Playoff football is upon us! After the regular season came to a close in Week 18, just 14 teams remain in the NFL, and most of them will be duking it out throughout the weekend in hopes of keeping their chances of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy alive. Reunions seem to be the theme of Super Wild Card Weekend with old …

Defensive back Duke Shelley is back on the Rams’ active roster ahead of their playoff opener. Shelley was activated from injured reserve on Wednesday. He has been out since injuring his hamstring in Week 12. Shelley appeared in 11 games for the Rams during the regular season and saw most of his playing time on special teams. He had eight …

Monday’s national championship game had to sicken the Alabama Crimson Tide. Take it from Terrion Arnold. “Watching this game hurt man,” the Alabama defensive back wrote on social media after Michigan dominated Washington, 34-13. Alabama was a fourth-down, fourth-quarter stop away from winning the Rose Bowl. Michigan converted fourth-and-2, scored the game-tying touchdown and beat the Tide in overtime. Too …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 10, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 As far as where to find ripe fantasy streaming assets to exploit, two teams jump off the NHL schedule page to end this conventional work week. When all but six teams compete Thursday, the Stars and Flyers are instead set to hit the …

When NFL teams begin searching for a new head coach, they often look for a candidate who is a polar opposite to the previously employed. When looking at last year’s coaching cycle, there are multiple examples to support that theory.  Denver moved on from first-time head coach Nathaniel Hackett and hired Sean Payton, who had 15 years of head coaching …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter As Antoine Winfield took the podium Wednesday to talk about the Buccaneers making the playoffs for the fourth time in his four NFL seasons, he had a shiny gold wrestling-style championship belt slung over his right shoulder. He smiled as he displayed it over his head — the fine print crowned him as the “undisputed …

The recruiting contact period is about to open up once again, and the Florida Gators plan to host several of its top targets over the coming weekend. One name that’s been added to the list recently is four-star defensive lineman Jalen Wiggins, according to Swamp247. He plays high school ball at James Rickards in Tallahassee, Florida, putting him ‘Nole country, …

Happy midweek, everyone! Can you believe Super Wild Card Weekend is just three days away? John Breech can’t, so he took the day off to make some bold predictions (more on that below). Either way, you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest. This is the Pick Six Newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do yourself …

The Panthers have fired their head coach and General Manager, but not all assistants are currently able to seek employment elsewhere. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Carolina has blocked a request from Jacksonville to interview defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero for the same position. The Panthers plan to interview Evero for their own head coaching vacancy. Evero was hired last …

LSU’s Maason Smith declared for the NFL draft on Tuesday evening, joining fellow defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo. There was originally some optimism that Smith and Wingo would return, giving LSU a solid foundation to build on up front. Now, new defensive coordinator Blake Baker is stuck looking for answers on the interior defensive line. At the moment, LSU returns Jacobian …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer As the NFC’s No. 6 seed, the Los Angeles Rams could pose a serious threat to ruin a higher seed’s deep playoff run this postseason. Just ask 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who owns a 10-5 overall record (including playoffs) against his good friend Sean McVay. “We could see how good they could be in …

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield’s ribs landed him on last week’s injury report and his ankle is going to be the reason why he’s on there this week. Mayfield told reporters at a Wednesday press conference that he is dealing with an ankle injury as the team moves toward their playoff opener against the Eagles. That game will be played on …

The 2023 college football season came to a close Monday when No. 1 Michigan defeated No. 2 Washington 34-13 in the final College Football Playoff National Championship of the four-team era. The new-look CFP will feature a 12-team playoff starting next season, opening the door for even more teams to compete for a title. Seven of the 10 title games …

The first weekend of NFL playoffs is on the horizon. Colin Cowherd spent part of Tuesday laying out his top 10 teams in the league ahead of wild-card weekend — and the former NFC champion Eagles are absent. Let’s get into it.  10. Green Bay Packers (Last week: Unranked) Super Bowl odds: +10000 Overall record: 9-8 | Last week: Won …

The Tennessee Titans surprised the NFL world on Tuesday when they fired head coach Mike Vrabel. Opposing fan bases in the AFC South celebrated, while talk show hosts were left with mouths agape. Vrabel went 54-45 as the head coach of the Titans over six seasons, won the AFC South twice and earned NFL Coach of the Year in 2021. …