Super Bowl LVIII is set, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will battle in Las Vegas for the Lombardi Trophy. The Chiefs appear to have overcome their regular-season offensive struggles, and even won two playoff games on the road as underdogs against the Buffalo Bills and No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens. As for the 49ers, the No. 1 seed …
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2024 Super Bowl LVIII odds: Will Travis Kelce fill blank space on Taylor Swift’s finger?
Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst It was the NFL prop heard ‘round the world on Monday. FanDuel Canada decided to take a cannonball dive into the Super Bowl proposition bet pool, leaning into the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce craze. The sportsbook operator posted a Yes/No prop on whether Kelce would propose to Swift on the field after Super Bowl LVIII. …
Read More »Winners from Day 1 of 2024 Senior Bowl practices
With scouts, coaches, and decision-makers all in Mobile, Ala., draft season kicked off Tuesday with the first practices ahead of the 2024 Senior Bowl. While star players like quarterbacks Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye aren’t among the participants, there’s no shortage of top prospects and potential future Jacksonville Jaguars players on the Senior Bowl rosters. The game won’t …
Read More »Joe Schoen: Daniel Jones our starter when healthy, we’ll look at everything for draft
When the Giants had the sixth overall pick in the 2019 draft, they used it on Daniel Jones and General Manager Joe Schoen didn’t rule out picking another quarterback with the sixth pick in this year’s draft. Schoen spoke to reporters from the Senior Bowl on Tuesday and said that the team views Jones as their starter as long as …
Read More »2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games replacements: Baker Mayfield, Jalen Hurts among alternates added to all-star roster
USATSI With the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers advancing to the Super Bowl, not only do we now have the official matchup for this year’s championship, but also a better idea of the 2024 Pro Bowl Games rosters. Since Super Bowl players voted into the NFL’s annual all-star event are not eligible to actually suit up for the …
Read More »Tennessee football program, other sports under NCAA investigation for possible NIL violations
Tennessee athletics is under an NCAA investigation into potential rules violations involving name, image and likeness benefits for athletes in multiple sports, including football, a person familiar with the situation told the Knoxville News on Tuesday. The school confirmed the existence of the investigation, which was first reported by Sports Illustrated but did not comment beyond that acknowledgment. Additional rules …
Read More »DeForest Buckner, Ryan Kelly replace a pair of Chiefs in Pro Bowl Games
The Colts announced that the NFL has added Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and center Ryan Kelly to the Pro Bowl Games. Buckner replaces Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, and Kelly will fill in for Chiefs center Creed Humphrey. Buckner and Kelly join left guard Quenton Nelson, who was on the original Pro Bowl roster, as Colts players who will …
Read More »Five offensive coordinator candidates for Michigan football
Michigan will look a lot different next season. Jim Harbaugh is off to the NFL and has taken Jesse Minter, Ben Herbert, and likely Jay Harbaugh with him. A lot of roles need filling. Sherrone Moore has been announced as the new head coach, which means that the Wolverines will also be searching for a new offensive coordinator. Michigan has …
Read More »What will ex-Falcons coach Arthur Smith bring to Steelers as offensive coordinator?
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Arthur Smith, fired after three seasons as the Falcons’ head coach, has a fresh start as the Steelers’ new offensive coordinator. What does that mean for Pittsburgh? After the Steelers struggled to move the ball consistently with two different coordinators in 2022, it’s a chance to perhaps get back to an above-average run game for …
Read More »Lions OC Ben Johnson tells Commanders, Seahawks he’s pulling out of the running for head coaching jobs
Getty Images For the second straight season, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was one of the more intriguing candidates on the coaching carousel. For the second straight season, he decided to take himself out of the running. Johnson informed both the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders that he will be returning to Detroit to serve as the Lions offensive …
Read More »Elite five-star athlete, Texas A&M commit Terry Bussey visiting LSU on Wednesday
There are only a few days left before National Signing Day on Feb. 7, and the Tigers have a top-10 class in the 2024 cycle. But they may have one more coup up their sleeve involving a prized Texas A&M recruit. LSU is hosting five-star athlete Terry Bussey, who is committed to the Aggies, for one final visit on Wednesday. …
Read More »Lions won’t have an easy road in 2024. But Ben Johnson’s return helps a great deal
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter After the NFC Championship Game loss in Santa Clara, Calif., Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell was realistic as he addressed his team. No team is the same year to year. The 2023 iteration of the Detroit Lions that shattered records and made history as the first team to host a playoff game in Ford …
Read More »Unsealed deposition transcripts show NFL’s lingering tension over head trauma
More than a decade ago, the NFL agreed to settle the concussion class action in order to, among other things, avoid litigation that would have resulted in plenty of problematic documents and testimony coming to light through the discovery process. Discovery still happened, however, in a case involving whether the NFL was entitled to insurance coverage for the concussion settlement. …
Read More »Analysis: BYU’s second Big 12 football schedule should be more manageable than its first
Fans in the student section hold up a BYU banner during a football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News Once the initial shock of having the renewal of the BYU-Utah rivalry the second weekend of November, rather than the last, wears off, there’s a lot to like about …
Read More »NFL Super Bowl: 10 most memorable, iconic, exciting performances and moments from previous halftime shows
The Super Bowl is the most-watched television program every year and people are not just turning into the game, but the halftime show is also a major draw to the event. Throughout the history of the Super Bowl, the halftime show has evolved and grown into a spectacle that is one of the most highly anticipated musical performances each year. …
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