The hype machine is humming as the NFL wraps up offseason workouts this week, with every talking head projecting which teams will emerge as a surprise contender this upcoming season. While I do not have a “Magic 8-Ball” at my disposal that predicts the future, my football senses tingle when I review my notes from the flurry of offseason transactions …

With Brady in Patriots HOF, question now becomes ‘What about Bill?’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO – Over? Did you say over? Oh, it’s not over. Tom Brady Day/Night/Week may have felt like culmination and punctuation. It wasn’t. Not by a fair sight. Beyond the 12-foot statue they’re going to produce and unveil sometime this season (good thing …

Getty Images Lavonte David considered leaving the one NFL team he’s played for since being drafted in 2012. When Tom Brady retired, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had more questions than answers, and the linebacker was eyeing the 2024 offseason as his potential departure.  Not wanting to be around during a rebuild, David said he began considering either retiring or testing free …

Michigan football recruiting had been lagging. Key word: ‘had.’ The Wolverines are starting to piece things together now that it’s summer official visit season and one player who visited Ann Arbor last week declared that he had seen enough. Long thought to be a Penn State lean, 2025 Washington (D.C.) Gonazaga four-star safety Kainoa Winston was still going through the …

In Los Angeles, the NFL is in the midst of an expected three-week trial to determine whether it allowed DirectTV, from 2012 to 2022, to sell the broadcasts to out-of-market games via its “Sunday Ticket” package at inflated rates. The class action suit, which represents nearly 2.5 million customers, including individuals and bar owners, argues that the NFL violated antitrust …

With one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the Big Ten and all of college football, Rutgers football is certainly having a strong summer. This weekend, several high-profile visitors will be on campus for another round of official visits. And while Rutgers is likely not going to have a slew of commitments this weekend like have the past two official …

Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence have reached an agreement on a five-year, $275 million deal, making him tied with Joe Burrow for the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirmed. Lawrence becomes the fourth quarterback to make $200 million fully guaranteed in a contract, joining Deshaun Watson (who received $230 million …

Parity has been the theme of the NFL over the last several decades, as the league typically has a fair share of new playoff teams from one season to the next. Roughly half of the teams from the 2023 playoff field will be back in 2024, as new division winners and tougher schedules play a role in teams returning.  Six …

The 2024 UFL season concludes Sunday with the league’s championship game, hosted at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Birmingham Stallions are going for a third straight title under coach Skip Holtz (they won the former USFL from 2022-23) against Wade Phillips’ San Antonio Brahmas.  The creation of the UFL, which exists as a merger between …

Bears OTA observations: Caleb Williams embracing every part of being franchise QB, leader originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams has embraced every part of being the Bears’ franchise quarterback. The No. 1 overall pick understands the pressure and expectations on his shoulders, but he welcomes everything that comes with the mantle of franchise savior. …

Jun. 14—*** IMHO, college football has always been great. Pretty much everything about it. But this year, will be the greatest. More playoff teams than ever before, which expands the realistic chance of a non-power winning it all. Oh sure, it will probably be Alabama or Georgia or Ohio State. But I won’t be stunned if a less-familiar name makes …

After injuries caused some of the NFL’s most talented quarterbacks to miss most of the 2023 season, the top of the Comeback Player of the Year odds market is filled with a lot of talent.  Let’s check out the early odds to win the award via DraftKings Sportsbook as of June 12. 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Odds: Aaron …

Brandon Aubrey was one of the best kickers in fantasy football last season. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) Special to Yahoo Sports The war against kickers has reached a fever pitch in recent years, and I am not here for it. 4for4 has always been a safe space for those who play in leagues with kicker spots, a haven, if …

Associated Press Jun 14, 2024, 10:57 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jalen Chatfield to a three-year, $9 million extension, retaining a valuable part of what has been a deep position group. The team announced the deal Friday, with interim general manager Eric Tulsky pointing to Chatfield’s speed and work ethic making him …

This coming college football season is going to be vastly different from what fans are used to. There will be a college football video game for the first time in a decade, teams are changing conferences left and right, but perhaps one aspect a lot of forgetting is the expanded playoff system that will be implemented this year. Twelve teams, …