The controversy surrounding a pair of NFL referees getting suspended due to their conduct toward players this past week led Tom Brady to take a bad trip down memory lane, but not in the way you might think. In the most recent edition of #AskTom, Brady was asked what the worst thing he ever heard…
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) — If you thought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would upset the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, then congratulations, you were on the right side of one of the biggest upsets this NFL season. In a game that many expected the 9.5-point favorite Cowboys to run away with, the Buccaneers put on a…
The Dallas Cowboys just saved their season. The Chicago Bears are surviving without Caleb Williams. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the biggest surprise in the AFC. And the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks have picked up right they left off last year. Each week, I dive into the All-22 coaches’ film before offering a…
Preposterous, I thought. The sheer incredulity! In an empty room, I was positively vituperative in discussion with absolutely no one when I saw Nebraska coach Matt Rhule appear on my television Sunday in the season finale of HBO’s “Lanterns.” As himself! Fictionally, recruiting and winning a five-star commitment from a character who is a member…
Welcome to the Quarterback Notebook, where I’ll cover the past week in NFL quarterbacking — from the most interesting passers, plays and storylines to some other stuff that caught my eye while watching film this week. This week, we’ll ask the Bengals to let Joe Burrow cook, dig into Jalen Hurts’ issues against the blitz,…
No NFL owners have hit the panic button yet, despite some incredibly disappointing starts. All 32 men who began the season as head coaches are still employed. But that could change soon. With bye weeks coming and patience running out, the heat is getting turned up on several coaches whose teams have been caught in…
This week is crucial for College Football Playoff expansion talks. The CFP’s 30-day exclusive negotiating window with ESPN is slated to end on Friday. Could that mean we get a decision on moving to a 24-team playoff? Perhaps. But we’ll just have to see how this all plays out. More likely, though not certain, the…
Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California) — Kyle Shanahan needed another explosive playmaker with receivers Ricky Pearsall, Christian Kirk and DeMarcus Robinson all on the injured reserve list. Deebo Samuel needed a place to show the league he could still play. In a relationship where both sides needed each other, Samuel signed a one-year, $4.1 million…
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, under the cloudy skies of Buenos Aires, as Argentina sorrowfully said goodbye to Lionel Messi in his final match for the national team, there was a very specific moment that I can’t erase out of my mind. It wasn’t the crowd’s energy chanting his name upon scoring his 126th goal, nor the…
Wednesday brought a full slate of injury news across the league as teams finalized their first reports of Week 5. Philadelphia’s situation keeps growing, while there was better news in Washington and lingering uncertainty in Baltimore and Los Angeles. Saquon Barkley and DeVonta Smith both missed practice for the Eagles, adding to an already long…
