The 49ers waived receiver Willie Snead IV, the team announced. Snead signed to the active roster from the practice squad for Monday night’s game against the Ravens, and he played 25 offensive snaps and 10 on special teams. Snead made one catch for 5 yards. The 49ers needed Snead after ruling out Jauan Jennings for Monday night. Snead has two …

Trevor Siemian celebrated his 32nd birthday by getting the call to start again for the New York Jets. Zach Wilson remained in the concussion protocol Tuesday and coach Robert Saleh announced Siemian will be under center for the second consecutive game when the Jets face the Browns in Cleveland on Thursday night (8:15 p.m. ET). Siemian was 27-of-49 for 217 …

EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl trips have become a Cross family tradition. Former Alabama tight end Howard Cross ended his sophomore and senior seasons with Sun Bowl victories over Washington (1986) and Army (1988). Now his son, second-team All-America defensive tackle Howard Cross III, gets to punctuate this Notre Dame football season with Friday’s Sun Bowl meeting against 19th-ranked …

The Texans placed safety Jimmie Ward on injured reserve after claiming safety Kareem Jackson off waivers, the team announced. A strained quadriceps will end Ward’s season. He played only four snaps in Sunday’s loss to the Browns before leaving with his injury, and he played only eight snaps the previous week before being diagnosed with a concussion. Ward also missed …

With less than a week to go, Alabama has touched down in Los Angeles, California and is already preparing for the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal against top-ranked Michigan. The Crimson Tide enters the game as the lowest-seeded playoff team, but that doesn’t mean the Wolverines are expected to win. Alabama’s lone loss on the 2023 season cam against …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz Charles McDonald is joined by Yahoo Sports’ very own Frank Schwab as the two go back and forth and give their biggest takeaways from the three wild Christmas Day NFL games and attempt to determine which teams are true Super Bowl contenders. Charles and Frank kick things off with some funny stories from the weekend, including …

Oklahoma’s final game of the 2023 season will see them return to San Antonio for the second time in three years. The last time the Sooners were there, they were coached by legendary Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops. Brent Venables will wrap up his second campaign as the head man at Oklahoma, returning to San Antonio to take on the Arizona …

The 49ers have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, Jason McCourty of NFL Media reports. The Chargers waived Joseph-Day last week, and he cleared waivers. Joseph-Day was a team captain for the Chargers this season and started all 14 games before his release, totaling three sacks, 31 tackles, three tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hits. Joseph-Day, 28, …

Top-ranked Michigan and No. 4 Alabama are all set to face off in the Rose Bowl, serving as a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup this season. Both teams have proven to be among the best in the nation, and the predictions corroborate that. Experts from across the nation have tried their hand at guessing the outcome of this game, but …

USATSI The Minnesota Vikings lost one of their most important playmakers during the 30-24 loss to the rival Detroit Lions in Week 16. The team announced Tuesday that tight end T.J. Hockenson suffered a season-ending ACL and MCL injury. It’s unclear how much time the veteran will miss, or if he will be back in time for the start of …

Source: 49ers agree to contract terms with veteran DT Joseph-Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers made another significant in-season addition on Tuesday at a position of need. San Francisco agreed to terms with free-agent defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, a source told NBC Sports Bay Area. Former player Jason McCourty, now with the NFL Network, was first …

Tuesday’s bowl game slate features a battle between Sun Belt and AAC foes when Texas State meets Rice at the First Responder Bowl in Dallas. The Bobcats topped South Alabama in a track meet during the final weekend of the regular season to break a two-game losing streak and garner some momentum heading into their first-ever bowl game. Quarterback TJ Finley threw for …

Having won three straight, the Cleveland Browns (10-5) will play the New York Jets (6-9). The Browns are solid favorites, expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -7).  Both of these teams won in Week 16. The Browns handed the Houston Texans a 36-22 loss, while the Jets dispatched the Washington Commanders 30-28.  The Jets are playing this …

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL schedule begins with Thursday Night Football as the Cleveland Browns host the New York Jets. Browns quarterback Joe Flacco has thrown for more than 360 yards in back-to-back games and passed for at least 300 yards in three straight outings, so should you feature him in your NFL DFS picks? Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian …

Michigan football under Jim Harbaugh has continued a longstanding tradition of not having stellar postseason success. After winning his first bowl game at the helm of the maize and blue against Florida in 2015, Harbaugh has lost six straight. Granted, there are reasons for every loss in bowl games for the Wolverines. In 2016 and 2018, Michigan did not want …