As the cliché goes, nice guys finish last. 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk, in officially requesting a trade this week, has figured that out. There’s another modified saying that has been particularly relevant to the 49ers in recent years. The squeaky wheel gets the green. That’s how receiver Deebo Samuel cashed in two years ago. From the outset of the offseason, …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Patrick Mahomes is still a little pissed off about last year. Yeah, we all know he won the Super Bowl. And the Super Bowl MVP. He also cemented his place as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play. But the Kansas City Chiefs finished third in the AFC standings with a record of 11-6. …

USC football meets LSU in Week 1 of the college football season. It’s one of the biggest opening-week games on the slate. Nick Saban didn’t make a USC-LSU prediction this week at SEC media days, but the now-retired coach is making his assessments of various SEC teams. He is more bullish on LSU than many others who follow the SEC. …

Davante Adams certainly wouldn’t mind playing with Aaron Rodgers again, but the star wide receiver insists that he’s happy with the Las Vegas Raiders and recently downplayed trade rumors involving him and the New York Jets. “If I’m gonna be reunited with anybody … or relocated and be anywhere, it’d be with Aaron,” Adams said Wednesday. Rumors about a possible …

NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb is going back to college and joining the SEC Network as a college football studio analyst. Cobb, who has played with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Jets over a 13-year NFL career, was a 2011 second-round draft pick out of Kentucky. This is apparently not a retirement announcement for …

Doug Belk and Taylor Mays face a stiff challenge in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. LSU doesn’t just have good receivers; it has a lot of them. LSU Tigers Wire has more on the quality depth LSU brings to the gridiron at the receiver position: Kelly was asked about LSU losing Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr, …

The Bears are taking a look at a linebacker. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Chicago is working out free agent Shaquille Quarterman on Thursday. Quarterman, 26, was a Jaguars fourth-round pick in 2020 and completed his rookie contract with the franchise. He’s appeared in 63 games, though he hasn’t made a start. He has 54 career tackles with one forced …

This coming Sunday is a big one for the Florida football program as five-star wide receiver Vernell Brown III — who is a legacy as the son of former UF defensive back and former off-field staffer Vernell Brown Jr. as well as the grandson of former player Vernell Brown Sr. — will make his verbal commitment to his preferred college …

Kelce lauds 49ers star, former NFC foe Williams as a ‘joy to watch’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Left tackle Trent Williams might be the 49ers’ best player. But he plays a position for which there are no reliable statistics to measure his prowess. Assigning blame for quarterback sacks often is a subjective exercise, and Williams rates highly …

When you think about it, the LSU-USC football game in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is a measurement of how accountable these two coaching staffs and rosters truly are. Both teams were not detail-oriented or generally responsible on defense last season. We have spoken a lot about this problem at USC. LSU and Brian Kelly are in …

The 2024 NFL Draft yielded plenty of exciting rookies with an opportunity to make a significant impact on your fantasy football teams. However, just because we have some fresh names in the player pool doesn’t mean there isn’t some untapped potential from the 2023 class. This embedded content is not available in your region. Here are six second-year players you …

For the first time in over a decade, EA Sports has released a college football video game. Whether you’re a die-hard Georgia Bulldogs fan looking to win a national championship, a grinder working their way through Dynasty Mode as a MAC coach or even Patrick Mahomes, “EA Sports College Football 25” is essentially Christmas in July for gamers and sports …

Former NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb has retired and will join the SEC Network as a college football studio analyst. The 33-year-old Cobb, who played with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Jets over a 13-year NFL career, was a 2011 second-round draft pick out of Kentucky. Over Cobb’s 166 NFL games, he recorded 630 …

Few experiences rival that of a Saturday inside a college football stadium during the fall. Over the past century, the nation’s universities have constructed cathedrals in homage to the gridiron giants, and at this point, it has become an entrenched part of the culture in many parts of the country. The University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, affectionately known …

Bears wide receivers dissed in new position rankings from NFL personnel originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago ESPN recently surveyed the NFL executives, coaches and scouts to rank the league’s top 10 wide receivers. But the Bears barely got on the map, despite having arguably one of the best wide receiver cores in the NFL. DJ Moore was an honorable …