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The Winfield Game: A New Daily NFL (and All-Sports) Challenge For Fans And Communities (Sponsored)

November 26th, 2025 at 11:47am CST by Tim Dierkes

There’s a new way for NFL diehards to put their roster knowledge to work every morning: a free daily sports puzzle called The Winfield Game.

The Winfield Game is a free, daily sports trivia challenge built around one simple idea:

Identify a mystery player — an NFL Pro Bowler, NBA All-Star, or MLB All-Star — in as few guesses as possible.

It takes just a few minutes, but it hits the same part of your brain that remembers old rosters, depth charts, and playoff runs. And with new group leaderboards, it’s become a perfect game to play with friends, coworkers, fantasy leagues — and even with your own audience if you write, podcast, or create content about sports.

What Is The Winfield Game?

Named after Dave Winfield — the most well-known athlete to be drafted by teams in MLB, NBA, and NFL — The Winfield Game is a daily puzzle spanning all three leagues.

Each day, the game selects a current or former All-Star or Pro Bowler. Your job: figure out who it is in up to 10 guesses.

You type in the name of any star-level player and instantly see how they match up with the mystery answer across several categories:

Teams / Cities they played for
Decades they were active (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, etc.)
Position (QB, WR, RB, or the equivalent in NBA/MLB)
Awards like Hall of Fame, MVP, Gold Glove, and All-Pro / All-NBA

In the example below, a user leveraged an excellent start with Ryan Fitzpatrick into correctly guessing the day’s answer player – Amari Cooper – in just 3 guesses.

Strategy Tips For New Players

Like any good daily puzzle, The Winfield Game rewards a smart approach. A few quick tips:

Use Multi-Team Journeymen – Guess players who moved around a lot—their team and city history can give you matches quickly. Remember, even if you don’t match on the team, you can still match on the city (for example, a NY Jet will match on “NY” with a player who played for the NY Giants).”

Start With Long Careers – Players with 15+ year careers touch multiple decades and teams, giving you more information with one guess.

Combining these ideas, both Ryan Fitzpatrick (9 teams across 3 decades) and Josh McCown (8 teams hitting many major cities) are great starting players for the Winfield Game.

Over time, you’ll naturally build a mental list of “opening guess” players for each sport.

New: Group Leaderboards For Friends, Offices, And Audiences

The newest feature in The Winfield Game allows users to create Group Leaderboards and compete with any group you want. Within each group, there is a leaderboard for today’s score, the best average score on all games, and the longest streak.

Groups are quick to set up and flexible. A few ideas:

Friends & Office Leagues – Create a group for your fantasy league, office, or Sunday crew. Everyone plays the same daily puzzle, and the leaderboard tracks who’s the most efficient over time.
Family & Long-Distance Friends – Set up a private group to stay connected with the people you talk sports with the most.
Podcasts, Reporters & YouTube Channels – If you host a football podcast, cover a team, or run a Discord, you can spin up a public group and share the link with your audience. The daily leaderboard gives you a ready-made bit: “How did everyone do on today’s Winfield?”

Why NFL Fans Will Feel Right At Home

Even though The Winfield Game includes NBA and MLB stars, NFL fans fit perfectly:

Many mystery players are Pro Bowlers and Hall of Famers you’ve watched for years.

The clue system mirrors how football fans already think: by team, era, position, and accomplishments.

If you’re the person in your group who remembers that veteran receiver who made three Pro Bowls and finished his career with a different conference rival, this game is built for you.

And because the game rotates across the three major leagues, it’s ideal for football-first fans who still keep tabs on NBA rotations or MLB lineups.

Play Today (And Invite Your People)

If you’re an NFL fan who loves remembering old rosters, or a content creator looking for a simple, daily way to interact with your community, The Winfield Game is worth adding to your routine.

Broncos, Malcolm Roach Agree To Extension

November 26th, 2025 at 11:46am CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Broncos are signing defensive tackle Malcolm Roach to a three-year contract extension, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport.

The deal has a base value of $24MM, including $14M in guaranteed money, with another $5.25MM available via incentives, according to 9News’ Mike Klis. Roach’s $8MM APY represents a substantial raise for the sixth-year defensive lineman, who arrived in Denver after signing a two-year, $7MM contract in 2024. He is now tied to the team through 2028.

