Monthly Archives: February 2024

Bears’ big offseason thing: Choose a starting QB & embrace the patience

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the one big thing for Chicago’s offseason – centered around the decision whether or not to keep Justin Fields or select a quarterback with the 1st overall pick in the NFL draft. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: The Super Bowl is in the rear-view mirror. And that means it’s time to look ahead to one …

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Cardinals’ big offseason thing: Don’t screw it up

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the one big thing for Arizona’s offseason – with their first pick in the NFL draft, the Cardinals can’t miss on getting a top-level talent to pair with Kyler Murray. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: The Super Bowl is in the rearview mirror, and that means it’s time to take a look at one big …

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Matthew Hawn impressed by Pat Flaherty after his Rutgers football offer

Matthew Hawn was offered by Rutgers football last week, with the New York offensive linemen registering his fifth Power Five offer. From Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, New York), Hawn is a 6-foot-6, 270-pound interior offensive lineman. Rutgers entered his recruitment last week alongside offers from Boston College, Duke, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Physically well-built, Hawn moves well for his size and …

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Giants’ big offseason thing: Quarterback questions abound

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the one big thing for New York’s offseason – after a down-year in 2023, Brian Daboll and company will need to establish a reliable starting quarterback amidst added pressure to win. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: The Super Bowl is in the rear-view mirror, and that means it’s time to take a look at one …

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Class of 2025 tight end Bear Tenney schedules recruiting trip to Colorado

Another talented class of 2025 prospect has scheduled a recruiting visit to Colorado, as three-star tight end Bear Tenney announced Friday that he’ll be in Boulder on March 30. The Buffs, via multiple coaching staffs, have been linked to Tenney for some time now. In the spring of 2022, Tenney visited then-head coach Karl Dorrell’s program and was later re-offered …

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Why Jeremiah believes Duke O-lineman is 49ers draft fit at No. 31

Why Jeremiah believes Duke O-lineman is 49ers draft fit at No. 31 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah envisions the 49ers addressing the offensive line with their No. 31 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. In his latest mock draft, Jeremiah had San Francisco selecting Duke University left tackle Graham Barton with its first-round …

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Meet these FAMU football stars who are in New Orleans to play in the HBCU Legacy Bowl

The HBCU Legacy Bowl has become an outlet for draft-eligible football players from Black Colleges to play in a post-season all-star game before NFL scouts. Founded by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, the Legacy Bowl is filled with professional development seminars alongside last Monday’s NFL HBCU Combine leading to Saturday’s kickoff. This season’s HBCU Legacy Bowl includes seven Florida A&M football players who …

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Bengals tell WR Tee Higgins they’ll franchise tag him, per report

Tee Higgins is an elite No. 2 wide receiver for the Bengals. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Tee Higgins is coming back to the Cincinnati Bengals, one way or another. The Bengals informed the standout wide receiver they plan to hit him with the franchise tag rather than let him test free agency this offseason, according to …

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Dolphins to release CB Xavien Howard; Jalen Ramsey stirs the pot with farewell message

The Miami Dolphins are moving on from cornerback Xavien Howard. (John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Miami Dolphins have informed two-time All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard that he will be cut, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Peter Schrager reported Friday. It was a necessary move for Miami, a franchise that’s struggling to get under the league’s …

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Florida making a good impression on this 4-star TE

The latest recruit to be linked with Florida is Lakota West (Cincinnati, Ohio) tight end Luka Gilbert, according to Corey Bender of Gators Online. Gilbert is a 6-foot-7-inch, 242-pound behemoth who is being pursued by Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State among other Power Five programs. The Buckeyes are considered the favorites to land the in-state recruit, but there …

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Former Cowboys WR Golden Richards dies at 73

Former Cowboys receiver Golden Richards died of congestive heart failure Friday at his home in Murray, Utah, Jay Drew of the Deseret News reports. He was 73. “My uncle Golden passed away peacefully this morning,” Lance Richards wrote on social media. “I will forever remember going hunting and talking Dallas Cowboy football. He was a kind and sweet soul, and …

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