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• Comeback player of the year: Jimmy Garoppolo

  01-01-2020 23:00
  
  The 49ers were the sexy darkhorse pick before the 2018 season. That lasted until Week Three when Jimmy Garoppolo tore an anterior cruciate ligament. The 49ers finished 4-12. Fast forward to the 2019 preseason: No one expected anything out of Garoppolo and the 49ers. Yet, here they are: The No. 1 seed in the NFC, [more]
  
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• Saints list Michael Thomas as limited on estimated practice report

  01-01-2020 22:55
  
  Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas opened up last week as a limited participant in practice because of a hand issue, but moved up to full participation on Friday and played in the team’s win over the Panthers on Sunday. Thomas kicked off this practice week the same way. He’s listed as limited, although the Saints [more]
  
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• Eric Kendricks still not practicing, but Dalvin Cook a full participant

  01-01-2020 22:45
  
  Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks injured his quadriceps in the Dec. 23 game against the Packers. He has not practiced or played since. Kendricks remained out Wednesday, four days before the Vikings play their wild-card playoff game against the Saints. Cornerback Mackensie Alexander (knee), defensive end Stephen Weatherly (illness) and Andrew Sendejo (illness) also sat out [more]
  
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• Kirk Cousins is back to getting no respect

  01-01-2020 19:54
  
  After a Week Four loss at Chicago, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins had become a full-blown pincushion for criticism. He heard it, he got angry about it, and it carried him through much of the season (and it got him a call from the President). Then came the Week 16 matchup with the Packers, and Kirk [more]
  
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• Mike Zimmer doesn’t want to talk about the Minneapolis Miracle

  01-01-2020 18:44
  
  The Vikings and the Saints have met four times in the playoffs. Their most recent encounter, two years ago, sparked one of the most memorable moments in league history. The coach whose team won the Minneapolis Miracle game has no desire to talk about it as the Vikings and Saints prepare to do battle in [more]
  
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• Dalvin Cook: I’m going to be at full strength

  01-01-2020 18:17
  
  Dalvin Cook‘s season hit a bump in the road when he hurt his shoulder in December, but it sounds like his absence from the lineup will come to an end against the Saints this Sunday. Cook missed the final two games of the season due to the injury and said on Wednesday that he’s feeling [more]
  
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• Ryan Tannehill becomes the highest-rated starting quarterback of 2019

  01-01-2020 17:06
  
  2020 could be a very good year for Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill. That’s because 2019 turned out to be unexpectedly great for him. Tannehill, who started 10 games in place of ineffective up-or-out former No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota, finished the season with the highest passer rating of all starting quarterbacks. With 22 touchdown [more]
  
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• Vikings designate Brett Jones to return from injured reserve

  01-01-2020 16:30
  
  If the Vikings are able to advance past the Saints on Sunday, they could get an offensive lineman back on the roster in time for the next round of the playoffs. The Vikings announced on Wednesday that they have designated center Brett Jones to return from injured reserve. Jones went on injured reserve in mid-November [more]
  
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• Vikings put Armon Watts on IR

  01-01-2020 13:04
  
  The Vikings are shuffling their defensive line rotation in advance of the playoffs, after losing a reserve in the regular season finale. Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Vikings put defensive tackle Armon Watts on injured reserve. They replaced him on the roster with the previously reported signing of defensive end [more]
  
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