Roach, 27, began his career as an undrafted free agent with the Saints in 2020. He made the 53-man roster and served as a member of the D-line rotation for the next four seasons. However, he only appeared in 41 games due to a handful of injuries, three of which forced him on injured reserve.

Roach produced seven tackles for loss and only one sack in New Orleans, but immediately stepped up his play as a member of the Broncos’ top-ranked defense in 2023. His 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, and eight quarterback hits were all career-highs. He also played a full season for the first time in his career.

Roach started the 2025 season on injured reserve due to a grade 2 calf strain. He missed the first five games of the year before his designation to return and activation from IR shortly after. In his six games since, he has recorded 21 tackles and two sacks, putting him on pace to best his 2024 numbers in those categories.

The Broncos waited a month after Roach’s return to the field to engage him in extension talks after ensuring he was back at his usual level of play. His average annual value appropriately puts him in the company of DaQuan Jones, Harrison Phillips, and A’Shawn Robinson. It is also similar to the $7.5MM APY deal signed by Roach’s teammate, John Franklin-Myers, last offseason.

With $14MM guaranteed in his new deal, Roach will almost double his current career earnings of $7.35MM, per OverTheCap. The Broncos, meanwhile, will have a core part of their defensive line rotation under contract for another three years at an affordable price. Denver is already paying Zach Sieler and D.J. Jones a combined $38.5MM, and they seem unlikely to re-sign Franklin-Myers. The Roach contract ensures they will have three veteran starters through the 2027 season.

Titans Sign CB Kaiir Elam

November 26th, 2025 at 11:37am CST by Connor Byrne

A few days after the Cowboys released Kaiir Elam, the cornerback has found a new team. The Titans are signing Elam, veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports.

The Cowboys moved on from Elam on Saturday, which was a disappointing result after they acquired him from the Bills in May. The Bills parted with Elam three years after trading up to draft him 23rd overall in 2022.

The former Florida Gator struggled to live up to his first-round status during a 29-game, 12-start tenure with the Bills. The only two regular-season interceptions of Elam’s career came during his rookie campaign.

The hope was that a fresh start in Dallas would benefit Elam, but it didn’t work out that way. While Elam started in seven of 10 appearances with the Cowboys, he had difficulty as part of one of the league’s worst-ranked pass defenses.

Opposing quarterbacks posted a 105.0 rating when they targeted Elam. He was charged with giving up 25 completions, 372 yards, and three touchdowns. Elam began losing playing time as a result. He didn’t play a single defensive snap in what proved to be his last game with the Cowboys, a Week 11 win over the Raiders.

After going through waivers unclaimed, Elam drew interest from the Jets, who hosted him on Tuesday. He’ll instead attempt to break through with the 1-10 Titans, owners of the league’s worst record.

The Titans have gone over a month without starting corner L’Jarius Sneed, who’s on IR with a quad injury. They also lost Roger McCreary and Jarvis Brownlee in trades earlier this season. Those in-season changes have left Jalyn Armour-Davis, Darrell Baker, and Marcus Harris as their main options at the position. That group will now welcome in Elam.

To make room for Elam, the Titans waived corner Samuel Womack, per Jim Wyatt of the team’s website. Womack started in eight of 17 games during a two-interception showing with the 49ers in 2024, but they waived him last August. The Colts claimed Womack before quickly waiving him. The Titans claimed him in late August, and he wound up appearing in five of their games this season. Womack played 91 snaps (54 on defense, 37 on special teams) and made four tackles.

Bills Waive WR Elijah Moore

November 26th, 2025 at 10:50am CST by Connor Byrne

The Bills signed wide receiver Brandin Cooks to their active roster on Tuesday. The addition of Cooks will cost fellow veteran wideout Elijah Moore his roster spot. The Bills cut Moore on Wednesday, per a team announcement. He’ll become a free agent if he passes through waivers unclaimed.

The Bills and Moore reached a mutual decision to split, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. The slot receiver eyed more reps, and the Cooks acquisition was set to impede that path in Buffalo.

