“Let Russ cook” is quickly turning into “Let Russ ride into retirement.” Former first-team All-Pro cornerback Aqib Talib called on quarterback Russell Wilson to call it curtains on his NFL career and transition to broadcasting. “Do your TV thing, Russ,” Talib said on a recent episode of “The Arena: Gridiron.” “It’s over with, man. Once you’ve got to decide, do I even want to play? I think you don’t really want to play. I hate when guys get to the later part of their career and then they start doing the bounce-around thing and they’re not going to win. There was no chip in New York. That’s just going to be another stop on your résumé.” Talib added: “Once you have to decide, it’s over with.” Wilson previously told The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy he was weighing a contract offer from the Jets to be their backup quarterback to starter Geno Smith , but he’s also garnering plenty of interest from TV networks, with CBS reportedly a favorite for his services, should he stop playing. The Chiefs also showed interest in Wilson, but opted to acquire Justin Fields from the Jets as their insurance policy for Patrick Mahomes , who is recovering from a torn ACL. If Wilson chooses to go the television route with CBS, multiple reports have suggested that he would be an analyst on the pregame show “The NFL Today” after the position became available when Matt Ryan left to become the Falcons’ president of football operations. Wilson’s career has really fallen off since he departed the Seahawks after previously looking to be on a Hall of Fame trajectory. He may still see his plaque in Canton, but his last four years have seen him post career-worst quarterback ratings. Wilson lost the starting job to Jaxson Dart while a member of the Giants last season, and sat on the bench of most of the season after the former Ole Miss star took the league by storm
This group of articles will take a look at the newly released Panthers schedule, review the opponents, and take our best guess at predicting the outcomes of each game. Here, we’re starting with the first “quarter” of the schedule, the first four games before the Week 5 bye. For the first time since the 2022 season, the Carolina Panthers are starting the regular season in the friendly confines of Bank of America Stadium. This time, they’ll be hosting the newly crowned Kings of the North, the Chicago Bears. After an 11-6 campaign that won them the division, the Bears retooled their roster quite a bit this offseason. They traded DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills , center Drew Dalman unexpectedly retired, Tremaine Edmunds was a cap casualty, and both safeties Jaquan Brisker and Kevin Byard both left in free agency. To replace the talent lost, the Bears brought in Garrett Bradbury and Joe Thuney to upgrade the offensive line, drafted CSR draft crush Dillon Thieneman to help in the defensive backfield, and signed Coby Bryant and Devin Bush in free agency. This game also has the “Bryce Young vs Caleb Williams” intrigue as the Panthers trading up for Bryce Young handed the Bears Caleb Williams the following year. With another year under Ben Johnson, Williams and the young pass catching trio of Odunze, Loveland, and Burden should take another step forward this season. The defense will be the main area of concern due to the massive turnover, especially in the back seven. They also don’t have much consistent pass rush outside of Montez Sweat . With Brad Idzik taking over the play calling this season for the Panthers offense, this will be a good litmus test with some inevitable growing pains. Final: Bears 27 – Panthers 24 The Panthers first road game is also their first divisional game this season as the I-85 rivalry is renewed early in the year. The Falcons fired their coach and brought in Kevin Stefanski to be the head coach while also adding franchise legend Matt Ryan as President of Football Operations. This first offseason has been an interesting one for the new leadership group, as the team parted ways with Kirk Cousins and brought in Tua Tagovailoa to compete with the rehabbing Michael Penix at quarterback. Offensive lineman Kaleb McGary retired, and thorn-in-the-Panthers-sides Darnell Mooney was released. The Falcons Jawaan Taylor at offensive tackle and Jahan Dotson and Zachariah Branch as depth receiving options. They also drafted AJ Terrell’s little brother Avieon, adding to an already very good defensive secondary that includes Jesse Bates III and Xavier Watts . The offensive playmaker trio of Bijan Robinson , Drake London , and Kyle Pitts are still together for one more season after Pitts got the franchise tag. With the lack of a first round pick this year and the uncertain future of last year’s first rounder James Pearce Jr , the top end talent — especially on defense — could be lacking. I think Bryce Young and the Panthers take advantage of that and cancel out the new coach bump that often happens. Final: Panthers 31 – Falcons 17 The Browns are another