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Four days before his comeback, Brock Purdy sounded like a quarterback itching to be turned loose. The 49ers passer, out since Week 1 with what he called a “turf toe variation” in his right big toe, said there was no need for surgery and that he felt “really good” heading into Week 11 against the […]

The Washington Commanders’ issues started long before their trip to Spain. After a 28-7 Monday Night Football loss to the Chiefs in late October dropped Washington to 3-5, tight end Zach Ertz delivered an urgent warning about the team’s inconsistency. He told NFL.com’s Kevin Patra there were “too many highs and lows,” with the Commanders […]

The Vikings’ 19-17 loss to the Bears turned the spotlight squarely on J.J. McCarthy and Justin Jefferson’s fraying patience. McCarthy managed just 150 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions while completing 50 percent of his throws. His late TD to Jordan Addison briefly gave Minnesota a 17-16 lead, but Jefferson was caught on camera […]

After another close defeat, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes cut through any noise and put the skid on himself and the offense. Speaking to Sports Illustrated about why the Chiefs have now dropped multiple tight games they used to finish, he said it comes down to execution in key moments. “Just not making the […]

The Giants’ latest loss to the Packers did not just end with a Jameis Winston interception, it also ended with Jalin Hyatt taking the heat. After Winston’s end-zone pick on a corner route intended for him, Hyatt repeatedly told The Athletic’s Dan Duggan that he “has to make the play,” effectively owning the mistake on […]

Mike McDaniel’s seat may not be as hot as it looked a few weeks ago, but the stakes are still massive for the Miami Dolphins. After a statement 30-13 win over the Bills in Week 10, owner Stephen Ross is reportedly looking for every reason to keep McDaniel in place for 2026, banking on how […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will already be shorthanded in the backfield when they visit the Denver Broncos in Week 11. Running back Isiah Pacheco has been officially ruled out with a knee injury, his second straight absence since going down in the Week 8 win over Washington, and the Chiefs will again lean on Kareem […]

Back in October, Lincoln Riley was already talking about Makai Lemon like a cornerstone, not just another talented USC football team wideout. After Lemon’s 11-catch, 151-yard, two-touchdown performance against Illinois, Riley told Thomas Goldkamp of On3/Rivals that the sophomore’s versatility and consistency set him apart, praising how Lemon can line up in multiple spots, expand […]

Georgia has already shored up its future backfield with 2027 running back Noah Parker, a Macon County standout who chose the Bulldogs over heavy SEC interest from Alabama and Tennessee. Parker, now one of Georgia’s early 2027 building blocks, gave his pledge while visiting Athens for the Texas game, telling On3/Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett that he […]

Earlier this season, after a crushing 46-45 loss to Duke dropped the Clemson football team to 3-5, Dabo Swinney admitted he had “sucked” this year and vowed to be better. The Tigers’ head coach framed the slide as a failure in situational football and promised that cleaner details, toughness, and late-game poise would eventually show […]

Back in September, when the Michigan State football team was riding an 8-win wave under Jonathan Smith and UCLA had just fired DeShaun Foster, CBS Sports floated Smith as an early candidate in Westwood, citing his Pasadena roots and turnaround work at Oregon State. That speculation, though not recent, framed him as a rising commodity. […]

Auburn football team athletic director John Cohen made it clear the Tigers were not as “close” as Hugh Freeze insisted. After a promising start dissolved into a 4-5 mess capped by a three-point offensive showing in a loss to Kentucky, Cohen said narrow margins do not matter if the job is not getting done. He […]

The day was not easy for the Texas football team. Stephen A. Smith spent part of his Saturday tearing into Arch Manning and Texas after a lifeless first half against Georgia, calling out the drops on catchable balls and wondering aloud if the Longhorns really wanted to compete with the Bulldogs. For a team that […]

Alabama football team quarterback Ty Simpson walked out of a 23-21 home loss to Oklahoma, battered on the stat sheet but still defiant in his belief. After taking four sacks in a defeat that dents the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff path, Simpson was asked how much confidence he still had. He answered with a […]

Brent Venables made it clear that Oklahoma’s football team 23-21 upset of No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa was years in the making, not some Saturday-night fluke. In his postgame remarks, he pointed back to a four-year process of building identity, demanding buy-in from players and staff, and hammering home the fine details that win games […]

The Georgia football team’s week began with a blow and ended with a flex of identity. The Bulldogs learned junior defensive tackle Jordan Hall will miss the rest of the 2025 season after a knee injury suffered in the 24-20 win over Florida in Jacksonville, per CBS and later confirmed by On3’s Pete Nakos. A […]

Georgia’s surprise onside kick in the fourth quarter will live in Texas football team highlight reels for all the wrong reasons. With the Longhorns still within reach, Kirby Smart rolled the dice after stretching Georgia’s lead, and running back Cash Jones pounced on the kick just past 10 yards. The recovery flipped momentum, and what […]

The grim part comes first: Travis Hunter’s rookie year is over after LCL surgery, with a six-month timeline that should put him on track for full football activity ahead of 2026. The procedure, performed in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper with Jaguars team physician Dr. Kevin Kaplan, closed the door on a tantalizing first act […]

Patriots’ defensive tackle Milton Williams went down early in the 27-14 win over the Jets, briefly returned, and lobbied to keep playing, but Mike Vrabel shut him down, calling it a precaution and praising Williams’ leadership on the sideline while trainers began treating the ankle. Per Ian Rapoport, New England is placing him on Injured […]

A Detroit win came with an awkward sidebar. After scoring in Washington, Amon-Ra St. Brown mimicked a viral dance associated with President Donald Trump, who was in attendance. Midweek, the Lions star addressed it on his podcast, saying he’d have copied any president’s trademark move if they were there, and apologized for the moment while […]

