Football Page 549 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Steelers fighting for playoff spot, face top-seeded Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff bracket, so why play their starters in Week 18?...
Georgia TE Brock Bowers declares for NFL draft
Tight end Brock Bowers is entering the 2024 NFL Draft after starring at Georgia for three years....
Washington OC: Dillon Johnson (foot) expected to play in title game
Washington running back Dillon Johnson should be able to play in next week's College Football Playoff championship game, according to Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb....
Panthers owner David Tepper fined $300K for throwing drink at fans
The NFL announced a $300,000 fine for Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper for what it called "unacceptable conduct" during the Panthers' 26-0 loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday....
The College Football Playoff semifinals felt like the glory days of the sport
From the moment that Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Joey Galloway breathed a sigh of relief after Rece Davis said “naysayers” on College Gameday, the College Football Playoff semifinals were off and running. With Michigan taking on Alabama and Washington going up against Texas, there were great expe...
The Bears are deluding themselves into thinking Justin Fields is their QB of the future
Near the end of Justin Fields’ triumphant win over the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears fans serenaded him with a passionate “We want Justin” chant. The chorus reached a fever pitch on a night when Fields threw for north of 260 yards and one touchdown in a blowout win over the Atlanta Falcons. Through...
Alabama star LB Dallas Turner entering NFL draft
Alabama consensus first-team All-American linebacker Dallas Turner said after the Rose Bowl that his college career is over and that he will enter the 2024 NFL Draft....
Commanders, Ron Rivera waiting another day to name starting QB
Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera plans to identify a starting quarterback for Week 18 on Wednesday....
Cowboys DC Dan Quinn not yet concerned with future
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn already has a game plan when it comes to his next opportunity to be a head coach....
Report: Jets to release RB Dalvin Cook
The New York Jets and running back Dalvin Cook mutually decided to part ways, NFL Network reported on Tuesday....
'Bama loss a win for books; public split on title game
Two of the most dramatic semifinals in the history of the College Football Playoff has created an early split among the public ahead of Monday night's title game between top-ranked Michigan and No. 2 Washington....
Frank Ryan, last Browns QB to win title, dies at 87
Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to win an NFL title with the Cleveland Browns, died Monday at the age of 87....
Rutgers lands former Minnesota QB Athan Kaliakmanis
Former Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis committed to Rutgers on Tuesday....
Sports has an owner problem
There’s an owner problem across all professional sports. If you think the behavior of Carolina Panthers’ owner David Tepper was abhorrent, and it was, and needs to be eradicated from the game, and it should, wait 15 minutes until the next entitled billionaire gets fussy. ...
LSU OT Lance Heard in portal after skipping bowl
Former five-star offensive tackle Lance Heard is leaving LSU....
The wacky ways these NFL teams can make — or miss — the playoffs
As the NFL heads into the final week of the regular season, there are still division titles and playoff berths to be decided....
Report: OT La'el Collins working out with Cowboys
Veteran offensive tackle La'el Collins could rejoin the Dallas Cowboys this week, NFL Network reported....
Steelers QB Kenny Pickett denies refusing backup role
Kenny Pickett denied he refused to play the backup role to quarterback Mason Rudolph and declared such reports disappointing and without merit....
Sean McVay 'promises' return to Rams in 2024
Retirement conversation with Sean McVay can be put on hold after the Rams' head coach confirmed he will be on the Los Angeles sideline again next season....
The Texas Longhorns’ season-long bank heist fell short at the vault
The horseshoe that’s been up the Texas Longhorns’ ass finally fell out Monday night. Hours after its claim at legitimacy flamed out, with Alabama squandering a seven-point fourth-quarter lead to a semi-lethargic Michigan team, UT repeatedly looked like frauds. ...