Getty Images The Packers and Bears may be rivals on the field, but their head coaches seemed to get along just fine off the field, and we know that because they just happened to be sitting next to each other at a college basketball game on Wednesday night.  Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Bears head coach Matt Eberflus were …

Fox will televise either a college football or NFL game three days a week this fall. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Fox is set to televise football games three days a week this fall. The network announced Thursday that it would air a package of Friday night college football games in 2024. The games will complement Fox’s …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 07:42 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Carolina Hurricanes are expected to complete a trade for Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel on Thursday night, a source confirmed to ESPN. Details of the trade were being finalized. A trade call with the NHL was expected after the Hurricanes’ game against the Montreal …

Here are the Bears draft picks of the last 10 years to receive second contracts originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Jaylon Johnson became the 14th Bears player in the last 10 years to have been drafted by Chicago and accepted a second contract with the team. Since the 2013 NFL draft, only 14 Bears players have received second contracts …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter What a difference a season makes for the Colts.  At this time last year, Indianapolis was still in quarterback purgatory, searching for optimism after a disastrous 4-12-1 campaign.  Now, the Colts have who they believe is their franchise quarterback in Anthony Richardson, coaching stability with Shane Steichen and legitimate hopes to be an AFC playoff …

Four-star offensive line recruit Mason Short is planning to visit the Georgia Bulldogs on March 16. Short decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide in January after visiting the University of Georgia and after Nick Saban retired. The 6-foot-6, 305-pound interior offensive lineman is ranked as the No. 184 player in 2025 recruiting cycle. Short is considered the eighth-ranked interior offensive …

Getty Images One of the top available free agents has just gone off the market. Veteran Jonnu Smith, who was recently released by the Atlanta Falcons, has agreed to terms on a two-year, $10 million deal with the Miami Dolphins, according to NFL Media.  The 28-year-old Smith spent just one year in Atlanta, catching off 50 of 70 targets for …

Getty Images Thursday was a good day to be a former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linemen. Shortly after news broke that the Patriots were signing former Pittsburgh tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, it was reported that the Rams are signing former Steelers guard Kevin Dotson to a three-year, $48 million deal, according to Bleacher Report.  Dotson, 27, was traded from Pittsburgh to Los …

Those in attendance as Notre Dame opened spring football practice on Thursday couldn’t give enough praise to Fighting Irish rising junior cornerback Benjamin Morrison. Morrison is among the top cornerbacks in all of college football and recently drew major praise from his former teammates at the NFL Combine. Morrison is back for his junior season and started spring practice with …

Video Details Dalton Schultz re-signed with the Houston Texans to a three-year, $36 million extension and compared his Dallas Cowboys days with his ongoing H-town ones. He said quote: ‘“(Dallas is) literally a zoo, dude. There’s people tapping on the glass trying to get people’s attention while they’re doing power cleans or whatever. It’s different.’ Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean …

Report: Patriots agree to deal with ex-Steelers starting tackle originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have already begun addressing one of their most important roster needs. The Patriots have agreed to terms with former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor on a new contract, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports. Okorafor, whom the Steelers released on Feb. …

Florida football held its first practice of the spring on Thursday afternoon at the Sanders practice fields. The Florida Gators will hold their next practice Saturday before taking a week off for spring practice. All told, Florida will get 15 workouts in, culminating with the Orange and Blue game on April 13 at The Swamp. Florida is entering its third …

Getty Images Released by the Buffalo Bills this week as part of the team’s flurry of salary cap cuts, special teams ace Siran Neal could end up staying in the AFC East, a source tells CBS Sports, with two of the Bills’ rivals already inquiring about the free agent. The New England Patriots and New York Jets have expressed interest …

Getty Images The New England Patriots have come to terms with former Steelers right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor on a two-year deal, according to NFL Media. Okorafor was released by the Steelers last month after spending six seasons in Pittsburgh.  Okorafor was benched last season after reportedly complaining about the Steelers’ offensive play calls. He was replaced in the starting lineup …

Johnny Manziel has become the most vocal member of the Heisman Trophy fraternity to push for Reggie Bush to get his 2005 trophy back, saying last week that he plans on boycotting the annual Heisman ceremony until Bush is allowed to stand on stage there with him.  Bush was stripped of his Heisman after an NCAA investigation determined his family …