Report: How Bill Belichick views his future with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft decides to part ways with Bill Belichick this offseason, he won’t be taking the head coach by surprise. Belichick has “expressed doubt about his future in New England” to Patriots staff members “at various points over the last …

EL PASO, Texas — When Gino Guidugli calls the offense for Notre Dame football in Friday’s Sun Bowl, he will be preparing the way for one of his prime coaching mentors in Mike Denbrock. From 2017-21 at Cincinnati, Guidugli coached running backs (2017) or quarterbacks while Denbrock served as offensive coordinator for the Bearcats. When Denbrock rejoined longtime boss Brian …

What have we learned in Week 16? FOX Sports’ staff of NFL writers joined forces to deliver insight and analysis from around the league.  In this weekly story, we’ll tell you what we noticed, what we heard and what to keep an eye on next. 1. Browns WR Amari Cooper remains one of the NFL’s most underrated players  It feels …

The AFC playoff picture was fun to watch in Week 16. The Cleveland Browns moved to 10-5 with a dominant victory over the Houston Texans, the Pittsburgh Steelers rebounded with a huge win over the rival Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders avoided elimination with an upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day.  Buckle up, because …

Getty Images The Raiders pulled off one of the most shocking wins of Week 16 on Monday when they beat the Chiefs 20-14. The victory by Las Vegas was one of the three biggest upsets of the NFL season with the Raiders coming out on top despite being a 10.5-point underdog.  As big as the upset was, the craziest thing …

The UNLV Rebels will play in just their fifth bowl game in program history when they square off against the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday at Chase Field in Phoenix. UNLV, which has been a Div. I program since 1978, is 3-1 all-time in bowl games. The Rebels last played in a bowl game in …

The Browns have placed yet another player on injured reserve. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been placed on the list with a hip injury, the team announced on Tuesday. P.J. Walker has been signed to the 53-man roster to serve as Joe Flacco’s backup. Thompson-Robinson came in to play late in Sunday’s victory over the Texans but suffered the injury and …

Getty Images The New England Patriots were able to notch a win on Christmas Eve, but victories were few and far between in 2023, which has brought the future of head coach Bill Belichick squarely into question. With two games left on the schedule and the Patriots already eliminated from playoff contention, Belichick could be playing out his final days …

With the 2023 college football season in its final weeks, it’s almost time to turn our attention to the 2024 NFL draft. It could be a busy weekend for former LSU players, and the Tigers’ draft class is headlined by star quarterback Jayden Daniels and receiver Malik Nabers, arguably the most prolific players at their positions in college football this …

USATSI Christmas has passed, but Rudolph may still have some work to do. Following his impressive outing vs. the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Mason Rudolph is “scheduled to be the quarterback for the week,” but stopped short of saying he would start when the Steelers take on the Seattle Seahawks, per ESPN.  …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! Santa wasn’t the only one who delivered on Christmas; so did the Ravens. Baltimore made a statement on Monday night by destroying the 49ers, and the crazy thing is, it wasn’t even the biggest upset of the day. That honor belongs to the Raiders, who beat the Chiefs 20-14 even …

With about a week until the College Football Playoff starts, it’s time to look at the quarterbacks for each team and how they stack up against each other. Quinn Ewers (Texas), Michael Penix (Washington), J.J. McCarthy (Michigan), and Jalen Milroe (Alabama) lead the four teams playing in the CFP. Penix is viewed as the best of the bunch. The senior …

After playing well in Saturday’s victory over the Bengals, Mason Rudolph is once again in line to start for the Steelers in Week 17. But head coach Mike Tomlin stopped short of saying Rudolph will definitely start on New Year’s Eve against the Seahawks. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN, Tomlin said Kenny Pickett — who’s recovering from ankle surgery — is still …

There was a time when the nation regarded football in Alabama — in all of the South, really — as unworthy of notice, much less respect. Eastern legacy colleges, monstrous Midwest institutions, growing Pacific coast universities had mastered this new sport of football, the unholy offspring of soccer, rugby and a street fight. The South? The South was too busy …

Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings have their season hanging in the balance over the final two weeks of the year. Exiting Week 16, Kevin O’Connell’s club sits at 7-8 and is a game behind the Rams and Seahawks in the loss column for one of the final wild card spots in the NFC. This comes after Minnesota has lost four …