The Minnesota Vikings released running back Alexander Mattison on Monday, with the club continuing to seek solutions to a lagging rushing attack. Mattison was coming off an unremarkable first season as the primary ball carrier and lost the starting job to Ty Chandler for the last four games. Mattison rushed for a career-high 700 yards and had three receiving touchdowns, …

Getty Images There were a lot of people who got a shout out during Jason Kelce’s retirement press conference Monday, and it’s safe to say that if Nick Foles was watching, he’ll probably remember the shoutout he got for the rest of his life.  The former Eagles quarterback got a hilariously inappropriate shoutout from Kelce, and instead of trying to …

USATSI The Denver Broncos have officially made a decision on quarterback Russell Wilson, as the franchise informed the veteran signal-caller that he will be released after the league year begins on March 13. Wilson signed a $245 million multi-year extension that was supposed to carry him through 2028 before even playing a snap for Denver, a decision which came back …

New Tennessee linebackers coach William Inge could’ve followed Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama. He could’ve worn a crimson shirt and praised Nick Saban at a podium in Tuscaloosa. And he could’ve talked about bringing his defensive philosophy to Alabama from the national title game, where Washington lost to Michigan in January. Instead, Inge donned an orange track suit on …

Longtime Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is expected to report to the Hershey Bears after clearing waivers, the American Hockey League-leading team said Monday. The Bears confirmed Kuznetsov is expected to take part in their practice Tuesday. Not yet cleared to play while receiving care under the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the 31-year-old Russian will not speak to reporters until …

The Broncos are officially moving on from Russell Wilson. Denver announced on Monday that the team has informed Wilson that he will be released after the start of the new league year on March 13. “We spoke with Russell Wilson today to inform him of his release after the start of the league year,” Broncos head coach Sean Payton and …

Woody Celucien is locked in for an official visit to Rutgers this summer. And for the time being, Rutgers is the only visit for the Florida offensive lineman. Offered by Rutgers in late February during a call with head coach Greg Schiano, the Scarlet Knights were the third Power Five offer for the Lely (Naples, Florida) recruit. The two other …

The Jacksonville Jaguars cut veteran defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi on his 29th birthday. The Jaguars made the move Monday a few hours after wishing Fatukasi a happy birthday on social media. Releasing him will save the Jaguars roughly $3.5 million against the 2024 salary cap. Fatukasi will still cost the team $9.3 million in dead money. He signed a three-year, …

The Miami Dolphins have many big decisions to make this offseason. One of the biggest ones has apparently been made. The team will not be using the franchise tag on star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, according to NFL Media. He’s now set to become an unrestricted free agent and test the market.  Miami must clear $31.6 million in cap space before March …

The Oklahoma Sooners have made significant headway in the recruitment of 2024 four-star edge C.J. Nickson. Nickson, out of Weatherford, Okla. is considered one of the best prospect in the state and is the No. 46 prospect in America according to 247Sports. And it looks like the Sooners have opened up a significant lead in Nickson’s recruitment. Brandon Drumm of …

Seattle Kraken forward Alex Wennberg won’t play Monday night against the Calgary Flames amid a potential trade. He didn’t take part in the morning skate, and coach Dave Hakstol confirmed Wennberg’s status, citing “trade-related issues.” Wennberg, 29, is in the final season of a three-year, $13.5 million contract and is due to become an unrestricted free agent at the end …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Frank Schwab returns to the pod to the join Jason Fitz as the duo react to the biggest news from around the NFL from the Combine and beyond before putting on their detective caps to analyze some rumors that were swirling around the Combine last week and …

New year, same question. What can the Iowa Hawkeyes do on offense? It has been the question surrounding this team for nearly half of the last decade and remains the most significant unanswered question for this team in 2024. The new offensive coordinator Tim Lester has his work cut out for him, sure, but he may only need to get …

Former NFL player Braylon Edwards stepped in and saved the life of an 80-year-old man who was being attacked in the locker room at a suburban Detroit YMCA, police said Monday. “If it wasn’t for that intervention, we could very easily be talking about someone’s death,” said Jeff King, the police chief in Farmington Hills. Authorities, meanwhile, filed an attempted …

NFL free agency can sometimes be a mirage. From far away, the depth of some of the positions in any given year’s free-agent class can appear to be full of top-tier contributors. Come the start of a new league year when teams can actually make moves on the players who make it to the open market, free agency’s offerings can …