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A Week 17 Saturday night game will stream exclusively on Peacock this season. The NFL and NBCUniversal announced that a prime time game on Saturday, December 27 will be available only on Peacock. The exact matchup will be determined at a later date, as part of the NFL’s flexible scheduling

The Cowboys will head to Philadelphia for the first game of the 2025 NFL season. Cowboys-Eagles has officially been announced as the league’s opener, with the game in Philadelphia for the traditional Thursday night kickoff at the home of the Super Bowl champions. The NFL is starting the season with

The 49ers signed Brandon Aiyuk to a big contract before the 2024 season and they had Deebo Samuel in the middle of his own sizable extension, but neither one wound up being the team’s leading receiver at the end of the year. Jauan Jennings moved into that position with Aiyuk

The Raiders are down to two unsigned draft picks. Fourth-round wide receiver Dont’e Thornton was the latest member of their 11-player class to sign his four-year rookie deal. Second-round wide receiver Jack Bech and third-round cornerback Darien Porter are the remaining unsigned picks. Thornton had 26 catches for 661 yards

Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks saw his chances of playing in 2025 come to an end last week when the team placed him on the physically unable to perform list. Making the move now means Brooks won’t be eligible to return to action until the 2026 season and head coach

At 5-foot-9 and 219 pounds, Giants rookie Cam Skattebo is far from the biggest running back in the NFL. But at Arizona State he earned a reputation for running over would-be tacklers, and he thinks he can keep that up at the next level. Skattebo said he thinks he’s capable

The Chargers could have kept their “home” game against the Chiefs at home. They decided not to. The league reportedly has picked the Chiefs to be the Week 1 Friday night opponent for the Chargers in Brazil. The Chiefs game was not one of the two home games that Chargers

Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart took a stand. Without his rookie contract in place, the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft was unwilling to participate in the team’s rookie minicamp. Despite the criticism he has received from some, it was absolutely the right move. Given the ease with

Taulia Tagovailoa’s CFL journey has ended, for now. Via 3DownNation.com, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats released Tagovailoa in advance of the opening of training camp. After going undrafted a year ago, Tua’s younger brother landed with the Tiger-Cats. He appeared in eight games, rushing three times for 10 yards and a touchdown.

Before 2011, few rookies signed their initial NFL contracts before the Fourth of July. Now, most are signed, sealed, and delivered before Memorial Day. This year, less than two weeks after the draft ended, 58 percent of all picks had signed their rookie deals. That was the official number as

At a time when plenty of NCAA rules have fallen, another one could be going. Pat Forde of SI.com reports that “[m]omentum is building” toward the NCAA lifting its ban on gambling on professional sports. The Division I Board of Directors took initial steps in that direction last month. It’s

The Steelers are signing free agent running back Trey Sermon to a one-year deal, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Sermon participated in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He joins a running backs room that includes rookie Kaleb Johnson, Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. Sermon, 26, entered

A man who helped derail Bill Belichick’s perfect season will help revive Belichick’s imperfect book tour. Via Andrew Buchholtz of AwfulAnnouncing.com, ABC has announced that Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan will interview Belichick on Friday morning. Strahan, if you didn’t know, is one of the hosts of the

Jaylon Smith’s NFL comeback will continue with Las Vegas. Smith is signing with the Raiders after the linebacker had a successful veteran tryout at the club’s rookie minicamp this weekend, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Smith, 29, last played one game with the Raiders in 2023, making this his second stint

A report last month indicated that running back James Cook will play for the Bills in 2025 despite being unlikely to get the contract extension he’s looking for ahead of the season, but Cook isn’t publicly committing to anything at this point in the calendar. Cook was at a Celebrity

The outlook for Saints quarterback Tyler Shough’s rookie season changed dramatically this weekend. Derek Carr’s retirement on Saturday led head coach Kellen Moore to declare an open competition for the starting job between the second-round pick, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener. Shough was taking part in the team’s rookie minicamp

Buccaneers undrafted rookie defensive lineman Desmond Watson knows he’s getting more attention than other undrafted rookies, and he knows that’s because of his size. He hopes that doesn’t stay the case forever. Watson weighed 464 pounds at Florida’s Pro Day. He recently said he has dieted down to 437, but

It’s been a long time coming. Common sense suggests that an answer is coming, sooner than later. Aaron Rodgers will, or won’t, sign a contract with the Steelers. Or, at a minimum, he’ll announce his intention to do so. Pittsburgh’s OTAs begin on May 27. That’s only 16 days away.

The past two weeks in the life of former Patriots coach Bill Belichick has sparked a string of stranger-than-fiction stories. The latest? The 73-year-old curmudgeonly football savant made an appearance on Saturday at the Miss Maine USA pageant in support of his girlfriend. Via Steve Buckley of TheAthletic.com, Belichick was

The Commanders announced a handful of roster moves on Sunday. They confirmed the previously reported signing of offensive tackle Tyre Phillips. Phillips has spent time with the Ravens, Giants, and Eagles since being drafted in the third round by Baltimore in 2020. Washington also announced that they have waived offensive

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin once referred to receiver George Pickens’s behavior as a “pebble in my shoe.” Now that the shoe has been removed and the pebble has been shaken out, Tomlin has slipped the sneaker back on his foot and walked away. Case in point — during Tomlin’s first

Gabriel Taylor, the younger brother of Washington great Sean Taylor, is with his big brother’s old team at rookie minicamp this weekend, and that means the world to the Taylor family. Asked by reporters on the practice field to explain the feelings of his family when the news arrived that

In some cities, the brother of a current or former player has gotten a tryout at rookie minicamp. In New Jersey, the brother of two current brothers on the roster is getting a look-see. Giovanni Williams, the brother of Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and Jets linebacker Quincy Williams, is

Broncos rookie running back RJ Harvey has done his homework on his new head coach. At a press conference during the team’s rookie minicamp, Harvey said he’d studied up Alvin Kamara and Darren Sproles because they both played running back for Sean Payton during Payton’s time with the Saints. Harvey

Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward impressed his rookie teammates with his work at minicamp practice, and he says he’s eager to earn the respect of the veterans as well. Ward said that his veteran teammates are going to see someone committed to winning and committed to making himself great and

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft hasn’t gotten the attention he deserves, mainly because there was little mystery — for weeks — that he’d be the first player selected. Titans quarterback Cam Ward generated some buzz during his first on-field work, at the Titans’ rookie minicamp. “He’s

We’ve known for a long time that the Chargers will be hosting the Week 1 Friday night game in Brazil. On Tuesday, we’ll officially know the opponent. Unofficially, it reportedly will be the Chiefs. Via Eric Fisher of FrontOfficeSports.com, the AFC West rivalry will unfold well south of the border,