Aaron Rodgers will make his return to MetLife Stadium for New York Jets vs. New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. Rodgers has failed to throw for 200 yards in his first two games with the Jets, but he does have three touchdowns with at least one score in both games. The Jets are coming off a 24-17 victory over the …

Ryan Leaf knows all too well the backlash that comes with the failures of being a high draft pick. The San Diego Chargers gave Leaf every opportunity to succeed after selecting him No. 2 overall in 1998, yet the franchise had to move on after three seasons.  Leaf wished the Panthers would have given Bryce Young a longer leash.  Speaking …

Nixa football offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell went viral for running out onto the football field carrying a “Waffle House” flag which left many confused as to why he did so. Video of Cantwell with the flag has been shared by 247Sports, Barstool Sports, Bleacher Report and others. It has over 6.5 million views on X, formerly Twitter. Various outlets have …

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 2 winner: Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins. After the Chargers’ 26-3 rout of the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, general manager Joe Hortiz spoke to running back J.K. Dobbins in the celebratory postgame locker room. …

Sherm explains his panic-meter level after 49ers’ loss to Vikings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Richard Sherman is not ready to hit the panic button on the 49ers’ 2024 NFL season just yet, despite San Francisco’s mistake-filled loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Speaking to Mitchell Eisenstein on “The Richard Sherman Show” on Tuesday, the former NFL …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Volunteers’ move to add the cost to season tickets to help cover NIL deals and the likely sharing of revenue with players. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple …

The 2024 draft class of quarterbacks are still struggling to lift off in the early stages of their rookie campaigns, as none of the three first-round picks turned starters demonstrated noticeable improvement in their second contests of the regular season.  None of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix has thrown a touchdown pass in their first two games.  The second-year passers haven’t …

As if coming back from a 28-3 deficit in Super Bowl LI to defeat the Falcons in the greatest Super Bowl comeback of all time wasn’t enough, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick took several digs at Atlanta during his appearance on the “ManningCast” on “Monday Night Football.” The Falcons defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-21, but in the meantime …

The Houston Texans defeated the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, but C.J. Stroud wanted to leave Caleb Williams with some words of encouragement. When Stroud and Williams shook hands moments after Houston’s 19-13 win, the Texans quarterback spoke with the highly outed rookie. Williams could be seen mostly nodding along to what Stroud was saying, which was a mystery at …

Utah quarterback Cameron Rising is expected to play Saturday against Oklahoma State in a top-25 showdown at 3 p.m. in Stillwater. Rising suffered a finger injury on his throwing hand in a Week 2 win over Baylor, and he missed the team’s Week 3 win over Utah State as a result. But Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said this past …

USATSI The Philadelphia Eagles got little push from their defensive line in an epic Monday night collapse against the Atlanta Falcons. It turns out the Eagles were also missing arguably the best piece of that line to open the Week 2 contest, with defensive tackle Jalen Carter benched for the opening series in a disciplinary move, according to The Philadelphia …

The Patriots released wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the practice squad on Tuesday, hours after Reagor published a cryptic social media post suggesting that he might not have been happy with his role in New England. A former first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Reagor signed a one-year, $1.3 million extension with the Patriots in March after spending the 2023 …