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Deion Sanders is having immediate success as head coach of the Colorado football program after also getting wins at Jackson State. But would Jerry Jones ever consider bringing Coach Prime to the NFL and making him the Dallas Cowboys head coach? Skip Bayless says no way. “There is no way [Jerry Jones] is going to […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team aren’t just coming up big on the field and in the polls, the program is also making waves in college football recruiting. As the Buffaloes wait to welcome Nebraska to Boulder on Saturday after their stunning upset of TCU, news is coming out that two of the top […]

Robert Griffin III played under San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan for two seasons with the Washington Commanders, and the former NFL quarterback says Shanahan being a “control freak” led to the Trey Lance trade. “Kyle is a control freak,” Griffin told Kevin Clarke on the inaugural episode of This Is Football. “Brock Purdy […]

Eli Manning played with a lot of “badass” teammates in his 16 years with the New York Giants. The retired QB won Super Bowls with tough guys like Chris Canty, Jeremy Shockey, and Antonio Pierce. He even played for a badass coach in Tom Coughlin. However, if Manning was ever in a fight, the two […]

There is major drama right now between Chandler Jones, the Las Vegas Raiders, and head coach Josh McDaniels, and the defensive end is taking to Instagram to leak alleged texts and air their dirty laundry. In response, Jones claims the organization sent the Las Vegas Crisis Response Team to his home to do a wellness […]

Derek Carr is getting ready for his New Orleans Saints debut in Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans. The long-time Las Vegas Raiders quarterback is in a new home for the first time in his career, and the Saints are getting some sneaky buzz about becoming a playoff team with their new signal-caller. Is that […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 game against the San Francisco 49ers to start the 2023 season is almost here. This is a tough matchup to start with, but it will be an immediate test of where Mike Tomlin’s team is this year. Ahead of the Steelers-49ers game, let’s make some bold Steelers Week 1 predictions. […]

Nick Bosa just signed a historic $170 million contract extension to stay with the San Francisco 49ers for the next five years. Bosa now becomes the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL, and his $122.5 million guaranteed is, by far, the highest guarantee for a player on his side of the ball in history. Here […]

The Joe Burrow contract situation between the quarterback and the Cincinnati Bengals doesn’t have a resolution heading into the 2023 NFL season. However, the Pro Bowl QB doesn’t seem to mind, and everyone from owner Mike Brown to the average Bengals fan on the street will love to hear that he wants to be a […]

New Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon spent two seasons as defensive coordinator under Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. However, in those two seasons, Sirianni’s attention to detail and accountability led to success that helped get Gannon the Cardinals job. To hear Gannon explain that is a lot funnier, though. “Truthfully, Nick was way better […]

Luka Doncic and Slovenia are out of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and Dillon Brooks is moving on with Canada. The two NBA players did battle all game and both earned ejections in the fourth quarter of Canada’s 100-89 victory. After the game, though, the Dallas Mavericks superstar had big praise for the new Houston […]

The Washington Commanders Week 1 matchup to start the 2023 NFL season is against the Arizona Cardinals. Ahead of the Commanders-Cardinals game, let’s make some bold Commanders Week 1 predictions. The Commanders had a decent season last year, all things considered. Ron Rivera flip-flopped between Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke at quarterback, and star defensive […]

TCU was on the wrong side of the most talked-about game in college football last weekend against Colorado. The national champion runners-up lost to Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes 45-42, giving them a second consecutive loss after the 65-7 beat-down Georgia put on them in the final game of last season. And giving up 110 […]

Colorado football is the toast of the town these days after head coach Deion Sanders and his son and quarterback, Shedeur Sanders, led the program to a 45-42 upset over No. 17 TCU on Saturday. One of the father-son duo’s biggest fans is NFL legend Tom Brady, who not only shot Shedeur a text after […]

The Matt Rhule Era of Nebraska football didn’t get off to a great start with a 13-10 loss to Minnesota. Now, the Nebraska-Colorado game is up next, with the Cornhuskers’ rivals flying high after upsetting No. 17 TCU. However, Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders just gave Rhule some bulletin board material that may fire the team […]

The Kansas City Chiefs got a horrible Travis Kelce injury update on Tuesday, as it came out that the All-Pro tight end suffered a hyperextended knee, making him questionable for Thursday’s NFL season opener vs. the Detroit Lions. The good news is that amateur knee doctor and former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco says Kelce […]

When quarterback Shedeur Sanders led his Colorado football team to a 45-42 upset over No. 17 TCU on Saturday, he put up numbers that broke all types of passing records at the school. Former Buffaloes QB Kordell Stewart shared his feelings about losing those records with Colorado head coach (and Shedeur’s dad) Deion Sanders. Shedeur […]

Deion Sanders has his Colorado football program making moves already as the Buffaloes — led by Deion’s son and quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way sensation Travis Hunter — leaped into the college football top 25 in the newest AP poll just days after upsetting No. 17 TCU, 45-42. When the new AP poll came out […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made the head-scratching move of cutting second-year quarterback Bailey Zappe from the Patriots roster on cut-down day. Zappe ultimately came back, signing with the Patriots practice squad, but for a little while, Mac Jones was the only Patriots quarterback on the depth chart. In a conference call with […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced the team captains for the 2023 season. This year, wide receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith will be captains for the first time in their careers, and head coach Nick Sirianni couldn’t be happier. “They have special leadership qualities and they play tremendous football, and they lead in their own […]

