Getty Images Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have recently expressed interest in sticking together after a productive 2023 season for both the quarterback and the team. Now the two sides have actually begun contract negotiations, according to the Tampa Bay Times, with free agency around the corner. Although an extension is reportedly not imminent, “preliminary talks” are underway, …
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NFL free agency 2024: Ranking top 25 defensive players, including Chiefs’ Chris Jones, Jaguars’ Josh Allen
Nothing sells tickets in the NFL quite like an elite quarterback and explosive offense. But Super Bowl LVIII is recent evidence that defense still matters greatly in the hunt for a Lombardi Trophy. Perhaps more than even Patrick Mahomes, Steve Spagnuolo’s Kansas City Chiefs defense helped propel the third title in five years for this generation’s NFL dynasty. With that …
Read More »Federal judge grants injunction in Tennessee lawsuit against the NCAA which freezes NIL rules
A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction, suspending NCAA rules regarding name, image and likeness benefits for athletes and indirectly easing the stress for University of Tennessee amid an NCAA investigation. It’s a victory for the attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia in their lawsuit against the NCAA and, potentially, for Tennessee in its fierce fight with the …
Read More »NFL salary-cap increase is good news for everyone — particularly contenders
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The rich have gotten decidedly richer. Heck, just about every invested party has. The NFL announced Friday that its 2024 salary cap will be $255.4 million, an unprecedented $30 million bump from last season. That’s higher than expected, reflecting the windfall from new TV broadcast deals and the league’s overall health, set to have more …
Read More »Top 25 NFL free agents include Tee Higgins, Kirk Cousins, pair of star Chiefs defenders
The story of NFL free agency this offseason might not be any particular player, but a team trying to retain two of its best players. Maybe if the Kansas City Chiefs can’t retain all their top talent, someone can catch them and win a Super Bowl. The Chiefs don’t have many huge questions this offseason, but they do have two …
Read More »Auburn’s all-time series record against 2024 opponents
The 2024 football season is quickly approaching, and things are beginning to change across the SEC. Oklahoma and Texas are finally going to join the SEC, which means that a new scheduling model is set to roll out. Gone are the days of divisional play, and the days of the top two teams in the conference playing for the SEC …
Read More »NFL exploited this loophole in broadcasting rules to schedule rare Friday game for Week 1 in Brazil
During the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL made a huge announcement when the league revealed it would be playing a regular-season game in Brazil for the first time. The fact the game is being played in Brazil isn’t the only unique thing about the game. It’s also notable the game will be played on a FRIDAY in …
Read More »Emmanuel Ogbah landing spots: Dolphins to save $13.7 million in cap space by cutting veteran DE, per report
The Miami Dolphins are currently projected to be way over the cap, giving general manager Chris Grier plenty of decisions to make in terms of cost-cutting measures. One of those decisions came this week, as the Dolphins are set to release veteran pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah, according to ESPN. Releasing Ogbah prior to June 1 would save $13.7 million for Miami, according …
Read More »2024 NFL draft top 150 prospects: Pre-Combine edition
The 2024 NFL draft is quickly approaching. While free agency does come before the draft, that will only shift the needs of teams–the Buffalo Bills included. It’s still fair game to give grades and rank prospects all throughout the offseason leading up to the draft, even now… and that’s exactly what our friends at Draft Wire did. Here’s Draft Wire’s …
Read More »Meet the NFL Draft hopeful who hasn’t made a mistake in his career
Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Everyone makes mistakes in the National Football League. Patrick Mahomes, the greatest of all superstars, who now has three Super Bowl rings, threw 14 picks last season and saw a third of his passes fall incomplete. Wide receivers drop balls. Linemen get outmaneuvered. Coverages get blown. Kickers miss field goals. Yet as you read this, …
Read More »Five biggest storylines for 2024 NFL offseason: Bears’ looming draft decision, Stefon Diggs’ future with Bills
Super Bowl LVIII is in the rearview mirror, and so is the 2023 NFL season. As the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate their latest championship, the rest of the league is hard at work trying to knock them off their pedestal and hoist the Lombardi Trophy for themselves. Over the next few months, key milestones of the roster-building process will take …
Read More »Commanders sign LB Keandre Jones
The Commanders have added linebacker Keandre Jones to their roster. The team announced Jones’ signing on Friday afternoon. He will be part of the team’s 90-man offseason roster. Jones signed with the Bears after going undrafted out of Maryland in 2020 and then moved on to the Bengals practice squad after being cut in September. He bounced between the practice …
Read More »Why College Football Playoff needs modified system to evaluate contenders amid expansion into 12-team era
When it came to narrowing down the field to four teams in the College Football Playoff race, a popular refrain was, “it will all work itself out” whenever we started to really twist ourselves into knots coming up with chaos scenarios. A decade of evidence from the four-team format has shown that by the end of conference championship weekend, picking …
Read More »NFL franchise tag values: Here’s how much it will cost teams to use the franchise tag based on position
The NFL informed teams in a memo on Friday that the salary cap for the 2024 season will skyrocket to $255.4 million, a staggering 13.6% jump over where the cap was last year. In accordance with that spike, the league also announced the franchise and transition tag values at each position for next season. Those values are as follows: QB $38,301,000 …
Read More »Dolphins releasing Emmanuel Ogbah: Miami to save $13.7 million in cap space by cutting veteran DE, per report
Getty Images The Miami Dolphins are currently projected to be way over the cap, giving general manager Chris Grier plenty of decisions to make in terms of cost-cutting measures. One of those decisions came this week, as the Dolphins are set to release veteran pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah, according to ESPN. Releasing Ogbah prior to June 1 would save $13.7 million …
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