The Super Bowl has concluded, which means the NFL offseason has begun. NFL fans know that the league never sleeps, however. Over the next few months, teams will begin making personnel adjustments through free agency and the 2024 NFL Draft. The information gathering portion of that calendar continues later this month at the annual NFL Combine. Here is everything you need …
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Troy Vincent: “No question” there will be a proposal to change kickoff rules
The NFL adopted new rules for fair catches on kickoffs last year and one of the league’s top executives said Monday that there will be another proposed change coming this year. Executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said that there is “no question” that a proposal is coming this offseason. Last year’s rule change, which gave teams the …
Read More »2024 NFL free agent RB rumors: Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, other big names set to avoid franchise tags
USATSI A year after some of the NFL’s top free agent running backs banded together in an effort to resist a declining market at the position, not a single big-name ball-carrier is expected to receive the franchise tag this offseason, per ESPN. That means Pro Bowlers like Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs are on track to test the …
Read More »Longtime NFL columnist Peter King retires after 44 years as award-winning sports writer
Getty Images For almost three decades, Peter King has made Monday an appointment date for reading his national perspectives. This Monday, the longtime NFL columnist announced his retirement, calling it a career after 44 years as a sports writer. King, 66, revealed the decision in his latest “Football Morning in America” piece for NBC Sports. The column, which began as …
Read More »‘Been a long time coming:’ Dell McGee introduced as Georgia State football coach
For Dell McGee, the chance to run a college football program has been an opportunity he has been waiting for. McGee has coached on the high school and collegiate level in Georgia for the past 21 years, most recently as the University of Georgia’s running back coach. On Monday, Georgia State University officially introduced McGee as the Panthers’ head football …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Ranking the top 10 HBCU prospects, including the HBCU Legacy Bowl Offensive MVP
This draft cycle, we’ve seen a lot of prospects return to school for a variety of reasons. Prospects at HBCUs were no different. There were a bevy of talented players who returned to their respective programs and some who are just not draft eligible as of yet. While that may be the case, it doesn’t dismiss the fact that there …
Read More »Washington WR Rome Odunze will work out at the Combine
Of the big three wide receivers in the 2024 NFL draft, only one will work out at the Scouting Combine. That one is Washington’s Rome Odunze, who will run and test in Indianapolis this week, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The other top wide receivers, Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and LSU’s Malik Nabers, have decided to go …
Read More »Bills’ Sean McDermott on his team winning a Super Bowl: ‘Not a matter of if, it’s just a matter of when’
The Buffalo Bills have been one of the best teams in the NFL over the last four seasons. In that span, Buffalo has won 11 or more games, and is one of just two teams to advance to the divisional round every year (the Kansas City Chiefs being the other). Making deep playoff runs obviously isn’t enough for Buffalo. It …
Read More »Agent’s Take: Potential impacts of the higher-than-expected 2024 NFL salary cap
NFL teams and players got some unexpected good news on Friday. It was announced that the 2024 salary cap will be $255.4 million. Initial projections in December put the 2024 salary cap in the $240 million to $245 million range. The league’s press release said, “the unprecedented $30 million increase per club in this year’s Salary Cap is the result …
Read More »Full two-round NFL mock draft with quarterbacks going in top three spots, plus Scouting Combine news and notes
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! If the NFL Scouting Combine is your favorite offseason event on the calendar, then this is going to your favorite week of the newsletter ever, because we’ll be spending some serious time talking about the combine EVERY day this week. Not only will you be getting combine news today, but …
Read More »Clemson football’s DeMonte Capehart back with team after weapons charge dismissed
CLEMSON – After being charged with unlawful possession of a firearm on university property on Feb. 6, Clemson football defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart has rejoined the team after his weapons charge was dismissed last week. A team spokesperson told The Greenville News on Monday that the redshirt senior is expected to be available at spring practice, which starts Wednesday. Capehart’s …
Read More »Chargers’ Joey Bosa says ‘expectation’ is for Jim Harbaugh to turn team around: ‘All he wants to do is win’
It’s been over five years since the Los Angeles Chargers’ last playoff win. The franchise hasn’t made it past the divisional round since 2007, and their last division title came in 2009. In recent years, the Chargers’ record has simply not reflected their talent and they have not lived up to the expectations set for them heading into each season. …
Read More »Raiders want Josh Jacobs back, but not at the $14.1 million franchise tender
The Raiders plan to make free agent running back Josh Jacobs a contract offer, but they won’t put the franchise tag on him, as they did a year ago. Franchising Jacobs would mean offering him a one-year contract worth $14,149,200 guaranteed, and that’s something the Raiders won’t do, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. If Jacobs did get that franchise …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Ideal first-round picks for NFC East teams
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The NFL Draft might be two months away, but draft season gets serious this week as the NFL convenes in Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine. It’ll be the first time NFL teams get a real, up-close look at the top prospects. Of course, by now it’s not hard to figure out which group of …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: Kirk Cousins shares videos as he recovers from Achilles injury; ‘encouraged’ by progress
Kirk Cousins’ 2023 season ended after he suffered an Achilles injury in Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback required season-ending surgery, though is fully expected to be back on the field for the start of the 2024 season. Cousins, 35, released a couple videos Monday showing the progress he’s made recovering nearly four months since his …
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