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The 2024 NFL season has officially come to a close, and the Philadelphia Eagles have been crowned champions after knocking off the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX.
Now, teams look to the 2025 NFL season, as many of them have a lot of big decisions to make. This includes the Eagles, who lost offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to the New Orleans Saints.
Entering the offseason, three teams are tied as the favorites to win next season's Super Bowl with odds sitting at +650 (ESPN BET ): the Eagles, Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens. The Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions own the second-best odds at +700 before it takes a huge drop to +1400 for the San Francisco 49ers.
But legendary wide receiver Terrell Owens seems to have a slightly different take on Super Bowl LX. In a recent interview with House of Highlights, Owens was asked to predict next season.
The former 49ers and Dallas Cowboys star believes Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will win his third MVP after losing it this season to Josh Allen. Then Owens went on to predict the next year's Super Bowl matchup.
"AFC... I'm going to go Buffalo Bills," Owens said. "I'm gonna go with Detroit Lions."
Owens finished by picking the winner of Bills-Lions Super Bowl LX, where he predicted Allen and the Bills to hold up their first Lombardi trophy.
Owens spent 15 seasons in the NFL from 1996-2010 and became one of the best wide receivers the league has ever seen. In 219 games played, he tallied 1,078 catches for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns, ranking top ten in each category. He also became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Aaron Rodgers reportedly made his desires clear to one team
Although Steelers confidence regarding Aaron Rodgers has emerged, the allure of a Vikings landing spot persists. Minnesota is standing down on Rodgers for the time being. The team intends to give J.J. McCarthy the first crack at starter reps during its offseason program. This places Rodgers in a bit of a bind, and it also could stall the Steelers and Giants and potentially force one or both teams to blink as this holding pattern continues. Rodgers has gone as far as, per ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert, informing the Vikings they are his preferred destination. Rodgers, 41, has been careful not to rule out teams; doing so would decrease his leverage. He views the Giants as a viable option, even though New York’s offer — one believed to be the best the future Hall of Famer has received this offseason — is unlikely to produce a deal. The Steelers hosted Rodgers on a visit Friday, but they have not upped their offer made at the beginning of free agency. Nevertheless, some around the league view it as a safe bet the Steelers will end up with Rodgers. Although, he may well continue to wait on Minnesota rather than force a Pittsburgh fit. If Rodgers waits, more comparisons to his Packers predecessor will undoubtedly emerge. After the Jets relinquished Brett Favre‘s rights — due to a poison-pill provision in the Packers-Jets trade from 2008 — in 2009, Favre spent more than three months in free agency. The Vikings added him on Aug. 18, 2009. The Vikings did not receive word Favre would unretire for a third time until Aug. 18, 2010. The Giants and Steelers will almost definitely not wait that long on Rodgers this offseason, but the Vikings may be willing to hold here due to the McCarthy onramp they are creating. McCarthy did stop short of confirming the Vikings guaranteed him the starting job, telling Kay Adams he has not been told he will begin the season as the starter. With no veteran on the roster — despite organizational support for adding Rodgers after a 14-3 season — and a No. 10 overall pick invested, it is safe to say McCarthy is in the driver’s seat to be the NFC North team’s Week 1 signal-caller. Minnesota did make an offer to Daniel Jones, which would have removed the team from the Rodgers market, but the bridge option opted to sign with Indianapolis instead. “And I’m happy they didn’t, because I try to earn it every single day,” McCarthy said of the starting job during an "Up Adams" appearance. "And I never want that to be given to me. it’s such a privilege and opportunity to give me that chance, and I’m just going to make the most of it every single day.” The Vikings have left open the prospect of signing Rodgers this summer, Seifert adds, presumably after looking at McCarthy during OTAs and minicamp. This would leave roughly seven weeks for the Vikes to reconsider Rodgers, but he may already have a new home by then. Then again, a Vikings-or-retirement rumor surfaced during this saga. It is not a lock Rodgers would play in Pittsburgh or New York, but it certainly appears the Steelers believe he would delay retirement to play for them. Doing so would preempt a partnership with his top option, however. That could cause Rodgers to keep waiting, even though the Steelers — as of now, at least — will present a better chance for him to start throughout the 2025 season.
