just now (849+ words) As fans we often complain that the Buffalo Bills don't retain their own draft picks. Yet this past offseason, the Bills went all-in this past offseason in locking up the core of their young roster with a massive wave of extensions. Those extensions included quarterback Josh Allen, running back James Cook III, defensive end Greg Rousseau, linebacker Terrel Bernard, wide receiver Khalil Shakir, and cornerback Christian Benford. On paper, it was a stabilizing step for the franchise a commitment to continuity and "draft and develop" as the foundation of the next era. But there's another side to these deals when said extensions don't work out: the dead cap. The goal for 2025 and beyond was clear: lock in a young core stabilize the locker room protect Josh Allen's prime avoid another mass exodus like years prior get ahead of rising contract…...

2+ min ago (351+ words) The Los Angeles Rams have been easily one of the best teams in football this season. They sit at 9-2 and are currently first in both the NFC West and NFC as a whole. Sean McVay is one of the most elite coaches in the NFL, and their defense has been one of the most stout in the league. The true recipe of their success this season, however, has been veteran QB Matthew Stafford. Stafford has looked like a QB five years younger, and he's garnered serious consideration for the MVP award this season. Today, in the first quarter vs the Panthers, Stafford broke an impressive NFL record, adding to his case. In 2010-11, Tom Brady was at the top of the NFL. The Patriots were in the process of going 14-2 that year, and Brady was on his way to one of…...

2+ min ago (257+ words) Major punishment is coming following an extremely ugly youth football brawl over Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is known for food, family and football. However, it's not known for fighting. But that's what we got this holiday week. A massive brawl broke out during a youth football game in California earlier this week. A charity youth football game was held at Central Valley High School in Shasta Lake, Calif. on Saturday. While the game was just for charity, things got heated - to the point that a brawl broke out. The brawl featured parents, kids and someone on the sideline getting decked by a punch. It got ugly. According to reports out of California, the fight started when a parent rushed the sideline to confront a coach. The brawl ended up featuring parents, coaches and juveniles, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office. It…...

4+ min ago (165+ words) The Rangers will be without defenseman Adam Fox for the foreseeable future. After leaving Saturday's loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning with what the team is calling an upper-body injury, Fox is being placed on long-term IR due to a left shoulder injury and is expected to miss "multiple weeks," according to Vince Mercogliano of The Athletic. By rule, Fox will miss a minimum of 10 games and 24 days, but the Rangers can exceed the salary cap to a certain point as long as Fox remains sidelined. Fox skated off to the locker room after taking a hard shoulder-to-shoulder check from Tampa Bay forward Brandon Hagel along the boards in the third period and was unable to return to the game. Fox not only makes up half of their top defensive pairing, but he also drives this team's offense and is…...

7+ min ago (276+ words) The Indianapolis Colts made the most surprising move of the NFL trade deadline, acquiring star corner Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets. Just three games into his tenure with the Colts, Gardner is dealing with an injury. The 25-year-old corner left Sunday's game against the Houston Texans after just three plays with a calf injury. Gardner was injured while trying to cover Texans tight end Cade Stover. During the play, Gardner started limping on the field. It was unclear when he suffered the injury during the play. He laid on the field after the play and needed help walking off. Gardner initially went into the blue medical tent on the sideline before limping to the Colts' locker room. The Colts originally deemed him questionable to return. But that changed at the start of the second quarter. When the broadcast…...

10+ min ago (328+ words) The Indianapolis Colts have a tough game against the Houston Texans in Week 13, and may have to play most of the game without their best defender. Sauce Gardner went down with a non-contact lower-body injury in the first quarter. He was helped off the field by the training staff and taken directly into the locker room for testing. Here are the latest injury updates for Garner's calf injury. MORE WEEK 13 NFL: NFL power rankings for Week 13 NFL Week 13 picks, predictions NFL Week 13 picks against the spread Gardner was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Gardner was in man coverage and looked like he suffered the injury when the Texans player cut inside toward the middle of the field. The Colts have diagnosed Gardner with a calf injury, and his return is questionable. Given that it was non-contact and…...

11+ min ago (130+ words) The Indianapolis Colts have ruled cornerback Sauce Gardner out vs. the Houston Texans with a calf injury. Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by former NFL defensive back and three-time Super Bowl champion Devin McCourty to discuss the Indianapolis Colts" trade for Sauce Gardner and how much it helps their Super Bowl aspirations. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano, senior NFL writer Frank Schwab and senior NFL reporter Jori Epstein discuss if the Colts' acquisition of Jets CB Sauce Gardner pushes them into true Super Bowl contender territory. Check out the full conversation on "Inside Coverage" - and subscribe on The Indianapolis Colts have ruled cornerback Sauce Gardner out vs. the Houston Texans with a calf injury....

12+ min ago (187+ words) Real Madrid will be eager to get back to winning ways in La Liga and reclaiming the top position in the standings when they face Girona in a little over an hour. Having drawn their previous two league games, it is imperative that Xabi Alonso & co. return with all three points from Estadi Montilivi, and ahead of kickoff, the Real Madrid boss has now announced the starting XI that will take the field. There are some changes made to the team that featured against Olympiacos in midweek, starting from goal, where Thibaut Courtois is back after recovering from gastroenteritis. Meanwhile, both Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger start in defence, having finally made their comeback after injury problems. Trent Alexander-Arnold continues at right-back, while Fran Garcia gets the nod on the left side, meaning both Alvaro Carreras and Ferland Mendy are…...

13+ min ago (331+ words) Tom Aspinall has been diagnosed with a rare condition in both eyes and is not yet clear to return to action - more than a month after sustaining the injury during his heavyweight title defence at UFC 321. French opponent Ciryl Gane accidentally poked the Briton in both eyes while attempting a punch late in the first round of their bout in Abu Dhabi on 25 October. Aspinall, 32, was unable to continue and retained his belt as the fight was waved off as a no-contest. A medical report, posted by Aspinall on his Instagram account, shows he has been diagnosed with "significant traumatic bilateral Brown's syndrome" and still suffering from "persistent" double vision. Brown's syndrome is a condition where the eye cannot move upwards, particularly when looking inward. He also has reduced eye motility, visual function and substantial field loss. Specialist treatment is…...

14+ min ago (1072+ words) Week 13 of the NFL season and 10 games scheduled for Sunday afternoon, seven taking place in the early window and three in the late portion. Houston against Indianapolis and Buffalo taking on Pittsburgh are the headliners of the afternoon slate of games. Among the rest of the slate, the Rams and Panthers could also have huge playoff implications. After losing its first three games to start the season, Houston (6-5) has won its last three to climb above .500 for the first time this season. The Texans will need to continue their winning ways against the Colts (8-3) this weekend to keep serious playoff hope alive. They'll get quarterback C.J. Stroud back in action this week after having missed each of the past three games with a concussion. Indy is coming off a tough 23-20 loss in overtime to the Chiefs and is clinging to a…...