Green Bay’s head coach, Matt LaFleur, didn’t fan the flames of a kicking controversy. After hinting midweek that “every spot is a competition,” the Packers head coach reaffirmed that Brandon McManus remains Green Bay’s kicker, while Lucas Havrisik stays in the on-call role. LaFleur’s message was to just ride the veteran, evaluate health, and pick […]

Clarity has followed Cincinnati’s young wideout all year, ever since he jumped on social media in August to stress that a prior practice absence was injury-related and nothing else, reiterating his commitment to the Bengals and to getting back as quickly as possible while continuing his development alongside the team’s veteran targets. Ian Rapoport reported […]

On this Sunday Night, Sam LaPorta won’t suit up. The Lions tight end has been ruled out against the Eagles with a back injury after not practicing all week, per Adam Schefter. It’s his first missed game of the season and a significant blow to Detroit’s middle-of-the-field passing game, where LaPorta’s timing with Jared Goff […]

Seattle’s sacred numbers tell the franchise’s story, and Kenny Easley’s 45 sits among them for a reason. The Seahawks have retired only a handful of jerseys, from Steve Largent and Cortez Kennedy to the No. 12 that honors the fan base. Easley’s case is singular. In seven seasons, he stacked five Pro Bowls, multiple All-Pro […]

The search for steadiness at kicker just got real in Los Angeles. After weeks of inconsistency, the Rams brought in former Missouri star Harrison “Thiccer Kicker” Mevis to push the room, a move that made sense given Joshua Karty’s 10-of-15 field goals and 23-of-26 extra points. Mevis, fresh off a 20-of-21 run with the UFL’s […]

The Daboll question is back in the air after his Giants exit, and Nick Wright floated the “crazy but conceivable” scenario in which Josh Allen would stump for a Brian Daboll reunion in Buffalo if the Bills flame out early again in the postseason. Wright’s logic is simple enough: Allen thrived in Daboll’s system, there’s […]

No one in East Rutherford needed another setback at wide receiver, and yet here we are. On October 8, during a short week leading into Thursday Night Football, the outlook on Darius Slayton was already bleak: after exiting the prior game with a hamstring issue, he was not expected to suit up against the Eagles, […]

The temperature in Green Bay is rising again, and not just because of another prime-time slog. With the Packers drifting after a 10-7 loss to the Eagles, conversation has turned to job security. That’s where the latest chatter lands: per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, Matt LaFleur is effectively coaching for his job the rest of […]

Eight wins, a league-leading punt total, and a defense that drags games into the fourth quarter have turned Denver into 2025’s strangest contender. Through 10 weeks, the Broncos are 8-2 yet atop the NFL in punts, a paradox that tracks with an offense still searching for rhythm and a defense that keeps the score tight […]

The Cardinals’ surge under Jeff Brohm has already produced history that the Louisville football team hadn’t touched since the Lamar Jackson era, when they stunned No. 2 Miami 24-21 back in October, an older result, but the signature upset that still frames where this program is headed. Louisville football team and head coach Jeff Brohm […]

Change at the top kept rolling in Miami even after the cathartic win over Buffalo. The team dismissed co-directors of player personnel Adam Engroff and Anthony Hunt the morning after the upset, reshaping a department that had spanned multiple regimes. Trade chatter around Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane bubbled in the lead-up, which irked Mike […]

Trey Hendrickson’s latest hip update lands like a gut punch for a locker room trying to keep its season alive. The star edge rusher acknowledged he is not where he needs to be physically and that his availability remains a day-to-day proposition, reiterating the standard he holds for his own play and how the injury […]

Head coach Kirby Smart made it plain why Billy Napier still commands respect in SEC rooms. After the Georgia football team eked out a 24-20 win over Florida in Jacksonville, Smart credited the recently fired Gators coach for assembling a physical roster that “fights,” underscoring how thin the margins are in this league and why […]

The best part of 2025 for Will Howard so far has been learning at Aaron Rodgers’ hip, even while rehabbing the hand injury that cost him the preseason. The rookie told The Pat McAfee Show in August that Rodgers has been generous with answers and hard on standards, a daily tutorial he called invaluable for […]

With the NFL cracking down on taunting, George Pickens learned an expensive lesson. The league fined the Dallas receiver $17,389 for holding the ball inches from Cardinals corner Denzel Burke on the sideline, a gesture officials deemed unsportsmanlike. It won’t change his role, but it underscores how tight the line is on sideline theatrics in […]

Recently, the Miami football team flipped blue-chip 2026 DB JJ Dunnigan from Kansas, adding a rangy, physical back-end piece to Mario Cristobal’s future secondary. The Manhattan, Kansas native announced his switch after an early pledge to the Jayhawks, and scouting reports peg him as a fast, disruptive perimeter defender with the size to live at […]

Back on October 10, the first real signal arrived that Dallas might get a defensive spark back soon. Jordan Schultz reported the Cowboys were targeting a late-October practice window for second-year linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, aiming for a November return after last season’s knee injuries. That update wasn’t exactly fresh by midseason, but it mattered because […]

Down goes another cornerstone. Green Bay center Elgton Jenkins left Monday night’s 10-7 loss to the Eagles with a lower-leg injury that postgame X-rays confirmed as a fracture. Head coach Matt LaFleur offered little optimism afterward, calling the outlook “not promising” for the 29-year-old veteran. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported on Tuesday that the Packers have […]

The Eagles and Packers delivered a rock fight on Monday night, a 10-7 Philadelphia win that featured a first half with more quarterback fumbles than points and the first 0-0 MNF halftime since 2009. It looked like a playoff preview on paper, but it played like a defensive clinic with two offenses stuck in neutral. […]