Justin Fields kickoff returner? Steelers QB laughs off ‘joke’ idea originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The “Justin Fields: Kick-off returner” story predictably took off last month when Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren said that special teams coordinator Danny Smith floated the idea during a meeting. It was never a real idea the Steelers were pondering, and Fields put …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.—In the 48 hours before a high-stakes game with major playoff implications last December, both Georgia football coach Kirby Smart and then Alabama coach Nick Saban fielded questions about whether key offensive players would be able to go. There may be less uncertainty about injured players in the SEC’s future. The conference is talking about rolling out “availability …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter It’s graduation time and we’ve got caps and gowns and yearbooks on the brain. So did the Chicago Bears when they released their 2024 schedule. While students are getting ready to graduate, NFL teams will be concluding their offseason programs in a couple of weeks and graduating to next season, officially. As such, I’ve compiled …

Conventional wisdom suggested the Dallas Cowboys would get a done deal with quarterback Dak Prescott early this offseason. The 2023 NFL MVP runner-up’s $59.455 million 2024 salary cap number was thought to be untenable. Equally important, Prescott has provisions in his contract preventing Dallas from designating him as a franchise or transition player in 2025 should he play out the …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college football reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the effects of the NCAA’s settlement on the competitive balance in college football. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript …

Happy midweek, everyone! Can you believe we’re already halfway through the last week of May? Before you know it, minicamps will be raging, training camps will be just around the corner, and the 2024 season will officially be upon us. John Breech is busy pulling strings to ensure the Cincinnati Bengals appease their absentee star wide receivers, or at least …

Mike Evans has shown no signs of slowing down, but he’s not being drafted like the WR1 he is in fantasy football. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Mike Evans is coming off the standard-issue Mike Evans season, which is to say he was great in 2023. In fact, Evans was better in his first year with Baker Mayfield than he’d …

One of the nation’s top running backs is off the board as four-star Louisiana blue-chipper James Simon has gone public with his decision. Simon committed to Texas over Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama and Notre Dame after making a spree of spring visits to each of his finalists, including two trips back to Austin. After originally toying with the idea of …

May 29, 2024, 01:16 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Longtime goalie guru Mitch Korn is back with the Nashville Predators to oversee their operation at the most important position in hockey. The team named Korn director of goaltending on Wednesday, reuniting him with now-general manager Barry Trotz for whom he worked at several coaching stops around the NHL, including 15 …

Aaron Rodgers is no longer the only former All-Pro looking to return from a serious injury for the 2024 New York Jets. Enter Tarik Cohen, the former Chicago Bears standout, who has once again revived his NFL comeback efforts, joining Rodgers and the Jets on Wednesday with a reported one-year deal. Cohen, 28, was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier …

What were you doing 20 years ago this month? Some of you reading this weren’t even born yet while many of us were certainly living much different lives. Personally, I had just graduated high school and was looking forward to leaving for college in the fall. That’s what Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was doing, too.  Freeman was a …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Saquon Barkley felt a little weird wearing green the first time he put his new Philadelphia Eagles jersey on. But that was nothing compared to what he felt the first time he jogged onto the field and joined the Eagles’ huddle. That was truly an experience the 27-year-old running back has never had before. “The …

Tarik Cohen tries another comeback with Jets, nearly four years after last game with Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears running back Tarik Cohen is giving it another go. On Wednesday the Jets announced that they signed Cohen to a deal. “Explosive playmaker,” said Jets head coach Robert Saleh. “He’s starting to get back healthy.” Cohen hasn’t …

So, it begins. Michigan football will start the summer recruiting frenzy this upcoming weekend, first by partaking in the SoundMind SoundBody camp on Thursday before hosting a slew of official visitors the following day. The past few years, the Wolverines have — with the exception of last year — usually counted heavily upon the June visitors to fill out the …

Aaron Rodgers is no longer the only former All-Pro looking to return from a serious injury for the 2024 New York Jets. Enter Tarik Cohen, the former Chicago Bears standout, who has once again revived his NFL comeback efforts, joining Rodgers and the Jets on Wednesday with a reported one-year deal. Cohen, 28, was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier …