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Despite a brief scare, the Atlanta Falcons should have their quarterback under center for their Week 8 matchup with the Miami Dolphins. Barring a setback, Michael Penix Jr. intends to play through his bone bruise injury. Penix has been questionable throughout the week, but told reporters that “the plan” is to play in Week 8, […]

The SEC will seemingly be without one of its longest-tenured officials for the foreseeable future. Longtime college football referee Ken Williamson has fallen under scrutiny for his handling of the Week 7 matchup between Georgia and Auburn and has since reportedly been suspended. Since reviewing Williamson’s controversial calls during the game, the SEC has “permanently […]

One week after getting CeeDee Lamb back in their lineup, the Dallas Cowboys will benefit from the return of another receiver. In a pair of corresponding moves, the team activated Jonathan Mingo from injured reserve while placing Trevor Keegan on IR with a neck injury. The Cowboys made the moves official on Monday, as reported […]

Jerry Jones knows that he messed up with Micah Parsons. He will not outright admit it, but he is doing so with his actions. The Dallas Cowboys reportedly contacted the Las Vegas Raiders regarding a potential trade for star edge-rusher Maxx Crosby. The Cowboys tentatively reached out on Tuesday, according to NFL insider Trey Wingo. […]

With NFL Week 8 on deck, the 2025 fantasy football season is quickly approaching its midway point. As the most-streamed position in fantasy football, knowing which defense and special teams units (D/ST) is crucial to winning weekly matchups. Depending on league settings, the Cleveland Browns were likely the top fantasy football defense in Week 7. Jim […]

Few teams are more openly active in the early trade market than the New York Giants, who are not hiding their desperate search for a veteran receiver. Their open forage has dug up several names, including the surprising inclusion of Miami Dolphins star Jaylen Waddle. Along with Waddle, the Giants are also reportedly targeting Jakobi […]

Mike Evans’ collarbone injury during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Week 7 loss will ensure that one of Jerry Rice’s numerous records will remain intact. Entering the 2025 season, Rice and Evans were officially tied with the most 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Baker Mayfield memorably hit Evans on an eight-yard seam route in the waning […]

The Philadelphia Eagles’ struggling defense will receive help from a new old face. Less than a year after announcing his retirement, Brandon Graham has officially returned to the team for one more season. Graham has been reportedly interested in returning for a while, and he allegedly began finalizing the deal on Monday night. The two-time […]

Brock Purdy’s return will need to wait another week. Mac Jones will receive his fifth start of the year against the Atlanta Falcons despite Purdy returning to practice ahead of the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 7 matchup. Purdy returned from his turf toe injury and has been practicing with the team throughout the week, but […]

The fantasy football season continues in Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season. As lineups begin to lock, late-week injuries become a thorn in the side of fantasy football managers and affect the wide receiver position more than any other. In Week 7, Puka Nacua and Garrett Wilson were the two most notable late-week injury additions. […]

When Ole Miss hired Lane Kiffin as its next football coach in 2020, it was taking a gamble on someone who had previously developed a reputation for falling short of expectations. The investment has evidently paid off, as Kiffin has turned the Rebels into what he calls an NFL-like program. Kiffin joined Ole Miss just […]

It is no secret that the New York Giants are in the market for a veteran receiver ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline. General manager Joe Schoen has been working the phones, with the Las Vegas Raiders’ Jakobi Meyers emerging as a potential option. Meyers is not the only option, as the Giants have […]

After multiple weeks of suffering through the disastrous Jake Browning experiment, Ja’Marr Chase is excited to finally play with a competent quarterback again. His connection with Joe Flacco was immediately evident in the Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 7 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, a point he reiterated afterward. Flacco’s presence immediately elevated Chase, who posted a […]

The New York Jets will be without their best offensive player in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers. Star receiver Garrett Wilson will miss his first game of the year with a knee injury. Wilson has been dealing with the ailment all week and was officially ruled out for Week 7 on Friday, CBS Sports’ […]

Aside from his four MVPs, fans commonly associate Aaron Rodgers with his unique success on Hail Mary attempts. He has yet to bring that with him to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but came within a few feet in the team’s Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. With his best days now far behind him, Rodgers […]

Following a disastrous start to the 2025 season, the Houston Texans have finally seemed to figure themselves out. Despite their improvements, the Texans are still just 2-3 entering Week 7, emphasizing the importance of their prime-time road matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. The Texans began the year by losing their first three games in what […]

Two bantamweight veterans collide at UFC Vancouver on Saturday when Cody Gibson (21-11) takes on Aoriqileng (25-12, one no-contest). It is time to continue our UFC Vancouver odds series with a Gibson-Aoriqileng prediction and pick. Gibson, 38, will make his sixth consecutive walk to the octagon and 10th UFC appearance overall. “The Renegade” is looking […]

The Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars bring identical 4-2 records into the NFL Week 7 London game. With both teams looking like borderline contenders early on, the matchup serves as a crucial turning point for both franchises ahead of their simultaneous bye weeks. Although the teams enter the week with mirroring records, they arrive […]

Clemson’s dismal 2025 college football season could go from bad to worse in Week 8, when the Tigers might be forced to face SMU without star quarterback Cade Klubnik. Clemson has been concerned with Klubnik, who has been dealing with an ankle injury, throughout the week. The situation has heightened as the week progressed, with […]

