Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown takes a step closer to free agency today. Brown’s contract voids at the close of the league’s business day today. It is possible the Patriots could sign him to a contract extension before then, but that’s extraordinarily unlikely after a season in which both Brown and the team seemed unhappy with each other. “It’s been …

This offseason, Will Hall will be a football coach for just a few hours a day. He’ll attend morning winter workouts and, once spring practice starts, lead his Southern Miss football team on the field. Aside from those instances, Hall is a fundraiser. On a random Wednesday in February, Hall, the coach, starts his day at 7 a.m. observing workouts. …

PARSIPPANY, N.J. –Kyle Monangai acknowledges that the best thing for his NFL future was for him to return for one more year of college football, The driving force for Monangai and many of his teammates to return for a last dance with Rutgers football isn’t as much about bettering their position to play on Sundays. After all, the Big Ten’s …

The 2024 NFL offseason is underway after the Kansas City Chiefs raised their latest Lombardi Trophy. And free agency is right around the corner. Starting March 11, all 32 teams can begin negotiating with players who have expiring contracts. Two days later, signings and trades can be made official, setting the stage for next season’s biggest wave of roster turnover. …

Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Will Fletcher Cox be back for another season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro bring back Stay or Go in 2024, trying to figure out the futures of every Eagles player on the roster. We already looked at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, interior offensive line, offensive tackle and …

Let’s take a trip to Stockbridge, Georgia. In that town, there’s a player USC is interested in: 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior-to-be Chase Taylor. The linebacker just landed an offer from the USC Trojans. As a junior, Taylor tallied 73 tackles, six for loss, with six sacks, three caused fumbles, an interception, and four pass breakups. He logged 66 tackles and three …

Dunbar’s Kyeran Garcia signed a letter of intent to play under coach Deion Sanders at Colorado on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Colorado football commit Kyeran Garcia’s future changed drastically in a matter of two months. At the conclusion of his senior season at Dunbar High School (Fort Myers, Florida), the wide-receiver-turned-linebacker had a handful of college football offers to the …

Can new Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh build a winner in Los Angeles? Harbaugh accomplished his first task of forming a coaching staff and one thing is clear. The Chargers head coach placed an emphasis on continuity and familiarity when constructing his staff.  Most of the Chargers coaches have previous ties to the Harbaugh family. “Getting this staff, putting this …

The 2024 NFL offseason is set to ramp up over the next several weeks as franchises will be making crucial decisions on setting their rosters for the upcoming season. The franchise tag window opens on Tuesday, Feb. 20. This marks the start for teams to decide whether to place the franchise tag or transition tag on any one of their …

The Big Ten football season is going to look different in 2024. New additions USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington bring more formidable opponents to the table. But more importantly, gone is the East-West Division model, replaced by a format of conference standings similar to that in basketball. There are some blockbuster out-of-conference games to monitor before the conference slate begins …

Defense. Toughness. “Punting is winning.” Iowa’s football team thrives on physicality, and for that, it’s unsurprising that head coach Kirk Ferentz takes a page out of the Hawkeyes’ dominant wrestling program in his recruiting efforts. “The theory I developed was that if a guy was a great wrestler, it didn’t mean he was going to be a great football player, …

Before we know it, new Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer will hit the practice field with his Crimson Tide players for the first time when spring practice gets underway in March. With the retirement of the legendary Nick Saban, there have not been this many question marks surrounding the football program since 2007 when Saban took over. Contrary to …

The NFL announced a list of 321 invitees to their scouting combine that will last from February 26 to March 4. USC Football has several former players at the event: Calen Bullock, Solomon Byrd, Jarrett Kingston, Brenden Rice, Tajh Washington, MarShawn Lloyd, Christian Roland-Wallace, and projected No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams. There are a lot of storylines to consider …

Penn State head coach James Franklin is hoping to get some good recruiting news from an in-state recruiting target on Monday. Josh Williams, a Class of 2025 three-star offensive lineman from Haverford, PA, is scheduled to announce his college decision on Monday, Feb. 19 at 5:00 p.m. ET on the 247Sports YouTube channel. Penn State is one of the finalists …

AUBURN — It may feel like the season ended not too long ago, but spring practice is just around the corner. Auburn football will open the spring period with a practice Feb. 27. The Tigers will have 14 sessions after that, culminating in the second A-Day of the coach Hugh Freeze era April 6. Spring practice gives coaches the opportunity …