The Jets’ decision to activate Aaron Rodgers off injured reserve last week surprised many, including the quarterback himself.  Rodgers said he didn’t want to be activated from injured reserve after he came to the conclusion that he wouldn’t be able to play again this season, saying on the “Pat McAfee Show” that it was the team’s idea to make the …

The recruiting trail never sleeps. After signing 27-out-of-27 targets on their 2024 recruiting board, the Tigers mostly turn the page toward the 2025 recruiting class. One of the top edge rushers in the country, Max Granville, recently released his top 10, and the LSU Tigers made the cut. LSU joins Alabama, Penn State, SMU, Ohio State, USC, Baylor, Kansas, Texas …

USATSI Kareem Jackson has a new home in Houston, the city where he began his NFL journey. On Tuesday, The Texans claimed the safety off waivers, per the league’s transaction wire. After he was handed his second suspension of the season, Jackson was waived by the Denver Broncos. Jackson was eligible to return for the Broncos on Christmas Eve’s “Sunday …

The NFL has said it won’t play games on Christmas when it lands on a Tuesday or a Wednesday. The NFL likely will rethink that before next year, when it moves from Monday to Wednesday. According to ESPN, last night’s Ravens-49ers game averaged 27.2 million viewers. It’s a 59-percent bump from last year’s Christmas night game, fueled by the late-season …

He goes by @biggnash_74 on Twitter. So, when Nash Jones took a backward pass into the end zone in Tuesday’s First Responder Bowl it became a THICC Six. Texas State QB TJ Finley rolled right in the third quarter, stopped and threw the football to the 6-foot-5, 320-pound Jones. He grabbed the football and ran into the end zone for …

Kareem Jackson is Houston bound. A day after being waived by the Denver Broncos, the veteran safety was claimed by the Texans, who announced the decision Tuesday afternoon. He’ll join Texans for the last two games of the regular season as they fight for a playoff berth. The Broncos waived Jackson on Christmas, a week after he finished serving a …

TAMPA – Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell reportedly has his new wide receivers coach. FootballScoop reported Tuesday that Fickell is set to hire former Ohio State player Kenny Guiton. Guiton replaces Mike Brown, who left UW to join the Notre Dame staff. Guiton, 32, has coached wide receivers at Arkansas the last three seasons under head coach Sam Pittman. He played quarterback …

The 49ers waived receiver Willie Snead IV, the team announced. Snead signed to the active roster from the practice squad for Monday night’s game against the Ravens, and he played 25 offensive snaps and 10 on special teams. Snead made one catch for 5 yards. The 49ers needed Snead after ruling out Jauan Jennings for Monday night. Snead has two …

Trevor Siemian celebrated his 32nd birthday by getting the call to start again for the New York Jets. Zach Wilson remained in the concussion protocol Tuesday and coach Robert Saleh announced Siemian will be under center for the second consecutive game when the Jets face the Browns in Cleveland on Thursday night (8:15 p.m. ET). Siemian was 27-of-49 for 217 …

EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl trips have become a Cross family tradition. Former Alabama tight end Howard Cross ended his sophomore and senior seasons with Sun Bowl victories over Washington (1986) and Army (1988). Now his son, second-team All-America defensive tackle Howard Cross III, gets to punctuate this Notre Dame football season with Friday’s Sun Bowl meeting against 19th-ranked …

The Texans placed safety Jimmie Ward on injured reserve after claiming safety Kareem Jackson off waivers, the team announced. A strained quadriceps will end Ward’s season. He played only four snaps in Sunday’s loss to the Browns before leaving with his injury, and he played only eight snaps the previous week before being diagnosed with a concussion. Ward also missed …

With less than a week to go, Alabama has touched down in Los Angeles, California and is already preparing for the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal against top-ranked Michigan. The Crimson Tide enters the game as the lowest-seeded playoff team, but that doesn’t mean the Wolverines are expected to win. Alabama’s lone loss on the 2023 season cam against …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz Charles McDonald is joined by Yahoo Sports’ very own Frank Schwab as the two go back and forth and give their biggest takeaways from the three wild Christmas Day NFL games and attempt to determine which teams are true Super Bowl contenders. Charles and Frank kick things off with some funny stories from the weekend, including …

Oklahoma’s final game of the 2023 season will see them return to San Antonio for the second time in three years. The last time the Sooners were there, they were coached by legendary Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops. Brent Venables will wrap up his second campaign as the head man at Oklahoma, returning to San Antonio to take on the Arizona …

The 49ers have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, Jason McCourty of NFL Media reports. The Chargers waived Joseph-Day last week, and he cleared waivers. Joseph-Day was a team captain for the Chargers this season and started all 14 games before his release, totaling three sacks, 31 tackles, three tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hits. Joseph-Day, 28, …