When Trevor Lawrence was injured and in pain during the Jacksonville Jaguars’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, the quarterback awkwardly limped off the field and all the way back to the team’s locker room without a cart. However, Lawrence said he decided to walk back and not use a cart, putting down the notion that Jaguars weren’t prepared …

The league and voters are in agreement. The Southeastern Conference named Eli Drinkwitz as the league’s Coach of the Year in a news release Wednesday, a day after the Associated Press and a little more than a week after USA Today tabbed the Mizzou football coach for the same honor. Drinkwitz, in his fourth season as the Tigers’ head coach, …

Happy midweek, everyone! John Breech is still busy basking in Jake Browning’s prime-time win for the Bengals, so he’s off today. In the meantime, you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest from around the NFL. This is the Pick Six Newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do yourself a favor and make sure you’re signed up …

49ers’ Purdy has eye-popping stats after 17 regular-season starts originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy officially has a full season’s worth of starts under his belt and the numbers are impressive, to say the least. After the 49ers’ 42-19 demolition of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Purdy now has logged 17 starts dating …

The College Football Playoff is set and a controversial final four will include No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Washington, No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Alabama vying for the national championship. However, the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl — this year’s national semifinals — are just two of the 41 college football bowl games between FBS schools on the …

In a wide-ranging interview with Time Magazine, which named her its 2023 Person of the Year, music megastar Taylor Swift spoke extensively on the record about her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce for the first time. Swift said that the two spent more time building their relationship in secret than previously revealed before she attended …

Tua Tagovailoa’s sensational season is being noticed by NFL fans. The Miami Dolphins quarterback currently leads all NFL players in fan votes for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games Vote presented by Verizon.  Tagovailoa, who is enjoying the best year of his four-year career, currently has 59,680 fan votes, ahead of Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud (44,095 votes), 49ers running back Christian …

Michigan State football has another prospect coming to campus this weekend. Three-star tight end Wyatt Hook has “locked in” an official visit with Michigan State for this upcoming weekend. Hook is currently committed to new head coach Jonathan Smith’s old school of Oregon State. Hook is ranked as the No. 66 tight end in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2024 class. …

The Week 14 NFL schedule will mark the third time in the last four games that the Eagles are underdogs. The Cowboys are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Week 14 NFL odds, in a contest that has strong ramifications on the NFC playoff picture. Meanwhile, over in the AFC, the Chiefs will host the Bills on Sunday. The …

At least for one more week, the Minnesota Vikings are standing beside quarterback Joshua Dobbs as the starter. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The Minnesota Vikings are going to stand beside quarterback Joshua Dobbs as the starter. … At least for one more week. On Wednesday, head coach Kevin O’Connell announced his decision to go with the seven-year veteran for the Vikings’ …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Riding a four-game winning streak and coming off a blowout of the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers look like the Super Bowl favorite as they prepare to host the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). The 49ers have so many impact players, it’s …

Carolina Panthers interim head coach Chris Tabor did not volunteer any kind of tribute on Wednesday. Tabor spoke with reporters this afternoon, just hours after a report from The Athletic painted an unflattering picture of a dysfunctional operation that has brewed in the organization. He simply said the following when asked about it: “It’s been fine. I haven’t had a …

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman John Klingberg will have hip surgery at the end of month and miss the remainder of the season, general manager Brad Treliving announced Wednesday. “I’ll have a better idea as we finalize what is going to get done and ultimately once they do the procedure of how long rehab is going to be, but it’s safe …

Individual dead money amounts were covered a couple of weeks ago. The focus now turns to the NFL teams with the most dead money. Dead money is a salary cap charge for a player who is no longer on a team’s roster. An inordinate amount of dead money can put a team at a competitive disadvantage. The salary cap room …

Many coaches have hit the road this week to visit recruits, but that hasn’t stopped Ohio State football from making evaluations and sending out offers. One of the players they deemed worthy enough for a scholarship was 2025 Texas wide receiver, Kaliq Lockett. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 175-pound prospect is viewed as one of the nation’s best. He’s ranked as …