Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs’ pursuit of a third consecutive Super Bowl win just got a little easier. The Chiefs have activated wideout Hollywood Brown ahead of their Week 16 Saturday showdown at home against the Houston Texans. Brown is set to make his season debut after sustaining a shoulder injury during the preseason.  The 27-year-old Brown signed a …

Getty Images The first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff bracket has been set with 12 teams now afforded an opportunity to make a run towards a national championship. The new-look CFP is more of an event than the four-team field ever was, or the BCS before it, with action expanding across a month between December and January — …

Kittle still receives advice from former 49ers tight ends coach Embree originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The connections between the 49ers and Dolphins run deep and that includes George Kittle’s relationship with Miami tight ends coach Jon Embree. Embree was Kittle’s first NFL position coach in when the 49ers drafted the All-Pro tight end in the fifth round …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders issued a warning to NFL teams Friday − don’t draft Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter if you won’t let him play both ways. Sanders said this on “The Rich Eisen Show” Friday and also hinted that a contract extension is in the works that could keep him at Colorado for the long term. In Hunter’s …

Rams tight end Tyler Higbee has been watching from the sideline since suffering injuries during a playoff loss to the Lions in January. (Ric Tapia / Getty Images) Tyler Higbee is understandably excited. It’s been 11 long months since the Rams’ veteran tight end last played for the Rams. The ninth-year pro underwent major knee surgery after a NFC wild-card …

Getty Images After months of anticipation and hundreds of games played across the 2024 college football season, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived. The bracket expands this season from four teams to 12, creating a tougher path to the national championship while adding some new teams to the mix in the process.  No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 2 seed …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, left, celebrates with kicker Cameron Dicker after a 34-27 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday at SoFi Stadium. Dicker made two field goals, including the NFL’s first successful fair catch free kick in 48 years. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Chargers and kicker Cameron Dicker made NFL history against the Denver Broncos on Thursday …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football has a big visit weekend lined up for transfer portal targets. The headliner is Alabama running back Justice Haynes, but Arizona cornerback Emmanuel Karnley is another top priority. And now another is set to make it to campus. Rated the second-best linebacker in the transfer portal, the Wolverines are set to host outgoing Washington LB …

Lynch reveals players, coaches plead for Campbell to play in 49ers-Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With a lot being made about the reported confrontation between John Lynch and suspended 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell during last Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, the general manager clarified what occurred during the interaction. Lynch downplayed the encounter, but he …

The most intriguing matchup of the College Football Playoff first round takes place Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio, when No. 9 seed Tennessee goes on the road to face No. 8 seed Ohio State. The Buckeyes (10-2) come into the game reeling off a 13-10 loss to Michigan that has prompted questions about coach Ryan Day’s long-term future as the program’s …

Earlier on Friday, Eagles receiver A.J. Brown said, “I’m playing,” when reporters asked about the knee injury that was added to Thursday’s practice report. Now, Friday’s injury report echoes Brown’s assessment. Brown has no game status for Sunday’s game against Washington and is expected to play. Brown was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday. He has recorded 56 catches …

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart offered an update to Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck on Friday during an appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay.” Beck, a second-year starter who suffered an injury in Georgia’s SEC championship game win over Texas on Dec. 7, didn’t play the second half of the game. Backup Gunner Stockton replaced the injured signal caller, entering in the …

Williams, Guerendo out for 49ers-Dolphins; Greenlaw questionable originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Patrick Taylor Jr., nearing the conclusion of his fourth NFL season, is in line for the rare chance to be the 49ers’ featured back on Sunday. The 49ers on Friday ruled out running back Isaac Guerendo from playing against the Miami Dolphins on …

(5) Texas is set to host (12) Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. The Longhorns will become one of the first programs to host a home CFP game when the teams vie at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.  The Longhorns went 11-1 in the regular season and earned a trip to the SEC Championship …

Shanahan dissects schematic similarities to longtime friend McDaniel originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Having worked together for well over a decade on various staffs, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel know each other as well as any coaches in the NFL — perhaps except for the Harbaugh brothers. Naturally, that enduring collaboration means their …