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The future of Travis Kelce is casting a shadow over everything the Kansas City Chiefs do right now, but the tight end is not planning to drag out the decision. He has privately indicated he wants to decide by early March whether he will return for 2026 or walk away, giving the organization enough time […]

Packers running back Josh Jacobs is officially questionable for the Green Bay Packers’ crucial divisional clash against the Minnesota Vikings, and his availability may come down to a game-day decision. The veteran back exited last week’s win over the New York Giants with a knee issue and has spent the week trying to prove he […]

The Georgia football team’s latest blowout win was another reminder of why Kirby Smart refuses to apologize for running a brutally physical program. Fresh off a statement 35-10 win over Texas that reinserted Georgia into the national title conversation, the Bulldogs crushed Charlotte 35-3, and Bo Walker’s breakout night in Athens looked like a living […]

The story of the kicker Eddy Piñeiro to the San Francisco 49ers has taken a tough turn. Fresh off setting a franchise record with 17 straight made field goals to open the season and stabilizing a position that was a major issue in 2024, the veteran kicker now finds himself sidelined just as San Francisco […]

The Detroit Lions are getting a badly needed boost at cornerback, less than a year after Khalil Dorsey suffered a brutal tibia/fibula injury in a shootout loss to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. The setback abruptly halted what had been an important rotational role in Aaron Glenn’s secondary and further strained a defense that […]

The New Orleans Saints made their long-expected move at wide receiver, cutting ties with Brandin Cooks after a short-lived reunion that never came close to matching his first stint in New Orleans. Brought back on a modest two-year deal to stabilize a reshaped passing game, the veteran instead became emblematic of an offense stuck in […]

The Chicago Bears will again be without starting corners Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12, prolonging a stretch in which their secondary has been held together by depth pieces and scheme. The silver lining, though, is that Chicago still expects both defensive backs to be back on […]

TCU player Josh Hoover knows there is no margin for sloppiness as his team heads into its showdown. After Eric McAlister torched SMU for three touchdowns in the Iron Skillet win, the Horned Frogs quarterback admitted they will need their sharpest, most complete performance yet to handle a Sun Devils defense that can be physical […]

The Cincinnati Bengals will have to wait at least one more week for Joe Burrow’s return, and in the meantime, they are reshaping the depth chart around him. Cincinnati kept its franchise quarterback on injured reserve for Week 12 against the New England Patriots, sticking with Joe Flacco under center while Burrow continues his recovery […]

The return of Calvin Ridley to the Tennessee Titans lineup lasted barely a quarter. The veteran wide receiver, who had already battled a hamstring issue this season, fractured his fibula in the Week 11 loss to the Houston Texans and has been ruled out for the rest of 2025. Interim head coach Mike McCoy lamented […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are used to living on the edge and surviving it. This season, that aura is gone, which is why Andy Reid’s message after the crushing 22-19 loss to the Broncos was so blunt: reset and narrow the focus. He told the locker room the only thing they can control now is […]

The Kansas City Chiefs might be hovering at 5-5, but around the league, there’s still a healthy respect for what they can become down the stretch. Rival executives see a flawed team that’s struggling to run the ball and leaning too heavily on Patrick Mahomes, yet they also point to his “fear factor” and Andy […]

Broncos’ Bo Nix didn’t throw a touchdown pass against the Kansas City Chiefs, but he still outdueled Patrick Mahomes and pushed the Denver team into a different tier of AFC contenders. The rookie calmly directed an eight-game winning streak to 9-2 with a late, precision strike to Troy Franklin that set up Wil Lutz’s walk-off […]

The New York Jets are making another seismic change at quarterback, and this one feels final for Justin Fields. After a 27-14 loss to the New England Patriots dropped them to 2-8 and left the offense dead last in passing yards, head coach Aaron Glenn has turned to veteran Tyrod Taylor for Week 12 against […]

The Bengals’ injury luck took another hit back in Week 6 when tight end Mike Gesicki went down early against the Green Bay Packers. In Joe Flacco’s first start with Cincinnati, the veteran pass-catcher suffered a pectoral injury in the first half, headed to the medical tent, then straight to the locker room. He never […]

Dallas finally got the kind of defensive performance it has been begging for, and Quinnen Williams was right in the middle of it. In his Cowboys debut, the Pro Bowl defensive tackle stacked a sack, multiple QB hits, and a constant interior push in a 33-16 win over the Raiders, prompting ESPN’s Marcus Spears to […]

In a new record, Travis Kelce just became the Chiefs’ all-time touchdown leader with his 21-yard score against the Broncos, but that bit of history did little to calm growing Chiefs rumors about the future of their offense. Kansas City has sputtered to 5-5, and every stumble only sharpens the question of what life after […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers might have beaten the Bengals and stayed atop the AFC North, but everything now orbits Aaron Rodgers’ wrist. The veteran quarterback exited at halftime with what was initially described as a “slight break” in his left wrist, and further tests will determine how long he is actually sidelined. In his place, Mason […]

Joe Burrow is stuck on the sideline, but his mindset is exactly what the Cincinnati Bengals need as questions swirl around the franchise and, inevitably, NFL rumors about its future. Head coach Zac Taylor revealed that Burrow has pushed through seven-on-seven work in practice and could ramp up to some 11-on-11 soon, insisting the star […]

Kirk Cousins might be stepping in for an injured Michael Penix Jr., but he’s not distancing himself from Raheem Morris. After the Atlanta Falcons’ brutal 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers dropped them to 3-7 and extended their skid to five games, Cousins gave his head coach a clear public backing, calling Morris the […]

