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• Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel Tries To Befriend NFL Referees Before Games | NFL
  There’s something called the “game within the game.” That alludes to all of the things surrounding a sporting event that don’t necessarily happen during play. One of those things involves getting the referees to want to help. Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel takes that part seriously. As someone who umpires and referees high school sporting events, I’d like to … Read more
• NFL Week 4 grades: Giants receive ‘D-‘ for Monday meltdown; Bengals, Steelers and Browns all get an ‘F’ | NFL
  Welcome to the Week 4 grades! If you’re a fan of a team in the AFC North, you might want to stop reading because it’s been an ugly day for that division. The four teams went a combined 1-3, and the only reason one even got a win is because two of the teams in the division played each other … Read more
• Travis Hunter injury update: Deion Sanders hopes Colorado two-way star can resume activities during bye week | College Football
  USATSI Colorado coach Deion Sanders doesn’t want to rush two-way star Travis Hunter back to the field. During his Monday press conference, Sanders said that Hunter will be on the shelf for…  read more www.cbssports.com
• NFL Week 4: Fantasy IDP report | Fantasy Football News, Rankings and Projections | NFL
  • The ultimate Mack attack: Khalil Mack comes up with a massive IDP performance this week on the back of six sacks! • A return to an elite deployment for Kyle Dugger: Dugger played more than half of his snaps in the box for the first time this season and delivered 15 total tackles as a result. • Injury, trending … Read more
• Rebuilding the Chicago Bears: A blueprint for success | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | NFL
  Through Week 4 of the 2023 NFL season, just two teams remain without a single victory: the Chicago Bears and the Carolina Panthers. The 2024 first-round draft picks for both clubs belong to the Bears, and while there is still plenty of football to be played, they are technically slated to select No. 1 and No. 2 overall next April.  … Read more
• Ranking NFL QBs by likelihood of getting benched: Desmond Ridder’s seat heating up, Ryan Tannehill washed? | NFL
  Many people get into sports because of the fun, positive community they can create. People from all different backgrounds can come together under the common goal of rooting for the same color laundry, to quote the great Jerry Seinfeld. However, there is also an ugly side of sports where fans sometimes root for ill will for their opponents or sometimes … Read more
• NC State benches star transfer QB Brennan Armstrong as Wolfpack look to reignite stagnant offense | College Football
  Getty Images NC State has benched star transfer quarterback Brennan Armstrong after a disappointing five-game stretch to open the 2023 season, Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren announced…  read more www.cbssports.com
• NFL Week 5 Power Rankings 2023: How all 32 teams stack up | NFL
  NFL Nation, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Welcome to Week 5 of the 2023 season. After four weeks, we have more of an idea how teams stack up against each other. The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles are the only undefeated teams left, and the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers remain winless. The rest of the league falls … Read more
• Why it’s past time for the Bears to move on from Chase Claypool | NFL
  Less than a year after trading a second-round pick for him, the Chicago Bears have told Chase Claypool to stay home. The receiver was inactive for the Week 4 loss to the Denver Broncos. He wasn’t at Soldier Field on Sunday as directed by the team. And now general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus have decided it’s … Read more
• Daniel Jones’ prime-time horrors continue vs. Seahawks: Giants QB with worst record under lights since 1970 | NFL
  Deion Sanders, also known as “Prime Time,” has swept the sports nation as head coach at Colorado. That nickname isn’t for everyone. Namely, Daniel Jones. The QB affectionately known as “Danny Dimes” probably won’t be touching the “Prime Time” nickname anytime soon. Jones and the Giants hosted the Seahawks in the national spotlight on “Monday Night Football.” Jones entered with a … Read more
• 2023 SEC on CBS schedule: Georgia at Vanderbilt, Texas A&M at Tennessee headline Week 7 doubleheader | College Football
  Getty Images With the 2023 college football season in full swing, the SEC on CBS schedule will continue to be updated throughout the campaign as the network makes selections based on how…  read more www.cbssports.com
• Bills Are New No. 1 | NFL
  We’re a month into the NFL season, and we might be more confused than ever with almost half the teams at .500. We’ll sort those 2-2 teams out in our NFL Power Rankings Week 5, starting with the Bills and 49ers, who are light years ahead at the top, and working our way toward the abominable Bears at the bottom. … Read more
• NFL Week 4 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Monday Night Football | Fantasy Football News, Rankings and Projections | NFL
  • The New York Giants make multiple changes at wide receiver: Two young Giants receivers set season highs snaps played. • Darren Waller has another quiet night: Backup tight end Daniel Bellinger left the game early with an injury, but that wasn’t enough to get Waller more involved in the offense. • Kenneth Walker III leads the Seattle Seahawks offense: … Read more
• Seahawks’ Devon Witherspoon latest to rip Daniel Jones: ‘We knew he liked to stare down his first target’ | NFL
  Getty Images Devon Witherspoon and the Seattle Seahawks defense had a dominant night against the New York Giants offense, specifically torturing Daniel Jones over the course of the game….  read more www.cbssports.com
