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USA Today
7 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
Best fits for remaining NFL free agents
Best fits for remaining NFL free agents This is the USA TODAY Sports NFL newsletter, 4th and Monday. If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe. USA TODAY Sports is now on Bluesky! Give us a follow for more of our NFL content. Aaron Rodgers continues to keep football fans on the edge of their seats, wondering when he will make a decision on his playing future. Just kidding, we have better things to do right now (like planning summer vacations, or wishing we were still on one!). However, the frontman for the 2025 NFL offseason's lamest storyline isn't the only notable veteran player still available via free agency. Think your team needs an experienced wide receiver? Amari Cooper and Keenan Allen surprisingly are unsigned. As are safeties Justin Simmons and Julian Blackmon. With many players you've heard of still available (for the right price!), USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon explores the best landing spots for the top 10 remaining free agents. 📷: NFL players on the move in 2025 HOT READS 🎯 The best NFL reads from USA TODAY and our Sports Network. 🏈 Appointment reading alert🚨: "Project: June" is here to satisfy your offseason NFL fix. We will publish at least one NFL-themed story every day throughout the month. So, make sure to regularly visit USA TODAY Sports' NFL page for all the goodies. 🏈 Deion Sanders admitted that the draft slide of his son Shedeur Sanders "did hurt" him emotionally. 🏈 Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz has 10 prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft who will be looking to bounce back this fall in order to boost their stock. 📈 🏈 Nate Davis wrote that Patrick Mahomes' latest comments further illustrated the difference between the Chiefs – a Super Bowl regular – and the 49ers – a team that hasn't won a Super Bowl in more than 30 years. 🏈 Russell Wilson has a lot of reasons why he signed with the New York Giants, but it seems Malik Nabers is a big one. 🏈 Buffalo Bills quarterback (and 2024 NFL MVP) Josh Allen married actress Hailee Steinfeld over the weekend. Take a look at photos from the ceremony. 👰🏻 9️⃣4️⃣ days until kickoff of 2025 NFL season ⏳ There are fewer than 100 days until the 2025 NFL season opens with the Kickoff Game between the Dallas Cowboys and defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4. With 94 days to go until the 2025 season opener, here's a look at the greatest-ever NFL players to wear No. 94: DeMarcus Ware: Ware was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2023. A vital cog on the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl 50-winning team, Ware twice led the league in sacks and had eight double-digit sacks seasons over his 12-year NFL career. Cameron Jordan: The eight-time Pro Bowler who has registered six double-digit sack seasons for the New Orleans Saints is a sure-fire Hall of Famer when he calls it a career. Charles Haley: Disruptive defensive force for five Super Bowl-winning teams – he was the first player to collect five Super Bowl rings. Haley was a 2015 Hall of Fame inductee. Chad Brown: Hall of Very Good player was a standout linebacker in the 1990s for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. Dana Stubblefield: Won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 1993, won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers during the 1994 season and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997. NFL classics: Straight from the YouTube algorithm 🏈🎞️ This is where we reprise some NFL lore and recall classic, memorable moments from yesteryear. While we're on the number 94, let's turn back the clock to 1994, which was the NFL's 75th anniversary season. Some notable things that happened that season: An absolutely loaded San Francisco 49ers team boat raced the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29. You will not see this one getting replayed on "NFL Classics" on NFL Network. 49ers WR Jerry Rice set the record for most career touchdown receptions on "Monday Night Football." The Phoenix Cardinals changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals. This was the Raiders' final season in Los Angeles. The two-point conversion finally was adopted by the NFL. And, the salary cap came into effect this season. If you have 43 minutes to take in all that was the 1994 NFL season, here's NFL Films' highlights from that memorable year. If you enjoy reading 4th and Monday 📰, encourage your football fan friends to subscribe 📱. Follow the writer of this newsletter on social media @jimreineking.
Reuters
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
NFL Week 1 lines: Eagles, Chiefs open season as favorites
May 15 - The opening week of the 2025 regular season features spotlight games in Philadelphia, Sao Paulo, Buffalo and Chicago, and oddsmakers generally leaned toward the home teams with the early lines released Wednesday. The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are a seven-point favorite over the Dallas Cowboys in the 2025 Kickoff Game, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are road favorites against the New York Jets in the only game with a point total under 40 in Week 1. Here's a full rundown of 2025 odds (courtesy of FanDuel) for all games scheduled Sept. 4-8: Thursday, Sept. 4 Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (-6.5) 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Money line: Eagles -330, Cowboys +265 Total: 46.5 points Friday, Sept. 5 Kansas City Chiefs (-2.5) vs. Los Angeles Chargers 8 p.m. ET on YouTube, Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo Money line: Chiefs -142, Chargers +120 Total: 44.5 points Sunday, Sept. 7 New York Giants at Washington Commanders (-7) 1 p.m. ET, Northwest Stadium, Landover, Md. Money line: Commanders -350, Giants +280 Total: 45.5 points Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1.5) at Atlanta Falcons 1 p.m. ET, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Money line: Buccaneers -126, Falcons +108 Total: 48.5 points Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars (-2.5) 1 p.m. ET, EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville Money line: Jaguars -144, Panthers +122 Total: 46.5 points Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts (-1) 1 p.m. ET, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Money line: Dolphins -104, Colts -116 Total: 45.5 points Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots (-2) 1 p.m. ET, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. Money line: Patriots -156, Raiders +132 Total: 43.5 points Pittsburgh Steelers (-3) at New York Jets 1 p.m. ET, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. Money line: Steelers -156, Jets +132 