team with a new head coach in Todd Monken. Monken will likely be mostly hands-off with the already elite defense the Browns have. Led by Myles Garrett , that unit has been one of the best in the league for several seasons. Monken was brought in to fix the anemic offense. The Browns completely overhauled their offensive line, bringing in Elgton Jenkins , Zion Johnson , and Spencer Fano. While they lost tight end David Njoku , they added multiple rookie receivers (KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston) and still have Harold Fannin Jr at the tight end position. They even added to their insanely good defense by signing Quincy Williams . With an offensive head coach and potentially much improved offensive line, the Browns might actually have a respectable offense. The most important position, however, is their biggest question by far: quarterback. Cleveland is going into camp with a
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Thursday the NFL released the entire 2026 regular season schedule. As some might call it, last night was Super Bowl Thursday for the 32 social media departments. Here is every schedule release video, for your enjoyment. For the Cardinals release video, mascot Big Red gathered fellow mascots to unveil the schedule in a Zoom meeting. At least, that’s what it looked like: The Falcons tapped into the nostalgia over the classic “This is SportsCenter” commercials, featuring a lot of former quarterback — and current President of Football — Matt Ryan . The “get [bleeping] set” moment is worth your time: If you loved Wedding Crashers , then you’ll love the Ravens release video, featuring wide receiver Zay Flowers and Poe, the team mascot, crashing fans’ weddings: Imagine, if you will, a roundtable brainstorming session that ends on a giant chrysalis being the best idea, courtesy of Josh Allen . That is what the Bills came up with: When all else fails, just blow some stuff up. We see you, Panthers: Rome Odunze as Bob Ross? Inspired. The Bengals’ schedule release felt much like a high-dollar movie trailer, leaning in to cinematic effects while emphasizing the team’s journey the past few years. With a whole lot of Joe Burrow : Speaking of nostalgia, the Cleveland Browns put together a video inspired by the Street Fighter franchise: The Cowboys have three Tylers along the offensive line: Tyler Smith , Tyler Guyton , and Tyler Booker . So … meet the “Tyler Intelligence Agency:” Just Peyton Manning and his daughter flipping channels on TV while sitting on the couch. Nothing to see here … except for the commercials: Is Dan Campbell mad? Because Dan Campbell seems mad, and someone you do not want to give bulletin-board material to. As media members question the Lions through a voice over, Campbell simply puts the schedule on a bulletin board. “Strictly business:” Welcome to Kickin’ Curds Arcade, where Packers stars (in claymation form) play video games and handle challenges based on their 2026 opponenets: If you’ve ever wanted to see Brian Cushing getting increasingly madder and madder, the Houston Texans have a schedule release video for you: Simpsons video? Check. This release is filled with some incredible references to the long-running show as well as the Colts’ 2026 schedule. And yes, there is a couch gag. Did they cut his hair? DID THEY REALLY CUT HIS HAIR? Welcome to QVChiefs, the “Kingdom Schedule Release Shopping Network.” Here you can purchase products related to Chiefs’ opponents such as “rare Mile High Air,” an “Indestruct-Bill Tailgate Table,” and more. And kudos to Rob Riggle and Lisa Gilroy, they kinda crushed this: If you’ve ever thought about Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza as an NFL version of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in Step Brothers well, you’re in luck! The Chargers social media department did it again with this Halo -themed video. The release is filled with references, inside jokes and yes, subtle nods to the Mike Vrabel/Dianna Russini saga: Like other teams, the Los Angeles Rams went retro with this video inspired by Napoleon Dynamite,“ with some tots to kick it off: “Mr. Ross wants to see you.” No, not Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, but musician Rick Ross: In this release video, Vikings kicker Will Reichard orders every dish on this “restaurant’s” menu: Culinary offerings based on each Minnesota opponent this season. Such as the “Wings Mafia,” Buffalo wings described as having “table-breaking flavor, lathered in ketchup and mustard:” If you ever wanted to see Patriots players such as cornerback Christian Gonzalez riding coasters at Six Flags New England and listing the schedule, you’re in luck. If that sounds like something you never wanted to see … we understand: If you are going with a weather theme, you need one thing. Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel. Box, checked: Three words: Winston Van Gogh. Honestly, when I first started watching this video on Thursday night [... truncated ...]
