Just ahead of the 2024 NFL Combine, it’s time to list and explain my top 5 rankings for all the offensive positions. These rankings are subject to change, of course, because the combine carries decently heavy weight in my scouting gradebook. Before I begin, remember: These are my individual rankings, not the full CBS Sports prospect rankings, which is an aggregate of the …
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2024-25 NFL odds: Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill early favorite for Offensive Player of Year
Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins led the NFL in receiving yards (1,799) this past season and was the co-leader in receiving touchdowns (13). Coming off his first team All-Pro season, Hill enters the 2024-25 campaign as the betting favorite to win Offensive Player of the Year. Hill is the first NFL player with a second consecutive 1,700-yard receiving season. …
Read More »Joey Bosa: Great first impressions of Jim Harbaugh, “expectation” he’ll change Chargers fortunes
Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa is taking a little break from football on Monday, but his mind isn’t drifting too far from his day job. Bosa will be taking part in a pistachio eating contest in Santa Monica with Joey Chestnut and other competitive eaters on Monday and he did some press ahead of the event. During one of those …
Read More »Tee Higgins receives franchise tag: Bengals become first NFL team to use tag this offseason
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 …
Read More »Marvin Harrison Jr. reportedly not expected to participate at combine or hire agent
Marvin Harrison Jr. is taking an unusual approach to the NFL Draft process. The top wide receiver prospect won’t participate in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine and likely won’t participate at Ohio State’s Pro Day, the Monday Morning Quarterback and NFL Media reported Monday. Harrison reportedly hasn’t hired an agent and isn’t expected to do so, either. Harrison is …
Read More »Spencer Rattler landing spots: Ranking five best fits for Senior Bowl MVP QB, including uber-talented Falcons
Spencer Rattler’s football journey is one of peaks and valleys. He left high school in Arizona as the Class of 2019’s top pro-style quarterback, according to 247 Sports, and committed to the University of Oklahoma with the hopes of being the Sooners’ latest and greatest Heisman-caliber quarterback. Rattler spent his freshman year sitting behind 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up and 2022 …
Read More »Marvin Harrison Jr. will meet with teams, won’t do drills at the Scouting Combine
Marvin Harrison Jr. is widely regarded as the top wide receiver in this year’s draft and it would come as no surprise if he’s the first non-quarterback off the board in April, but he won’t be doing anything on the field at the Scouting Combine to bolster that case. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Harrison will meet with teams …
Read More »2024 NFL 2-Round Mock Draft: Former NFL GM has J.J. McCarthy land in AFC, Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix go Round 2
The NFL Combine has arrived! A total of 321 prospects will descend upon Indianapolis to go through interviews, measurements, medical evaluations and on-field drills with the hopes of wowing at least one of the 32 NFL teams. With the combine kicking off this week, CBS Sports NFL Draft insider Ryan Wilson and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman concocted a two-round mock …
Read More »With a release likely coming, Russell Wilson says he wants to stay in Denver
Quarterback Russell Wilson continues to be under contract with the Broncos. Appearing on the I Am Athlete podcast with Brandon Marshall, Wilson said he wants to stay in Denver. “I got more fire than ever, honestly,” Wilson said. “Especially over the past two years of what I’ve gone through. Whether it’s in Denver or somewhere else. I hope it’s in …
Read More »2024 NFL Combine: Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Marvin Harrison Jr. won’t work out this week, per report
Three of the NFL’s top prospects will not be participating in the on-field drills at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis this week, as Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Marvin Harrison Jr. all declined to work out (per NFL Network). Williams, Daniels, and Harrison will be in Indianapolis for interviews and to talk to teams. Williams and Daniels will throw for …
Read More »Chiefs, Andy Reid reportedly set to begin talks on contract extension
Not only is Andy Reid holding off on retirement, he’s looking to extend his stay with the Kansas City Chiefs. Reid and the Chiefs are set to begin extension negotiations that will make him the highest-paid coach in football, NFL Media reported Monday. General manager Brett Veach is also set to receive a pay bump, according to NFL Media. There …
Read More »Bengals place franchise tag on Tee Higgins after making $21.8 million decision on receiver, per report
There won’t be any franchise-tag drama between Tee Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals. According to NFL.com, the Bengals have informed Higgins that they’ll be using the franchise tag on him this year. Cincinnati placed the franchise tag on Higgins on Monday, days after the Bengals — and the 31 other teams — got an unexpected gift from the NFL when …
Read More »2024 NFL All-Free Agent Team: Antoine Winfield Jr., Chris Jones help defense headline top available veterans
Starting March 11, all 32 NFL teams can begin negotiations with unrestricted free agents. A handful of the best talent will come off the market before then, thanks to teams exercising the franchise tag or reaching long-term extensions. But this year’s crop of veterans is chock-full of Pro Bowl-caliber starters on both sides of the ball, promising some splashy activity. …
Read More »Patriots’ Mike Onwenu reportedly fires agent just before free agency
Patriots’ Mike Onwenu reportedly fires agent just before free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Mike Onwenu is a free agent in more ways than one, it appears. The New England Patriots offensive lineman “informed teams via email” that he has terminated his relationship with his agents, Roosevelt Barnes and Jovan Barnes, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported Sunday. …
Read More »Tom Brady says he didn’t sleep ‘for a long time’ after Patriots’ first Super Bowl loss to the Giants
Tom Brady is the winningest quarterback in NFL history. He’s the owner of seven Super Bowl wins and five Super Bowl MVPs. Brady was also on the losing side of the second-biggest upset in Super Bowl history, a loss that led to many sleepless nights. The loss was New England’s 17-14 setback to the New York Giants in Super Bowl …
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