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NBC Sports
14 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Bills will wear red helmets for final regular-season game at current stadium
The Bills will finish their 53-season run at their current stadium with a home game against the Jets. And they'll be breaking out a special helmet for the game. The Bills have announced that they'll wear their red helmets for the Week 18 game against the Jets. It will be the last regular-season game at old Highmark Stadium, before new Highmark Stadium opens in 2026. The Bills also will wear throwback jerseys and the white helmet with the 'standing buffalo' logo for Week 6 at Atlanta on Monday Night Football, and for Week 11 against the Buccaneers. Of course, the Bills might have one or more games beyond Week 18 at home. That depends on where they land on the playoff tree.
USA Today
15 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Buffalo Bills announce return of long-awaited red helmet for game in 2025
🚨 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋!! 🚨We're bringing the red helmets BACK: The red helmets will return for the Buffalo Bills in 2025. Just ahead of the start of 2025 NFL training camp for the team on Wednesday, the Bills announced that Buffalo will once again wear their red helmets again next year. A teaser look at the helmets can be found below: The Bills explained the decision has to do with the monumental season 2025 will be for the franchise. It will be the final year the team plays at their current venue. In 2026, the new Highmark Stadium will open. The Bills called the red helmets a "nod" to Buffalo's past. They be worn during only one very appropriate game: The Bills' season finale in Week 18, the final contest that will ever be played at their current home against the New York Jets. In addition to the red helmets, the Bills announced the team will wear their other, already worn throwbacks twice next season: the "Standing Buffalo" vintage look. Those will feature in Week 6 during "Monday Night Football" against the Atlanta Falcons and Week 11 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A video announcing the red helmets can be found in the clip below: It's happening.@JoshAllenQB | #BillsMafia
USA Today
17 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Report: Bears were close to possibly drafting J.J. McCarthy over Caleb Williams
The Chicago Bears are quite happy with their second-year quarterback Caleb Williams, but it sounds like they were close to considering drafting Minnesota Vikings signal-caller J.J. McCarthy. In a story from The Athletic, McCarthy's quarterback coach Greg Holcomb shared a conversation he had with Bears general manager Ryan Poles during a quarterback camp this offseason -- and it sounds like McCarthy was QB2 for Chicago during the 2024 pre-draft process. 'He was talking about how much they (the Bears) loved J.J.,' Holcomb said. 'And said to me, 'I don't think people realize how close we were to possibly taking him.' Obviously, they love (No. 1 pick) Caleb (Williams), but I thought that was interesting.' It's worth noting that the Bears hosted just one quarterback for a visit during the pre-draft process -- Williams. Safe top say Poles and company did their due diligence on all the quarterbacks in that class, including McCarthy, Drake Maye and Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels, but they were pretty much all-in on Williams by March. Following Sam Darnold's departure this offseason, McCarthy is poised to serve as Minnesota's starting quarterback after his rookie season was cut short due to injury during the preseason last year. Even more interesting, McCarthy will get to play his hometown team in his first NFL start as the Bears host the Vikings on Monday Night Football in Week 1. Caleb Williams vs. J.J. McCarthy in prime time. Get your popcorn ready. Follow Bears Wire on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Houston Texans 2025 Schedule
Football season is right around the corner. The Houston Texans are set to begin training camp practices starting this Wednesday, with the chance to claim a third AFC South division title under Pro Bowl quarterback C.J. Stroud. The team has three preseason games scheduled for next month. After preseason, Houston will trim its roster down to 53 players by Aug. 26. Following preseason, the Texans will kick off the regular season at SoFi Stadium against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Sept. 7. After reaching the NFL playoffs with back-to-back double-digit win seasons with Stroud, the Texans will be in the spotlight more often this season. Houston has four nationally-televised games this year, including two Monday Night Football games and a rematch of the AFC Divisional Round on Sunday Night Football in December. View the team's complete schedule with dates and times below. Houston Texans 2025 Schedule
New York Post
5 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
ESPN reporter Michele Steele announces her exit after 14 years: ‘Turning the page'
Michele Steele and ESPN are parting ways. Steele has been a frequent face for the network since 2011, but she announced Thursday that she is in her final two weeks with ESPN. 'I'm turning the page,' Steele posted to her X. 'After a 14-year journey at ESPN, spanning assignments in Bristol, Boston, and Chicago, this chapter as a bureau reporter concludes on Aug. 1.' Steele joined ESPN after being an anchor for Bloomberg Television and the network's first full-time sports reporter. 3 Michele Steele spent 14 years at ESPN. X / @MicheleSteele In her 14 years, she has made appearances for 'SportsCenter,' 'NFL Live,' 'Outside the Lines' and ESPN's digital platforms across the numerous cities that she mentioned in her farewell message. 'My Day 1 assignment in the Boston bureau was the day Aaron Hernandez was arrested – fulfilling my dad's prophecy that you really will be surprised what you wind up doing in life,' Steele wrote. 'Great times with great people covering Monday Night Football on SportsCenter, the women's hoops juggernaut, the National Spelling Bee and the Warrior Games, which I loved so much because of my family's military connection. Along the way, there was a heavy dose of SportsCenter anchoring and a little podcasting, too.' While it's unclear what has led to the split, the 46-year-old had kind words for the network. 3 Michele Steele announced she is leaving ESPN. X / @MicheleSteele 'ESPN has some of the best storytellers, producers and editors around,' she wrote. 'I'm thankful to have learned so much.' It's unclear what's next for Steele in her career. 'Recently, I shared advice on a friend's podcast for those entering the industry: 'walk through open doors.' Don't be too rigid about your career, open yourself to possibilities,' Steele continued. 'It's that approach that got me from reporting on Wall Street to the anchor chair in Bristol and front and center at championship games. Now, I'm taking my own advice.' Steele is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), where she is president of the association's sports task force. 3 Michele Steele said she will be done on Aug. 1. X / @MicheleSteele 'Up next: Looking forward to building and growing…if you're at AAJA in Seattle this month, let's connect… watch this space,' she concluded her message.
