Kansas City’s Clark Hunt was rated as the worst owner in the NFL in the NFL Players Association’s survey of players, and although Hunt says he has not yet read the report, he does acknowledge at least one things he needs to improve. Hunt acknowledged today to a group of reporters at the Scouting Combine that the Chiefs’ practice facility …

Getty Images Jake Browning had never taken an NFL snap going into the 2023 season. A year later, the backup quarterback has earned a new contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, receiving an exclusive-rights free-agent tender on Wednesday. Browning, 27, started seven games for the Bengals in place of an injured Joe Burrow last season. He went 4-3, completing an NFL-leading …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold reportedly has another new deal, as the Jayhawks’ momentum in the early years of his tenure continues to move the program forward. Leipold, who took over at Kansas ahead of the 2021 season, has taken the team to back-to-back bowl games — in 2022 and 2023 — for the first time in more than …

USATSI After three tumultuous seasons with the New York Jets, quarterback Zach Wilson has received the team’s permission to seek a trade, general manager Joe Douglas told reporters Wednesday. For weeks, all indications were that Wilson would likely be dealt this offseason, and now Wilson’s camp is officially free to talk with all 31 other clubs. The 24-year-old Wilson isn’t …

Joel Klatt College Football Analyst Draft season is here! As we prepare for the three-day event that will be held in Detroit from April 25-27, I’ll be dropping some positional rankings before unveiling my top-50 prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft.  Last week, I ranked my top five quarterbacks. Now, let’s focus on the five best pass-catchers (wide receivers/tight ends) …

INDIANAPOLIS − The NFL combine is supposed to feel overwhelming. Players know they’ve arrived at a pivotal moment in their careers. However, for a number of former Michigan football standouts − the Wolverines set a new NFL combine record with 18 invitees to this year’s event − after having put their heads down to train for the event for more …

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyFeb 28, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Only the Flames are off completely over this three-day slate, featuring just a pair of games to start, a dozen Thursday, followed by a trio of contests to wrap up the work week. While the Oilers host the Blues Wednesday, the Rangers welcome …

As the NFL franchise tag deadline approaches, the Jets have given some insight into what they plan to do with it. GM Joe Douglas spoke to the media Wednesday at the 2024 NFL Combine and said that the team isn’t planning on using the franchise tag on linebacker Bryce Huff. “Bryce is an outstanding player and he definitely deserves this …

The Georgia Bulldogs have been one of the most successful college football programs in recent years, winning a national title in two of the last three seasons. Success often brings turnover, which is the case for Kirby Smart’s staff. The Bulldogs lost running backs coach Dell McGee, who took the head coaching job at Georgia Southern, this offseason. McGee was …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter For the second consecutive year, the NFLPA has surveyed its players about their own teams, posting detailed responses that grade teams in 11 categories ranging from head coach and owner to cafeteria and treatment of player families. The entire survey is online here, with responses from about 1,700 players (77 percent of the league), complete …

NFLPA shares grades for Bears coaches, owners, facilities originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago For a second year in a row, the NFL Players’ Association released its report card for each team in the league. The Bears improved in some areas, like treatment of families, compared to last year. But they still lagged behind in others. Overall they remain one …

INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Dolphins rank No. 1 in the second annual NFL Players Association team report cards, going up from No. 2 last year in the inaugural survey. The Washington Commanders again rank 32nd. The NFLPA released its annual team report cards for all 32 teams Wednesday in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine. The report cards were produced …

Nick Saban is no longer the coach of Alabama football, but he isn’t gone by any means. Far from it. New Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kane Wommack shared Wednesday that he and Saban have met twice recently to talk defense. The second in-person meeting happened Wednesday morning before Wommack joined “The Next Round” and discussed these conversations. “I was promptly …

There won’t be any franchise-tag drama between Tee Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals.  The Bengals became the first team to use the tag this offseason when they officially placed it on Higgins on Monday. Coach Zac Taylor definitely seemed thrilled with the news.  “Tee has done an outstanding job for us since we drafted him in 2020,” Taylor said in …

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 …