• Florida’s Billy Napier to remain play-caller amid sluggish start, says offense is ‘always being evaluated’ | College Football
  Florida’s lackluster start to Year 2 under coach Billy Napier, particularly on offense, has failed to quell questions about his role as the team’s play-caller and quarterbacks coach. Through five games, the Gators rank ninth among SEC teams in total yardage and dead last in scoring at 25 points per game. A 33-14 loss at Kentucky in Week 5, which … Read more
• NBC analyst Rodney Harrison suffers backlash from Cowboy’s Micah Parsons and NFL stars for blasting Jets quarterback Zach Wilson as ‘garbage’ | NFL
  Dallas Cowboys All-Pro linebacker Micah Parson has led the criticism of NBC sports analyst and former NFL safety Rodney Harrison. Harrison has come under fire for aggressively trying to bait Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones into criticizing New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson during a post-game interview. Harrison eventually apologized for his actions. ‘Was Zach better tonight than what … Read more
• Cowboys’ Micah Parsons defends Zach Wilson after former NFL player calls Jets QB ‘garbage’ after Chiefs loss | NFL
  The New York Jets gave the Kansas City Chiefs everything they could handle on “Sunday Night Football,” as the defending Super Bowl champions barely squeaked out a 23-20 victory in Week 4. A big reason for the close contest was Jets quarterback Zach Wilson shockingly out-playing reigning NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes.  Wilson totaled 245 passing yards, … Read more
• Here’s what Patrick Mahomes said to Zach Wilson after Jets QB’s breakout game vs. Chiefs | NFL
  Getty Zach Wilson received plenty of praise following his performance during Sunday night’s 23-20 loss to the Chiefs. One of the first people to compliment Wilson was Patrick Mahomes, who…  read more www.cbssports.com
• College Football Power Rankings: Michigan jumps Ohio State, Oklahoma and Kentucky make major gains in top 25 | College Football
  Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports A Red River runs through it. Well, if you’re Texas and Oklahoma headed to the SEC. The two giants, which accounted for a large part of the Big 12’s glory over the…  read more www.cbssports.com
• Week 4 Monday inactives: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants | NFL
  The official inactives for Monday Night Football: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants  read more www.nfl.com
• NFL Week 4 injury roundup: Steelers’ Kenny Pickett has bone bruise in knee; two key Patriots out indefinitely | NFL
  Week 4 brought lots of NFL action, from the Bills and Dolphins‘ shootout to Justin Fields‘ historic resurgence against the Broncos. But Sunday’s slate also brought another wave of big-name injuries. Here’s a look at some of the notable names to go down: …  read more www.cbssports.com
• NFL Under Fire for Now-Deleted Pro-Swiftie Instagram Bio | NFL
  Frank Franklin II/AP The NFL community has grown tired of the constant coverage of Taylor Swift, and it’s led some to start throwing around alarming conspiracy theories against the league. Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce confirmed rumors that they were seeing one another when Swift attended the team’s Week 3 matchup against the Chicago Bears. What … Read more
• Iowa Starting QB Cade McNamara likely to miss remainder of season with knee injury | College Football
  Getty Images Iowa starting quarterback Cade McNamara will likely miss the remainder of the season with a left knee injury, according to 247Sports’ David Eickolt. As injuries go, it’s a gut…  read more www.cbssports.com
• Who should you snag off the Waiver Wire after Week 4? | Waiver Wire presented by YouTube TV | NFL
  Who should you snag off the Waiver Wire after Week 4? | Waiver Wire presented by YouTube TV  read more www.nfl.com
• NFL Week 4 injury roundup: Latest on Steelers QB Kenny Pickett’s knee injury, Davante Adams’ shoulder and more | NFL
  Week 4 brought lots of NFL action, from the Bills and Dolphins‘ shootout to Justin Fields‘ historic resurgence against the Broncos. But Sunday’s slate also brought another wave of big-name injuries. Here’s a look at some of the notable names to go down: …  read more www.cbssports.com
• NFL Fans Ripping NBC Analyst For ‘Disrespectful’ Postgame Interview | NFL
  An NBC analyst is in hot water this Monday morning after he conducted what many fans believed was a disrespectful postgame interview after Chiefs-Jets Sunday  read more athlonsports.com
• The Monday After: Teams catching up to Georgia, not complacency, is reason Dawgs aren’t elite this season | College Football
  I’m worried about Georgia. OK, so maybe worried is a bit strong. I’m better off saying I’m suspicious of Georgia or perhaps skeptical. The last team to win three straight was Minnesota all the way back from 1934-36, and we come up with the oddest reasons to explain why it’s been nearly a century since it’s happened. Complacency and hunger … Read more
• NFL Week 4 blowout losses: Which teams should be concerned? | NFL
  Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released … Read more
• Jets’ Sauce Gardner addresses costly holding penalty that erased INT, led to Robert Saleh unsportsmanlike call | NFL
  Heading into Sunday night, the Jets were looked at as a sacrificial lamb to be put in front of Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to blow out in primetime, particularly in the absence of Aaron Rodgers. However, this proved to be a tight game in part because New York’s defense was able to give Patrick Mahomes fits. In the first … Read more
• Cowboys DaRon Bland after two-INT game against Patriots: 'I feel like that every week, I feel like the teams will try and test me' | NFL
  With Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs out for the season, DaRon Bland filled those superstar shoes by intercepting Mac Jones twice. “I feel like that every week, I feel like the teams will try and test me,” Bland said.  read more www.nfl.com