USATSI The Minnesota Vikings will start their fourth different quarterback of the 2023 season when they travel to take on the Cincinnati Bengals this Saturday. The team announced on Tuesday that Nick Mullens would start at quarterback, while Joshua Dobbs is sent to the bench. Dobbs was benched for Mullens in the fourth quarter of the eventual 3-0 victory over the …

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is on the team’s injury report Tuesday. Chase is listed as a non-participant in practice due to an ankle injury. The Bengals are only holding a walkthrough on Tuesday, so the listing is an estimation of what he’d do at a normal practice. That will make the rest of the week more telling about Chase’s …

Getty Images Deion Sanders has only been the head coach at Colorado for one season, but people are already studying his approach. The University of Colorado Boulder just announced a class based on how Sanders handles his celebrity on top of coaching the football team. In addition to being a legendary player and ascending coach, Sanders is also known for …

In this unsettled season for the Minnesota Vikings, Nick Mullens is next up at quarterback. Coach Kevin O’Connell announced Tuesday that Mullens will start Saturday at Cincinnati (1 p.m. ET) after relieving an ineffective Joshua Dobbs last week and helping lead the Vikings to a 3-0 victory at Las Vegas. Mullens is the fourth different starter for the Vikings. They’ve …

Getty Images Tommy Devito’s agent, Sean Stellato, became a social media star during the New York Giants’ 24-22 win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. Fans watching the game on ESPN2 even got introduced to Stellato’s alleged nickname, “Slimy,” but that may have been some bad information from a Giants legend. During the “Manningcast,” Eli Manning said …

Getty Images The NFL and NFL Players Association are jointly reviewing the situation involving T.J. Watt, specifically how and when he was placed in the concussion protocol, per NFL Media. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ star outside linebacker was placed in the protocol after reporting symptoms the morning after the team’s loss to the New England Patriots last Thursday night.  Watt exited …

December and January is decision time for the best college football players in the country. Players who have been in school for three or four seasons and still have eligibility remaining must weigh the positives and negatives of returning to continue their college careers or turning professional. Some will announce their plans before the bowl games. Some will announce after …

The NFL isn’t providing answers. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin claims he doesn’t have them. The league and the union apparently will be getting them. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the NFL and NFL Players Association have been conducing a joint review as to “how and when” Watt entered the concussion protocol. “This is standard any time a player …

According to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, former Michigan State football offensive line fcoach Chris Kapilovic is joining the Baylor staff as their new offensive line coach. Kapilovic followed Mel Tucker over from Colorado back in 2020. Before that, he had mostly been in the South, and now he will head to Texas to coach with Baylor. SOURCE: Chris Kapilovic, …

Star Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is day-to-day after suffering an ankle injury in Miami’s loss to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night, head coach Mike McDaniel said. Hill left the game late in the first quarter after twisting his ankle in a tackle by Titans wide receiver Sean Murphy-Bunting. He eventually reentered in the second half but did not …

Getty Images The Indianapolis Colts have had to play much of this season without their star running back, Jonathan Taylor. They’ve been without him for each of their two most recent games after Taylor underwent thumb surgery, but on Tuesday Colts coach Shane Steichen told assembled media members that the plan remains for Taylor to return at some point this …

Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. The standout defender will skip the Aggies’ Texas Bowl showdown against No. 20 Oklahoma State to begin preparation for the draft process. Cooper announced his intentions via social media. He earned CBS Sports All-American honors 2023 after racking up a team-high 17 tackles for a loss and eight sacks.  Cooper …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 12, 2023, 04:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. One of the issues with using power-play time as a “positive” indicator for fantasy assessment is that more of it doesn’t always …

Brock Purdy has delivered some dominant performances of late. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Should Brock Purdy be the frontrunner for the NFL MVP race? He’s been excellent in fantasy of late, that’s for sure. Outside of a sub-15-point performance in Week 12, Purdy has delivered 20+ point performances every week since Week 8. Purdy will get another chance to …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter Well, at least there don’t appear to be any significant injuries due to the MetLife Stadium turf following Monday night’s game. The Green Bay Packers’ three-game win streak, as well as coach Matt LaFleur’s unbeaten record in December, came to an end in their 24-22 loss to the New York Giants. The Packers are finding …