With Stefon Diggs gone, receiver Khalil Shakir is the closest thing the Bills have to a No. 1 receiver. He might not be playing on Sunday. Shakir suffered an ankle injury on Sunday night against the Ravens. On Wednesday, he didn’t practice. Also missing practice on Wednesday were tackle Dion Dawkins (hamstring), defensive tackle Austin Johnson (oblique), and safety Taylor …

Oct. 2—COLUMBUS — This week in Ohio State football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles hopes his unit needs less time to find its footing. On the other side of the ball, Ryan Day and Chip Kelly still sound more worried about continuing to develop their attack over the long haul. Let’s examine five areas of interest for the Buckeyes this week …

Curran: Pats even more ‘destabilized’ with loss of David Andrews originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have lost several key players due to injuries this season, but the loss of David Andrews might be the biggest gut punch of them all. Andrews exited Sunday’s 30-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers with a shoulder injury and …

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. One of the biggest flips of the 2025 recruiting class is in. Deuce Knight, the No. 31 overall player in the Rivals250 for this cycle, has flipped away from Notre Dame to …

Lions’ St. Brown shares unfortunate NFC title game proclamation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Amon-Ra St. Brown clearly remembers when his Detroit Lions had the 49ers on the ropes during last season’s NFC Championship Game. San Francisco, of course, entered its Levi’s Stadium locker room trailing Detroit 24-7 at halftime. But the 49ers would flip the script over …

A quarter-century ago, we were in the midst of a Y2K panic and wondering if the worldwide power grid and economy were about to collapse. The year was 1999 when the adults were watching sitcoms such as “Friends” on TV and renting movies from Blockbuster while the kids were listening to the Backstreet Boys and trading Pokemon cards. In real …

Davante Adams wants a trade, and the Raiders would “consider” moving the receiver for the a package that includes a second-round pick. For now, he remains with the Raiders . . . and he remains out of practice. Adams initially was listed with a hamstring injury Thursday when he was limited participant in practice. He missed Sunday’s game, and since …

Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) walks off the field before the game against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field. There might not be a player in college football who could use the bye week more than Travis Hunter. The Colorado two-way star plays nearly every snap of every game and has been …

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson’s injured hip was too sore for him to do much at Wednesday’s practice. So 39-year-old backup Joe Flacco took snaps with the starting offense and could be in line to replace Richardson on Sunday in Jacksonville. Flacco replaced Richardson in last weekend’s 27-24 victory over previously unbeaten Pittsburgh, completing 16 of 26 throws for 168 …

Baker Mayfield briefly dropped back before tucking the ball and barreling forward. He zigged to the right and zagged to the left, resisting the Detroit Lions’ tackles just long enough to fall into the end zone. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took a 20-16 lead they would not relinquish with 34 seconds to play, avenging their divisional-round playoff loss from eight …

Auburn has been the hottest team on the recruiting trail over the last few months. That hot streak continued on Wednesday. The Tigers landed their quarterback of the future flipping former Notre Dame commitment and Lucedale (Miss.) George County signal-caller Deuce Knight away from the Fighting Irish. Knight had been committed to Notre Dame since last September. Standing in at …