USATSI Shortly after extending Cam Heyward’s contract, the Pittsburgh Steelers have made another deal with a veteran starter. Pittsburgh is extending tight end Pat Freiermuth’s contract just ahead of its season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. Freiermuth has agreed to terms on a four-year, $48.4 million extension, according to his agency.  Freiermuth, 25, had been entering the final year of …

. The Florida football took a punch to the gut last Saturday when the Miami Hurricanes blew through the Swamp to seize a 41-17 victory. It was the first home-opening loss for the Gators since 1989 and the points surrendered represent the most ever in that scenario. The fallout from the devastating defeat has reached off the field, with fans …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is returning on Sunday after missing the final six games of the 2023 season, but he may be without his top two weapons. Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase could be on the sidelines for their Week 1 matchup against the New England Patriots as they deal with an injury and contract negotiations, respectively.  On Friday, Bengals …

USATSI Earlier this week, the Washington Commanders fired the team’s former vice president of content, Rael Enteen, after a video was released of him making disparaging comments about NFL players, NFL fans and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The video was released Wednesday by the O’Keefe Media Group. James O’Keefe, who founded the company, told the Associated Press that the video was …

The BYU Cougars (1-0) and the SMU Mustangs (2-0) link up on Friday night. SMU is one of three teams that joined the ACC this year. Meanwhile, BYU headed over to the Big 12 in 2023. Last year, the Mustangs went 8-0 in the AAC and averaged 38.7 points per game. As for the Cougars, they went 2-7 in Big …

As Tom Brady begins his second football career as the lead NFL analyst for FOX Sports, it’s worth remembering just how impressively his playing career still stacks up in the record books. Brady still holds most NFL records in just about every major statistical passing category, including the one widely used to determine a quarterback’s overall greatness — career passing …

Warner ready for ‘big test’ vs. Rodgers in Week 1 clash vs. Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — There was nobody in the stands at Levi’s Stadium when the 49ers met the Green Bay Packers in 2020, but everybody was watching. Following the Packers’ 34-17 victory in Week 9 of the pandemic season, quarterback Aaron …

Connor Stalions is now reportedly the acting head coach for the Detroit Mumford High School football team. CBS Sports reported Friday that Stalions, the former Michigan football staffer who is the central figure of the NCAA investigation into the Wolverines’ alleged sign-stealing scandal, will serve as Mumford’s acting head coach for at least one game because head coach William McMichael …

Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 1 lineups! Start: George Pickens Pickens gets a tougher matchup with A.J. Terrell likely shadowing him, but he’s still a top-30 …

When the New England Patriots take the field for their season opener Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, they won’t have No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye under center. Instead, it will be Jacoby Brissett, with the Pats insisting that they are going to bring Maye along slowly. Despite the fact that first-year Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo admitted that Maye …

. Clemson was never going to have much of an easy chance to lick its wounds after facing No. 1 Georgia in the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta to open the 2024 college football season. The Tigers (0-1) are ranked No. 22 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. Their Week 2 opponent, Appalachian State (0-1), has a solid program …

San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was at practice as a spectator five days after being shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. Pearsall was hit in the chest and hospitalized overnight after the shooting in central San Francisco on Saturday. He was released from the hospital Sunday and was already back at the team facility Monday. He …

San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was at practice as a spectator five days after being shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. Pearsall was hit in the chest and hospitalized overnight after the shooting in central San Francisco on Saturday. He was released from the hospital Sunday and was already back at the team facility Monday. He …

Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri will use this space to deliver his keys to victory every week of the 2024 NFL season. The best RB spot of Week 1 belongs to … James Cook This is as good of a matchup as you’ll find in Week 1. James Cook faces the Cardinals, who may have the worst defensive line in …

The Indiana Hoosiers will look to make it two wins in a row when they take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks in a non-conference matchup on Friday night. Western Illinois dropped a 54-15 matchup to Northern Illinois on Saturday, while Indiana topped Florida International 31-7 in its season opener. The Leathernecks, who finished 0-11 last season, have not won since …