Getty Images The NFL’s wide receiver market has again been a major headline this offseason as we’ve seen the ceiling being dramatically raised at the position. Since he was acquired by the Miami Dolphins in 2022, Tyreek Hill had been the highest-paid wide receiver. That has now changed fourfold This offseason, Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions signed a four-year deal reportedly worth more …

Te’o claims ’emotionally drained’ 49ers aren’t NFC West favorites originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have won the NFC West in three out of the last five NFL seasons, but Manti Te’o predicts there will be a new division champion in 2024. The former NFL linebacker assessed San Francisco’s chances to repeat as NFC West champs Monday …

The 2024 college football season is here. Colorado State opens the season at No. 4 Texas on Saturday, Aug. 31. Here is a look at the official Colorado State depth chart, released by CSU. QUARTERBACK Starter: Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi Backup: Jackson Brousseau RUNNING BACK Starter: Justin Marshall Backup: Kobe Johnson Colorado State football: Strengths and weaknesses of each position group RECEIVER …

Pump the brakes on Maye? Belichick weighs in on rookie’s preseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Did Drake Maye show he deserves the Patriots’ starting quarterback job by outperforming Jacoby Brissett in the preseason? That’s the common refrain in New England after the rookie’s performance on Sunday, but former Pats head coach Bill Belichick isn’t sold. Belichick was asked …

Entering a Michigan State football season with a wide range of potential outcomes, let’s look at the best- and worst-case scenarios for this coming season. Best-case scenario for MSU’s football season There’s a world where not only are the Spartans a little more capable than outside projections, but they also wind up being just a little bit better than most …

Rookie wideout Cowing offers 49ers ‘explosive’ punt-return option originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It’s been over a decade since the 49ers had a punt returner capable of striking fear into opposing teams, but that could change with rookie wide receiver Jacob Cowing now in the mix. The speedy wideout quickly is earning a reputation as …

For the first time in the Big Ten championship game era, the conference will not pit a pair of division champions against each other for the conference crown. With the addition of four new members, bringing the total membership up to 18 teams, the Big Ten has done away with the division format and will simply pit the top two …

The Green Bay Packers have a new backup quarterback behind Jordan Love.  The Packers traded a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for Malik Willis, per multiple reports. Willis, a third-round pick by the Titans in 2022, gives the Packers a backup quarterback with NFL game experience. He played in 11 games for the Titans over his …

Bill Belichick questions Falcons’ approach with Matthew Judon originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Few are more qualified to discuss Matthew Judon’s contract situation than Bill Belichick. After all, the ex-New England Patriots head coach and general manager is the reason Judon enters the 2024 season looking for a new deal. Belichick and the Patriots raised Judon’s guaranteed money from …

MANHATTAN — Of all the things on Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman’s plate leading up to this week’s season opener, the least of his concerns is his starting quarterback. The fact that Avery Johnson is a sophomore beginning his first season as the unquestioned QB1, there are bound to be some nerves, right? The hype and the expectations have …

Why Orlovsky lists 49ers’ Purdy as one of nine elite NFL QBs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There are a number of attributes that can be used to define an “elite” NFL quarterback, but one former signal-caller believes 49ers star Brock Purdy falls under that criteria for a very specific reason. ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky listed the nine QBs …

. If you’re hoping to give Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney a piece of your mind this season on his weekly radio show, you’ll have to send him an email. The longtime Tigers coach will reportedly lighten the bandwagon and axe live call-ins on his newly revamped “Tiger Sports Hour with Dabo Swinney” radio show. “Fans will able to submit …

Everyone associated with the Dallas Cowboys did a collective sigh of relief on Monday afternoon when the team re-signed 2023 First-Team All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a four-year, $136 million contract extension, thus ending the 25-year-old’s holdout.  Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons was among the many in Cowboys nation celebrating as he congratulated his teammates on his …

Patriots’ Drake Maye conundrum underscores early success of Bears’ Caleb Williams plan originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Life with a rookie quarterback is difficult in the NFL, no matter how prepared your coach and roster are to ride the wave. However, an imperfect plan or faulty roster construction can exacerbate the growing pains and even delay or derail a …

Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper’s website, visaliatimesdelta.com. The poll closes on Friday. There are no restrictions so vote now and vote often. Please do not email your votes. Here are the choices for the week of Aug. 26-30: Juan Arroyo, football, Lindsay: Arroyo had two tackles and three interceptions, including one …