San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was one of the season’s biggest pending free agents. Now, he’s one of the league’s highest-paid corners. Lenoir agreed to a five-year, $92 million contract extension with the Niners on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. With a rookie contract that was set to expire at the end of this season, Lenoir became one …
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Indiana in the top five of the College Football Playoff rankings? You’ve got to be kidding
I don’t want to rain on the glorious College Football Playoff parade, but what in the world are we doing with Indiana? The Hoosiers are a fantastic story, a rare underdog in a college football world full of the predictable. But for the love of all things Knight, this team has no business in the Top 12 of the CFP …
Read More »Micah Parsons insists he wasn’t throwing “Mike McCarthy under the bus” with postgame comments
Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons pushed back against the perception he was taking a shot at coach Mike McCarthy in his postgame comments Sunday. “I never once threw, or even intended to throw, Mike McCarthy under the bus,” Parsons said on his The Edge with Micah Parsons podcast. “The question that was asked about here and the Dallas Cowboys. Did …
Read More »Where is Georgia ranked in this week’s CFP ranking?
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 09: Trey Amos #9 of the Mississippi Rebels tackles Nate Frazier #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) With the second College Football Playoff bracket projection coming out, people wondered where the Georgia Bulldogs would land after their 28-10 …
Read More »Report: 49ers, CB Deommodore Lenoir agree to five-year, $92 million extension
The 49ers have reached agreement on a five-year, $92 million extension with cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Lenoir, 25, was in the final year of his deal making $3.116 million in base salary this season. The 49ers made him a fifth-round pick in 2021, and he has started 41 games and appeared in 15 others. For his …
Read More »Winnipeg Jets become first team in NHL history to be 15-1
Nov 12, 2024, 10:04 PM ET NEW YORK — Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets made history Tuesday night, becoming the first team in NHL history to win 15 of its first 16 games, authoring a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers. Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also …
Read More »Ohio State football one of four top-six Big Ten teams in CFP release
Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) While Tuesday is exciting because college hoops fans get to take in the Champions Classic, the College Football Playoff results after this past week were released after the first of two basketball games on ESPN. Ohio State football, as expected, stayed at No. 2. It still won’t have a first-round bye if the …
Read More »2024 Fantasy football: Top performers in Week 10
Week 10 of the NFL season is in the books. At this point in the season, not only are teams fighting for playoff spots, but so are fantasy team owners. Whether it’s for some cash or just bragging rights, every point counts when trying to succeed in a fantasy league. With so many incredible performances from several players every week, …
Read More »Citing health issue, Mike Westhoff steps down as Broncos assistant head coach
Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff has stepped down. Westhoff, a cancer survivor, cited a health concern in making exit. Specifically, Westhoff will be monitoring a health issue that emerged last week. “It’s not easy to make this decision, but this was a wake-up call that I needed to put my health first,” Westhoff said, via Tom Pelissero of NFL …
Read More »College Football Playoff bracket: Complete playoff picture after latest rankings
It only took one week for the first College Football Playoff rankings to be completely flipped on its head. Just a few days after the selection committee set the tone for the rest of the regular season, Georgia was upset by Mississippi and Miami suffered its first loss thanks to Georgia Tech. As a result, the currently projected top 12 teams to make …
Read More »Deion Sanders says he’ll intervene if ‘wrong’ NFL team tries to draft son Shedeur
Deion Sanders is known for many things. He’s a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a former MLB player and the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. But Coach Prime is a dad first, and helping his son, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, navigate the NFL Draft process is a big priority for him. On Tuesday’s episode of FS1’s …
Read More »Berlin launches official bid campaign to host an NFL game the next five seasons
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell all but said this week that the league will play a game in Berlin next season. To that end, Berlin’s city government launched its official bid campaign Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Berlin wants to host NFL games over a five-year period starting next year. Munich and Frankfurt already have hosted regular-season games in Germany. Games …
Read More »Tom Brady’s 3 Stars of Week 10, including Ravens’ Lamar Jackson
Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season had a few memorable and exciting finishes as several stars showed out! Now, it’s time for FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady to name his latest 3 Stars of The Week. At the end of each week throughout the regular season, Brady will choose three players whose performances stood out to him …
Read More »College Football Playoff: Parity is about to bring chaos … especially in the SEC
The job of the College Football Playoff committee has rarely been simple, but it certainly has never been this complicated In the old days of the four-team playoff, the selections were often obvious. Now there aren’t just 12 teams to pick and seed, there is something else adding a degree of difficulty. Parity. The transfer portal and Name, Image and …
Read More »Dolphins-Rams attracts only 12.2 million
The pivot to streaming has happened, as evidenced by the audiences attracted by NFL games televised on cable and streamed by Amazon Prime. Last week, the overnight numbers for Bengals-Ravens on Thursday night showed an audience of 13.63 million. Last night, the game on ESPN between the Dolphins and Rams racked up only 12.2 million viewers. The disclosure from ESPN …
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