Moore had a highly productive three-year run at Mississippi, leading the Jets to take him 34th overall in the 2021 draft. After Moore combined for 80 catches and six touchdowns in 27 games during his first two NFL seasons, the Jets traded him and the 74th pick in the 2023 draft to the Browns for the 42nd selection. The deal came several months after Moore requested a trade out of New York.

Moore went on to amass 120 receptions and score three touchdowns during a two-year, 34-game stint in Cleveland, where he earned 25 starts. However, after Moore averaged a career-low 8.8 yards per catch on 61 grabs last year, the Browns didn’t re-sign him. Over a month after free agency opened, Moore settled for the Bills’ one-year offer worth up to $5MM (including $2.5MM in full guarantees) in late April.

Buffalo’s decision to sign the 25-year-old Moore came after it largely struck out in the draft at the receiver position. The Bills selected just one wideout, seventh-rounder Kaden Prather, who’s no longer with the organization. As a result, they opened this season with Moore joining Keon Coleman, Josh Palmer, Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, and Tyrell Shavers as their choices at receiver.

The Bills were likely optimistic Moore would emerge as a solid target for Josh Allen, by far the best quarterback he has ever paired with in his career. It didn’t work out, though. Moore logged two starts over nine appearances with the Bills and caught just nine of 17 targets for 112 yards. His only touchdown came on a four-yard run against the Jets in Week 2.

While Moore could land elsewhere down the stretch, the 7-4 Bills will hope Cooks provides a much-needed boost to their receiving corps. The Moore pickup didn’t yield positive results, while no one from the Coleman-Palmer-Samuel-Shavers group has emerged as a consistent complement to Shakir and currently injured tight end Dalton Kincaid.

Jaguars Open Eric Murray’s Practice Window

November 26th, 2025 at 10:29am CST by Connor Byrne

Jacksonville’s defense has gone without Eric Murray for over a month, but the starting safety appears to be nearing a return. The Jaguars opened his practice window on Wednesday. The AFC South contenders will have 21 days to activate Murray from IR.

Murray has already missed the minimum of four games since a neck issue forced him to the shelf on Oct. 31. He’s eligible to play this week against the Titans, but it’s unclear if that will happen.

After dividing the first nine seasons of his career among the Chiefs, Browns, and Texans, Murray joined the Jaguars last March on a three-year, $22.5MM deal. The 31-year-old opened his Jags tenure with seven straight starts before suffering his injury. He totaled 31 tackles, four passes defensed, and an interception during that stretch. Pro Football Focus rates his play a solid 42nd among 94 qualifying safeties.

With Murray unavailable over the past few weeks, the Jaguars have turned to Antonio Johnson as a starter alongside Andrew Wingard. Johnson has flashed as a playmaker with two interceptions and a pair of sacks, and PFF ranks his performance an impressive 14th among safeties.

It seems likely Johnson will continue to garner playing time even when Murray comes back, especially with Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile willing to use three safeties. The Jags deployed current No. 3 safety Rayuan Lane on a career-high 26 snaps in a win over the Cardinals in Week 12. The sixth-round rookie from Navy wasn’t targeted on 23 coverage snaps, per Jim Wyman of PFF.

Along with designating Murray to return, the Jaguars added more safety depth with the practice squad signing of Trevian Thomas on Wednesday. The undrafted rookie from Arkansas State was previously with the Panthers, who cut him on Tuesday. He appeared in one of the Panthers’ games this season and made one tackle on special teams.

Bills Sign WR Brandin Cooks

November 25th, 2025 at 10:28pm CST by Connor Byrne

One day after becoming a free agent, Brandin Cooks has quickly found a new home. The Bills announced that they’ve signed the veteran wide receiver to their active roster.

The Saints and Cooks mutually agreed to part ways last Wednesday, but there was a slight holdup over “contractual technicalities.” After the Saints amended Cooks’ contract, he passed through waivers unclaimed and became free to sign anywhere on Monday.

A first-round pick of the Saints in 2014, Cooks is now heading to his sixth NFL destination. The 32-year-old has been part of a record-tying four trades during his career, but the Saints didn’t find a taker for him before the Nov. 4 deadline. Cooks has endured a down year with just 19 catches and 165 yards (8.7 YPC) over 10 scoreless games, which explains why teams weren’t eager to trade draft compensation for him.

