For the first time in Tom Brady’s professional career, he will be squaring off against an Ohio State quarterback in Justin Fields on Sunday. Brady, a Michigan man, initially tried to keep things civil when asked about it on Thursday. “I don’t want to say anything too inflammatory about Ohio...

It’s easy to forget, as he ascends to MVP status in the NFL, that Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was, at one point, a coveted outfield prospect in MLB. Murray left the diamond to pursue NFL riches after earning Heisman honors at Oklahoma, though the Oakland A’s still retain his rights, should their former first-round pick decide to give baseball another whirl. And while Murray’s baseball career has been dormant for some time, the 24-year-old is technically eligible for the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, as noted by Melissa Lockard of The Athletic.

The Cleveland Browns will enter Thursday night’s game against the Denver Broncos without an injured Baker Mayfield and instead start journeyman Case Keenum. While many are worried how the Browns will perform without their starting quarterback, former NFL linebacker Bart Scott seems to think it is not all that much of a drop off between the two.

Former Patriots wideout Kenbrell Thompkins has pleaded guilty after involving himself in a scheme to obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits from the state of California. According to court documents obtained by the Associated Press, Thompkins pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in a federal court in Miami on Monday. His sentence is scheduled on Jan. 6 and he could face up to 12 years in prison.