Getty Images Good morning, everyone. Today’s newsletter is going to look a little bit different than it normally does. Last night, Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle during the first quarter of Buffalo’s game against the Bengals. He is currently in critical condition, according to an NFL statement. The highly anticipated contest between two of the NFL’s …

Mike Tomlin managed to offer a smile when talking about Damar Hamlin as the start of his weekly press conference. Tomlin, who opened his presser discussing Hamlin, smiled when recalling the on-field meetings the two shared when the Steelers and Bills played each other during the past two seasons.  Hamlin, a Pittsburgh native who was in the middle of his …

Getty Images First and foremost, I want to extend thoughts and prayers to Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin and his family following the scary scene that unfolded Monday night. Hamlin, a sixth-round pick out of Pittsburgh, was a rookie just last season and has been making the most of an expanded role in the 2022 season.  With that being said, …

NFL Bills’ Hamlin critical after cardiac arrest Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field after a tackle hours earlier during a game in Cincinnati against the Bengals. (Jan. 3) AP Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remained in critical condition at a hospital Tuesday afternoon after he collapsed following a seemingly routine tackle …

An LSU linebacker announced he’d be moving on following LSU’s Citrus Bowl win over Purdue. Speaking to WAFB’s Jacques Doucet, linebacker Mike Jones Jr. said that he would be moving on following the game. “This is it,” Jones told Doucet. “An old dog’s last walk around the park.” Jones transferred to LSU prior to the 2021 season after three years …

There are several question marks surrounding the New York Jets after a loss to the Seattle Seahawks eliminated them from playoff contention. The biggest of those questions: what’s the answer at quarterback? Mike White was a disappointment in Sunday’s game, and Zach Wilson hasn’t performed well for most of the season. Craig Carton decides what the future is for his …

Offensive linemen rarely get the shine they deserve unless they are among the very best at their position. Fortunately for the Falcons, Chris Lindstrom may very well be the best guard in the NFL. Not only has the former first-round pick established himself as Atlanta’s top offensive lineman, Lindstrom’s off-the-field contributions helped him earn the team’s Walter Payton Man of …

PASADENA, Calif. — In the end, the sky opened and rained on the Rose Bowl. Some would say it wept. Just don’t try selling that to the smiling, dancing, happy (valley) Nittany Lions practically floating off the field at the end of the program’s first Rose Bowl win in 27 years. (Only its second ever.) “It means the world,” said …

NFL fans around the world showed their support for Damar Hamlin by donating millions of dollars to a charity that he created coming out of college.  The Bills safety was taken to the hospital in critical condition on Monday night after going into cardiac arrest during the first quarter of Buffalo’s game in Cincinnati. The Bills announced early Tuesday that …

Welcome to the Week 18 picks. I’ve been making NFL picks here at CBS Sports for 10 years and this week marks the first time where I don’t think my head was completely in it. I usually finish up this column on Monday night each week, but after watching what transpired in the Bills-Bengals game, making picks was the last …

The USC Trojans suffered a crushing loss to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl, 46-45, as the Green Wave scored the game-winning touchdown with eight seconds left. This loss will sting for a long time in Southern California, although the Trojans should be right back in a New Year’s Six Bowl next year with Lincoln Riley and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst Sure, NFL Week 17 betting offered plenty of interesting storylines and outcomes for bettors and bookmakers alike. But if you wagered on the College Football Playoff semifinals, on either team in either game, well, you got taken on a wildly entertaining ride, win or lose. The results of the TCU-Michigan and Ohio State-Georgia games …

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 20-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the defense was on the field for 62 defensive snaps. Only one player was on the field for every snap. How was that playing time divided up? Below, we go over each individual player’s playing time, grouped by position, and make observations about the numbers. Listen to the latest from …

Getty Images This is the first season since 2019 that all the bowl games scheduled at the beginning of the season got played at the end. In that respect, it is nice to have that bit of normalcy back. There were a lot of exciting game, too, not the least of which were the two College Football Playoff semifinals. In …

The Steelers got a valiant effort from Kenny Pickett to stay in playoff contention, and it came from their rookie passer en route to an impressive comeback victory in the latest iteration of the ferocious Pittsburgh-Baltimore rivalry.  A record 64 different starting quarterbacks have taken the field during the 2022 season, and many teams are leaning on first-or-second-year passers down the …