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A quiet piece of business in New England turned into a meaningful signal, the Patriots are rewarding stability up front while they keep one eye on January. The team announced a two-year extension for guard Ben Brown, a deal reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport as worth up to $6.6 million. Brown’s path here wasn’t […]

The quarterback room in Ames is suddenly staring at a full reset, because the Iowa State football team is losing the face of its offense right as the program transitions into a new era. Rocco Becht made his transfer decision official with a heartfelt goodbye message, thanking Iowa State for the opportunity and explaining he’s […]

The playoff runway looks a lot clearer for Ohio State now that its most dangerous weapon says he’s finally back to full speed. After gutting through late-season wear and tear, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith said he’s feeling 100% healthy again, a crucial development as the Buckeyes prepare for the College Football Playoff with Ryan Day […]

Texas Tech’s football team offseason buzz keeps growing, and it’s not just because the Red Raiders are still alive in the playoff picture. Between adding a high-end recruiting piece and getting linked to a major portal quarterback, the program is clearly trying to keep its foot on the gas heading into a massive matchup with […]

Oregon’s football team’s playoff push got a whole lot louder after Dante Moore detonated James Madison early, putting together one of those first halves that instantly becomes a reference point. He helped Oregon build real separation fast and finished the night with 313 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, two interceptions, plus a rushing score on […]

The Biletnikoff conversation isn’t going away in Columbus, because a lot of people around the Ohio State football team clearly felt Jeremiah Smith had the kind of season that usually ends with hardware. He finished as a finalist again and didn’t win again, and that stings, especially when the belief is that no receiver forced […]

A lot of the national playoff chatter has been split between brands and résumés, and Georgia keeps landing in the same place: a roster people trust, paired with a coach who’s already proven he can navigate the pressure cooker. In a coaches’ survey cited by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Georgia was one of the most […]

The week started with a bizarre reminder that the NFL can’t protect you from everything, even your own living room, then ended with Dallas making a very real, very on-field adjustment up front. Trevon Diggs explained that his concussion came from a freak accident at home, a TV he was trying to install fell and […]

The last couple of weeks have been a reminder that Brandon Graham can still change a game, and his late-season surge is giving Philadelphia one more edge as it gears up for January. After posting two sacks against the Raiders, Graham kept it rolling in Week 16 with another takedown against Washington, his third sack […]

A jab turned into bulletin-board fuel as Jacksonville left Denver with a statement win, and Liam Coen made it clear afterward that the Jaguars weren’t interested in playing polite about where the motivation came from. To get his team in the right headspace, Coen spent the week leaning into the skepticism about Jacksonville’s legitimacy, according […]

A sweeping outside review is now at the center of Michigan’s football team response to the Sherrone Moore firing, with interim president Domenico Grasso saying the school is focused on finding facts, expanding oversight, and moving quickly if the investigation uncovers additional misconduct beyond the former head coach. From there, the questions around how this […]

Detroit’s Sunday night loss to Pittsburgh ended with Jared Goff fuming about an offensive pass interference flag that erased what looked like a game-winning touchdown, calling it “a bad call” after the final sequence unraveled at Ford Field. Goff still threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns, but the Lions watched their late rally get […]

Leaving Detroit with a critical road win, Pittsburgh’s message afterward stayed the same: keep moving, keep grinding, and don’t treat December victories like trophies. Mike Tomlin praised the fight it took to win in a tough venue, then told his team there’s no time for a “Victory Monday,” because the Steelers are coming in to […]

A scary fourth-quarter moment overshadowed Denver’s loss to Jacksonville, with rookie wide receiver Pat Bryant leaving the field on a cart and later being taken to the hospital. The Broncos fell 34-20 in a matchup between two AFC contenders, and the result tightened the conference race while also leaving Denver waiting on updates about one […]

Texas A&M walked out of the College Football Playoff with a loss, but the program’s tone around Marcel Reed hasn’t shifted into panic, it’s still framed as a young quarterback taking lumps now, with a higher ceiling later. After the 10-3 defeat to Miami, head coach Mike Elko said he expects “a much better version” […]

Florida’s football team transition under Jon Sumrall keeps moving quickly, and special teams is the latest area getting a clear direction after a strange few weeks where he’s been balancing Tulane’s CFP push while assembling a new staff in Gainesville. Per Matt Zenitz, Florida is set to hire Tulane special teams coordinator Johnathan Galante to […]

Chicago’s comeback over Green Bay didn’t just swing the NFC North race, it also gave the Bears another one of those late-game moments they’ve been stacking all season, and DJ Moore made sure nobody missed the point afterward with his “F the Packers always” mic drop. The Bears trailed by 10 points with under three […]

Philadelphia finally ended the NFC East’s two-decade weirdness on Saturday night, locking up back-to-back division titles with a 29-18 win over Washington. The result clinched the division, and it also kept the spotlight on how the final minutes played out, not just the standings. ESPN reported that the flashpoint came late, when Philadelphia went for […]

Saturday’s overtime loss in Chicago ended in a way that drives coaches crazy, but Matt LaFleur didn’t turn it into a finger-pointing session afterward. Even with a 10-point lead gone in the final two minutes and the game slipping away 22-16 in OT, he leaned on the effort and fight his group showed instead of […]

Kansas City’s week got heavier with more bodies heading to injured reserve, but the bigger picture is starting to come into focus. This isn’t being treated like the end of an era on the sideline. The Chiefs placed linebacker Leo Chenal and right tackle Jawaan Taylor on season-ending IR, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, leaving them […]

