What did we learn about the NFL’s new kickoff return in the 2024 preseason? This three-week crash course in the league’s new model is very much uncharted territory, but it gives us more than 400 kickoff returns and a decent sample size from which we can produce a clearer picture of how it might impact the upcoming season. Coaches are …

Beware! Not all players will return their promised value in 2024 fantasy football drafts? The team at Yahoo Fantasy identifies five quarterback fades to consider avoiding at their current ADP. Yahoo ADP: 47.5 I don’t know any pundits who are down on Richardson, but some analysts are taking Richardson to the moon in the summer draft season. In fact, my …

Brazil will host an NFL game for the first time when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Green Bay Packers as part of the 2024 NFL International Games on Friday, Sept. 6. This is also the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night during Week 1 since the Rams faced the Cardinals in 1970. Brazilian soccer club …

With its 2024 season kicking off Saturday, Ohio State now has a better idea of what it takes to make the 2024 Big Ten Championship game. The Big Ten Conferences announced its tiebreaking procedures for its football championship Monday. The Big Ten championship will pit the top two overall teams in the conference against each other Dec. 7 at Lucas …

Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb will remain on the physically unable to perform list while he recovers from two surgeries on his left knee, keeping him out for at least the first four games this season. Chubb has made significant progress in his recovery after he suffered a grotesque, season-ending knee injury in Week 2 last year against …

Why 49ers released, re-signed Thomas before preseason finale originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Veteran tight end Logan Thomas returned to the 49ers last week after the club begrudgingly let him go a couple weeks earlier. It appears as if the 49ers want to keep Thomas around — whether that is with a spot on the 53-man roster or …

The 2024 college football season is one of drastic change across the entire landscape. The consolidation of teams has resulted in super conferences finally becoming a reality. And with the College Football Playoff tripling in size from four teams to 12, leagues like the Big Ten and SEC will expect to place multiple teams in the field on an annual …

While No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams will make his NFL debut at home versus a team coming off a 6-11 record, his rookie quarterback colleagues aren’t as fortunate. The Week 1 NFL schedule has Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix both going on the road to face teams coming off winning records last season. Given the tough environments they will …

The Baltimore Ravens will try to turn the tables on the two-time defending Kansas City Chiefs when they meet in the NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, September 5. Kansas City defeated Baltimore, 17-10, in January in the AFC Championship Game to advance to the Super Bowl, where they won their third title in five years. The Ravens (13-4), who earned …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks ahead to this season’s race for college football’s top individual honor and why it will be once again be a battle of signal callers. View more Video Transcript It’s never too early to get hyped for the Heisman. And that means it’s time to start looking at the best quarterbacks in college football because let’s …

The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly upped their contract extension offer to CeeDee Lamb, meeting his request for more than $33 million per year, which in itself would make him one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL on an annual basis. Additionally, the Cowboys have trimmed the length of their offer to four years, per a report from DLLS Sports. …

Special to Yahoo Sports We’re almost there, guys and gals. It’s the height of fantasy draft time, but no one has the time nor the desire to watch all 16 preseason Week 3 contests. That’s where I come in. Here’s a position-by-position look at how the final preseason weekend went down, so you can plan and adjust accordingly for the …

Getty Images John Schneider has managed to stay quite busy over the past few days and we know that because the Seahawks general manager has pulled off three trades over the past 96 hours.  Schneider’s latest move came on Monday when the Seahawks made a deal with the Jaguars for linebacker Trevis Gipson. According to NFL.com, Seattle will be sending …

Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer knows not to take any of this for granted. He heads to work out every day at a $166 million practice facility. When the weather is bad, the team practices at an indoor facility. He drives by the Mayo Clinic downtown, one of the best medical complexes in the world.  For five years, Brosmer played at …

The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on a one-year deal, per multiple reports. NFL Media first reported the news. Smith-Schuster was a key part of the Chiefs’ 2022 Super Bowl-winning team in his lone season in Kansas City, recording 78 catches for 933 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season before an additional 10 …