Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL season, a week that is synonymous with the start of Fantasy football postseasons. Fortunately for you, we’ve got a rundown of every team’s injury report so you know who to start ahead of this week’s games.  Even if you’re not a Fantasy football player (or unfortunately did not make your league’s postseason), there …

Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick was introduced as the next head coach at North Carolina on Thursday, kicking off what promises to be one of the more fascinating tenures in the history of the sport. At 72-years-old, Belichick was questioned about his age and desire to stick it out with the program if the NFL came calling once more. He …

A Detroit Lions fan who got into verbal confrontations with Green Bay Packers players and head coach Matt LaFleur on the field before their Week 14 game has had his season tickets revoked by the team. The fan, identified as Fahad Yousif, told Detroit’s WXYZ-TV that the Lions emailed him and took away his season tickets after the incident. As …

Nov 23, 2024; Berkeley, California, USA; California Golden Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) throws a pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the fourth quarter at California Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top contenders to land a commitment from California Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza is considered a four-star transfer prospect. 247Sports ranks …

Before the start of the 2024 season, the NFL’s 32 owners voted to make a dramatic rule change to the kickoff, and now, the same thing could soon be happening to the onside kick.  During the NFL’s winter meeting on Wednesday, Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said that replacing the onside kick will be something …

USATSI Eight-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick is now the coach at North Carolina, and those within the athletic department are fired up about the marquee hire. No one more so than athletic director Bubba Cunningham, who emulated Belichick’s iconic sleeveless look at the introductory press conference. After presenting Belichick with a hooded North Carolina sweatshirt, Cunningham walked off stage …

49ers activate Greenlaw off PUP list for season debut vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Linebacker Dre Greenlaw has completed the long journey to get back to the 49ers’ 53-man roster. The 49ers on Thursday activated Greenlaw off the physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list to be available to play Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams …

Maybe at some point after a future loss to Virginia Tech, we’ll once again get a glimpse of the Bill Belichick persona as a way-too-serious, perpetually annoyed, “We’re on to Cincinnati” hater of answering questions from the media. But on Thursday, the new North Carolina coach — it still feels weird to type those words — struck a different tone …

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! This isn’t a college football newsletter, but we might be turning into one today, because we’re going to spend some serious time talking about Bill Belichick’s SHOCKING decision to take the coaching job at North Carolina.  My theory is that he only decided to go to UNC because he realized …

North Carolina made a significant financial commitment to lure legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to Chapel Hill.  UNC and the 72-year old Belichick agreed to a five-year deal, the school announced. The yearly salary for Belichick (base salary plus supplemental income) amounts to $10 million, a big jump from the $5 million UNC paid Mack Brown, a national championship-winning coach, …

The partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z and his entertainment company, Roc Nation, won’t change despite a woman accusing the rapper and business mogul of raping her when she was 13 years old, league commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was added as a defendant Sunday to a civil lawsuit filed against fellow hip-hop …

COLLEGE STATION — When Jacob Zeno first stepped on a college campus, the transfer portal wasn’t even a year old. Now, more than half-a-decade later, the former University of Alabama-Birmingham quarterback is set to embark on his seventh college football season with his third program as Texas A&M football has secured a commitment from Zeno. Zeno, a San Antonio native, …

Belichick addresses speculation about leaving UNC for NFL job originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick began a new chapter in his head-coaching career Thursday as he was officially introduced as the leader of North Carolina’s football program. The school announced Wednesday night that it had signed Belichick to a five-year contract. Reactions to the move were mixed, with …

Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan is entering the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced via social media. McMillan, who is forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility, is widely regarded as the top true wide receiver prospect in the draft process.  “The University of Arizona has provided me with the platform to grow and chase my dreams,” McMillan wrote in his …

The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will meet in a key NFC West matchup on Thursday Night Football. Los Angeles, which beat San Francisco, 27-24, in Week 3, will try to sweep the season series with the 49ers for the first time since 2018. The Rams (7-6), second in the NFC West, are coming off a 44-42 win …