Getty Images It’s been a wild 36 hours for former Minnesota Vikings safety Lewis Cine.  The former first-round pick was cut by Minnesota on Tuesday after just two seasons with the team. After being released, it looked like Cine was going to sign with the Jets’ practice squad on Wednesday, but that didn’t happen.  After thinking things over, the 24-year-old …

Rookie running backs are some of the hardest players to evaluate in fantasy football. This is especially the case in 2024, as zero running backs were taken in the first round of the NFL draft. But, just because a player enters the season buried on the depth chart, that doesn’t mean they can’t offer plenty of fantasy value — just …

As always, a plethora of late-round picks and undrafted free agents made their respective team’s 53-man rosters out of training camp and the preseason. And this article pinpoints which of those rookies are most intriguing — the players who I believe can make a positive impact after being mostly overlooked during draft season.  The criteria to make this list is …

Nov 11, 2023; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar (15) runs the ball against the Michigan Wolverines during the first quarter at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports USC Trojans fans need to become familiar with our new conference foes in the Big Ten. The best quarterbacks we will compete with are a …

New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo has selected Jacoby Brissett as his team’s starting quarterback for their season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. Brissett gets the nod over rookie first-round draft pick Drake Maye, who he shared snaps with throughout training camp and the preseason. [Read more: Please, Patriots, I’m begging you to keep rookie QB Drake Maye on the …

Building a winning NFL survivor strategy requires an in-depth knowledge of the entire NFL schedule, but it is impossible to win your NFL survivor pool picks without making it past the opening week. There are not any double-digit favorites in the Week 1 NFL odds, and only one team is favored by at least one touchdown. Cincinnati could be a …

The Week 1 college football schedule kicks off on Thursday night with a Big Ten vs. ACC showdown. The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the North Carolina Tar Heels for an important matchup to open the season. Both teams stumbled down the stretch in 2023, so a victory in Week 1 could go a long way in building confidence for the …

The AFC West is the Kansas City Chiefs’ kingdom, and the other three teams — the Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders and the Denver Broncos — are simply basking in their glory.  The back-to-back Super Bowl champion Chiefs are winners of eight AFC West division crowns in a row, which is the second-longest division title winning streak in …

How Booker beat the odds and earned a spot on Eagles’ roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia When you’re on the bubble, wondering if you survived final cuts, wondering if you have a future in the NFL, nobody calls to say you made the team. They only call if it’s bad news. So you find out you’re an NFL …

The first big weekend of the college football season is about to kick off and there are hundreds of players who transferred in the offseason that will make a massive impact on the 2024 season. Which ones are worthy of being called a Transfer All-American? Take a look at the Rivals Preseason Transfer All-America offensive team. MORE: All-Freshman Defense | …

Getty Images No NFL team has committed more guaranteed money to a quarterback than the Cleveland Browns. Ahead of the 2024 season, however, the team is moving some of that money around, converting almost $45 million of Deshaun Watson’s base salary into a signing bonus, according to ESPN. Technically speaking, the restructure doesn’t affect the Browns’ financial commitment to Watson; …

Getty Images With just over a week until the start of their 2024 season, the Cleveland Browns are saying goodbye to a Pro Bowl quarterback, releasing former Baltimore Ravens fill-in Tyler Huntley, according to The Athletic. Huntley, 26, was signed early in free agency after a four-year run with the Ravens, during which he started 10 games, including playoffs, in …

USATSI Kansas City hosts Baltimore on Thursday, September 5 in the 2024 NFL Kickoff Game, pitting two Super Bowl contenders against each other. The Chiefs are 3-point favorites in the Week 1 NFL odds, one of seven Week 1 NFL spreads of three points or fewer. Other tight NFL games expected in Week 1 include Eagles (-2.5) vs. Packers, Falcons …

Jan 1, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) is congratulated by head coach Brian Kelly after being awarded the MVP award after beating the Wisconsin Badgers in the ReliaQuest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Following the departure of Mike Denbrock, the architect of statistically the best 2023 offense in …

Getty Images The New England Patriots named Jacoby Brissett their starting quarterback on Thursday, and in the process made NFL history. Officially affixed atop the lineup, Brissett becomes the 15th Black quarterback projected to open the 2024 season under center — the most ever since the NFL’s inception. The historic feat comes one year after 14 different Black quarterbacks started …