The NFL’s annual roast – otherwise known as the schedule release – took place via social media May 14 as the 2026 slate for all 32 teams became official. Every team, as has become tradition, created a video to celebrate the occasion . All deserve praise and required hard work from scores of individuals who deserve praise. But like the game of football, some teams fared better than others, and there can only be one winner. USA TODAY Sports ranked the top five videos from this year’s batch of videos. But first … Four teams’ submissions were worthy of an honorable mention tag. The Chicago Bears , for their Rome “Bob Ross” Odunze sketch. The Los Angeles Rams channeled “Napoleon Dynamite” for their bit of nostalgia. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence chopped off his patented blonde flow and that alone deserves recognition. And the Indianapolis Colts’ “Simpsons” video was impressive. Now onto the top five. The reigning Super Bowl champs kept the momentum going with a spoof of those oddly sultry fragrance commercials. They featured Seahawks players, Marshawn Lynch , play-by-play announcer Steve Raible and celebrity fans Josh Lucas, Joel McHale and Pierson Fode. Each fragrance referred to a different opponent and poked fun at them. A little low for the Chargers, who often take the top spot. But for the fourth straight season, their video existed in an alternate reality, this one in the Halo video game. The points deducted from running the same play over and over again doesn’t distract from the team’s uncanny ability to have the best burns year in and year out. And the level of dedication it takes to create this type of project is more than worthy of a top-five ranking. Nostalgia plays when it comes to the schedule-release video, and if there’s one piece of media that is universally beloved, it’s “This is SportsCenter” commercials. All of the jokes – Matt Ryan losing his temper, a “Bijan” Robinson pronunciation mishap – hit. Kevin Stefanski plays a heck of a straightman. The man-on-the-street (Broadway, to be exact) style is back! Tennessee’s video from 2023 was one of the best schedule-release videos ever produced, and going back to the well three years later was more than appropriate. The format change – the admin approached individuals who “looked like” players of the opposing team for a certain week – was a fun wrinkle that allowed the theme to continue without it feeling too similar. Did Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins just become best friends? Getting buy-in from the two quarterbacks is one thing, but to actually execute upon the “Stepbrothers” spoof is another. No notes, because this video hits all of the right ones. More: Watch every NFL team's schedule release video for 2026 season This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chargers, Raiders make top 5 NFL schedule-release videos list for 2026
The Seattle Seahawks were Super Bowl 60 champions , but now that we’ve passed free agency, the 2026 NFL Draft and the schedule has been released , it’s a good time to take stock of the Super Bowl odds for every team for this upcoming season. The Los Angeles Rams are the favorites (+800) to repeat, followed closely by the Seahawks at +950. Those NFC West rivals are the only two teams with single-digit odds to win Super Bowl LXI. The Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills have the next-best odds at 10-1, followed by a triumvirate of yearly contenders in the Detroit Lions , Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles at 15-1. Play 2026 Soccer Pick 'Em with FOX One and make your picks for the world's biggest soccer tournament The Arizona Cardinals , Cleveland Browns , New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are tied for the longest odds at 250-1. No team with preseason odds worse than 40-1 had won the Super Bowl since the 2001 New England Patriots (60-1) ... until the Seahawks won Super Bowl 60 with 60-1 preseason odds, according to Sports Odds History's database . Here are the current Super Bowl odds for every NFL team: Los Angeles Rams: +800 Seattle Seahawks: +950 Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens: 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers: 15-1 Kansas City Chiefs , Los Angeles Chargers : 16-1 Denver Broncos : 17-1 New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers : 18-1 Houston Texans : 20-1 Chicago Bears , Cincinnati Bengals , Dallas Cowboys , Jacksonville Jaguars : 25-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers : 40-1 Indianapolis Colts , Minnesota Vikings : 50-1 New York Giants , Washington Commanders : 66-1 Atlanta Falcons , Pittsburgh Steelers : 80-1 Carolina Panthers , New Orleans Saints : 100-1 Las Vegas Raiders , Tennessee Titans : 150-1 Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets: 250-1
When Matt Ryan was playing for the Falcons, the team didn't have to answer any questions about their quarterback plans but his first year as the franchise's president of football isn't starting under the same circumstances
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