NEW YORK — Nate Burleson has caught some passes from good quarterbacks over the course of his career. THE NFL TODAY studio analyst and “CBS Mornings” co-host played 11 seasons in the NFL, having receptions from Daunte Culpepper, Matt Hasselbeck, and Matthew Stafford — all of which earned Pro Bowl berths in their careers. Burleson, who was a 1,000-yard receiver …

USATSI The College Football Playoff selection committee met this week to nail down multiple aspects of its 2024 selection process, including dates and times for midseason rankings releases and which members will have to recuse themselves from conversations involving teams with which they are associated. “It is always great to get everyone together before the season starts to welcome our …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Jalen Hurts dealt with several setbacks in 2023.  There was a lingering knee bruise and then the finger injury in the regular-season finale. There was his statistical regression. And there was the Philadelphia Eagles’ 1-6 finish to the season. That certainly wasn’t what Hurts or the Eagles expected after the team signed him to a …

What Warner likes about rookie Puni’s training-camp performance originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Rookie 49ers guard Dominick Puni’s strong training-camp performance isn’t going unnoticed by …

Ohio State Football Fall Camp COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard has won Ohio State’s quarterback battle against Devin Brown and will be the starter when the No. 2 Buckeyes open against Akron on Aug. 31, coach Ryan Day said Thursday. Howard transferred from Kansas State after starting 28 games over four seasons, and he graded out the highest through …

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  I have no idea how it happened, but the 2024 NFL season is just 21 days away. That’s right, it will be kicking off exactly three weeks from today. To celebrate that fact, we’ll be making a final record prediction for every team in today’s newsletter. Actually, that’s not completely …

The Eagles won just their second preseason game under head coach Nick Sirianni in 10 tries, a 16-13 win over the Ravens, who ironically have been one of the best preseason teams in NFL history under head coach John Harbaugh. Sirianni hasn’t emphasized preseason results and with the Eagles and Patriots having joint practices before Patriots vs. Eagles on Thursday …

Your weekly serving of college football roster acquisition thoughts — recruiting, transfer portal, you name it — from 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins.  Philip Rivers’ son could have an Arch-like recruitment Arch Manning has yet to start a college football game at Texas, but he’s one of the biggest names in the sport. Most people aside from the true recruitniks may not remember that …

Aug 15, 2024, 01:16 PM ET CHICAGO — Wrigley Field will host two college hockey doubleheaders in January after the NHL’s Winter Classic is played there, the Big Ten and Chicago Cubs announced Thursday. “The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series” will feature three men’s games and one women’s game. The Chicago Blackhawks will play the St. Louis Blues at …

Sometimes, the best picks of your fantasy football drafts are the ones you never make, and those are the ones we’re here to discuss today. There are a number of reasons you might fade a player, whether you don’t believe they’ll have a pathway to opportunity, projected inconsistencies or perhaps, you just don’t feel a player will return enough value …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Malachi Moore #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after a missed field goal during the second quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The last time the Alabama Crimson Tide left the football field was after …

In an NFL world full of stacked rosters and divisions, which teams have the best rosters? Nick Wright provided his top five on Wednesday’s edition of “First Things First.” 5. Cincinnati BengalsOdds to win Super Bowl: +1500 Nick’s thoughts: “I think Joe Burrow has the exact right disposition to come back from a wildly frustrating and disappointing year. Not being …

The Miami Dolphins have now been in training camp for just over three weeks, and in that time, Odell Beckham Jr. still hasn’t suited up for a single practice.  The Dolphins haven’t offered any updates about what’s holding Beckham back, and now, it seems that some fans in Miami are starting to get frustrated with the three-time Pro Bowler. Several …

Will Howard will begin the 2024 season as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, the team announced Thursday. The Kansas State transfer was considered the heavy favorite to win the job as the only one of the five contenders with major starting experience.  “We’re really excited about Will,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said in a statement released on social media. “He …

USATSI Justin Tucker already holds the NFL record for longest field goal and based on what he was doing in practice this week, it looks like he might be ready to top that record kick. The Ravens’ star set the all-time distance record back in 2021 when he hit a 66-yarder on the final play of the game to beat the …