Justin Fields has been wearing the same number since his freshman year in college, but that will be changing now that he’s in Pittsburgh.  The Steelers officially unveiled the jersey numbers for several new players on Thursday, and Fields was given No. 2. The former first-round pick had been wearing No. 1 since his freshman year at Georgia in 2018 …

A Thursday visit to Rutgers football netted an offer for Layton von Brandt. It was the third overall offer for von Brandt and the first from a Big Ten program. The Rutgers offer represents a second Power Five offer in von Brandt’s recruitment. A class of 2027 recruit, von Brandt plays for Appoquinimink (West Middletown, Delaware). Last season, the Jaguars …

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USATSI The Chicago Bears’ 2024 offseason has been interesting to say the least. It’s going to get even more interesting with the upcoming draft.  Chicago has already used more than half of its picks in this year’s draft. It dealt the 40th overall pick to the Commanders in exchange for pass rusher Montez Sweat prior to last year’s trade deadline. …

The New England Patriots are slowly creeping closer to the most important draft in the last 25 years, which is being led by a rookie coach in Jerod Mayo and a rookie GM (de facto) in Eliot Wolf. We did this piece in 2022 and 2023, and I wanted to continue this yearly tradition as the draft gets closer. Usually, …

Armed with the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Washington Commanders appear poised to select a quarterback — a notion that grew after they traded 2023 starter Sam Howell to the Seattle Seahawks. Against that backdrop, Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin sees the team’s 2024 success being on the shoulders of a rookie signal-caller. Rival NFL executives …

Getty Images The Las Vegas Raiders are in an intriguing position as the franchise rockets toward the 2024 NFL Draft. After an impressive run down the stretch to finish second in the AFC West, Mark Davis removed the interim tag off of Antonio Pierce to make him the full-time head coach, while hiring Tom Telesco to be the team’s newest …

The process of identifying which NFL Draft prospects are worth what picks and in what order is a grind. However, don’t worry about it.  Our task of doing just that here at CBS Sports is easier than it is for most, thanks to the guidance of CBS Sports HQ NFL analyst Rick Spielman, the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings for 16 …

A top tight end in the class of 2025 is planning to visit the Cornhuskers this weekend. Chase Loftin will visit the Lincoln campus on Saturday, April 6th. Loftin is a 6-foot-5, 213-pound four-star prospect for Millard South High School out of Omaha, Nebraska. Over the last two seasons, he’s appeared in 22 games with 73 receptions for 1,017 yards …

Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice was the driver of one of two speeding sports cars who left after causing a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway over the weekend, the wide receiver’s attorney said Thursday. Why Rice left the crash Saturday was “a good question that’s still being investigated,” said Rice’s attorney, state Sen. Royce West, but he declined …

A year ago, running back DeSean Bishop drew praise from coaches in back-to-back scrimmages of Tennessee spring football practice. But it was merely a spring storyline, where young players flash potential but then fade into the background when the season arrives. A deep backfield and Bishop’s preseason injury kept him from making his college debut in the 2023 season. But …

When the Buffalo Bills decided to put Stefon Diggs on the trade market, they were willing to make a deal with almost anyone, but there is one team in the NFL that they refused to make a trade with: The Kansas City Chiefs.  According to former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, Diggs was allowed to seek a trade with literally any …

Four-star offensive line recruit Mason Short has announced his commitment to the  Georgia Bulldogs over Kentucky, Clemson and Ohio State. Short is Georgia’s sixth commitment in the class of 2025. Short is the Bulldogs’ first offensive line commit in the 2025 cycle. Mason Short plays high school football for Evans High School in Evans, Georgia. Short is a member of …

Sydney Brown still very optimistic in recovery from torn ACL originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Just three months after his rookie season in the NFL ended with an ACL tear, Eagles safety Sydney Brown is still feeling extremely optimistic about his recovery. Brown, 24, tore his ACL in Week 18 against the Giants on Jan. 7 but already feels …

Carlos Locklyn did not take long to make his impression on the Ohio State football program. Days after joining Ryan Day’s staff as the team’s new running backs coach, Locklyn, the former Oregon running backs coach, has already been active on the recruiting trail by extending offers to two 2025 running backs: four-star Dierre Hill and three-star Shekai Mills-Knight. For …