Getty Images NFL contracts get the most attention in the offseason, when most deals are signed, renegotiated or terminated. But there is perhaps no greater in-season spotlight on player finances than Week 18, when many veterans get a final opportunity to cash in on bonuses and performance-based incentives. Which players have the most to gain in the final week of …

USATSI The final week of the 2023 NFL regular season is here, and it’s do-or-die for many teams that are trying to punch their ticket to the dance. One team looking to return to the postseason after missing out last year is the Green Bay Packers. Jordan Love’s first season as the full-time starter has featured plenty of highs and …

The twists of fate in the Malachi Nelson story are numerous and remarkable. Get this: Nelson, who came to USC ostensibly to compete against the Oregon Ducks for Pac-12 championships, will get to play Oregon in the 2024 college football season. The USC Trojans will not play Oregon next season, unless the two schools meet in the 2024 Big Ten …

With the NFL playing its final week of the regular season, you’d think that the playoff picture would be clearing up, but that’s not the case for the Dallas Cowboys.  Although the Cowboys have already clinched a playoff spot, they still don’t know which seed they’ll be, and because of that, they still don’t have any idea who they’ll be playing …

Perry details ‘drama’ on Pats coaching staff amid Belichick uncertainty originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are at an organizational crossroads, and it’s apparently led to some strife behind the scenes. With the possibility that Bill Belichick may leave the team this offseason — our Phil Perry reports a parting of ways with Belichick seems “inevitable,” …

We already broke down our expectations for how Ohio State could handle the quarterback position and then dove into the possible running backs. We also and recently covered the wide receiver position (if things break a certain way), tight ends, and offensive tackle, and guards, but next on the list is the center position. This list means a whole lot less since the commitment …

The Miami Dolphins (11-5) host the Buffalo Bills (10-6) with the winner claiming the AFC East title and earning the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs on Sunday Night Football. The Bills defeated the Dolphins, 48-20, in Week 4 and have the tiebreaker if they win again on Sunday Night Football. Both sides have elite options in the NFL …

After its College Football Playoff championship game Monday night against Washington, Michigan will either be crowned a champion or walk off the field at NRG Stadium in Houston shouldering the immense disappointment of knowing it fell one game short of achieving its dream. While the outcome is impossible to know more than 24 hours away from the kickoff, we at …

Like NFL players across the country, Lions offensive lineman Taylor Decker showed up to work Sunday for Week 18 of the 2023 NFL season. And like NFL teams across the country, Detroit’s social media team posted a video of Decker’s arrival. But the Lions’ caption for that post quickly caught fire on the internet, and for good reason. “Reporting for …

Whatever the Detroit Lions social media team is being paid, it’s simply not enough. As Taylor Decker walked into Ford Field on Sunday, the social team highlighted him “reporting” for duty. Except … that it wasn’t Decker walking into the facility. It was fellow offensive lineman Dan Skipper. And Decker made sure the social team was aware of the mix …

Many of the Week 18 NFL lines have shifted with the announcements of several star players sitting out the regular season finale. Patrick Mahomes not dressing has resulted in the Chiefs now being 3.5-point underdogs to the Chargers in the latest Week 18 NFL odds. Another movement in the Week 18 NFL spreads came as a result of Cleveland sitting …

2025 tight end prospect Jack Van Dorselaer committed to Tennessee on Sunday. “Committed to the University of Tennessee,” Van Dorselaer announced. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end is from Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. He is rated as a four-star by 247Sports. The Vols have five commitments in its 2025 recruiting class: Cornerback Shamar Arnoux, cornerback Dylan Lewis, running …

Getty Images T.J. Watt is close to becoming the first player to lead the NFL in sacks three times, but the Pittsburgh Steelers star suffered a knee injury in the 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. The Steelers need a Buffalo Bills or Jacksonville Jaguars loss to make the playoffs, but it’s a legitimate question if Watt will be able to …

The Washington Huskies play the Michigan Wolverines for the national championship on Monday. No Washington-Michigan game from the past was bigger than the 1992 Rose Bowl. The Washington-Michigan Rose Bowl results went back and forth. The Huskies won the first one in 1978, then Michigan won in 1981 as Bo Schembechler finally got a bowl game victory. Eleven years after …

Getty Images When it comes to the postseason, the Bengals’ game against the Browns on Sunday is essentially meaningless for both teams. The Browns have clinched the fifth seed in the AFC and the Bengals have already been eliminated from playoff contention, which means there won’t be much at stake in the game.  Although there won’t be much on the …