USATSI There is some uncertainty whether Terry McLaurin will play in the Washington Commanders’ season opener against the Arizona Cardinals after the star wideout suffered a turf toe injury in the Week 2 preseason matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. While his status for Sunday is still unknown, a recent report will give fans reason to be optimistic. Per The Washington …

You have to go all the way back to the 2000 season to when we last saw Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman on an NFL field. However, in an alternate universe, we may have had to only look back to 2003. In a recent interview on ESPN’s “The Adam Schefter Podcast”, the Cowboys legend revealed that he nearly came …

Duke quarterback Riley Leonard learned a valuable lesson Tuesday: even if you lead your football team to their biggest win in decades, you still got to do your homework. After Leonard and the Blue Devils upset No. 9 Clemson on Monday night for its first win over a top-10 opponent since 1989, Duke students and fans rushed the field at …

The 2023 NFL season is upon us. Colin Cowherd dropped his first Herd Hierarchy of the year, ranking the top 10 teams in the league before the season opens up on Thursday. All of the teams in Cowherd’s top 10 are coming off a playoff appearance in 2022, so Aaron Rodgers and his Jets squad aren’t included. There’s also a …

Should Patriots have picked different 2023 game to honor Tom Brady? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots will honor former quarterback Tom Brady at some point before or during Sunday’s Week 1 showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. It will be Brady’s first time at Gillette Stadium as a spectator and not a player. Fans will have …

Getty Images Count Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh among the believers in Deion Sanders and Colorado. “Coach Prime” has been the talk of the sport after the Buffaloes shocking 45-42 win over TCU in Week 1. Harbaugh, who has been known to spark national conversation himself though his colorful career, especially enjoyed Sanders’ statements to the media during the Buffaloes’ victory …

Twelve months ago, few football fans could have imagined the Detroit Lions playing in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game against the Kansas City Chiegs. However, the Lions earned that privilege after finishing a tiebreaker shy of making the playoffs. What can anyone making NFL DFS picks expect when looking to add Lions in NFL DFS lineups for the 2023 NFL …

Getty Images Jonathan Taylor won’t be taking carries for the Indianapolis Colts for the first few weeks of the season. So what is the game plan for Indianapolis in Taylor’s absence? Shane Steichen broke down the state of the position.  “I think it’s running back by committee, I do,” Steichen told reporters on Monday, via a Colts transcript. “With anything, …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! In just over 48 hours, the Lions and Chiefs will be opening the 2023 NFL season with a game in Kansas City, but before that happens, we have about 300 more season predictions to get through, so we better get started. For today, we have the return of Pete Prisco’s …

It is not often that members of the media, coaches, and college football fans all agree on something. However, that appears to be the case with college football’s new clock rules. The most significant rule change is that the clock only stops on a first down  in the final two minutes of each half. This rule change is reducing the …

The Boston Bruins signed veteran forward Danton Heinen to a professional tryout agreement Tuesday. Heinen, 28, broke into the NHL with the Bruins in 2016 after they selected him in the fourth round of the 2014 draft. Editor’s Picks Heinen went on to play for Boston (2016-20), the Anaheim Ducks (2020-21) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (2021-23). He had a career-high …

Cowboys left guard Tyler Smith went for an MRI on Tuesday to check out the hamstring injury he suffered on Wednesday and he has reportedly avoided an injury that would guarantee he misses Sunday night’s opener against the Giants. David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reports that the MRI confirmed an earlier diagnosis that Smith suffered a hamstring strain. …

NORMAN — There were times this past offseason when Peyton Bowen experienced growing pains. That’s to be expected. The former five-star safety got thrown into the fire during fall camp and emerged as a second-string option heading into OU football’s season opener against Arkansas State last Saturday. But when the Sooners took to Owen Field, redshirt senior safety Reggie Pearson didn’t …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst I’ve been looking forward to this week since, well, the end of Super Bowl LVII in February. Week 1 of the NFL season is finally here! Two games I am watching involve the two Super Bowl participants last season, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs play host to the Detroit Lions, …

The Arizona Cardinals are in a fascinating quarterback conundrum that has a multitude of layers. On the surface, and as it relates to Week 1, they have yet to name a starter after cutting Colt McCoy and trading for Joshua Dobbs while also having rookie Clayton Tune on the roster. Of course, they are only in this situation because their …