Football

6/2/2026 |  Russell Wilson finalizing deal to join CBS Sports (Associated Press (AP)) Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal with CBS Sports to become an analyst on the network’s Sunday NFL pregame show, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

6/2/2026 |  SMU signs former MLB player Jordyn Adams to football scholarship: 26-year-old was a 5-star WR recruit in 2018 (CBS Sports) Jordyn Adams spent the better part of eight years pursuing one sports dream. Now, he's returning to another. The former five-star football recruit and first-round MLB Draft pick has enrolled at SMU and plans to join the Mustangs football program, a source confirmed to CBS Sports.

6/2/2026 |  More access, more controversy? Weighing the pros and cons of College Football Playoff expansion (CBS Sports) College Football Playoff expansion feels less like a question at this point and more like a matter of when, not if. The issue is that nobody in the sport seems aligned on whether fans should actually welcome it.
Doubling the 12-team field has already split opinion across the offseason, with a vocal mix of fans and media pushing back against the idea of further dilution, even as the decision-makers behind the scenes continue to lean the other direction. The leadership of college football remains far from settled on what the postseason should ultimately look like long-term.

6/2/2026 |  New England's A.J. Brown Trade Comes With Huge Risk and Huge Reward (DEADSPIN) The New England Patriots probably overpaid in the blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for wide receiver A.J. Brown.
The Patriots gave up a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 first-round selection for Brown, the 28-year-old Super Bowl champion that wanted a fresh start away from Philadelphia.

6/2/2026 |  Kewan Lacy, Malachi Toney, Dante Moore on EA Sports CFB 27 cover (ESPN) Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy, Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney and Oregon quarterback Dante Moore will lead the cast of athletes featured on the cover of EA Sports College Football 27, the video game developer announced Tuesday.
Lacy, Toney and Moore are featured on the cover of the game's standard edition that releases July 9. They're joined by Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, USC quarterback Jayden Maiava, Texas pass rusher Colin Simmons and Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore on the cover of the title's deluxe edition.