Dak Prescott has a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys hours before their season opener at Cleveland. The star quarterback and the Cowboys agreed on a $240 million, four-year contract, the first in NFL history to average $60 million per season, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP …
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Where is Super Bowl 2025? Date, time, location, stadium, logo, halftime show revealed for Super Bowl LIX
Super Bowl LVIII is behind us, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, and we are already looking ahead to next year’s big game. New Orleans will host the Super Bowl in 2025, with the game taking place at the Caesars Superdome, home of the Saints. Ahead of the first regular season …
Read More »NFL’s top 10 highest-paid QBs of 2024: Where Dak Prescott’s new Cowboys deal stacks up
Getty Images The NFL has a new highest-paid player as Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott landed a new four-year, $240 million extension just before kickoff against the Cleveland Browns in Week 1. Prescott’s signing makes him the first player in league history with a $60 million average per year salary, and his $80 million signing bonus is the largest ever, per NFL …
Read More »Iowa State’s Matt Campbell poised to reemerge as hot coaching commodity after comeback win over Iowa
Matt Campbell could feel the game slipping away. The Iowa State coach had come oh-so-close so many times against in-state rival Iowa only to come up short all but once. In Campbell’s last three losses to Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa, the total combined margin was 18 points. Down 19-7 in the third quarter, Campbell felt his team teetering on the …
Read More »Tyreek Hill detained for traffic violation ahead of Dolphins’ season opener
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, hours before his team was set to open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill was seen on video posted to the social media site X laying face down on the ground as officers placed his hands behind his back …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans
Super Bowl LIX will take place February 9, 2025 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Get ready to sit down and be humble. Fans at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans will be getting a treat of a performance, with Kendrick Lamar set to headline the halftime show. The NFL announced Sunday that …
Read More »What did we learn from Auburn’s loss to Cal?
AUBURN, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Payton Thorne #1 of the Auburn Tigers runs the ball by linebacker Cade Uluave #0 of the California Golden Bears during the first half of play at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) Following a dominant week one victory over Alabama A&M, Auburn football had a …
Read More »Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill detained by police outside stadium hours before kickoff, will play vs. Jaguars in Week 1
Getty Images Tyreek Hill was detained by police on Sunday for a driving violation as the star wide receiver was entering Hard Rock Stadium, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. This incident came just hours before Hill’s Miami Dolphins were to open the 2024 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite this, Rosenhaus notes that Hill …
Read More »Dak Prescott extension: Cowboys make Pro Bowl QB highest-paid player in history with $240 million deal
Jerry and Stephen Jones’ stare down with three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott over his second long-term contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys is finally over. The Cowboys are re-signing Prescott, who will be 31 years old as he enters his ninth NFL season in 2024, to a four-year extension worth $240 million with $231 million guaranteed, according to CBS …
Read More »LSU falls in ESPN FPI despite Week 2 win over Nicholls
Sep 7, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) scrambles out the pocket against the Nicholls State Colonels during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU got its first win of the season on Saturday night at home in Week 2 against Nicholls, but it wasn’t without its concerns. While the …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl LIX halftime show
It will be some time before we know who will play in the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, but the halftime act is locked in. It was revealed on Sunday morning that Kendrick Lamar will be the featured performer at halftime of the Feb. 9 extravaganza on FOX. The NFL posted a video from Lamar to make the reveal. …
Read More »NFL Week 1 scores, live updates: Texans vs. Colts, Dolphins vs. Jaguars headline opening weekend early slate
The Russell Wilson era for the Pittsburgh Steelers is going to have to wait at least a week. The Pittsburgh Steelers ruled out the veteran quarterback with a calf injury 90 minutes before Sunday’s season opener against Atlanta Falcons after watching Wilson warm up. Former Chicago Bears starter Justin Fields will start under center instead. Wilson was deemed questionable for …
Read More »Bills vs. Cardinals odds, picks, how to watch, live stream: Model shares 2024 Week 1 NFL predictions
Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals visit Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills for a Week 1 NFL showdown on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+. The Cardinals are hoping for a turnaround after going 4-13 last season, and expectations are high after they drafted standout wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. It will be an uphill battle in Week 1, however, as …
Read More »Analysis: With sharp rushing attack in win over Texas Tech, John Mateer and WSU might be transforming before our eyes
Sep. 8—PULLMAN — Before the onslaught began, before Washington State started dismantling Texas Tech in a three-score blowout on Saturday night, Jake Dickert recognized the defense his offense would be facing. For Dickert and WSU fans watching, it probably registered as familiar for all the wrong reasons. The Red Raiders came out in a drop-eight and rush-three defense, the same …
Read More »Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase warming up before Patriots game, not expected to sign extension by kickoff, per report
Getty Images Ja’Marr Chase’s status has been a major question mark for the Cincinnati Bengals all offseason, as he seeks a new contract. The star wide receiver is a game-time decision and listed as questionable for today’s game against the New England Patriots. The team is expecting Chase to play, per ESPN, and the wide receiver said he will “probably …
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