Total: 39.5 points Cincinnati Bengals (-5.5) at Cleveland Browns 1 p.m. ET, Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland Money line: Bengals -240, Browns +198 Total: 45.5 points Arizona Cardinals (-4.5) at New Orleans Saints 1 p.m. ET, Caesars Superdome, New Orleans Money line: Cardinals -200, Saints +168 Total: 41.5 points San Francisco 49ers (-1.5) at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m. ET, Lumen Field, Seattle Money line: 49ers -124, Seahawks +106 Total: 45.5 points Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos (-7) 4:05 p.m. ET, Empower Field at Mile High, Denver Money line: Broncos -350, Titans +280 Total: 41.5 points Detroit Lions (-1.5) at Green Bay Packers 4:25 p.m. ET, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis. Money line: Lions -122, Packers +104 Total: 49.5 points Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams (-2.5) 4:25 p.m. ET, Sofi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif. Money line: Rams -146, Texans +124 Total: 46.5 points Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills (-1.5) 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. Money line: Bills -122, Ravens +104 Total: 51.5 points Monday, Sept. 8 Minnesota Vikings (-1.5) at Chicago Bears 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC, Soldier Field, Chicago Money line: Vikings -110, Bears -106 Total: 45.5 points --Field Level Media
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stuns crowd with bizarre fancy dress outfit to reveal Christmas Day games
With the NFL set to release its schedule for the 2025 season on Wednesday, multiple special games on the regular season calendar are being teased and dropped along the way. That includes the NFL Kickoff Game to open the season between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys - as well as the myriad of international games. But before the full schedule dropped Wednesday, Goodell appeared at a Netflix conference to announce the Christmas Day games the streaming giant would be broadcasting. Goodell walked out on stage in festive attire - despite Christmas being many months away. The longtime NFL commissioner arrived in a red, full-length Santa Claus outfit - complete with white fur trim on the cuffs and the lapels. Those present at the conference surely appreciated Goodell bringing some Christmas spirit to the proceedings - as he revealed that two inter-division matchups would be on offer. First, the streaming platform would broadcast a game between two NFC East rivals in the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys in the early afternoon. Then, the NFC North's Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings will wrap up the evening. 2024 was the first year of a three-year deal between the league and Netflix for the streamer to broadcast games over the holiday. Last year, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens demolished the Houston Texans in the two games Netflix showed. In addition to the two games on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video will broadcast a night-time game between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. The full NFL schedule release is expected to take place on Wednesday evening at 8:00pm eastern time.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennessee football vs Syracuse kickoff time announced for 2025 season opener
Tennessee football will play Syracuse in Atlanta at noon ET on Aug. 30 in the 2025 season opener. The kickoff time was announced on May 13. UT and Syracuse will face off in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will be broadcast on ABC to kick off an Aug. 30 tripleheader of college football season openers. Advertisement Alabama at Florida State is slated for 3:30 pm ET, and LSU at Clemson will be at 7:30 p.m. ET. Both games will be on ABC. Then South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech in Atlanta is slated for Aug. 31 (3 p.m. ET) on ESPN. Tickets on sale for Tennessee vs. Syracuse Tickets are on sale for Tennessee's 2025 opener against Syracuse. To purchase tickets to UT's game against Syracuse, visit Additionally, fans interested in purchasing future UT season tickets can fill out a season ticket interest form. This will be Tennessee's third appearance in the Kickoff Game in Atlanta. The Vols beat NC State 35-21 in 2012, and they won 42-41 over Georgia Tech in double overtime in 2017. Advertisement UT has had success recently in neutral-site games. The Vols beat Virginia 49-13 in the 2023 opener at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. And they beat North Carolina State 51-10 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte in 2024. Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at Get the latest news and insight on SEC football by subscribing to the SEC Unfiltered newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football vs Syracuse kickoff time, TV announced for 2025 opener
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jalen Hurts, Eagles Headline 2025 NFL Kickoff
The NFL has set the stage for an electrifying start to the 2025 season, with the Philadelphia Eagles, led by superstar quarterback Jalen Hurts, hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the annual Kickoff Game. Announced on Monday morning, via the NFL's official X account, the Week 1 matchup is scheduled for Thursday, September 4, at 8:20 PM ET, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Advertisement This primetime clash promises to reignite one of the league's fiercest rivalries, pitting the defending Super Bowl champions against their NFC East foes. Jalen Hurts, coming off a stellar 2024 season where he became one of only five quarterbacks in NFL history to record 20+ passing touchdowns and 10+ rushing touchdowns in a single year, will be the centerpiece of the Eagles' title defense. The 26-year-old dual-threat quarterback has already cemented his legacy in Philadelphia, and this game offers a chance to raise the Super Bowl banner in front of a raucous home crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts celebrates after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Cowboys, meanwhile, are looking to spoil the party, with their storied rivalry dating back to 1960. Historically, Dallas holds a 70-40 edge in the series, but recent matchups have been tightly contested, adding fuel to the fire. Advertisement The NFL's decision to spotlight this matchup underscores the league's tradition of having the previous season's Super Bowl winner host the opener. Fans can expect a high-stakes battle as the Eagles aim to carry their championship momentum into 2025, while the Cowboys seek to make an early statement. With national attention on this NFC East showdown, the stage is set for an unforgettable kickoff to the new season. Related: Eagles Jalen Hurts Ranked Among Best Quarterbacks
