Four 49ers players led NFL in key stats during 2023 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers, both individually and as a team, spent plenty of time atop NFL leaderboards throughout a dominant 2023 season. In addition to securing the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, four San Francisco players led the league in impressive statistical categories. Here …

All football teams have depth. But it’s the quality of depth that separates the good teams from the great ones. When Dan Lanning was hired, one of his main objectives at Oregon was to improve the quality of depth on the roster and after two seasons, he has succeeded. His success continues with the Ducks landing former UT-San Antonio corner …

Who could have known exploring whether the Chicago Bears should take a quarterback at No. 1 overall or soldier forth with Justin Fields would become evergreen content?  A year after trading the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and the eventual rights to Bryce Young, the Bears are in the exact same position as a result of …

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys just crowned themselves NFC East champions and are the No. 2 seed in the NFC after a 12-5 season, but it sounds like their head coach still might be on the hot seat. After Sunday’s blowout win over the Commanders to help clinch the division for Dallas, owner Jerry Jones was asked about the future …

Aaron Rodgers is focused on coming back strong next season for the New York Jets. And, he hopes, beyond 2024. But first, he says changes need to be made at the team headquarters at One Jets Drive. Rodgers told reporters Monday the team needs to “flush” what he called “bulls—” in order to become a winner next season. “The bulls— …

Early Heisman Best Bets Obviously when we are capping Heisman futures Quarterbacks are the belles of the ball, with signal callers taking seven of the last eight (DeVonta Smith 2020). Recent QB dominance is a stark departure from the early days of the Heisman, when running backs won 11 consecutive Heismans from 1973 (John Cappelletti) thru 1983 (Mike Rozier) until …

Getty Images The Seahawks failed to reach the playoffs for the second time in three years this season, and their head coach, Pete Carroll, will turn 73 next September. But Carroll expects to be back atop the staff in 2024, denying this week that he’s “worn out.” “Of course,” Caroll initially told reporters Sunday, when asked if he wants to …

2024 NFL mock draft roundup: New first-round predictions for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Now that the regular season is over, it’s time for the fanbases of the 18 teams that didn’t make the playoffs to start turning their attention to the 2024 NFL Draft. The draft order for the first 18 picks are set, and the New …

National championship: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington Location: Houston Date: 7:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 8 TV: ESPN Line: Michigan -4.5 Total: 56.5 How these teams got here Michigan (14-0): Blake Corum and Roman Wilson made massive plays down the stretch as the Wolverines took down Alabama in an overtime Rose Bowl victory. Corum rushed 17 yards for the …

Getty Images The United Football League announced the results of its first phase of its player dispersal process held on Jan. 5, outlining the initial rosters for each team in the new spring league formed as a result of the merger between the XFL and USFL. Each XFL Conference and USFL Conference team was allowed to protect 42 players from …

Former Ohio State football players will take the field in the United Football League this spring. Heading into the season, six Ohio State players will be on five of the league’s eight teams as the United States Football League merges with the XFL, including cornerback Cameron Brown and defensive tackle Taron Vincent, who each finished their college careers in 2022. …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Josh Harris has dreams of building a dynasty with the Washington Commanders. So in his first big move as the team’s new owner, he has enlisted the help of a man who built a dynasty in the NBA. The Commanders new owner kicked off his overhaul of the franchise on Monday morning by hiring former …

10 reasons for 2023 Eagles’ epic collapse originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia How? We’ll be asking ourselves that for years. How did a 10-1 team coming off a Super Bowl season and steamrolling its way to another No. 1 seed suddenly became the worst team in football? How did the Eagles not just begin losing but losing in spectacular …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dallas Goedert may have been speaking for the group, or he was out of turn. Regardless, his words had merit.  “I just know everybody in the locker room is ready to go to work for the playoffs,” Goedert said. “Ever since we clinched the playoff (berth), I just think everybody has been waiting for the playoffs. …

AUBURN — Auburn football is now up to five transfer commitments this offseason. The Tigers landed a pledged Monday from former Maryland transfer tight end Rico Walker, he announced via his social media. Walker, who was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2023, played at Hickory High School in North Carolina. He was recruited to play edge defender for …