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"Holy s---," one mental performance coach said, "people would get so much better so much more quickly.”

“Dude doesn’t drink, smoke or party. He doesn’t have a ton of friends. All he cares about is being really good at football.”

The 42-year-old QB had been felled by flu-like symptoms in the hours leading up to the game, making the experience even more miserable.

Though Aaron Rodgers’ first year in Pittsburgh ended in an especially sickening manner, he's now enjoying a meaningful summer of renewal.

Clowney will return to the team that selected him with the first pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Pearsall missed 14 of 34 games in his first two seasons, including eight in 2025 with a right knee injury that continues to bother him.

Executives Brian Hampton and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will take over the bulk of Marathe's duties with the 49ers.