NFL season win totals are some of the most fun action to wager on — it’s a season-long gambit with week-to-week intensity because of how much every game matters for the final season record. With the explosion of legalized sports betting, win totals have been out for a while now, but we can’t really get crystallized and concrete numbers until the NFL …
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USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to become the first NFL team to three-peat, but their journey to attempt to make Super Bowl history will not include a key member of their defense. The Chiefs put a franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed before trading him to the Tennessee Titans this offseason. The team was able to keep some …
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Justin Fields kickoff returner? Steelers QB laughs off ‘joke’ idea originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The “Justin Fields: Kick-off returner” story predictably took off last month when Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren said that special teams coordinator Danny Smith floated the idea during a meeting. It was never a real idea the Steelers were pondering, and Fields put …
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Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter It’s graduation time and we’ve got caps and gowns and yearbooks on the brain. So did the Chicago Bears when they released their 2024 schedule. While students are getting ready to graduate, NFL teams will be concluding their offseason programs in a couple of weeks and graduating to next season, officially. As such, I’ve compiled …
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Conventional wisdom suggested the Dallas Cowboys would get a done deal with quarterback Dak Prescott early this offseason. The 2023 NFL MVP runner-up’s $59.455 million 2024 salary cap number was thought to be untenable. Equally important, Prescott has provisions in his contract preventing Dallas from designating him as a franchise or transition player in 2025 should he play out the …
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Happy midweek, everyone! Can you believe we’re already halfway through the last week of May? Before you know it, minicamps will be raging, training camps will be just around the corner, and the 2024 season will officially be upon us. John Breech is busy pulling strings to ensure the Cincinnati Bengals appease their absentee star wide receivers, or at least …
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Mike Evans has shown no signs of slowing down, but he’s not being drafted like the WR1 he is in fantasy football. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Mike Evans is coming off the standard-issue Mike Evans season, which is to say he was great in 2023. In fact, Evans was better in his first year with Baker Mayfield than he’d …
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May 29, 2024, 01:16 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Longtime goalie guru Mitch Korn is back with the Nashville Predators to oversee their operation at the most important position in hockey. The team named Korn director of goaltending on Wednesday, reuniting him with now-general manager Barry Trotz for whom he worked at several coaching stops around the NHL, including 15 …
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Aaron Rodgers is no longer the only former All-Pro looking to return from a serious injury for the 2024 New York Jets. Enter Tarik Cohen, the former Chicago Bears standout, who has once again revived his NFL comeback efforts, joining Rodgers and the Jets on Wednesday with a reported one-year deal. Cohen, 28, was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier …
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Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Saquon Barkley felt a little weird wearing green the first time he put his new Philadelphia Eagles jersey on. But that was nothing compared to what he felt the first time he jogged onto the field and joined the Eagles’ huddle. That was truly an experience the 27-year-old running back has never had before. “The …
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Tarik Cohen tries another comeback with Jets, nearly four years after last game with Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears running back Tarik Cohen is giving it another go. On Wednesday the Jets announced that they signed Cohen to a deal. “Explosive playmaker,” said Jets head coach Robert Saleh. “He’s starting to get back healthy.” Cohen hasn’t …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers is no longer the only former All-Pro looking to return from a serious injury for the 2024 New York Jets. Enter Tarik Cohen, the former Chicago Bears standout, who has once again revived his NFL comeback efforts, joining Rodgers and the Jets on Wednesday with a reported one-year deal. Cohen, 28, was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier …
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USATSI Pittsburgh Steelers fans are hoping new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith can bring some excitement to the Steel City. While his tenure as lead man of the Atlanta Falcons didn’t go according to plan, Smith did find success as an offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans. Back in 2020, Tennessee had the No. 3 offense and No. 4 scoring offense …
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Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Trevor Lawrence’s mega extension is inevitable. Contract talks between his reps and the Jaguars’ top brass have been ongoing for months. Before the 2024 regular season, the sides are expected to reach agreement on a deal that will make Lawrence one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL. It will likely surpass $50 million in …
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What will Patriots’ ‘collaborative’ Drake Maye approach look like? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have made it very clear they’re taking things slow with Drake Maye, with veteran Jacoby Brissett expected to be the Week 1 starter as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft observes and develops. But at some point, …
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