams Express Interest In Aaron Rodgers Playing Elsewhere NEW YORKβ€”Leaping at the opportunity to make their intentions clear, numerous NFL front offices expressed interest this week in quarterback Aaron Rodgers playing elsewhere, sources confirmed Tuesday. β€œ...
13.01.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 2816 πŸ” 340 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 23

Aaron Rodgers bounced off that cornerback like a toddler trying to tackle a Great Dane

13.01.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta love the network officiating guy saying the call is bad when there's nothing that can be done about it lol

12.01.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still at a loss. Everyone I know was like, "Welp, that's the season," after Kittle tore his Achilles.

12.01.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When Brady essentially says it was a weak call on a QB hit, you know it's bad.

12.01.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No pass interference calls, no false starts on the road, it was wild.

12.01.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Juice turning into Travis Kelce for a half hour wasn't on my bingo card.

12.01.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The 49ers committed one "penalty" (a very dubious personal foul for unnecessary roughness) the entire game. That's incredible.

12.01.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Declining to talk is an unusual move for him.

12.01.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The 2025 Philadelphia Eagles' video highlight package should be a loop of A.J. Brown arguing with Nick Sirianni.

12.01.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How the hell did the 49ers win this?

12.01.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly the Jets should sign Jauan Jennings as a QB. It's not like anything else they've tried has worked.

12.01.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah, I've messed myself up getting the brita pitcher out of the fridge more than once lol

04.01.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've had disc issues most of my life. Makes life miserable when something flares up.

04.01.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh 100%. Kyle will still run him into the ground if he can, but he took a beating this year.

04.01.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, I was thinking more about that last play. Tough to make that kind of adjustment when your lower back is toast.

04.01.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah spending $30M/year on a guy who vanished wasn't optimal

04.01.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also we might be seeing the effects tonight of Christian McCaffrey having a career-high in touches during his age-29 season. Had the back injury last week.

04.01.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Despite the 49ers getting fully outplayed in most areas, they still somehow could've won this (or at least been in position to) if Yetur Gross-Matos had recovered that fumble. Seattle took advantage of the tipped pass + CMC bobble, though.

04.01.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Troy Aikman might love Upton Stout more than any Niner who has ever lived.

04.01.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never a good sign when you're averaging more yards per carry than yards per attempt unless you're having a rushing game for the ages.

04.01.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds crazy but Pearsall's absence (after practicing this week) might be as detrimental as Trent's. Seattle can focus everything on Kittle and McCaffrey, and these third downs look like a nightmare for Purdy.

04.01.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

The schedule has helped, but the fact that they came into this game 12-4 with their current level of defensive talent (plus no Aiyuk and no Pearsall half the time) is a miracle.

04.01.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

AKA Cam Ward's only game without getting sacked? Lol

04.01.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feels like we kind of knew this was a possibility when they gave up 8.1 ypc to Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears three weeks ago.

04.01.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Trent always looks euphoric when he gets to do it.

04.01.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0