Kyrie Irving’s Dallas Mavs teammate Theo Pinson knows why the guard loves rebounding and playing in the post. The 6-foot-7 wing said on a podcast this NBA offseason that it’s because the 6-foot-2 point guard thinks he’s a power forward deep down. Pinson discussed Irving’s big man complex on Tidal League’s Run Your Race podcast. […]

The Detroit Lions will kick off their 2023 season with a game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. Ahead of Detroit’s clash with the Chiefs, here are a few bold Lions Week 1 predictions. The Lions come in looking to make the postseason for the first time since 2016 after barely missing out […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is about to start his new gig after 15 years leading the New Orleans Saints. Ahead of the Broncos’ Week 1 clash against the Las Vegas Raiders, the coach revealed why he stepped away from the Saints. In a wide-ranging ESPN profile by Seth Wickersham, Sean Payton talks […]

Deion Sanders and his Colorado football program pulled the upset of the week in college football, taking down the No. 17-ranked TCU Horned Frogs 45-42. Now, the team will face a murderer’s row of games in the next few weeks, culminating on September 30, when they host No. 6 USC and defending Heisman Trophy winner […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones is entering a contract year, and that could be good news for fantasy football managers. If he can have a breakout season, he’ll earn some big bucks in Cleveland or elsewhere and possibly help power the fantasy teams he’s on to a championship. To that end, the fourth-year wideout […]

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is preparing for the team’s offense to enter a new era. After several seasons of Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott as co-No. 1 backs, Pollard is now the clear RB1 heading into 2023. Now, the question is, what will that look like with backups Rico Dowdle and Deuce Vaughn? […]

The Colorado football team has started a new chapter under head coach Deion Sanders after the team’s stunning upset over No. 17 TCU to open its college football season. The shocking victory impressed nearly everyone, including new Undisputed co-host Keyshawn Johnson, who says “Coach Prime” and his staff may be the best in the nation. […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kyle Rudolph is now officially retiring after 12 NFL seasons, and he’ll do it as a member of the Minnesota Vikings, before taking new TV and radio gigs. Rudolph announced that he’ll be announcing Big Ten football games this fall back in July, although he hadn’t officially announced his retirement […]

The Florida State football season started with a rousing 45-24 victory over SEC powerhouse LSU. Behind three touchdowns from wide receiver Keon Coleman, the No. 8 Seminoles trounced the No. 5 Tigers and announced their entry into the playoff picture. However, head coach Mike Norvell warns his team there is still a lot of work […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just signed a new contract this offseason, and the team is already tweaking his deal. It’s all good, though, because the restructuring puts $8.42 million in Jones’ pockets and helps the Giants’ salary cap space, saving the team $6.315 million ahead of the 2023 NFL season. “The Giants have […]

The opening game for Texas football is Saturday as the Longhorns take on Rice. We know that the starting quarterback will be Quinn Ewers. Now the question becomes will wildly-hyped freshman Arch Manning be the backup quarterback on the Longhorns’ depth chart, or will that role go to the equally talented redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy? […]

When the Pittsburgh Steelers made their final roster cuts ahead of their 2023 NFL season, defensive back Elijah Riley was not on the list of waived players. The fourth-year corner faced tough competition in training camp just to make the team, but now Riley is the Steelers’ sneaky roster cut survivor who will make an […]

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill can’t seem to keep his hands to himself. In the latest incident this NFL offseason, Hill smacked a boat captain in the back of the neck for asking him to get off his boat. Ultimately, the victim dropped the charges, and now NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league […]

The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League draw was unkind to USWNT stars. AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah, along with Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna, fared the worst, as their squads are in the Group of Death along with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Newcastle. The clubs featuring other USMNT members fared slightly better, but it is […]

The Las Vegas Raiders 2023 season is almost here, and the silver and black crew is looking to get back to the playoffs after a disappointing 6-11 2022 campaign. It won’t be easy for new quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and his team. The AFC is loaded, and the AFC West may be the toughest division in […]

Gil Brandt, the Pro Football Hall of Famer executive, Dallas Cowboys legend, and one of the architects of “America’s Team,” has died at age 91. The innovative vice president of player personnel contributed so much to the game of football, and as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Thursday, he will be “celebrated forever.” “We […]

The Buffalo Bills’ 2023 season is almost here, and once again, the team is among the favorites to win the Super Bowl. Josh Allen and company face an uphill battle, though, as the AFC is as loaded this year as any conference in history. Before the Bills’ Week 1 showdown with the New York Jets, […]

The Chicago Bears’ loss is the Tennessee Titans’ gain. After the Bears cut pass rusher Trevis Gipson on Tuesday, the Titans swooped in and added the sack artist to their 53-man roster ahead of the 2023 NFL season. On Thursday, reports surfaced that Trevis Gipson will be signing with the Titans. The fourth-year player was […]

When the Las Vegas Raiders announced their roster cuts ahead of the 2023 NFL season, the name Jesper Horsted was not on the list of now-former Raiders. The fourth-year tight end faced stiff competition in training camp but ultimately made the team, and now Horsted is the Raiders’ sneaky roster cut survivor who will make […]