Mike McDaniel’s future in Miami looked bleak a few weeks ago, but a blowout win over the Bills and a gritty overtime victory against the Commanders have at least reopened the conversation. Owner Stephen Ross is known to still believe in McDaniel’s offensive mind and would prefer continuity if the locker room keeps responding and […]

Against the Bears, J.J. McCarthy did not sugarcoat his performance. After completing just 16 of 32 passes for 150 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in Minnesota’s 19-17 loss, the Vikings quarterback admitted there were “three or five” decisions and throws he desperately wants back, including a glaring third-down miss to Justin Jefferson. He knows […]

Nebraska’s quarterback room took another hit recently, and not just on the field. Starting QB Dylan Raiola is already done for the year after suffering a broken fibula against USC, an injury that turned a promising season into a scramble for bowl positioning. Nebraska’s offense stalled the moment Raiola left that late-October game, and backup […]

The Detroit Lions have been eyeing Malcolm Rodriguez’s return for weeks, and now the timeline they hoped for is finally materializing. Back in late October, reports indicated the linebacker was targeting a mid-November comeback after tearing his ACL on Thanksgiving last year, with the team opening his practice window and slowly ramping him back into […]

The Chicago Bears are dipping into the veteran market for depth at linebacker, and the name they chose carries a lot more weight than just another practice-squad body. Jalen Reeves-Maybin, a former Pro Bowler who was expected to be released by the Detroit Lions back in March as they managed their cap and looming extensions, […]

Quarterback Jayden Daniels is still stuck on the sideline, and his timetable is fuzzy, but his off-field profile is only getting bigger. The Washington Commanders quarterback has already missed multiple games with an elbow issue, and, per previous reporting, there is a real chance his absence stretches to five or six weeks, depending on how […]

The Missouri football team got a rare bit of good news on Beau Pribula after what looked like a devastating leg injury against Vanderbilt. Initial fears of a season-ending break gave way to a more hopeful diagnosis: a serious sprain with ligament damage but no surgery required, and even a slim chance the starting QB […]

The Ole Miss football team is chasing its first-ever College Football Playoff berth while speculation swirls about Lane Kiffin’s long-term future. Reports in recent days claimed the Rebels wanted “clarity” on whether he would stay in Oxford, with talk of an internal deadline tied to the Egg Bowl after his family reportedly visited Florida and […]

The Tennessee Titans watched Cam Ward put together what looked like a game-saving drive, only to see the Houston Texans walk off with a 16-13 win on a last-second field goal. Ward helped drag a sputtering offense into range late in a defensive slugfest, but for the second straight week, Tennessee saw its work undone […]

Oklahoma’s season-defining win at Alabama is already paying off in the polls. After the 23-21 upset in Tuscaloosa, the Sooners jumped back into the AP top 10 at No. 8, leapfrogging the Crimson Tide, who slid to 10th. It’s a sharp reversal from midseason, when OU tumbled out of the top six after losses to […]

The Falcons’ season somehow found a new low with Michael Penix Jr.’s latest knee injury. The second-year quarterback went down in the overtime loss to the Panthers, re-aggravating the same left knee that already cost him time earlier in the year. Per multiple reports, including ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the damage could end his 2025 season […]

Arizona’s football team head coach Kenny Dillingham spent part of November swatting away rumors instead of blitz packages, telling his team players directly that he plans to be back in Tempe next season despite his name popping up for jobs like Auburn and Florida. That message, delivered in team meetings and reinforced after a gritty […]

The jokes were brutal and all saying the same thing: Pete Carroll looked every bit his 74 years after the Cowboys worked the Raiders on Monday night. Social media quickly compared the new Las Vegas head coach to Joe Biden, framing him as an exhausted leader presiding over a team drifting nowhere fast. At 2-8 […]

The Indiana football team has cranked its Fernando Mendoza Heisman push into high gear, and the timing could not be better. The Cal transfer has the Hoosiers at 11-0, sitting atop most Heisman odds boards after throwing for 2,641 yards, 30 touchdowns, and just five interceptions, plus five rushing scores. IU even rolled out an […]

Georgia’s football team 35-10 demolition of Texas was the kind of game that explains why the Bulldogs still sit at 9-1 and very much in the playoff picture. It also reinforced the identity Kirby Smart keeps hammering home. After the win, Smart praised his defense’s toughness and complained about a modern game where, in his […]

Georgia’s onside kick in the fourth quarter will haunt the Texas football team for a while. What had been a tense game flipped into a 35-10 defeat, leaving the Longhorns 7-3 and their College Football Playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Arch Manning owned his part afterward, acknowledging that against a defense like Georgia’s, he […]

Leading into their high-stakes showdown with the Seahawks, one rival AFC executive told The Athletic’s Dianna Russini he believes the Rams are “primed for a Super Bowl,” citing Sean McVay’s deep roster, Matthew Stafford’s form, and an explosive offense built around Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, and Kyren Williams. Sunday’s win over Seattle fit that contender […]

Ohio State’s football team heater on the 2026 trail keeps getting hotter. Fresh off flipping four-star EDGE Dre Quinn from Clemson, the Buckeyes have added yet another centerpiece to a defensive haul that already featured lineman Khary Wilder and a recent flip of four-star DL Emanuel Ruffin from Colorado. Quinn, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound pass rusher […]

Michigan’s football team’s narrow 24-22 win over Northwestern turned into a coming-out party for freshman wideout Andrew Marsh and a stress test for Sherrone Moore. Marsh hauled in 12 passes for 189 yards, setting Michigan freshman single-game receiving marks dating back to 1979 and later saying it “means the world” just to have the chance […]