The New York Giants’ rampant wide receiver trade rumors have a new insertion. One month ahead of the trade deadline, the team now appears to be inquiring about Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Waddle rumors might not be as hot as some others, but they surfaced in the most comedic way imaginable. Giants insider […]

Brock Purdy returned to practice during Week 7, but the San Francisco 49ers could be in for another game with Mac Jones starting at quarterback. Although Purdy was finally able to return to the practice field on Wednesday, he did so in a “very limited” fashion, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Purdy might be […]

As Rashee Rice returns from suspension, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense will now likely be without rookie Josh Simmons for the foreseeable future. The starting tackle has received the full support of his teammates, namely Patrick Mahomes, during his sudden absence. Simmons was a late addition to the Week 6 injury report when he flew […]

The 2025 NFL season is now a third of the way through, giving fantasy football managers everything they can handle ahead of Week 7. With the waiver wire becoming an increasingly important element of fantasy football, identifying the right players to drop is just as crucial. A lot has transpired through six games, changing many […]

Shilo Sanders has been having fun while seeking his next NFL opportunity. In his latest venture, the Colorado alum flew to London to support his brother while convincing fans that he was Shedeur Sanders ahead of the Cleveland Browns’ Week 6 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shilo Sanders has recently been playing up to the […]

Philadelphia Eagles special team coach Michael Clay benched Tank Bigsby during the team’s Week 6 loss to the New York Giants, but he is not ready to bury him just yet. Clay benched Bigsby after the latter dropped a kickoff in the loss, a mistake that caused head coach Nick Sirianni to yell out in […]

Six games into the 2025 college football season, Michigan finds itself with an encouraging 4-2 record after suffering a lopsided loss to USC in Week 7. Although the Wolverines are in better standing than the result made it seem, they suffered another blowout defeat against a high-level opponent, exposing fundamental issues within the team. Michigan […]

With a Week 6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Buffalo Bills are now on their first losing streak since early in the 2024 season. The team luckily has a bye week to recoup, and Sean McDermott intends to make the most of it. McDermott believes the bye is coming at the right time for […]

Evan McPherson just came within inches of making NFL history. The Cincinnati Bengals kicker drilled what would have been a record-long 67-yard field goal in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers, but it was unfortunately erased by a last-second timeout. The play came at the end of the first half when Joe Flacco got […]

Joe Flacco’s Week 6 Cincinnati Bengals debut just got even tougher. The Bengals were already dealt the unenviable task of facing the Green Bay Packers’ aggressive defense, and will have to finish the game without tight end Mike Gesicki, who left with an injury. Gesicki suffered a pectoral injury early in the first half and […]

Many fans assumed that the Arizona Cardinals were left dead in the water after they ruled Kyler Murray out for their Week 6 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Jacoby Brissett instead led the team to one of their best offensive performances of the year, prompting head coach Jonathan Gannon to quickly address any potential rumors. […]

The Los Angeles Chargers snapped a two-game skid and improved to 4-2 with a win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. The victory had everything to do with Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey, who connected late to set up Cameron Dicker’s game-winner in the final seconds. After the Dolphins took the lead with 46 […]

Just when the Kansas City Chiefs appeared on track to finally have their full arsenal of players available for their Week 6 matchup with the Detroit Lions, a last-minute update could change that. The team added starting left tackle Josh Simmons to the injury report hours before the Sunday Night Football kickoff. Simmons became a […]

Whenever teams lose by a single score, every minor mistake or decision throughout the game gets called into question. For the New York Jets, their most questionable decisions came at the end of the first half in a sequence that even confused Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. The initial shock came when the Jets […]

Aaron Glenn is not ready to give up on Justin Fields just yet. Despite the latter’s dreadful performance against the Denver Broncos, Glenn confirmed the New York Jets will not entertain a quarterback battle anytime soon. The Jets dropped to 0-6 with a 13-11 loss to the Broncos in Week 6, during which Fields recorded […]

When Oklahoma initially listed John Mateer as questionable for its massive Week 7 matchup with Texas, many felt it was merely a stunt ahead of one of the biggest rivalries in college football. Mateer, however, would make his surprising return in the game, which pleased Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian. Despite the rivalry, Sarkisian was […]

Many factors contributed to Michigan’s 31-13 loss to USC in Week 7, but its porous defense was not where it needed to be to secure a much-needed victory for its College Football Playoff resume. Head coach Sherrone Moore admitted as much after the fact while doubling down on his vow that the Wolverines will continue […]

The second Colorado’s Week 7 victory over Iowa State became official, fans at Folsom Field became the latest in college football to flood onto the turf. The school is undoubtedly about to receive a fine for those actions, but Deion Sanders believes it is worth the cost. Whether due to safety or property damage concerns, […]

Kaidon Salter’s Colorado football career got off to a rough start, but he has finally seemed to settle in. The quarterback’s improved form was in full effect in the Buffaloes’ Week 7 matchup with Iowa State, when he found leading receiver Omarion Miller down the far sideline for an explosive touchdown. Colorado entered the game […]

Hollywood Brown had his second-best game of the 2025 season in Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but it came with a fine. The Kansas City Chiefs receiver received a $12,172 bill for his troubles a few days after leaving Duval with a 31-28 loss. The NFL hit Brown with the fine for a penalty […]