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Lamar Jackson did not need a long manifesto to answer the latest round of criticism. When Pittsburgh radio host Andrew Filliponi called him “overrated” on social media and asked if everyone could agree, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback fired back with a simple “Sayless🤣.” The timing was impossible to ignore. Jackson is fighting through a rough […]

Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams has only been in Dallas a few weeks, but he already sounds like a man who walked into the right storm. The trade-deadline arrival keeps deflecting credit for the Cowboys’ defensive surge to the talent around him, even as his presence inside has helped fuel a three-game winning streak that suddenly […]

Browns’ Shedeur Sanders is keeping his starter’s job in Cleveland, and he clearly does not take that for granted. After a rough 26-8 loss to the 49ers in which he threw for 149 yards and a touchdown on 16-of-25 passing, Kevin Stefanski still named the rookie the Week 14 starter against the Titans. Sanders called […]

Broncos’ Bo Nix has heard the John Elway comparisons, and he is doing his best to slam the brakes on them. After defensive coordinator Vance Joseph name-checked the Hall of Famer while praising his young quarterback, Nix stressed that Elway’s legacy was built over years, not over a hot stretch in Year 2. He framed […]

Head coach Sean Payton spent the bye week hammering home one message: the Denver Broncos cannot keep giving games away. After a deep self-scout, he pointed to penalties and turnovers as the biggest threats to their push for the AFC’s top seed, per The Athletic. Cleaning up flags was priority No. 1, ball security No. […]

Wide receiver Davante Adams did his part to tilt the field for the Los Angeles Rams against the Carolina Panthers, and then some. The veteran wideout hauled in two first-half touchdowns to leap Antonio Gates for seventh on the NFL’s all-time receiving TD list, staking LA to an early 21-17 lead. But on a day […]

The Ole Miss football team is bracing for the fallout of the Lane Kiffin saga, and the ripples are already hitting the recruiting trail. With Kiffin widely expected to bolt Oxford for LSU and reportedly telling assistants they either get on the plane to Baton Rouge or get left behind, the Rebels suddenly look like […]

Florida’s football team coaching search did not end with the splashy Lane Kiffin hire many around the SEC expected, but it still landed one of the hottest names in the sport. After missing out on the Ole Miss coach, Florida moved quickly to lock in Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next head man, betting on […]

Head coach James Franklin’s Virginia Tech rebuild is starting to look very familiar to Penn State fans. Since arriving in Blacksburg, the new Hokies head coach has leaned heavily on pre-existing relationships, even convincing four-star tight end Pierce Petersohn to follow him after backing off his Penn State pledge. That flip, plus a string of […]

Head coach Sherrone Moore walked out of the Horseshoe knowing exactly what he wanted from his team after Michigan’s football team’s 27-9 loss to Ohio State. The Wolverines were outgained 419-163, shut out in the second half, and never reached the end zone, leaving their head coach preaching one message to freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood […]

The Arkansas search for a new head coach put Alex Golesh squarely in the rumor mill. After Sam Pittman’s firing and a 2-9 Razorbacks season, multiple reports framed the USF football team coach as the favorite in Fayetteville, pointing to his rapid rebuild in Tampa and SEC ties from his Tennessee days. Publicly, though, nothing […]

The Alabama football team fans could finally exhale by the time the clock hit zero at Jordan-Hare. What looked like a routine blowout at 17-0 turned into another Iron Bowl anxiety test, with Auburn clawing back to tie the game 20-20 in the fourth quarter. With a trip to the SEC title game hanging in […]

Trojans’ Lincoln Riley has spent the past week trying to slam the door on speculation about his own future before it swallows USC’s football team entire season. With multiple SEC powers circling and fans wondering if he might jump at a marquee opening, Riley finally planted a flag. Asked directly if he plans to leave […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finally starting to look whole again, just in time for a critical Week 13 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals. Running back Bucky Irving, sidelined since Week 4 with shoulder and ankle issues, is expected to rejoin Baker Mayfield in the lineup after being listed as questionable, according to ESPN’s Adam […]

Mike Tomlin did more than calm nerves on Friday. The Pittsburgh Steelers head coach confirmed that Aaron Rodgers would start Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, noting the veteran quarterback practiced fully, carried no game designation, and was, in Tomlin’s words, “all systems go” after missing last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears with a wrist […]

The Miami Dolphins are finally getting some offensive firepower back. After missing the last four games with a pectoral injury, tight end Darren Waller is expected to return against the New Orleans Saints, giving Tua Tagovailoa back his biggest red-zone mismatch just as Miami clings to faint playoff hopes at 4-7. Waller scored four touchdowns […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback roller coaster takes another sharp turn this week. With JJ McCarthy still in the concussion protocol and officially ruled out, undrafted rookie Max Brosmer will make his first NFL start on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, stepping into a spotlight the organization originally hoped would belong to McCarthy in a smoother […]

The Asante Samuel Jr. chapter in Pittsburgh is moving fast. After spending the first half of the season rehabbing from spinal fusion surgery, the former Chargers cornerback finally found a home earlier this month when he signed onto the Steelers’ practice squad ahead of Week 11, a low-risk move Jeremy Fowler of ESPN framed as […]

The Jaxson Dart era in New York is officially back on. After two starts from Jameis Winston, interim head coach Mike Kafka confirmed that the rookie has cleared concussion protocol and will start Monday night against the 10-2 Patriots, giving the Giants another chance to evaluate the quarterback they hope will anchor their future. With […]

