The Cowboys have hired Cristian Garcia as a defensive quality control coach, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports. He will help returning Cowboys defensive backs coach Al Harris with the secondary, per Gehlken. Garcia ended last season as the Commanders’ interim defensive backs coach after changes to Ron Rivera’s defensive staff. Garcia worked with new Cowboys defensive line …

Georgia football is in the running for four-star cornerback recruit Dawayne Galloway out of Marion-Franklin High School in Columbus, Ohio. Galloway is one of the top cornerbacks in the 2025 class. Standing 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, Galloway is one of the most physically-gifted players at the position. He’s also a track star, logging a 100-meter time of 10.42 as a sophomore. …

Every NFL offseason, mock drafts captivate fans eager for the next crop of high-profile rookies to find their new homes. But so often the exercise overlooks the fact that free agency comes first — and often ends up reshaping certain draft priorities. So what if we applied the mock draft format to free agency? Below, we’ve done just that, imagining …

Ohio State football is already in the mix for some 2025 elite defensive ends, and currently has a commit from Zahir Mathis. Another big time prospect could be joining him in Florida’s London Merritt. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 235-pound edge rusher was crystal balled to the Buckeyes by 247Sports Director of Football Recruiting, Steve Wiltfong. It is the first pick …

USATSI A.J. Brown heard enough offseason fodder and wanted to set the record straight (if there was a record to begin with). Brown wants to be with the Philadelphia Eagles plain and simple, making sure his voice was heard when he called into SportsRadio WIP on Friday afternoon.  “I have no problem. I want to be here, it’s as simple as …

NFL increases 2024 salary cap to $255.4M in historic spike originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NFL teams will have some extra money to spend this season. The league announced that its 2024 salary cap will be $255.4 million per team next season. The number marks a $30-plus million jump from the 2023 salary cap, which was $224.8 million. …

Alabama has recruited at an elite level year in and year out. With a new coaching staff, there lies some uncertainty on the recruiting trail. Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer has worked effortlessly to assemble a coaching staff with prominent recruiters. There seems to be some promise with the new coaching staff. The program’s general manager Courtney Morgan and …

As Antonio Pierce prepares for his first season as the Las Vegas Raiders’ full-time coach, he is counting on two experienced former head coaches to help guide him. The Raiders announced their full staff Friday, and former Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is the assistant head coach and ex-Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin is the senior offensive assistant. Lewis led …

The Steelers have moved on from one of their key offensive linemen. Pittsburgh announced on Friday that the club has released starting center Mason Cole. Cole, 28, had served as Pittsburgh’s starting center for each of the last two seasons. He played 100 percent of the team’s offensive snaps in 2023. The Steelers signed Cole to a three-year deal in …

Georgia Bulldogs star tight end Brock Bowers is projected to fall out of the top-15 picks in the 2024 NFL draft according to Daniel Jeremiah’s latest mock draft. Jeremiah has a pair of Georgia players going in the first-round of his mock draft, but he has both Dawgs going later than what most are projecting. Jeremiah predicts that Brock Bowers …

Getty Images Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have recently expressed interest in sticking together after a productive 2023 season for both the quarterback and the team. Now the two sides have actually begun contract negotiations, according to the Tampa Bay Times, with free agency around the corner. Although an extension is reportedly not imminent, “preliminary talks” are underway, …

Nothing sells tickets in the NFL quite like an elite quarterback and explosive offense. But Super Bowl LVIII is recent evidence that defense still matters greatly in the hunt for a Lombardi Trophy. Perhaps more than even Patrick Mahomes, Steve Spagnuolo’s Kansas City Chiefs defense helped propel the third title in five years for this generation’s NFL dynasty. With that …

A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction, suspending NCAA rules regarding name, image and likeness benefits for athletes and indirectly easing the stress for University of Tennessee amid an NCAA investigation. It’s a victory for the attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia in their lawsuit against the NCAA and, potentially, for Tennessee in its fierce fight with the …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The rich have gotten decidedly richer. Heck, just about every invested party has. The NFL announced Friday that its 2024 salary cap will be $255.4 million, an unprecedented $30 million bump from last season. That’s higher than expected, reflecting the windfall from new TV broadcast deals and the league’s overall health, set to have more …

The story of NFL free agency this offseason might not be any particular player, but a team trying to retain two of its best players. Maybe if the Kansas City Chiefs can’t retain all their top talent, someone can catch them and win a Super Bowl. The Chiefs don’t have many huge questions this offseason, but they do have two …