Getty Images Ja’Marr Chase spoke to the media following the Bengals’ Friday’s practice for the first time since last season. Cincinnati’s three-time Pro Bowl wideout said that a possible agreement regarding his contract is “in reach” and said that his status for Sunday’s game against the Patriots will be a game-time decision. Chase said that he will “probably be limited” …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It couldn’t be a bigger game in Week 2 as defending national champion Michigan football welcomes fellow 2023 College Football Playoff participant Texas to The Big House for a top 10 matchup in nonconference. It’s only the second-ever meeting between the two storied programs and it’s the only regular-season matchup that will have …

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Lynch states Pearsall ‘absolutely’ will play in 2024 after shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite wanting to play against the New York Jets on Monday, Ricky Pearsall won’t suit up for the 49ers’ season opener at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco placed the rookie wide receiver on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday after he was shot during an …

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 …