Evander Kane shocks at practice after discouraging report from GM Stan Bowman
Evander Kane is battling his hardest to come back from injury to play in the playoffs, and Monday at practice he seemed to take an extra step with his best efforts on the ice this year. Kane has been rehabbing from multiple injuries and multiple surgeries. His timeline for a return has been indefinite all season, and only confirmed to be at some point in the playoffs at the trade deadline. Evander Kane takes a major step and impresses Oilers reporters at practice While Kane has been skating in Edmonton and joining Oilers practice for quite a while now, Monday was the first day where Kane appeared to have some explosion in his stride. It's a very encouraging sign that a return early in the playoffs, now only 12 games away, could be possible. Prior to Monday, Oilers reporters have played down Kane's skating and ramping back up to full speed, but he had never reached consecutive days in practice looking good. His skating Monday looks much closer to game shape. In the past few weeks, the Oilers have tempered expectations that Kane could return early on in the playoffs. Instead, Stan Bowman has suggested the Oilers will need to keep playing to have a chance for Kane to return. "I think he's going to be back in the playoffs. Certainly if we can continue our game and have some success, he's going to play. Whether he can be ready for the beginning of the playoffs, we're not sure. We're motivated to keep playing for a lot of reasons, but one of them is to get Evander back in the lineup." - Stan Bowman Kane clearly doesn't want to miss a single second of the playoffs after already missing the entire season. It's incredibly encouraging to see him ramp up this much now, perhaps pushing for a return as early as Game 1 in the first round. The Oilers forward group will be much stronger in the playoffs with the additions of Evander Kane and Trent Frederic, two bruising power forwards who can contribute some secondary scoring. Getting Kane fully healthy and into the lineup as soon as possible will be a key to their success.
New York Rangers Forward Steps Away From Team for Personal Reasons
With the Eastern Conference Wild Card race closing in, New York Rangers bottom-six forward Sam Carrick has had to step away from the team ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Kings. The NHL regular season is drawing to a close, with every team in the league down to their last few weeks before the Stanley Cup playoffs. With only eleven games left in their schedule, the New York Rangers are doing anything they can to stay alive in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, including calling up former Stanley Cup champion Nicolas Aube-Kubel from the AHL. However, with only eleven games left in the regular season on their schedule, not even the New York Rangers are still in a very precarious position. As of the start of March 25th, they are fourth in the race just one point behind the Montreal Canadiens, but even with their 5-3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, they are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. To make matters worse, only two of the games ahead of them are against teams currently below them in the standings: the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, both coming up at the end of the week. However, with their matchup against the current eighth in the league Los Angeles Kings coming up tonight, one bottom-six player may not be available to the team for a crucial game. New York Rangers forward Sam Carrick has had to take a step back from the team for undisclosed personal reasons, opening in the possibility of him being off his first game with the team. Since joining the Rangers at the start of the season, Carrick has scored six goals and recorded twelve assists in 71 games, puling in a 2.6 point share. Though New York may be able to play without the 33-year-old forward on the ice, it may not be enough to pull in two points crucial to keeping their Wild Card hopes alive.
New York Yankees’ Trade for Superstar Pitcher Called ‘Inevitable’
The New York Yankees desperately need starting pitching after a rash of injuries hit their rotation this spring. Gerrit Cole is out for the season as a result of Tommy John surgery, Luis Gil is on the shelf for a few months due to a lat strain and Clarke Schmidt is experiencing shoulder issues. That leaves Max Fried, Carlos Rodon and not a whole lot else for the Yankees in terms of reliable starting pitchers, which means that they may need to pursue a trade sooner rather than later. Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer has identified what he considers to be an “inevitable” trade for New York, proposing a deal that would send Miami Marlins superstar Sandy Alcantara to the Bronx. In the trade, the Yankees would send outfielder Spencer Jones, pitcher Will Warren and shortstop George Lombard Jr.—all top prospects—to the Marlins in exchange for Alcantara. “This is not a light package the Yankees would be giving up, but the rub is obvious: Beyond being very, very good, Alcantara’s contract is guaranteed for 2026 with a $21 million club option for 2027,” Rymer wrote. Miami is rumored to be interested in moving Alcantara, because, well, of course: that’s what the Marlins do. The 29-year-old missed all of last season due to Tommy John, but he looked brilliant in spring training and seems ready to resume his status as an elite pitcher. Alcantara was a unanimous NL Cy Young award winner in 2022 after going 14-9 with a 2.28 ERA, throwing six complete games and pitching 228.2 innings, the most in baseball. The two-time All-Star is unquestionably one of the best arms in the majors when healthy, and his presence in the Yankees’ rotation would give the the team a terrific one-two punch along with Fried.
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