Daily Archives: February 16, 2024

Biggest winners, losers from NFL’s head coaching hires

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter One quarter of the 32 NFL teams rode the coaching carousel this offseason, hoping that someone new could turn around the fortunes of their franchise. Five of the eight teams chose first-time head coaches. Three chose candidates with experience. And it’ll probably be a few years before any of them know for sure whether they …

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AJ McCarron signs with UFL team days after Bengals release the former backup QB and XFL MVP

Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals made an interesting transaction Wednesday, releasing veteran quarterback and reigning XFL MVP AJ McCarron. McCarron was signed this past offseason to give the Bengals depth at the position following Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist injury.  McCarron has signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks, the team announced Friday. The Battlehawks played in the XFL last season and …

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Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott resigns, heading to South Carolina as assistant

ATLANTA — Georgia State abruptly postponed spring football practice on Thursday after Shawn Elliott became the latest head coach to accept an assistant’s job at another school. Elliott is headed to South Carolina as tight ends coach, pending the expected approval from the university’s board of trustees at a Friday morning meeting. The Panthers, meanwhile, were scrambling to find a …

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Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Jason Kelce highlights the interior offensive line

Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Jason Kelce highlights the interior offensive line originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro bring back Stay or Go in 2024, trying to figure out the futures of every Eagles player on the roster. We already looked at quarterback, running back, receiver and tight end. Up today: Interior offensive line Landon …

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Warner Robins, Georgia, has become a hotbed for talent, and USC is noticing

USC has offered another top Georgia-based standout. The latest player is four-star safety prospect Resean Dinkins out of Warner Robins, Georgia. Dinkins, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound safety, is rated the No. 350 overall prospect and the No. 28 safety in the 247Sports Composite. The Warner Robins Demon star had an amazing 2023 season with 54 tackles, eight interceptions, four pass breakups, four fumble …

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Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury: Patrick Mahomes would be ‘ideal fit’

New Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury thinks that a three-time Super Bowl champion would thrive in his system.  “The Chiefs quarterback,” Kingsbury joked to the Washington press core Thursday when asked about the “ideal fit” to run his offense. “I do think the game, you watch those guys, Brock [Purdy] and him at the end, when the money’s on …

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Michigan football moves quickly to hire new defensive backs coach

Michigan football appeared to have its new defensive backs coach in a familiar face in former assistant Stephen Adegoke. Adegoke had agreed to come back to Ann Arbor before ultimately being lured to remain in the NFL by the Houston Texans, where he became the safeties coach a year ago. The Wolverines moved quickly to find his replacement, it seems, …

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Keon Sabb, a rising junior defensive back at Michigan, enters transfer portal

The coaching staff turnover under new head coach Sherrone Moore has appeared to take its toll on at least one former standout Michigan football player. Keon Sabb, a rising junior defensive back who was widely expected to compete for a starting job in the secondary, has entered his name into the transfer portal, a team spokesman confirmed to the Detroit …

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