The Atlanta Falcons are coming off a miserable 9-7 loss in the rain to a Carolina Panthers squad that is now 2-12, dropping the former to 6-8 and one game out of first place in the NFC South.  Is head coach Arthur Smith coaching for his job down the stretch of this season? Falcons owner Arthur Blank recently punted on …

Getty Images With three Super Bowl triumphs and an MVP performance in Super Bowl LIII, New England Patriots great Julian Edelman was able to join the ranks of some of the greatest multi-time champion athletes in American sports. That all started nearly 10 years ago in Super Bowl XLIX, when the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks to give Edelman his …

Five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith solidified his commitment to Ohio State on Wednesday, signing with the Buckeyes during National Signing Day and capping a recruitment tinged with some late drama. Smith, the first receiver ever ranked as the No. 1 player in the 247Sports recruiting rankings, first committed to Buckeyes in December 2022 but was doggedly pursued by others while …

The Atlanta Falcons have had a roller-coaster season, and nowhere has that been more true than the handling of the team’s quarterback situation.  Heading into a crucial stretch run, head coach Arthur Smith told reporters on Wednesday the plan going forward is to have Taylor Heinicke start for the rest of the season. This decision marks the third time this …

Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein spoke with the San Francisco tight end about facing Baltimore on Christmas Night, what makes Lamar Jackson so special, and how facing the Ravens can be a barometer for the 49ers’ playoff readiness. Video Transcript JORI EPSTEIN: You are gearing up to play a really good Baltimore Ravens team this week. And I always think, like, …

Georgia has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. (Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Georgia scored a win against Florida State more than a week before the Orange Bowl kicks off. The Bulldogs were able to secure a commitment from five-star safety KJ Bolden on Wednesday. Bolden, a native of Buford, Georgia, had been committed to …

Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday put to rest any thought of returning to play in the 2023 season, acknowledging that he doesn’t have enough time to get back to 100 percent from his Week 1 Achilles tear. However, the Jets are still placing the star quarterback on their active roster. New York activated Rodgers off injured reserve on Wednesday, theoretically allowing …

USATSI Happy midweek, everyone! Can you believe we’re already approaching Week 16? And that the Bengals are still in the playoff race?! John Breech is taking the day off to celebrate, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest. This is the Pick Six newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do yourself a favor and …

The Indianapolis Colts are right in the thick of a heated race in the AFC South, but will have to finish out the 2023 campaign without two players. On Tuesday, the team announced they had placed cornerback Tony Brown and wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie on the reserve/suspended list for three games due to conduct detrimental to the team. These three-game suspensions …

Michigan football is adding more than two dozen incoming high schoolers on Wednesday, the start of the national signing day early period, however its most notable acquisition of the day might have come from via the transfer portal. Jaishawn Barham, a 6-foot-4, 233-pound former Maryland linebacker, announced he will transfer to Michigan on social media on Wednesday. Barham, a four-star …

Giff Smith has received plenty of advice since the Los Angeles Chargers hired him as the interim head coach last Friday. The best might have come from one of Smith’s former bosses. “Chan Gailey said all those suggestions and thoughts you had are now decisions. Good luck,” said Smith, who worked for Gailey at Georgia Tech and with the Buffalo …

(Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports illustration) You’re now an NFL general manager. Congratulations! Your owner has only one job for you: Get the team a franchise quarterback. You have the choice of any quarterback who joined the league in the last five years. (Hey, if we’re already in fantasyland making you a GM, might as well go all the way.) Which way …

Leonard Moore.jpg Notre Dame has stockpiled at cornerback in recent years to make up for failures in past recruiting cycles. Thus, the Irish now have four underclassmen defensive backs they think highly of, led by preseason All-American Benjamin Morrison. Adding two more now keeps the position stocked enough to avoid the vacuum of trusted cornerbacks that held Notre Dame back …

Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers are one of the best teams in the NFL this season, and even Tom Brady has enjoyed watching them play. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean Brady has dropped his 23-year grudge against them. On the latest episode of the “Let’s Go” podcast, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey joined Brady to talk about the team’s …

Travis Kelce has hilarious reaction to Bill Belichick/Chargers speculation originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick’s future as the head coach of the New England Patriots is uncertain as the 2023 NFL regular season winds down. The Patriots sit at the bottom of the AFC standings with a 3-11 record and will miss the playoffs for the third time …