Month: October 2024

The Giants’ Brian Burns trade made their future at outside linebacker fairly clear. Burns landed a top-market extension upon being dealt to New York, and he has formed a quality tandem with Kayvon Thibodeaux, whose rookie contract can run through 2026 via the fifth-year option. Other clubs have noticed the

Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the 2024-25 NFL season. Time flies when you’re betting on football! We’ve got a full slate of 16 games ahead with no byes on the schedule, so let’s get right to the action with our betting preview and predictions for every game

Signs continue to point to a Tua Tagovailoa return Sunday. The Dolphins are moving their starter into position to be activated from IR, making their return designation official (via KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson) today. Buzz about Tagovailoa coming back when first eligible has persisted for weeks, and Mike McDaniel confirmed the

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy seems to be paying little attention to Jerry Jones’ gripes about his play calling.  During a Tuesday appearance on KRLD-FM in Dallas, Jones seemingly bashed McCarthy when he said the Cowboys are “designing bad plays.” McCarthy downplayed the comment during his Wednesday news conference.

With the Giants sitting at 2-5 and cruising toward another lost season, there’s naturally been speculation surrounding the job status of head coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen. The duo got a surprising vote of confidence from owner John Mara. While attending a showing of NFL Network’s “The Duke: Wellington Mara’s Giant

When the Patriots parted ways with Bill Belichick following the 2023 campaign, the divorce was described as an “amicable” and “mutual” decision. However, during a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club podcast, owner Robert Kraft made it pretty clear that it was his decision to move on from the iconic

Several AFC teams are suffering from subpar play at quarterback — we’re looking at you, New York Jets (2-5), Las Vegas Raiders (2-5) and Tennessee Titans (1-5) — and their records reflect it. And although the Indianapolis Colts are 4-3, they have achieved that record largely despite the play of

Today’s minor moves: Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers Signed: LS Matt Orzech Waived: DL Jonathan Ford New York Jets San Francisco 49ers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Commanders The Bears should soon be getting some offensive reinforcement. Most notably, lineman Larry Borom returned to practice

The Carolina plan on starting quarterback Bryce Young in Week 8 following Andy Dalton’s Tuesday car accident. Anyone anticipating Young’s breakout performance should probably wait. In Week 8, the Panthers (1-6) will play the Denver Broncos (4-3), who have feasted on young quarterbacks recently, including in Week 7 against New

Today’s practice squad moves: Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles Chargers Miami Dolphins New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers While the Dolphins should soon have Tua Tagovailoa back on the field, the team has still added another QB to the mix.

The Chiefs moved one step closer to winning their third consecutive Lombardi Trophy on Wednesday. Early in the day, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that Kansas City had agreed to trade with the Tennessee Titans to send wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs. Hopkins was widely expected to be

Amid a disastrous start, the Browns are changing play-callers. Despite winning Coach of the Year twice since arriving in Cleveland in 2020, Kevin Stefanski will hand over play-calling duties to his new top lieutenant. Ken Dorsey will take over in that role, Stefanski announced Wednesday. This comes nearly a year

Off to a dreadful 2-5 start, the New York Giants are already on the verge of another lost season, and change will undoubtedly come if they cannot steady the ship. For now, head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen are seemingly safe, but the same can’t be said

9:59pm: Tennessee is set to pay $2.5MM of Hopkins’ remaining base salary, Rapoport tweets. This will cover roughly half of Hopkins’ remaining total. The $2.5MM will be paid out as a signing bonus, according to NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero. As far as conditions go, the Chiefs will need to qualify for

Several NFC teams are suffering from subpar quarterback play — we’re looking at you, New York Giants (2-5), Los Angeles Rams (2-4), San Francisco 49ers (3-4) and Carolina Panthers (1-6) — and their records reflect it. Ahead of Week 8, Yardbarker NFL writers identify the most disappointing player on each

With the Giants sitting at 2-5 and cruising toward another lost season, there’s naturally been speculation surrounding the job status of head coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen. The duo got a surprising vote of confidence from owner John Mara this evening. While attending a showing of NFL Network’s

Pro Football Hall of Fame voters should consider giving former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates a gold jacket after he was seemingly snubbed last year. On Wednesday, the HOF trimmed its list of 167 modern-era candidates to 50, and Gates made it.  The HOF’s full Selection Committee will cut the

Robert Saleh turned up at Packers practice Wednesday, and it does not appear the recently fired Jets HC was merely visiting. Matt LaFleur has a role in mind for the veteran defensive coach. Crediting Saleh with helping him break into the NFL coaching ranks, LaFleur said (via ESPN.com’s Rob Demovsky)

Anyone with 49ers players on their fantasy football team this season knows how hard it is to keep a healthy roster. One player, however, went out of his way to let a young football fan know that he was going to be OK. Star wide receiver Deebo Samuel was just

Andy Dalton was involved in a car accident Tuesday. While the Carolina starter did not need to be hospitalized, Dave Canales confirmed the veteran passer sustained a thumb sprain. Dalton is not expected to play against the Broncos in Week 8. This will push Bryce Young back into action; Canales

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since suffering the third concussion of his NFL career in Week 2. The 26-year-old addressed reporters on Monday and said that despite the trio of head injuries since the 2022 season, he doesn’t plan on wearing

The Ravens’ league-leading rushing attack seems like it could not get any better, but Baltimore has some additional backfield help on the way with Keaton Mitchell expected to open his 21-day practice window this week, per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. Mitchell suffered a torn ACL in his left knee

Toney was selected by the New York Giants with the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and, after failing to find success with Big Blue quarterback Daniel Jones, was traded to the Chiefs in October 2022. The Florida product was crucial in Kansas City’s run to a championship

The Browns are making another switch on their quarterback depth chart. Days after it was reported Cleveland was demoting Jameis Winston, the offseason pickup will move into the starting role. Winston is expected to take over for an injured Deshaun Watson in Week 8, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz.

Some members of the NFL community spent the opening half of this week criticizing Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles after star wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a gruesome dislocated left ankle while playing late in what became the club’s 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.  Former NFL