While Cooks didn’t produce much in New Orleans with quarterbacks Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler this season, he may have a better chance in Buffalo with reigning MVP Josh Allen at the helm. Cooks is easily the most accomplished receiver on the Bills’ roster, having amassed 729 catches, 9,697 receiving yards, and 60 touchdowns in 168 regular-season games.

The receiver position has been a sore spot throughout the year for the Bills, who tried to address the issue at the deadline. They reportedly made a significant offer to the AFC East rival Dolphins for Jaylen Waddle, but they failed to reel in him or anyone else. With receiver remaining a problem area, the Bills have dropped two of three since the deadline to fall to 7-4. They’re unlikely to chase down the 10-2 Patriots for a sixth straight division title, and a wild-card berth doesn’t look like a guarantee in a conference loaded with playoff contenders.

The Bills’ need at receiver became even more glaring over the past couple of weeks with head coach Sean McDermott making second-year man Keon Coleman a healthy inactive twice in a row. Coleman sat out a 44-32 win over the Buccaneers in Week 11 after he was consistently late to meetings. He also didn’t play in the Bills’ 23-19 loss to the Texans last Thursday. It’s unclear if he’ll return to the lineup this Sunday in a crucial meeting with the Steelers. Regardless, it’s fair to say Coleman has not panned out as hoped since going 33rd overall in the 2024 draft.

Coleman has joined the majority of the Bills’ receiving corps in underwhelming this season. Slot target Khalil Shakir has put together another productive campaign, but Josh Palmer, Elijah Moore, Curtis Samuel, and Tyrell Shavers have all caught fewer than 20 passes apiece.

While Gabe Davis played in the Bills’ past two games and picked up four receptions for 62 yards, he’s not on their active roster. The Bills can only elevate him from their practice squad one more time before they have to sign him. Mecole Hardman, also on the practice squad, played in one game before going on IR with a calf injury last week.

It’s unknown how many other teams joined Buffalo in vying for Cooks, but Denver was not among them. The AFC West leaders had a connection to Cooks in head coach Sean Payton, who was in charge in New Orleans when the wideout entered the league. Despite that, the Broncos weren’t in the mix for Cooks, according to Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette.

Bill Belichick Expected To Draw Interest From Multiple Teams

November 25th, 2025 at 10:10pm CST by Connor Byrne

The Giants and Titans fired their head coaches earlier in the campaign, but other teams are sure to join them on the market by the end of the season. At least five more jobs could open up, Josina Anderson of The Exhibit reports.

While it’s unclear which clubs will dismiss their head coaches in the coming weeks, it appears Bill Belichick‘s status will be worth monitoring for some of those openings.

The North Carolina head coach emphatically denied interest in an NFL return earlier this month. Nevertheless, a report stating at least one NFL team was doing homework on Belichick surfaced shortly after that.

Now, according to Anderson, there are “at least” two teams that are expected to have interest in Belichick. A third could join the fray, per Anderson, who hears that may depend on the team’s ownership making “one specific personnel change.”

Belichick, who’s in his first season at the college level, won’t lead the Tar Heels to a bowl game this year. UNC is guaranteed to finish under .500 after falling to 4-7 with a loss to Duke last week. That’s surely not what Belichick or the school had in mind when they finalized a five-year, $50MM deal last January. The Tar Heels’ season (and potentially Belichick’s tenure as their coach) will end against North Carolina State on Saturday.

Although Belichick has not carried his professional success to the college ranks, there are still NFL owners who have a “deep respect” for the 73-year-old, Anderson notes. Considering Belichick ranks first among head coaches in Super Bowl victories (six) and third in regular-season wins (302), that’s not a surprise.

Belichick nearly landed the Falcons’ head coaching job in January 2024, but they instead chose Raheem Morris. The former Browns and Patriots HC went on to express interest in multiple openings last winter before committing to UNC. No reported interviews took place then, though perhaps he’ll encounter more serious interest during the upcoming hiring cycle.

Broncos Sign C Luke Wattenberg To Extension

November 25th, 2025 at 9:30pm CST by Ben Levine

Less than a week after inking kicker Wil Lutz to an extension, the Broncos are committing to another player for the long haul. According to Mike Klis of 9News in Denver, the Broncos have agreed to a four-year extension with center Luke Wattenberg.

