In his eighth season, Jonnu Smith is on his fourth team. The Dolphins are the second AFC East team the tight end has played for, and it’s safe to say he will never play for one of the two other teams in the division. Smith bashed Buffalo, chicken wings and Bills fans during a appearance on The Dive Bar Podcast. …

The days of the short-term solution at quarterback for the Oregon Ducks football program might be over. Dan Lanning already has Austin Novosad, Luke Moga and although he’s a transfer, sophomore Dante Moore has just played a half of a season for UCLA and is expected to possibly redshirt in 2024 if he’s not needed. Oregon also has a commitment …

USATSI Jerome Bettis, when recently given the ability to use active players to create the ultimate running back, only needed one. The Steelers’ legend and Hall of Fame running back chose a two-time Pro Bowler who is on the short list of the NFL’s best current backs.  “I don’t even have to build one,” Bettis said. “I’ve got one. Saquon …

Cam Newton surprisingly didn’t get an invite to Christian McCaffrey’s wedding to Olivia Culpo last month, wondering where the reservation was from his former Carolina Panthers teammate.  “Damn, C-Mac, I couldn’t get an invite?” Newton asked on his “4th&1 Podcast,” joking why he wasn’t invited. “Is it because of the Brock Purdy beef? Was Brock there?” The Purdy comments took place when …

We’re now one weekend away from the much-anticipated release of College Football 25, the first installment in the college football video game series in 11 years. EA Sports continued dropping previews of the game this past week. The Orlando-based company shared deep dives of the Ultimate Team mode and, of course, the Road to Glory, which lets players put themselves …

Football is a team sport. Which means, more often than not, you won’t be a serious Super Bowl contender if you don’t have a formidable combination of elite talent and/or consistent, innovative coaching. Just as a quarterback is often only as effective as his supporting cast, a coach’s designs alone can’t always elevate a team; personnel is equally key. Even …

NFL exec calls Kittle ‘more explosive’ tight end than Kelce originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area George Kittle consistently has been one of the NFL’s elite tight ends for several years, dating back to his breakout 2018 campaign. This past season, the versatile 49ers pass catcher and blocker looked as good as ever — despite playing through several injuries …

Jul 12, 2024, 04:44 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have re-signed veteran defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a one-year contract. General manager Chris Drury announced the signing Friday in a move that offers 23-year-old Zac Jones competition for a spot on the team’s third pairing. Terms were not immediately available. Ruhwedel was acquired from Pittsburgh in early …

Ohio State football has the best one-two running back punch in all of college football with TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins. There are some question marks about who plays behind them, and on Thursday that got a bit more murky. Back-up and walk-on, T.C. Caffey, was expected to get carries behind the top two, but a season ending knee injury …

Brandon Aiyuk’s contract saga with the San Francisco 49ers has taken twists and turns throughout the offseason, but a pair of players who line up alongside the star receiver share a common sentiment: They feel that Aiyuk will be with the team in 2024. “I totally see it from both sides,” fullback and eight-time Pro Bowler Kyle Juszczyk told NBC …

The Oklahoma Sooners have a number of players that could have a breakout season in 2024. Among Sooners freshmen, David Stone and Jayden Jackson have gotten a lot of love this offseason. But it’s another freshman that’s garnered the attention of ESPN’s David Hale. ESPN’s college football analysts picked one player they believed is a “sleeper” for each of the …

I think I speak for college football fans across the country when I say this: August can’t get here soon enough. ACC programs Florida State and Georgia Tech officially kick off the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 24 in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Aer Lingus Classic. There’ll be three other matchups that Saturday, including new ACC school SMU, …

Alabama has not worn down its new coach. Not yet anyway. We know this because on some level Kalen DeBoer is intent on making an impression before he makes it to the top of the SEC.  “I remember after A-Day (Alabama’s spring game), he’s in the tunnel as the team comes in,” Alabama AD Greg Byrne said. “People are all …

In the last few weeks of the NFL regular season, it doesn’t just matter how your team does, but how other teams in your division and conference fare as well. Sometimes teams control their own fate with a “win and in” game, or they already have their seeding locked down. But often they rely on other team’s performances as well. …

Cam Heyward is extremely poised when it comes to answering questions. That probably comes with being a 14-year NFL veteran who has his own podcast.  The Steelers’ Pro Bowl defensive lineman recently displayed his unique ability to answer a question in a largely non-controversial way when he was recently asked about the consistent rumors connecting the Steelers to 49ers’ Brandon …