Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Time to upgrade at backup TE spots? 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 and receiver. Up today: Tight end Grant Calcaterra Roob: Calcaterra …
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Missouri with more wins than Alabama? Believe it, and more SEC football predictions | Toppmeyer
I’m not big into sports betting, which means approximately 97% of all advertising is lost on me. I can hardly pick up my phone, turn on my TV, or walk out the door without being bombarded by sports gambling ads and betting lines. Avid gamblers are hungry for “hot tips” that might position them for a winning wager. Given my …
Read More »5 pending free agents with ties to Eagles’ DC Vic Fangio
5 pending free agents with ties to Eagles’ DC Vic Fangio originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ new-look coaching staff will feature veteran coach Vic Fangio as their defensive coordinator. Fangio, 65, has been coaching in the NFL since 1986 and has been a head coach once and a defensive coordinator for over 20 seasons. We’re already beginning …
Read More »Texas Tech football has its new offensive line coach, school official says
Clay McGuire, the offensive line coach at Washington State for eight of the past 12 years, is heading back to the Texas Tech football program for his third stint on the Red Raiders’ coaching staff. Tech coach Joey McGuire is in the process of hiring Clay McGuire, no relation, as offensive line coach. A Tech official confirmed the development Thursday. …
Read More »Top cap casualties for every NFL team in 2024
All cap figures in this article were sourced from Over the Cap. Any number in parentheses is the cap savings created in 2024 by cutting that player. Arizona Cardinals LG Dennis Daley ($1.6 million) Daley signed a two-year contract with the Cardinals last offseason but missed the first two months of the year while on injured reserve. He ultimately appeared …
Read More »Texas extends an offer to 2026 five-star QB Jared Curtis
Valentine’s Day got a bit sweeter for five-star quarterback Jared Curtis after speaking with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian. Curtis revealed via social media on Wednesday that he received an offer from the Longhorns. According to 247Sports, the Nashville native is rated the No. 1 quarterback in the nation for the 2026 recruiting class. In 2023, Curtis threw for 2,522 …
Read More »Kansas City shooting tore through civic fabric. Did it also end sports championship parades as we know them?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Chris Jones led crowd chants for a three-peat, it was fun for Kansas City Chiefs fans to envision what could happen in February of 2025. After Jones (perhaps inebriated) said he would be back for the 2024 season, you could forgive an exuberant Chiefs fan for dreaming of a third consecutive Super Bowl parade and …
Read More »University of Georgia, Georgia State announce football staffing changes
HATTIESBURG, MS – NOVEMBER 05: Georgia State Panthers head coach Shawn Elliott during a college football game between the Georgia State Panthers and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on November 5, 2022, at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ATLANTA – Changes are happening in the football programs at both Georgia State …
Read More »Bears add much-needed help on both sides of ball in latest mock draft
Bears add much-needed help on both sides of ball in latest mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Super Bowl is over, and the Kansas City Chiefs are repeat champions. Now the real fun begins for the fanbases of the other 31 NFL franchises, as wild speculation teases naive hopefulness for the next seven months. The Chicago Bears …
Read More »Ohio State football promotes James Laurinaitis to linebackers coach
Ohio State has promoted James Laurinaitis to linebackers coach, the school announced Thursday. Laurinaitis, 37, a former All-America linebacker for the Buckeyes, spent last season as a graduate assistant. The hire adds a 10th full-time assistant to round out Ryan Day’s coaching staff for next season. Laurinaitis signed a two-year agreement, according to a news release. Financial terms were not …
Read More »Our 2023 NFL predictions revisited: now about that Bills Super Bowl win …
Josh Allen reacts after hearing the Guardian has picked the Bills to win the Super Bowl. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP As we headed into the 2023 NFL season, Taylor dominated the headlines. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor was holding out for a contract extension, to build his own generational wealth and alter the running back market as we know it. By …
Read More »James Laurinaitis elevated to Ohio State Football’s LB coach after interviewing with Browns
Perhaps using the Cleveland Browns for leverage, James Laurinaitis has been promoted to linebackers coach for the Ohio State Football program after interviewing in Berea. After working for one season under his college teammate and friend Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame, Laurinaitis joined the Ohio State staff as a defensive assistant last year. He now gets moved to a position …
Read More »Purdy’s first full season as 49ers’ starting QB ‘most impressive’ Shanahan’s seen
Purdy’s first full season as 49ers’ starting QB ‘most impressive’ Shanahan’s seen originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy’s 2023 NFL season, his first full campaign as the 49ers’ starting quarterback, could not have gone better. For the most part. A win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII certainly would have been the perfect way …
Read More »USC football loses to Iowa State as lineman prospect Will Tompkins commits to Cyclones
Three-star lineman Will Tompkins committed to hometown team Iowa State and coach Matt Campbell over USC. Will Tompkins is a 6-foot-5, 270-pound offensive lineman who is ranked the No. 7 player in the state of Iowa, the No. 48 offensive tackle in the country, and a top-600 player nationwide by 247Sports. 247Sports index Tompkins chose the Cyclones over offers from …
Read More »Brian Callahan on father, Bill, joining Titans staff: It’s a huge asset to us to have him
When Brian Callahan became the Titans head coach last month, the Browns allowed Brian’s father, Bill, out of his contract to join his son as Tennessee’s offensive line coach. Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski recently explained that as an organization, the Browns didn’t want to stand in the way of a father working for his son. On Wednesday, Brian Callahan …
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