Wide receiver is going to be an enormous question mark for the San Francisco 49ers this season.49ers President of Football Operations and general manager John Lynch revealed on Saturday that third-year wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is being put on season-ending injured reserve, as he’s having surgery to repair the ligament in his injured PCL, according to The Athletic.Last season (2025), Pearsall totaled 36 receptions for 528 yards (14.7 yards per reception), with the aforementioned knee injury limiting him to nine regular-season games and one of San Francisco’s two playoff games.Pearsall didn’t play until Week 7 of his 2024 rookie season…

The Packers finished 9-7-1 and second in the NFC North in 2025. Green Bay earned the NFC’s final playoff berth before blowing an 18-point lead in a Wild Card loss to the Bears.Since 2019, Green Bay has had a winning record in six of seven seasons and reached at least 11 wins four times.After a disappointing 2025 by their standards, the Packers will look to return to double-digit wins in 2026.Let’s take a look at their’ over/under win total odds for the 2026 NFL season.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or…

In 2025, the Panthers won the NFC South with an 8-9 record. It marked Carolina’s first division title and playoff appearance since 2017, as well as the franchise’s first season with more than seven wins over that span. The turnaround was especially impressive considering the Panthers won just two games only two years ago.Now, the question is whether Carolina can build on last season’s breakthrough and take another step forward in 2026.Let’s check out their Over/Under win total odds for the 2026 season. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a…

Is it time for a new quarterback in Cleveland?Well, it appears it’s always time. The Browns have had at least two quarterbacks start games in each of the last five seasons. The last time one QB started every regular-season game was Baker Mayfield back in 2020.Let’s check out the Browns’ Over/Under win total odds for the 2026 season.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.Cleveland BrownsOver 5.5: -130 (bet $10 to win $17.69 total)Under 5.5: +110 (bet…

Here goes nothing!Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have ended extension talks, and the quarterback will play out the final year of his contract without a new deal, our Greg Auman reported on Tuesday morning.Mayfield is entering the final season of a three-year, $100 million contract with the Buccaneers, with Mayfield’s $33.3 million average annual value 16th among NFL quarterbacks. The 31-year-old signal-caller has a roughly $40 million cap hit for next season.For reference, Justin Herbert is the 10th-highest-paid quarterback in the NFL based on annual average salary at $52.5 million, according to Over The Cap.If Mayfield hits the…

DeVonta Smith is once again the big man on campus. Smith went from being a Heisman Trophy winner in 2020, to the Eagles’ No. 1 receiver as a rookie in 2021.However, the very next season, A.J. Brown came to town. Since then, the two have shared the spotlight on the outside in Philly, but Brown was almost universally regarded as the No. 1 wide receiver. But now Brown is in New England, and Smith is back to where it all started — as the top wideout.So, who will have a better 2026? Let’s see what the odds say about the former teammates, as…

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is ready to turn the page after capturing the franchise’s second Super Bowl in his second season at the helm.”Look, I’m different than I was this time last year. I’m different than I was at the end of the season. We got, I don’t know, 30 percent of our rosters probably different,” Macdonald said Saturday. “We got changes to our coaching staff. We got guys with a new perspective. … We’re all kind of new people here in this situation, which, by definition, makes us a new team too.”Seattle opened training camp with much…

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was injured in a car crash earlier this month that will limit his participation at the start of training camp, the team announced Saturday, when camp opened.Shanahan suffered a concussion, broke his nose and several ribs, and injured his hands in the crash, a person familiar with the injuries told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to discuss them.The team described the injuries only as “non-life-threatening” and thanked first responders for their work at the scene of the crash last week.The Niners will conduct their first practice…

Could one of the best wide receivers of his generation be hanging up his cleats and making a career change?Wide receiver and three-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins was present at New England Patriots’ training camp on Friday morning, with head coach Mike Vrabel revealing that Hopkins is considering becoming a coach or taking on a role in player personnel, according to the team’s website.Vrabel’s connection to the 34-year-old Hopkins comes from the one year the receiver played for the head coach on the Tennessee Titans in 2023; Vrabel was fired after said season.Hopkins, a five-time Pro Bowler, spent the first seven…

It takes solid role players and contributors to chase a Super Bowl, but championship teams are usually led by core foundational players who make big plays in the critical moments of the game to bring home the Lombardi Trophy.Just look at last season’s Super Bowl run for the Seattle Seahawks. They had big-time playmakers like wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, cornerback Devon Witherspoon, quarterback Sam Darnold and running back Kenneth Walker III make critical plays that led to a dominant victory over the New England Patriots.With that in mind and the start of training camp looming, here’s a look at the…