Any talk of beef between Shedeur Sanders and Kevin Stefanski is not getting much traction inside the Browns facility. Asked about social media claims that his head coach has it out for him, Sanders brushed it aside, saying people outside the building can say what they want and stressing that Stefanski has coached him hard […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ Thanksgiving collapse in Cincinnati cost them far more than a spot in the standings. Their 32-14 loss to the Bengals dropped them to 6-6 and likely cost them promising rookie linebacker Chandler Martin for the remainder of the season, a brutal blow to a defense that had just started to steady itself […]

The Indianapolis Colts are trying to move past their overtime gut punch in Kansas City, and the front office is already tweaking the roster as they prepare for their matchup with Houston. After falling 23-20 to the Chiefs and seeing their AFC South lead trimmed to a single game over the Jaguars, Indianapolis placed veteran […]

The Green Bay Packers have spent most of this season juggling their kicking situation, and Matt LaFleur finally drew a clear line. After weeks of insisting that every position is “a competition,” the head coach reaffirmed that veteran Brandon McManus is his kicker going forward, even with Lucas Havrisik lurking as a very real alternative. […]

The Kaiir Elam carousel did not stop in New York for long. After the former Buffalo Bills first-round pick visited the Jets as they searched for secondary help, the ex-Florida standout has instead landed in the AFC South, where a different rebuilding team is betting on his pedigree. For Elam, it is another chance to […]

Quarterback Sam Darnold’s return to Minnesota already felt like a referendum on the Vikings’ quarterback choices, and now the Seattle Seahawks are doubling down on giving him help. As Darnold prepares to face the team that let him walk after a 14-win 2024 season, Minnesota is stumbling through life with an injured, turnover-prone J.J. McCarthy […]

Florida’s football team coaching outlook still centers on Lane Kiffin, even as he sidesteps every question about it. Asked again this week about reported interest from Florida and LSU, the Ole Miss coach repeated that he expects to be on the Rebels’ sideline for the Egg Bowl and won’t discuss other jobs. During Tennessee’s blowout […]

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has been blunt about how he views the rest of this season: if he is healthy, he wants to play. On a 3-8 team with nothing real left to chase in the standings, the former Rookie of the Year told reporters his mindset has not changed. In his eyes, being […]

Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy is not expected to suit up against the Seahawks in Week 13 after entering concussion protocol following the loss in Green Bay, which likely hands the reins to Max Brosmer for his first NFL start. With the Vikings sitting at 4-7 and basically out of the NFC playoff race, the rest of […]

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Tuesday after missing Monday’s walkthrough with a toe issue, a welcome sight as Baltimore prepares for its Thanksgiving showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens have rattled off five straight wins since their bye, and even if Jackson has not been at full throttle as a passer, […]

The New England Patriots came out of their comeback win over the Bengals with the AFC’s top seed, but also with a major problem on Drake Maye’s blindside. Rookie left tackle Will Campbell left the game with a knee injury, and while Mike Vrabel tried to strike an optimistic tone, his updates made it clear […]

Raiders’ Maxx Crosby did not dance around the truth after his team dumped offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. Coming off a 24-10 loss to the Browns in which the offense surrendered 10 sacks and managed just 268 yards, the star pass rusher flatly said what everyone could see: the unit had been bad for weeks, and […]

Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson left Sunday’s escape against the Giants talking more about growth than glory. After Detroit survived a barrage of blown coverages and missed tackles to win 34-27 in overtime, the star edge rusher framed it as the sign of a mature team that can play far from perfect and still finish. That same […]

Speculation keeps swirling around Bill Belichick’s future, but his public posture has not budged. Even as insiders like Tom Pelissero suggest the door to an NFL return is not fully closed, the North Carolina football team head coach continues to shoot down links to vacancies such as the Giants’ job and repeats that his focus […]

Week 12’s wild escape against the Giants left Aidan Hutchinson thinking more about lessons than style points. Detroit blew coverages, missed tackles, and still found a way to win 34-27 in overtime, a result Hutchinson called the mark of a good team that can survive “all the bad stuff” and still finish. At 7-4 heading […]

In a season where Florida’s roster has been ravaged by injuries, the sight of Cormani McClain being carted off the field against Tennessee looked like the latest devastating blow. The Gators are already limping through a 3-7 campaign, playing mostly for pride while juggling a long injury list and constant noise around the future of […]

Uncertainty still hangs over the Tigers’ sideline, and it starts under center. Interim head coach D.J. Durkin walked into Iron Bowl week keeping his quarterback cards close to the vest, even after freshman Deuce Knight lit up Mercer while Ashton Daniels sat to preserve his redshirt. Publicly, Durkin has hinted that Daniels is in line […]

The George Pickens trade already looks like one of the most important moves of the Cowboys’ recent history, and the momentum around it is only growing. Since arriving from Pittsburgh, Pickens has given Dallas the true second elite receiver the offense has been missing, turning games like the comeback win over Philadelphia into proof-of-concept for […]

The decision to move on from Shane Bowen has thrown the Giants’ entire defensive identity into flux, and Mike Kafka did little to sugarcoat why the change was necessary. After yet another blown fourth-quarter lead, the interim head coach said he went back through the Lions tape and “the last few weeks on defense, including […]

Uncertainty still hangs over the Nittany Lions, but the coaching grapevine is starting to point in one direction. National analyst Josh Pate said on his show that he believes Penn State football team has “zeroed in” on its next head coach and that the favorite is James Madison’s Bob Chesney, a fast-rising 48-year-old Pennsylvania native […]