The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly picked up the option on All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones’ contract, per NFL Media. As a result, the Chiefs retain the right to franchise tag the 29-year-old and pay him the $4.25 million he earned in incentives. The incentive money was due to Jones, whether Kansas City picked up his option or not. Nevertheless, …
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George Kliavkoff out as Pac-12 commissioner as the full conference enters final months
As the Pac-12 nears its end, the remnants will be steered by a new commissioner . George Kliavkoff is out as the commissioner of the Pac-12, with the conference announcing his last day will be Feb. 29. It was a mutual decision to part ways, according to the conference. The decision to remove Kliavkoff was widely expected as spring sports …
Read More »Bengals’ Joe Mixon ‘laughs off’ rumblings that he may be traded or released this offseason
USATSI Joe Mixon apparently isn’t worried about possibly leaving Cincinnati this offseason. Amid speculation regarding his future, the Bengals’ running back has reminded people that he was not traded or released last year despite similar speculation. As you can see below, Mixon isn’t taking the recent trade rumors too seriously. Pro Football Network recently reported that there is a good …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: New Jaguars DC wants Josh Allen back, says he’d ‘be really excited if that works out’
Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars are changing things up with the hiring of Ryan Nielsen, and the new DC has a top priority for the revamped defense: re-signing Josh Allen. With Allen set to hit free agency, Nielsen wants to make sure one of the top pass rushers in the NFL is back in a Jaguars uniform. “When you’ve got a …
Read More »College football offenses continue declining in key categories resulting in lowest-scoring season since 2009
We pause this offensive revolution for a rebuttal from the other side of the ball. Not only was scoring down again across college football at the FBS level in 2023, it was down for the third consecutive year. That has never happened previously since the NCAA started tracking statistics in 1937. Behold a revealing statistical wrap for 2023: Average scoring …
Read More »Reports – Rangers’ Blake Wheeler to miss rest of regular season
Feb 16, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Blake Wheeler’s regular season is over after falling to the ice and injuring his right leg, and it might take the New York Rangers going on a lengthy playoff run to open the door for a possible return this spring, according to multiple reports. Wheeler was placed on injured reserve Friday. Wheeler went down …
Read More »Director of ‘The Dynasty’ explains how Patriots documentary was created
Director of ‘The Dynasty’ explains how Patriots documentary was created originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There have been documentaries and several books about the New England Patriots’ unprecedented NFL success from 2001 through 2019. Some of them have been really well done, others have been just OK. The latest telling of the story has a lot of people excited, …
Read More »247Sports ranks Texas No. 1 for best QB-WR duo in college football
It’s no secret that Texas will field one of the top offenses in college football for the 2024 season. Many expected the Longhorns to take a dip in production with starting wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell departing for the NFL. On top of that, starting running back Jonathon Brooks also took his talents to the professional level. However, …
Read More »One person dead, 22 others wounded after shooting near Chiefs Super Bowl parade; two juveniles charged
One person is dead and 22 others were injured after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a press conference. Graves said that the 22 people injured in the shooting ranged between the ages of 8 and 47 years old, half of whom were under the …
Read More »Jason Kelce returns young fan’s ‘lucky mask’ worn at Super Bowl afterparty
Operation “Get Elijah His Mask Back” is underway! The viral luchador mask that Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was spotted rocking during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory celebration actually belongs to Elijah Smith, an eighth grader from Dallas — and he wants it back. Kelce spoke about the mask that made waves on social media on his podcast …
Read More »College Football: Initial SP+ Top 25 Released for 2024
“Way too early” college football projections and rankings have been out since before the national championship even got underway back in January and we tend to soak all of them up. Along those lines, Bill Connelly released his first SP+ projections on Valentine’s Day. His SP+ projections are used as a predictive measure, not as a traditional top 25 rankings …
Read More »NFL key dates for 2024 offseason: Draft schedule, free agency, combine, OTAs, start of training camp
With the Kansas City Chiefs recently recrowned as Super Bowl champions, the 2023 NFL season is officially in the rearview mirror. That means it’s time to start gearing up for the 2024 campaign as 31 other teams try their best to end Kansas City’s two-year reign atop the league. Throughout the next several months, teams will adjust their roster, coaching …
Read More »Josh Lucas amplifies drafting Caleb, keeping Fields could be detrimental with shocking detail
Josh Lucas amplifies drafting Caleb, keeping Fields could be detrimental with shocking detail originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago One idea some pundits have conjured about the best way to fix the Bears’ quarterback situation is combining the best of both worlds, drafting USC’s Caleb Williams and keeping Justin Fields for the last year of his rookie contract. That’s an …
Read More »Former Coronado assistant tapped as Lamesa head football coach
A former Coronado assistant is returning to the South Plains. Lamesa ISD announced Friday that Efrain Ramos will be its next head football coach and athletic director. Ramos, a Plainview native, was defensive coordinator for Anna last season. Ramos and former Coronado football coach Seth Parr led Anna to its first state championship with a 26-0 win over Tyler Chapel …
Read More »If Tua Tagovailoa demands Joe Burrow money, the Dolphins are in trouble
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Just about every offseason, a quarterback breaks the record for contract value. That’s because just about every offseason, the salary cap goes up. So, yes, with the salary cap rising in 2024, some lucky QB is about to break some records off the field. I just don’t think it should be Tua Tagovailoa. He absolutely …
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