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Boom or bust: A look at the NFL's best and worst rookies
Now that the regular season is done, many NFL rookies made headlines for their skills and ability to transition well into the professional game. Pre-draft, there was lots of speculation about who would be a bust and who would excel greatly. Here is our list of booms and busts amongst NFL rookies for...
It doesn’t matter whether NFL playoff games are on Peacock: Millions will tune in anyway
The NFL has outgrown being just a professional football league. It has become America’s favorite TV show. But unlike most sitcoms, dramas or reality shows, Roger Goodell knows that ratings will remain consistent no matter which network/streaming app his production is broadcast on. This league has gu...
NFL Playoff capsules: Saturday wild-card games
NFL Wild Card Saturday capsules...
These college football players took 'stay in school' very literally
In the comedy classic Tommy Boy, Chris Farley’s titular character informs David Spade’s Richard that he graduated college — after nearly a decade of schooling....
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Day, not location changed for Bills-Steelers game [Updated]
Updated Jan. 13: New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Bills-Steelers game will be postponed to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET....
It didn't take long to name Bill Belichick's successor
Jerod Mayo, long favored to be Bill Belichick’s replacement, was named the head coach of the New England Patriots. The move comes just a day after the organization parted ways with Belichick, who spent 24 years at the helm and won six Super Bowls....
Patriots follow succession plan, Jerod Mayo replaces Bill Belichick
Hand-picked successor Jerod Mayo officially will be elevated to head coach by the New England Patriots, one day after the organization bid farewell to Bill Belichick, according to multiple reports Friday....
Bucs, Eagles take different paths to playoff matchup
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won five of their last six games and the Philadelphia Eagles lost five of their last six....
NCAA puts FSU football on probation for NIL violation
The NCAA put the Florida State football team on a two-year probation and issued other penalties Thursday for violation of name, image and likeness rules....
FAU QB Casey Thompson, former Longhorn, commits to Oklahoma
Casey Thompson, who spent three seasons playing quarterback at Texas, is heading to the other side of the Red River rivalry and joining Oklahoma....
Bill Belichick tried to eff around without a first-class Tom Brady clone and found out
From the beginning, Bill Belichick flaunted the egalitarian team culture he sought to establish in New England. Before they took the field for Super Bowl XXXVI, the St. Louis Rams’ Show on Turf offensive starters followed tradition by exiting the dimly lit tunnel one by one by one into the spotlight...
Mel Tucker’s appeal denied, Michigan State closes investigation
Former Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker had his appeal denied Thursday in the university's sexual harassment investigation into his actions toward an activist and rape survivor....
A Chiefs-Eric Bieniemy reunion could be on the horizon if Kansas City falters
Sometimes certain pairings in life become so successful that they are forever tied at the hip in the minds of the masses. In sports, we see it all the time, no matter how the relationship ends. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will always be tied to one another just like Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson, a...
Nick Saban healthy, mental grind became unsustainable with age
Health issues were not a factor in Nick Saban retiring as head coach at Alabama....
Bill Belichick in Atlanta would be absolutely marvelous
Bless the Atlanta Falcons’ heart: They are shooting their shot. There are reports from national and local Atlanta insiders that the Dirty Birds want Bill Belichick to be their next head coach. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler reported that the Falcons have a strong interest in Bel...
'Optimistic' Lions TE Sam LaPorta takes live practice reps Thursday
Detroit's second-leading receiver this season sparked optimism he can play through a knee injury in Sunday's playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams....
These are the biggest flops of the 2023 NFL season
The NFL is a small-sample league. Before you can even blink, 18 games have flown by and we’re left trying to make sense of everything that happened. It means that luck can play a massive part in whether a team succeeds or fails, with a few bounces of the ball defining the entire story for an entire ...
Next Patriots coach odds pulled after huge Jerod Mayo action
Within an hour of releasing odds on who will succeed Bill Belichick as the New England Patriots' head coach, a sportsbook was forced to pull them down after a rush of action on Jerod Mayo....
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts practices in glove; A.J. Brown (knee) absent
Jalen Hurts practiced with a glove on his injured right hand but the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback wasn't hiding the intolerable pain he experienced in his finger this week....
Lawsuit: Georgia staff knew of drinking at events, impermissible cash payments
An amended court filing in the case of a former Georgia football recruiting analyst seriously injured in a crash a year ago contends staff members frequently drove vehicles rented by the school's athletic association after drinking....