A shaky afternoon for Jake Elliott still ended with a win, but the Eagles left obvious points on the field, and their veteran kicker didn’t dodge the reality of what comes next. After missing from 42 and 51 yards, Elliott said he understands the NFL is “production-based,” and that if Philadelphia wants to look at […]

The week around the Rams has gotten louder than usual, starting with wideout Puka Nacua getting hit with a $25,000 fine after he went after NFL officials in comments made leading into Thursday night. Nacua still delivered a monster game in Seattle with 12 catches for 225 yards and two touchdowns, but Los Angeles let […]

Head coach Sean Payton stirred up noise this week with a brief line about Jacksonville, calling the Jaguars “a real good team” while also referencing their “smaller market,” a phrasing that caught traction online ahead of a game with real AFC stakes. With Denver rolling and every detail getting magnified, the conversation quickly moved from […]

Quarterback Baker Mayfield’s return trip to Carolina comes with some respect still attached to it, as multiple Panthers players spoke well of their former quarterback this week, calling him a great teammate and a pro during a tough 2022 stretch, even if his time there didn’t work out on the field. The bigger, new wrinkle […]

The Arizona State football team moved quickly to calm the noise around Kenny Dillingham’s name popping up in the Michigan coaching rumor mill, with athletic director Graham Rossini acknowledging contract talks and calling the moment “exciting” for the Sun Devils as they work through details to keep their head coach in place. Dillingham, though, made […]

Pittsburgh heads into Week 16 in Detroit missing a huge piece of its pass rush, with T.J. Watt officially ruled out for a second straight game as he continues recovering from a lung issue and hasn’t returned to practice yet. That reality already had the Steelers walking a thinner line defensively, and now the injury […]

Cleveland is limping into Week 16 with the outside noise getting louder. After a 31-3 loss to the Bears left the Browns at 3-11, Kevin Stefanski’s job security has become a weekly topic, especially with Albert Breer wondering whether the team can “run all this back” after looking “flat as a pancake.” Stefanski didn’t bite […]

Atlanta’s injury report got awkward at the worst time, with Kyle Pitts showing up as a limited participant Thursday because of a knee issue after his monster Week 15 performance, leaving the Falcons monitoring a key piece of the offense heading into Sunday. Mike Garafolo reported on X that the Falcons are signing cornerback C.J. […]

Momentum on the recruiting trail gave Deion Sanders a needed lift this week, with the Colorado football team landing four-star brothers Xavier McDonald at wide receiver and Dolph McDonald at cornerback, a quick-hit win that added both skill depth and a future secondary building block. Hayes Fawcett reported on X that Colorado starting wide receiver […]

Confirmation finally matched the fear in Green Bay. Micah Parsons’ torn ACL is a season-ender, but the star pass rusher made it clear he’s approaching rehab with resolve, writing that he’s “sidelined” but “not defeated,” while thanking the Packers and his teammates for their support. Now the procedural step is official, too. As Adam Schefter […]

Miami’s quarterback shuffle is official for Week 16, with the Dolphins moving forward on the field with Quinn Ewers after benching Tua Tagovailoa following Monday night’s loss to the Steelers. As reported earlier this week, Miami decided to sit Tagovailoa and start rookie Quinn Ewers against the Bengals. Mike McDaniel had acknowledged the idea was […]

A brutal Sunday in Denver got even heavier for Green Bay once the injury details started coming out, with the Packers now staring at a situation where Micah Parsons goes down, and Evan Williams is collateral damage on the very same snap. As previously reported, ESPN noted the Packers are preparing for the possibility that […]

Sunday’s Chargers-Chiefs game got chippy late, but Jim Harbaugh didn’t flinch afterward, backing Tony Jefferson and calling the hit that led to his ejection a normal “football play,” even as the moment sparked an on-field scuffle in a tense Week 15 win. As Daniel Popper reported on X, Harbaugh was asked about Justin Herbert’s 12 […]

Green Bay’s injury sheet keeps getting longer at the worst possible time, and the loss in Denver didn’t just sting in the standings, it raised real questions about how many starters the Packers can afford to lose and still play their brand of football. According to ESPN, safety Evan Williams’ knee injury could sideline him […]

Journalist Albert Breer’s read on Todd Bowles’ job status came with a familiar warning label: Tampa Bay can still salvage the season, but the next three weeks matter. With the Buccaneers sitting at 7-7 after a brutal 29-28 loss to Atlanta and dropping five of their past six, the division race and the optics around […]

Cincinnati’s season is already done in the standings, but Zac Taylor made one thing clear after the 24-0 loss to the Ravens: Joe Burrow is still playing. Taylor confirmed Burrow will start the rest of the regular season, explaining it with a simple reason, they want to win. From there, the conversation around the Bengals […]

Miami’s quarterback reset is officially underway, and it’s getting awkward fast. After Dan Orlovsky backed the idea of starting Quinn Ewers down the stretch following the Dolphins’ Monday night elimination, Miami has now put real action behind that kind of thinking by handing the rookie the ball with the season already off the rails. As […]

A quarterback benching always feels dramatic, but Miami’s decision to sit Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers is even louder because it immediately drags the Dolphins into the uncomfortable part of the conversation: what comes next, and what it would actually cost to move on. Adam Schefter laid out the numbers in a blunt “numbers […]

When Bill Belichick wrapped up a miserable 4-8 debut in Chapel Hill, he didn’t pretend it was anything else. The North Carolina football team has a ton of work to do, and fast. The offseason was already going to be about rebuilding credibility and talent, but the portal just took a real bite out of […]