Shanahan comes clean, literally, on viral offseason mustache originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan made waves this offseason for all the right … or wrong reasons. We will leave that up to you to decide. A picture of the 49ers coach at star running back Christian McCaffrey’s June 29 wedding in Rhode Island went viral because of …

Each year, the Shrine Bowl 1000 watchlist compiles the top 1,000 players in college football who are eligible for the annual all-star game and upcoming NFL draft class. This year, four Michigan State football players were honored on the Shrine Bowl 1000 watchlist. Those players are: OL Luke Newman OL Brandon Baldwin RB Nate Carter DB Angelo Grose Contact/Follow us @The …

The possibility of an 18-game regular season in the NFL seems to be becoming more and more likely.  The NFL Players Association has had discussions with the NFL about expanding the regular season by a game, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell shared with the Washington Post on Monday.  “We have talked at a very, very, very high level superficially, with …

Bosa admittedly pondered teaming up with brother Joey during offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Could you imagine both Bosa brothers lining up together on the 49ers’ defensive line? Nick Bosa certainly did. After rampant speculation during the 2024 NFL offseason regarding the future of Los Angeles Chargers star Joey Bosa, there was plenty of …

Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider John Harbaugh says it irks him and bothers him, and maybe he’s telling the truth, but either way, he should really be jumping for joy. The Baltimore Ravens head coach was long, eloquent, vociferous and impassioned over the weekend in his defense of quarterback Lamar Jackson, stating in no uncertain terms exactly how it makes …

With Oklahoma and Texas set to join the SEC this fall, those two programs are set for some road trips to environments they aren’t used to. Every returning member of the league draws at least one of those two squads, and for LSU, that’s a matchup against the Sooners in Tiger Stadium to conclude the regular season. Speaking at SEC …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Rob Williams has trained Will Levis for years, but the bulk of their work has been virtual. It’s actually more intensive than it sounds.   The Tennessee Titans quarterback, wearing earplugs, will perform drills while receiving constant feedback from Williams, who’s FaceTiming on a phone positioned on a tripod, which can be positioned at any angle …

Latest updates on Brandon Aiyuk’s future with 49ers after trade request originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk reportedly requested a trade earlier this month, but despite that, he will report to training camp this week, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Tuesday. Rapoport and Garafolo also reported that “the team has …

It’s a fun and interesting question to toss around six weeks before the LSU season opener: Which USC football freshmen will have big seasons for the Trojans? USC has some depth questions up front, so if a freshman lineman can play above expectations and offer the coaching staff a valuable plug-in piece either in a starting or depth-providing role, that …

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper did not get a contract extension. But he did get a raise for the final year of his deal and a guarantee after holding out of minicamp. Cooper and the Browns agreed to restructure the final year of his five-year, $100 million deal to guarantee the $20 million remaining on the contract and add …

Before Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti brought up the four new additions to the conference at Big Ten football media days in Indianapolis on Tuesday, he dropped some news for the future. Petitti opened up his remarks by announcing the conference had agreed to continue playing the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis through 2028. Big Ten …

Bears training camp observations: Defense has ‘gut check’ vs. Caleb Williams in two-minute drill originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears finished their first block of training camp practices Tuesday at Halas Hall, with the defense once again getting the upper hand on quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense in the two-minute period. The offense …

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s been tough sledding lately in Columbus, Ohio. No matter how good the Buckeyes have been, there’s been a dark cloud over Ohio State, having lost to rival Michigan football the past three years. Winning The Game had started to appear to be OSU’s birthright, given the results dating back to Jim Tressel’s tenure in Columbus. But after former …

Lynch expects Aiyuk on 49ers in 2024 but doesn’t completely rule out trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers were scheduled to report for training camp Tuesday in Santa Clara. One question was answered early in the day with the report that wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk would show up on time while he remains embroiled in a …

One of the co-defendants in Jaden Rashada’s name, image and likeness lawsuit against Florida Gators coach Billy Napier accused the blue-chip quarterback’s legal team of promoting “cunning conspiracy theories” in a multimillion-dollar federal complaint. That line came Tuesday as former Gators staffer Marcus Castro-Walker moved to dismiss the suit against him in the U.S. District Court’s Northern District of Florida. …