49ers’ Floyd ready to open another season vs. Rodgers, Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — On Leonard Floyd’s fourth snap with his new team last season, the now-49ers defensive end registered his first of 10.5 sacks with the Buffalo Bills. That play was best-remembered for what happened to the the player everybody tuned in to …
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Colorado football depth chart for game vs Nebraska: A look at Deion Sanders’ starters
Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) prepares to pass the ball in the second half against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team survived a test to open the 2024 season, but Week 2 presents an even tougher challenge. The Buffaloes (1-0) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0) …
Read More »Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II becomes highest-paid defensive back in NFL history with $96 million extension
Getty Images The Denver Broncos found a cornerstone of their defense with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and less than a week before the 2024 season opener, the front office has locked him in for the future. The Broncos and cornerback Patrick Surtain II have agreed on a four-year, $96 million extension which includes $77.5 …
Read More »NFL Week 1 odds, picks: C.J. Stroud, Texans start 2024 season with road win; Packers pull off upset in Brazil
It’s good to be back! A lot has changed since we last hung out in what I typically refer to this space as “our little betting corner on the internet.” Not long after Patrick Mahomes earned his latest Super Bowl ring, I got one of my own, tying the knot with the new Mrs. in late February. Since walking down …
Read More »Giants GM Joe Schoen to Bears GM Ryan Poles: ‘Gotta be nice not to be’ scouting quarterbacks
USATSI Daniel Jones is days away from returning as the New York Giants’ starting quarterback. Meanwhile, his general manager, Joe Schoen, is still openly hinting at replacing the embattled signal-caller. Conversing with Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles ahead of Saturday’s Clemson-Georgia game, Schoen could be heard on “Hard Knocks” applauding Poles for having the position settled. “Gotta be nice …
Read More »Looking back at every Nebraska / Colorado football game since 2000
BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 7: Colorado Buffaloes players follow Colorado Buffaloes mascot Ralphie onto the field before a am eagainst the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Folsom Field on September 7, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) An old-school Big Eight rivalry will continue on Saturday when the Nebraska Cornhuskers host the Colorado Buffaloes. This game will be the …
Read More »Five teams built to beat the Chiefs: No. 1, Lamar Jackson’s Ravens
Editor’s note: This is the last of a five-part series on the quarterbacks and teams best equipped to stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs from becoming the first NFL team in the Super Bowl era to three-peat. No. 1 on our list: Lamar Jackson and the Ravens (No. 5 was Jalen Hurts and the Eagles, No. 4 was Brock Purdy …
Read More »Jerry Jones turns up heat on Mike McCarthy, Cowboys
Mike McCarthy said this week that he has a 21-game plan for the Cowboys, laying it out in a team meeting as he does before every season. That plan might have to come to fruition for the coach to return for a sixth season in Dallas. The Cowboys didn’t fire McCarthy after last season’s postseason fiasco, a 48-32 home loss …
Read More »Why is Tennessee football playing in Charlotte this weekend? TV calls the plays. | Strange
Tennessee is playing a regular-season game against North Carolina State on Saturday. Not in Neyland Stadium or on the Wolfpack campus in Raleigh, but in Charlotte. Why? Easy answer for even a casual fan. TV. Nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century, we accept that television dictates the when and occasionally the where of college football. A …
Read More »2024 NFL Preview: 10 brewing controversies, including more Cowboys contracts
At least the San Francisco 49ers got a couple of controversies out of the way before the season kicked off. After a long offseason of posturing, trade talks and holdouts, the 49ers signed receiver Brandon Aiyuk and left tackle Trent Williams to extensions. It won’t make life easier on their salary cap, but that problem is for another day now. …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: More chatter rolls in from Week 1 visits
There is so much going on in the recruiting world that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE: How the 2024 five-stars fared in Week 1 ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …
Read More »Panthers release LB K’Lavon Chaisson
The Panthers have let go of a veteran linebacker. Carolina announced on Tuesday that the club has released K’Lavon Chaisson. Chaisson, 25, was the Jaguars’ No. 20 overall pick out of LSU in 2020. But he has not lived up to that level of production, registering just 5.0 sacks with 11 tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hits in 57 …
Read More »QB Confidential: Which rookie quarterback will have the best debut season?
We cover a wide range of topics in FOX Sports’ Quarterback Confidential, an anonymous survey of 38 NFL passers that will roll out in full on Thursday, and it wouldn’t be complete without asking about the league’s talented class of rookie QBs. An unprecedented six quarterbacks were drafted in the top 12 picks in April, including the top three overall …
Read More »Idaho QB Wagner ready for the opportunity
Sep. 4—Talk to any coach in the country and one of the first things they say when a player goes down with an injury is “next man up.” That is the mentality that the Idaho Vandals have going into the second game of the season against Wyoming at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (TruTV) without starting quarterback Jack Layne. Layne suffered a …
Read More »John Lynch on Ricky Pearsall: Doing “remarkably well,” expect him to play this year
Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall has returned to the 49ers facility after being shot in the chest on Saturday and he’s expected back on the field this season as well. 49ers General Manager John Lynch discussed Pearsall’s condition at a press conference on Tuesday and said that it was “nothing short of miraculous” that Pearsall emerged from the shooting in such …
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