Last year’s college football season began with much anticipation — and high expectations — for the latest member of America’s royal family of football. The man who started it all is, in hindsight, not thrilled that people acted accordingly. “I was kind of disappointed in a lot of, just a lot of people,” Archie Manning […]

We learned last month that Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores has amended his complaint against the NFL and six of its teams to include a retaliation count. As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk detailed in an episode of PFT Live (video link), Flores alleges the fact that he has not been hired as a […]

Argentina kept its star player sidelined until the 60th minute Saturday and earned a 3-1 victory over Jordan behind all-time World Cup leading scorer Lionel Messi. Ahead of Saturday’s match, Messi had scored all five of Argentina’s goals in the 2026 World Cup, recording his 17th career tournament goal to take the scoring lead before […]

The wedding of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift could make the Met Gala look low-key.  Swift and Kelce will reportedly tie the knot this upcoming Friday at Madison Square Garden. It’ll be one of the biggest weddings “The Big Apple” has hosted.  How many guests have Travis Kelce and […]

The clock keeps ticking for Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers to get a new deal done before Mayfield’s stated deadline of the start of training camp. At his football camp in Oklahoma on Saturday, the topic of his contract came up during a session with reporters. “I would love to be there,” Mayfield said, via […]

A major development concerning the supplemental draft and a pair of big-money tight end extensions have highlighted the past few days around the NFL. In case you missed any of this week’s top stories, here is a quick recap: NFL Denies Entry To Sorsby: Once Brendan Sorsby‘s lawsuit against the NCAA was dropped, it was […]

Jarren Duran appeared to have a verbal back-and-forth with a fan during Saturday’s 4-1 win over the New York Yankees, though he downplayed the incident after the contest. “There’s some people that were chirping and had been chirping for a few innings,” manager Chad Tracy told reporters. “Started chirping toward Jarren again. We grabbed him […]

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk must not realize he’s lighting more “money on fire.”   Aiyuk has been publicly campaigning for the 49ers to release him and for the Washington Commanders to sign him throughout the offseason, posting several videos on social media. He shared another clip on Saturday. It won’t help his cause.  Brandon Aiyuk […]

As football players have gotten larger, their shoulder pads have gotten smaller. And there are real questions about whether that’s better. David Ubben of The Athletic has posted an article that looks at the manner in which shoulder pads have pivoted from bulky to streamlined over the past few decades. Smaller shoulder pads allow jerseys […]

49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is continuing to make waves with videos on social media. In his latest (via David Lombardi of the San Francisco Standard), he claims he does not have an agent. “I terminated my SRA [standard representation agreement] through the NFLPA last year in November,” Aiyuk said. But the NFLPA’s database still […]

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, which means he’s already in elite company in league history. He has also never led the Ravens to the Super Bowl, which means there’s a glaring hole in his résumé. So where will Jackson stand among the league’s all-time greats when his career is […]

As recently as earlier this week, a new update suggested that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow could question how long he “will want to” stay put if Cincinnati misses the playoffs for a fourth straight year.  The Bengals made multiple moves during the offseason to bolster their defense, the biggest of which involved acquiring defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II from […]

In March 2024, former Titans scout Blaise Taylor was arrested on suspicion that he murdered his pregnant girlfriend. The trial began earlier this week. Via Fox 17 in Nashville, prosecutors allege that the 30-year-old Taylor poisoned Jade Benning and her unborn daughter by spiking pink lemonade with cocaine dissolved in alcohol. Benning died on March […]

NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN raised eyebrows when he recently suggested that current San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had damaged his chances of landing with the Washington Commanders or a different club due to the numerous odd social-media posts Aiyuk has shared over the past handful of weeks.  During Thursday’s edition of the ESPN “NFL Live” […]

It’s a curious move, given that Utah made a significant effort to acquire him last season and sign him to a substantial contract. He had a decent enough season and Utah are absolutely trying to take a step after making the playoffs, so what gives? In fact, Peterka is not only a good player, but […]

The Ravens announced a litany of front office updates this week, with promotions in player personnel, operations, and analytics. Atop the player personnel department, Bobby Vega and Andrew Raphael were named assistant directors of player personnel. Joey Cleary moved into Raphael’s former position as the new director of college scouting, and Corey Frazier was promoted […]

The Rams don’t yet know where or exactly how they will use Myles Garrett. All they know is the league’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year will be great at getting after the quarterback wherever and however they deploy him. The Rams acquired the edge rusher on June 1. He participated in a handful of […]

Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady recently discussed how he wants rookie Fernando Mendoza to work on his development while veteran Kirk Cousins serves as the club’s starting quarterback for an undetermined amount of time.  During the latest edition of the “Stick to Football” podcast, Brady expanded on how he wants Mendoza to follow in the footsteps […]

When it comes to the NFL team that plays its home games in AT&T Stadium, Jerry Jones will do nothing to undermine the aesthetic of sunbeams entering the venue. When it comes to hosting a World Cup match there, Jones has no qualms about pulling the curtains shut. Via the Associated Press, AT&T Stadium used […]

One year remains on Brian O’Neill‘s contract. The longtime Vikings right tackle’s desire for a new deal has been made clear this offseason, and there is mutual interest in an agreement. A “near-universal agreement” exists within the organization that another O’Neill deal is worth pursuing, ESPN’s Kevin Seifert writes. Minnesota operated with an interim general manager […]

Coming off a disappointing postseason run, Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are once again struggling to figure out a contract that works for both sides. Per The Athletic’s Sam Amick, Duren is planning to explore sign-and-trade scenarios in restricted free agency after being “underwhelmed” by the initial offer he received from Detroit. This article […]

Throughout the spring, first-year Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy told just about anybody who would listen that he believes 2025 rookie Will Howard is “definitely a real prospect as a starting quarterback.”  During a Wednesday appearance on Pittsburgh sports radio station 93.7 The Fan, Steelers insider Mark Kaboly of “The Pat McAfee Show” shared a […]

It’s been two days since the NFL told quarterback Brendan Sorsby that it won’t be conducting a supplemental draft next month. Despite his lawyer, Jeffrey Kessler, issuing a bellicose statement suggesting that a legal challenge is coming, nothing has happened. With each passing hour, it’s becoming less and less likely that anything will. If Sorsby […]

The 49ers placed AWOL wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on the reserve/left squad list last December, which ended any chance he would play in 2025. Over six months later, Aiyuk still has not applied to come off the list, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. He will not be eligible to return until he files paperwork with […]