USATSI After being listed as questionable, Browns receiver Amari Cooper will face the Steelers on Monday night. Cooper’s status for the game was in question after he tweaked his groin during practice last week.  Cooper finished second on the Browns in both catches (three) and receiving yards (37) during the Browns’ season-opening win over the Bengals. The 29-year-old is in …

Picking games in Week 1 ended with a solid showing for me, which is a change from recent NFL years. It’s a challenge to pick early-season games, even more so in the first week, but I somehow managed to go 10-6 against the spread in our CBSSports.com expert picks and 9-7 straight up. It’s a little odd to do better …

USATSI FAU quarterback Casey Thompson tore his ACL during the Owls’ 48-14 loss against Clemson and will miss the remainder of the season, according to ESPN. Thompson, a former starter at Texas and Nebraska, is in his sixth year of eligibility.  Thompson was helped off the field against Clemson after suffering the knee injury halfway through the second quarter following …

Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season comes to a close Monday with two highly anticipated games. First, the New Orleans Saints are facing the Carolina Panthers in an NFC South dust-up that could be a breakout game for second-year star receiver Chris Olave, who topped 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie last season for New Orleans. Later, two AFC …

Cam Akers was inactive Sunday for the Rams’ 30-23 Week 2 loss against the 49ers and L.A.’s former starting running back is on the trading block, according to Fox Sports. The Rams have already contacted other teams in an effort to move Akers, who didn’t play Sunday despite being healthy, Jay Glazer reported. Akers responded to the report on X (formerly Twitter). …

A report on Sunday said wide receiver Amari Cooper was unlikely to play for the Browns on Monday night, but Cooper’s outlook improved as kickoff drew closer. Cooper is active and will be in the lineup against the Steelers. Cooper injured his groin in practice on Saturday and was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of the …

Michigan State University on Monday moved to fire head football coach Mel Tucker for cause, which would relieve the university of the obligation to pay him the remainder of 10-year, $95 million fully guaranteed contract Tucker signed two years ago. There’s $80 million left on the contract, according to MLive.com. MSU athletic director Alan Haller sent a letter to Tucker’s agent, attorney …

The Cincinnati Bengals dropped their first two games last season, and then made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game. This time feels a little different. The biggest concern is the health of Joe Burrow, who threw two touchdown passes in the second half of Sunday’s 27-24 loss to Baltimore. The strong finish was a sign of progress …

Getty Images It looks like Zach Wilson will remain the New York Jets’ starting quarterback for at least a little while longer. That’s according to head coach Robert Saleh, who told reporters on Monday that he does not anticipate the team adding another quarterback to the roster this week. Wilson struggled for most of the game against the Dallas Cowboys …

No. 1 Georgia came back from an 11-point halftime deficit to top South Carolina 24-14 in Week 3, but lost several key players in the process. Star offensive tackle Amarius Mims, along with running backs Kendall Milton and Roderick Robinson II, are nursing injuries that could keep them out of action for the foreseeable future, coach Kirby Smart announced Monday.  Mims, a …

Both the Panthers and Saints debuted new quarterbacks in the NFC South to start the 2023 season. And both Bryce Young, this year’s No. 1 overall pick; and Derek Carr, New Orleans’ biggest veteran acquisition, had their fair share of highs and lows. Now, the two will meet in prime time looking to take a step forward, kicking off a …

Whitner believes defensive backs could be 49ers’ downfall originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ secondary redeemed itself in the second half of San Francisco’s 30-23 Week 2 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, but there were pain points in the first half that concern NBC Sports Bay Area analyst Donte Whitner. Matthew …

Utah quarterback Nate Johnson runs with the ball against Weber State on Saturday. Johnson is one of three quarterbacks who could potentially start for the Utes against UCLA on Saturday. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press) Chip Kelly freely spoke about a starting quarterback dilemma. It probably helped that it wasn’t his. Unlike UCLA, which has found its guy in Dante …

We get a Monday night NFL doubleheader in Week 2, as the Carolina Panthers host the New Orleans Saints at 7:15 p.m. ET, and the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers kick off an hour later (if you’re wondering why there are two games, click here). The addition of Derek Carr made the Saints the preseason favorites in the NFC South, …

Week 2 in the NFL concludes in Pittsburgh as the Steelers and Browns kick off the final leg of a Monday night doubleheader. These AFC North rivals were on different sides of the scoreboard in Week 1 as the Steelers will be looking to bounce back from a blowout loss at the hands of the 49ers. Meanwhile, Cleveland will look …