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just now (72+ words) Dynasty shaken, questions loom. Will Mahomes' supporting cast evolve? Kelce retires? An offseason reset might define Kansas City's future. Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano and senior NFL writer Charles Robinson discuss how the Chiefs' season has the franchise facing a major crossroads. Check out the full conversation on "Inside Coverage" - and subscribe on Dynasty shaken, questions loom. Will Mahomes' supporting cast evolve? Kelce retires? An offseason reset might define Kansas City's future....

just now (184+ words) Here are five things to know about Drake Maye, quarterback for the New England Patriots. Drake Maye vs. Lamar Jackson is headed for prime time. The NFL announced Monday that the Week 16 matchup between the New England Patriots at the Baltimore Ravens will be flexed into the Sunday Night Football on NBC slot. It will replace the Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins affair on Sunday, Dec. 21, which will be moved up to a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS. Cincinnati most recently fell to 4-9 despite Joe Burrow's return from a lengthy turf toe injury, while the Dolphins have managed to climb to 6-7 despite a turbulent start. But while Miami chases an outside shot at the playoffs, the Maye-led Patriots currently are 11-2 and are vying for the AFC's No. 1 seed alongside the 11-2 Denver Broncos. The Jackson-led Ravens are also 6-7 like Miami, but remain…...

just now (184+ words) Here are five things to know about Drake Maye, quarterback for the New England Patriots. Drake Maye vs. Lamar Jackson is headed for prime time. The NFL announced Monday that the Week 16 matchup between the New England Patriots at the Baltimore Ravens will be flexed into the Sunday Night Football on NBC slot. It will replace the Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins affair on Sunday, Dec. 21, which will be moved up to a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS. Cincinnati most recently fell to 4-9 despite Joe Burrow's return from a lengthy turf toe injury, while the Dolphins have managed to climb to 6-7 despite a turbulent start. But while Miami chases an outside shot at the playoffs, the Maye-led Patriots currently are 11-2 and are vying for the AFC's No. 1 seed alongside the 11-2 Denver Broncos. The Jackson-led Ravens are also 6-7 like Miami, but remain…...

just now (672+ words) When the college football playoffs kick off this weekend, they'll confirm the game's status as one of the hottest tickets in all of American sports, its popularity continuing to surge even in the face of recent rule changes that make traditionalists cringe. Controversial pay-to-play "name-image-likeness" rules now allow star players to make millions of dollars while they compete as student-athletes. " Then there's the new "transfer portal," which allows players to shop their talents and jump from school to school to play for the highest bidder." It's created a lot of turmoil for sure, but so far it hasn't ruined the sport, as many feared. The grand pageantry and traditions of college football, played at on-campus stadiums crammed with as many as 100,000 crazed students, remain intact. One of the big worries " that rich and powerful schools like Michigan and Louisiana State…...

1+ min ago (245+ words) The Colts have a surprising candidate to join the team for a stretch run in the wake of Daniel Jones suffering a torn Achilles on Sunday. According to a report from NFL Media, Philip Rivers will work out with Indianapolis on Tuesday. Yes, that Philip Rivers. Retired since spending the 2020 season with the Colts, Rivers has been coaching high school football. But as he turns 44 on Monday, he's now considering getting back in an NFL locker room. Rivers spent 16 of his 17 pro seasons with the Chargers, where current Colts head coach Shane Steichen served as QBs coach from 2016-2019 before being promoted to interim offensive coordinator in Rivers' final year with the club. Steichen had also bene an offensive quality control coach with the then-San Diego Chargers from 2014-2015 and was a defensive assistant with the team in 2011-2012. Rivers last played in…...

1+ min ago (245+ words) The Colts have a surprising candidate to join the team for a stretch run in the wake of Daniel Jones suffering a torn Achilles on Sunday. According to a report from NFL Media, Philip Rivers will work out with Indianapolis on Tuesday. Yes, that Philip Rivers. Retired since spending the 2020 season with the Colts, Rivers has been coaching high school football. But as he turns 44 on Monday, he's now considering getting back in an NFL locker room. Rivers spent 16 of his 17 pro seasons with the Chargers, where current Colts head coach Shane Steichen served as QBs coach from 2016-2019 before being promoted to interim offensive coordinator in Rivers' final year with the club. Steichen had also bene an offensive quality control coach with the then-San Diego Chargers from 2014-2015 and was a defensive assistant with the team in 2011-2012. Rivers last played in…...

7+ min ago (263+ words) The No. 2 seed Ohio State Buckeyes lost for the first time all season in a 13-10 loss to the No. 1 seed Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference title game. Indiana now is undefeated and has the top seed in the 12-team College Football Playoff, but Ohio State is No. 2 and still earned a first-round bye. Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin is in his first year as the starter after Will Howard led them to a national title win before going to the NFL. Sayin had thrown for 3,323 yards with 31 touchdowns and six interceptions, and he had played very well. He is from Carlsbad, California, and beat out true freshman Tavien St. Clair and redshirt sophomore Lincoln Kienholz for the Buckeyes QB1 job. Sayin's name was in the Heisman Trophy conversation for much of the year. On Monday, the official Heisman Trophy finalists…...

7+ min ago (205+ words) The Indianapolis Colts are resorting to truly desperate, but exciting measures, at the quarterback position. Per Ian Rapoport, the Colts are bringing in Philip Rivers for a workout to see if he is able to join their practice squad. "The Colts are planning to bring potential Hall of Fame QB Philip Rivers into their facility Tuesday to work out to see if he may join their practice squad, per me &Mike Garafolo," Rapoport posts on X. "This is real. Daniel Jones" season is over, Riley Leonard will start, but Rivers may be an option." Rivers played with the Colts for one season in 2020, leading the team to a playoff appearance before losing in the wild card to the Buffalo Bills. The Colts lost Daniel Jones for the season to a torn Achilles in Week 14 during their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars....

9+ min ago (519+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. " Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza is officially headed to New York City with Heisman Trophy aspirations. Mendoza is one of four finalists for the Heisman, joining Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. The list of finalists was revealed Tuesday evening on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown. The Heisman Trophy winner will be announced at 8 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. Indiana has never had a Heisman Trophy winner. Anthony Thompson, who finished second in 1989, is the only other Hoosier to be named a finalist. Mendoza has already made Indiana history. He's the program's first recipient of the Big Ten Quarterback of the Year and the second to nab the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, following Antwaan Randle El in 2001. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti believes Mendoza, who's the odds-on favorite to…...

10+ min ago (446+ words) Geno Smith's move to the Las Vegas Raiders hasn't delivered the outcome they hoped for, and it now feels possible his time there ends after just one season. If that's how it plays out, the Silver and Black will be back in the quarterback market once the offseason arrives. Their Week 14 loss to the Denver Broncos bumped Las Vegas to the No. 2 pick, with the New York Giants holding the No. 1 pick as the 2025 NFL season heads into Week 15. Moreover, the Giants already see Jaxson Dart as their future starter, so the only thing that could keep Las Vegas from landing the first quarterback in the draft is a team jumping ahead of them. If the Giants stay at No. 1 and the Raiders keep that second pick, Las Vegas would be in a strong spot to draft Indiana Hoosiers quarterback…...