Shanahan isn’t concerned about 49ers’ rest disadvantage in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The main takeaway from the 49ers’ 2024 NFL regular-season schedule were the multiple rest disadvantages San Francisco will encounter. For the second season in a row, San Francisco will face four teams coming off of their respective bye weeks and is the only team …
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Big Ten tops SEC when it comes to revenue shares in 2023
If you didn’t already know, it pays to be a member of the Big Ten or SEC. And in 2023, that theme continued to ring true. And last year, the Big Ten had more money to distribute to its members than the SEC. According to a report from USA TODAY Sports, citing federal tax documents from the previous year, the …
Read More »NFL VP says Taylor Swift did not influence league when making 2024 regular-season schedule
Taylor Swift’s global dominance is such that the NFL, which will happily overpower other sports on days previously sacred to them — the NBA on Christmas Day and college football on Black Friday — has to take Swift into consideration when it comes to her return to the United States to wrap up her “Eras Tour.” NFL vice president of …
Read More »Eight-time Pro Bowler Patrick Peterson says he wants to return to Steelers for 2024 season
Patrick Peterson has reaffirmed his desire to return to Pittsburgh for the 2024 season. The eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback wants to re-sign with the Steelers after the team released him in March in order to shed cap space before the start of free agency. Peterson, who will turn 34 in July, signed a two-year, $14 million deal with the Steelers …
Read More »Jets’ Aaron Rodgers feels like he can ‘do anything’ in OTAs; veteran lights up practice, per report
Getty Images The NFL put Aaron Rodgers’ return from a torn Achilles in prime time by selecting the New York Jets to open the season on “Monday Night Football” at the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. The good news for New York is the Jets’ 40-year-old quarterback is well on his way to starting that game …
Read More »Former Michigan football WR transfers to MAC school
When Eamonn Dennis committed, the idea was that he would be an inverse carbon copy of Mike Sainristil. Both players hailed from Massachusetts, were three-stars, who played both ways. Sainristil started as a wide receiver while Dennis was a defensive back. Then, Sainristil switched to defensive back and Dennis switched to receiver. The latter had unparalleled speed but never cracked …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers on 2024 Jets pressure: I ‘relish’ this opportunity
Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are up against the clock with the future Hall of Fame quarterback coming off the season-ending Achilles tear he suffered on the team’s opening drive of the 2023 NFL season. Plus, the four-time NFL MVP is now 40 years old. The Jets have pushed their chips to the middle of the table since …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers discusses high stakes for Jets season — and what running with RFK Jr. would have meant
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers was fresh off his second offseason practice. He was fresh off hitting receiver Xavier Gipson 30 yards downfield during 11-on-11 play, threading still another diving touchdown to Garrett Wilson in red-zone work later. The 40-year-old quarterback was not hampered by medical restrictions in the New York Jets’ second OTA practice on Tuesday, head coach …
Read More »College football star sues University of Florida football program over $13.85m sponsorship deal
Top college football quarterback Jaden Rashada sued individuals associated with his failed recruitment to the University of Florida, claiming the football powerhouse’s coach, staff, and a top booster caused him to miss out on a $13.85m deal for the use of his name, image, and likeness (NIL). The suit marks the first time a college athlete has sued a coach …
Read More »NFL to test optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings in preseason with eyes toward 2024 implementation
Getty Images The chain may no longer keep us together. The NFL is moving forward this preseason with an optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings, sources tell CBS Sports. The system had been tried out in a few NFL stadiums this past season, and it will get a full preseason trial this summer. If the trial goes well and everyone’s …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers faced ultimatum when asked to be Robert F. Kennedy’s vice president, one he wasn’t ready to make
Getty Images Aaron Rodgers had an offer to pursue a political career this summer. He chose football instead. Rodgers was on the short list of vice presidential possibilities for U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but took himself out of the running. The decision basically came down to football, which Rodgers would have had to give up. “I love Bobby,” …
Read More »Oilers hold on, advance to conference finals; Celtics-Pacers Eastern Conference finals preview
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Read More »NFL eyeing Australia for possible regular-season game that could happen as soon as 2025
The NFL’s international presence has been expanding over the past few years and that expansion could soon include putting a game in Australia. Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s head of international affairs, revealed at the Spring League Meeting on Tuesday that Australia is under consideration for hosting a future game. O’Reilly’s comments came less than 24 hours after 9News in Melbourne, …
Read More »NFL reporter predicts the Steelers extend Justin Fields past 2024 season
NFL reporter predicts the Steelers extend Justin Fields past 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Steelers declined Justin Fields’ fifth-year option for his rookie contract that was slated to pay him $25.7 million in his fifth season in the NFL. But one Steelers reporter believes the Steelers will find a way to keep him around past the …
Read More »Four-star WR Travis Smith Jr. sets commitment date
Four-star wide receiver recruit Travis Smith Jr. plans to announce his commitment on July 13. Smith, who is a member of the class of 2025, is deciding among Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, and Tennessee. Smith is slated to visit Georgia on June 1, Auburn on June 7, Alabama on June 14 and Tennessee on June 21. 247Sports projects Smith to commit …
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