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It’s hard to remember a defending Super Bowl champion flying under the radar entering a season more than this year’s Seahawks. Seattle has the fourth-best odds to win the Super Bowl this year and is a rare defending champion that is not even favored to win its own division. Granted, the odds are what they are for a reason. The Los Angeles Rams are the favorites in the NFC West […]

Success is all relative in the NFL, and it means different things for each of the 32 teams. Every win and loss is framed in the context of the original expectations for your season. You can go 11-6 and disappoint, like the Philadelphia Eagles last season. Or you can just go 6-11 and take a step forward as a franchise, just as the New Orleans Saints did this past year. […]

With the NFL cutdown day off to a fast start, there have been plenty of trades, surprise cuts, and even a future Hall of Famer coming out of retirement. Sunday provided much-needed news in a truly eventful fashion. Three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald is coming out of retirement for one last championship run on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams. Meanwhile, Odell Beckham Jr. made […]

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will open the 2026 NFL regular season on the commissioner's exempt list, the league announced Sunday. Jacobs will not be allowed to practice or play while he's on the commissioner's exempt list. The league's decision stems from Jacobs being arrested and later released from a Wisconsin jail in May after five criminal charges were brought against him: strangulation and suffocation, battery-domestic abuse, criminal […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested Sunday on drunken driving charges. Allen, 34, was being held at the Marion County Arrestee Processing Center. The misdemeanor charges listed on the jail records were operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated — endangering a person. The Colts announced on Aug. 19 that they had agreed to a one-year contract with Allen, a six-time Pro […]

With Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs facing potential league discipline, the team is adding depth to its backfield. The Packers are acquiring running back Kaleb Johnson in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to The Ringer. Selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Iowa, Johnson struggled to find a consistent role in the Steelers' offense. With Jaylen Warren and recently signed Rico […]

Dillon Gabriel's stellar performance in the Cleveland Browns' preseason finale was enough to earn him a spot on their 53-man roster. The Browns will be keeping the second-year quarterback entering the regular season, ESPN reported Sunday. Gabriel joins Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders as the other quarterbacks on Cleveland's roster, while rookie Taylen Green's roster status remains in limbo. Watson has already been named Cleveland's starting quarterback, and Sanders is […]

For several years, the public betting masses took the Over on the Chiefs in NFL season win totals. And why not, with Patrick Mahomes at the helm and Kansas City a constant Super Bowl contender? However, Mahomes suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 15 last season. And that has bettors skeptical of taking Over 10.5 wins this year, even with Mahomes expected back in Week 1. "The number has […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, what happened during Thursday’s joint practice with the Tennessee Titans is symbolic of what needs to change in 2026. Chicago’s offense looked efficient at the start of team drills, with Williams leading the way. The third-year Bears quarterback hit wide receiver Rome Odunze perfectly in stride out of a crossing route. He stepped up in the pocket away from pressure and […]