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• Philadelphia police greasing light poles in anticipation of fans climbing them in celebration

  27-01-2023 22:54
  
  The Philadelphia police are trying to dissuade Eagles fans from going overboard on Sunday. Police said that they will be greasing light and traffic poles to prevent them from being climbed during what may be a raucous celebration if the Eagles beat the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. “We will be instituting the practice [more]
  
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• Christian McCaffrey off injury report, Elijah Mitchell questionable

  27-01-2023 22:20
  
  On Thursday, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey said there was “zero” chance he’d miss the NFC Championship Game. San Francisco’s final injury report of the week confirmed that. After McCaffrey was on the field for Friday’s session, the running back has no designation for Sunday’s matchup with the Eagles and is expected to play, head [more]
  
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• Avonte Maddox has no injury designation for Sunday

  27-01-2023 22:07
  
  It looks like cornerback Avonte Maddox will be back in the Eagles lineup for the NFC Championship Game. Maddox was a full participant in practice on Friday and he has no injury designation for Sunday’s home game against the 49ers. Maddox missed the last three games with a toe injury, but participated in practice every [more]
  
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• Christian McCaffrey back at 49ers practice, Elijah Mitchell isn’t

  27-01-2023 20:57
  
  49ers running back Christian McCaffrey said on Thursday that there is no chance he will miss Sunday’s NFC Championship Game with a calf injury and Friday’s practice brought reason to take him at his word. McCaffrey is on the practice field for the first time this week. The 49ers will issue injury designations later on [more]
  
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• Report: DeMeco Ryans emerges as top candidate for Texans

  27-01-2023 19:58
  
  Whenever DeMeco Ryans’ season ends with the 49ers, he may have options for his next job. According to NFL Media, Ryans has emerged as a top candidate to be the Texans’ next head coach. A former player for Houston, NFL Media reports Ryans is set to meet with the franchise next week about the job [more]
  
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• Nick Sirianni: Jalen Hurts is ripping it like any normal week

  27-01-2023 17:22
  
  Quarterback Jalen Hurts has not been on the Eagles’ injury report this week but he is still dealing with a lingering injury to his throwing shoulder. Nevertheless, he’s going to be on the field for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the 49ers. Head coach Nick Sirianni acknowledged what Hurts is going through on Friday while [more]
  
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• Avonte Maddox on toe injury: It’s a day-by-day thing

  27-01-2023 16:17
  
  Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox has not played in his team’s last three games due to a toe injury. But he may be on track to be back for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. Or he may not. Maddox was listed as a limited participant on a second consecutive injury report on Thursday. He told reporters after [more]
  
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• Trent Williams: Starvation for Super Bowl is what pushes us

  27-01-2023 12:44
  
  The 49ers have played a lot of football already this season, but they hope there are two games left on their schedule. They’ll play their 20th game of the season against the Eagles on Sunday and left tackle Trent Williams said on Thursday that the team’s “brand of football” is a tough one for players [more]
  
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• Could conference championships become a Sunday, Monday event?

  27-01-2023 06:19
  
  The 2022 postseason has featured plenty of talk about the possibility of neutral-site conference championship games. Even though plenty of fans — and at least one owner — hate the idea, it’s definitely in play for the future. There’s another idea that definitely has some traction among the NFL’s power brokers. In lieu of jamming [more]
  
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• Trent Williams on Eagles fans: When you walk in there, they let you know you’re not welcome

  27-01-2023 02:15
  
  49ers left tackle Trent Williams spent his first nine NFL seasons with Washington. The All-Pro made nine visits to Lincoln Financial Field with his former team and another last season with his current team. Williams is 5-5 in his trips to Philadelphia. “It’s a little bit more than just the noise that comes with that [more]
  
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• 49ers’ injury report confirms Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell didn’t practice again

  27-01-2023 00:56
  
  The 49ers’ practice report confirmed what coach Kyle Shanahan said would happen in practice: Running backs Christian McCaffrey (calf) and Elijah Mitchell (groin) remained out Thursday. McCaffrey said there was “zero” chance of him sitting out Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. Last week was the first time since Week 12 that the 49ers running back wasn’t [more]
  
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