The pact is worth $48MM, including $27MM in guaranteed money, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. We heard yesterday that the team had “preliminary” talks with Wattenberg about a long-term deal, and the two sides must have made some significant progress during the team’s bye week.

Wattenberg’s contract vaults him towards the top of his position in both value and guarantees. The fourth-year player now ranks fifth at his position in both contract value and AAV, while the $27MM in guaranteed money only trails the whopping $35MM Creed Humphrey got from the Chiefs.

A 2022 fifth-round pick, Wattenberg only got into 128 offensive snaps through his first two seasons in the NFL. Since then, he’s started all 24 of his appearances for the Broncos, with an ankle injury keeping him sidelined for four games last season. Pro Football Focus currently ranks him 20th among 38 qualifying centers, although he finished 18th on the site in 2024.

Clearly, the Broncos believe in his upside, and the organization is intent on providing Bo Nix with some offensive continuity. The front office committed to both Garett Bolles and Quinn Meinerz in 2024, and with Mike McGlinchey and Ben Powers also attached to sizable pacts, Denver has seemingly locked in their offensive line for at least the next few years.

With Lutz and Watternberg having signed extensions over the past week, we’ll now see if the Broncos can pull off a deal with Malcolm Roach. We heard yesterday that the front office had initial extension talks with the defensive lineman, although the veteran surely wouldn’t command the same payday as his teammates.

Steelers DT Daniel Ekuale Suspended Five Games

November 25th, 2025 at 9:05pm CST by Ben Levine

Daniel Ekuale was already out for the season, but now the Steelers defensive tackle will have to forego a paycheck over the next five weeks. That’s because Ekuale was slapped with a five-game suspension today, per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Ekuale earned his temporary ban for violating the league’s Performance-Enhancing Substances Policy, per Dulac. This represents the third suspension of the player’s career; Ekuale earned a four-game ban in 2018 and a two-game suspension in 2022 for the same violation.

The Washington State product bounced around the NFL a bit to begin his career before finding a home in New England. He spent four seasons with the Patriots, but he didn’t emerge as a key player until 2024. Ekuale finished that season having started all 16 of his appearance, with the defensive lineman setting career-highs in tackles (52) and QB hits (three). In 64 career games, the 31-year-old has collected 97 stops and six sacks.

His performance with the Patriots earned him a one-year, $2.8MM deal from the Steelers this past offseason. He got into seven games with his new squad, appearing in about 14 percent of his team’s defensive snaps. Ekuale suffered a torn ACL back in Week 8 that ended his season prematurely. Considering that injury and his continued bans from the league office, the defensive lineman may face an uphill battle to find a job in 2026.

Jets Host CB Kaiir Elam

November 25th, 2025 at 7:40pm CST by Ben Levine

Kaiir Elam is already looking to land on his feet. Days after getting cut by the Cowboys, the cornerback had a visit with the Jets today, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston.

With Shavon Revel recently making his NFL debut and Trevon Diggs on the verge of returning from a concussion, Elam was unceremoniously let go by the Cowboys the other day. The cornerback was acquired by Dallas back in March and ended up starting seven of his nine appearances with the franchise.

While the veteran wasn’t the sole reason for the Cowboys’ defensive struggles, he undoubtedly contributed to them. Elam allowed 25 completions, 372 yards, and three touchdowns this season, with opposing QBs managing a 105.0 passer rating when throwing his way. Pro Football Focus currently has the 24-year-old ranked 60th among 110 qualifying cornerbacks.

The 23rd pick in the 2022 draft, Elam looked like a future piece for the Bills, as the Florida product finished his rookie campaign with a pair of interceptions while starting six of his 13 appearances. He was limited to only three games in 2023, although he did come up with a key interception in a playoff win over the Steelers. Elam served mostly as a backup in 2024, and his struggles while filling in for Christian Benford during the playoffs ultimately spelled the end of his Bills tenure.

With Sauce Gardner (and, to a lesser extent, Michael Carter) no longer in the picture, the Jets have turned to a number of cornerbacks opposite Brandon Stephens. If Elam catches on with the organization, he’d likely compete with the likes of Jarvis Brownlee, Isaiah Oliver, and Azareye’h Thomas for reps.

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