Eagles willing to wait for decisions from Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia INDIANAPOLIS — Free agency is around the corner. Then the draft. OTAs will be here before you know it. The NFL offseason is moving quickly. And even though the Eagles still don’t know what the future holds for two all-time greats, they’re …
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Mike McDaniel “very encouraged” by Tua Tagovailoa contract talks
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is in the fifth and final year of his rookie contract, so he moved into the offseason with questions about whether he’ll sign a long-term extension with the team. No deal has been struck yet, but head coach Mike McDaniel expressed optimism about where things are headed on Tuesday. McDaniel said at a press conference that …
Read More »Stephen Jones: Everybody wants something different in kickoff rule change
There’s widespread agreement across the NFL that the league needs new rules governing kickoffs. There’s no agreement at all about what those rules should be. Cowboys executive Stephen Jones, a member of the NFL’s competition committee, says everyone who is proposing a change to the rules wants a different change. “I think everybody wants something different,” Jones said, via ESPN. …
Read More »Louisville football begins spring practices in March. Here are 5 questions for Jeff Brohm
Louisville football is less than a month from starting spring practices in Year 2 under Jeff Brohm. After a 10-4 season and their first ACC championship game, the Cardinals return 14 players with starting experience: six on offense and eight on defense. U of L also brought in five midyear enrollees from the 2024 signing class and 24 players from …
Read More »Ryan Poles shares details behind cutting both Eddie Jackson and Cody Whitehair
Ryan Poles shares details behind cutting both Eddie Jackson and Cody Whitehair originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Close to two weeks ago, the Bears alleviated some cap space by cutting longtime veterans Cody Whitehair and Eddie Jackson from the team. Along with the move being a cap saver, Ryan Poles talked to the media at the NFL Combine, sharing …
Read More »Joe Schoen: We have to consider Daniel Jones’ injury history as we plan for 2024
The Giants have the sixth overall pick in this year’s draft and that could put them in position to select a quarterback in April. Daniel Jones is coming off a torn ACL and also dealt with a neck injury during the 2023 season, which meant that he still has yet to start every game in a season during his NFL …
Read More »NHL trade deadline 2024 player rankings: Who could move?
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL trade deadline is March 8. Most teams have four or five games from now until then. What happens in those games could determine which teams add or subtract, who stays and who goes at the deadline. That’s how close the standings are in …
Read More »Saints’ big offseason thing: Fix the trenches, especially the offensive line
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the one big thing for New Orleans’ offseason – upgrading both the offensive and defensive lines and keeping Derek Carr upright in a winnable NFC South. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: It’s time to take a look at one big thing facing the New Orleans Saints this offseason. Let’s be clear. The Saints can’t go …
Read More »Here are FSU football’s top defensive players to keep an eye on this spring
After a quiet month, Florida State football is preparing to take the field again for spring practices, beginning on Tuesday, March 19. With multiple players graduating, transferring, or declaring for the NFL Draft from last season’s roster, the Seminoles will have a different look from last season. Here are some of the top defensive players to watch for this spring. …
Read More »Brandon Beane: $255 million salary cap saved Bills, we were bracing for lower
The NFL’s announcement last week that the 2024 salary cap will be $255.4 million was welcome news to the general manager of the team that’s currently the most over the cap. Bills General Manager Brandon Beane, whose team is currently about $40 million over the 2024 cap with a couple weeks to get under, said on PFT Live that it’s …
Read More »Bears offer hint at Justin Fields-Caleb Williams decision while trying to say nothing
Bears offer hint at Justin Fields-Caleb Williams decision while trying to say nothing originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago INDIANAPOLIS — The Bears maintain that they arrived in Indianapolis for the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine still early in the information-gathering stage of their franchise-defining quarterback journey. Both general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus talked Tuesday in Indianapolis, …
Read More »New Bears OC Shane Waldron will not change team’s evaluation of Justin Fields
New Bears OC Shane Waldron will not change team’s evaluation of Justin Fields originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago INDIANAPOLIS – When the Bears hired Shane Waldron to take over as the team’s next offensive coordinator, people immediately asked what it meant for Justin Fields. Waldron was the OC in Seattle who not only helped the Seahawks make the decision …
Read More »How Georgia athletics, SEC are trying to cast a wide net for hiring coaches, administrators
Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks wants to “grow the pipeline,” for coaches, ADs and administrators of the next generation. To do that, he’s looked to some graduating students from underrepresented backgrounds to fill internships and assistant jobs to get their foot in the door, hiring former Bulldog athletes for roles in development and the business office. In his more than …
Read More »How to watch the 2024 NFL Combine
Prospective draft picks have arrived in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File) Happy Combine week! The 2023-24 NFL season may be over (after an unforgettable Chiefs super Bowl win), but the NFL offseason is already heating up. This week, top NFL Draft prospects head to Indianapolis to advertise their abilities to representatives from all 32 teams. …
Read More »New Santa Fe Catholic head football coach has Polk County ties as player and as coach
Gabe Walker never really thought about becoming a football coach until around his junior year of college when his older brother got into coaching. The more they talked, the more it inspired him to get pursue a coaching career. Walker now has his first opportunity as a head coach as the playcaller at Santa Fe Catholic. He replaces Clint Miller …
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