The Jaguars are creating cap space. It’s starting with cornerback Darious Williams. It could continue with offensive lineman Brandon Scherff and safety Rayshawn Jenkins. Both are in the final year of their respective contracts. Jenkins is due to earn a non-guaranteed salary of $8.28 million in 2024. His cap number is $12.564 million. He’d leave behind $7.136 million in dead …
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USC football hires TCU’s Anthony Jones as new running back coach
The USC football program filled a staff vacancy. The Trojans have hired Anthony Jones Jr. as their new running back coach. Jones will replace Kiel McDonald, who departed a month ago to coach the same position for the Los Angeles Chargers. Jones had been at TCU since 2022. Jones coached under Lincoln Riley’s younger brother, Garrett Riley, who was TCU’s offensive …
Read More »Saquon Barkley landing spots: Giants not tagging running back ahead of 2024 NFL free agency
Saquon Barkley’s future in New York is once again up in the air. The Pro Bowl running back is slated to become a free agent this spring, which comes a year after the team placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on him last March. Barkley and the Giants went back and forth in contract negotiations, but he ultimately settled on a …
Read More »Raiders could make splash in 2024 NFL Draft: Las Vegas exploring possible trade up in first round, per report
The 2024 NFL Draft will be Tom Telesco’s first one with the Las Vegas Raiders and it looks like the team’s new general manager is looking to make a splash. According to The Athletic, the Raiders want to trade up in the first round and they’re currently exploring what it might take to make that happen. The Raiders currently hold …
Read More »SEC baseball home run leaders after Week 3
No. 8 Tennessee (11-1) enters Week 3 of the college baseball season. The Vols will host Kansas State on Tuesday and Southern Indiana on Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Week 4. Both contests are slated for 6 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+. Tennessee will also host Illinois, Friday-Sunday, for a three-game series at Lindsey Nelson …
Read More »Option bonus gives Broncos flexibility in splitting Russell Wilson cap charge
Over the next two years, the Broncos will take $85 million in cap charges for quarterback Russell Wilson. How they apportion the consequences between 2024 and 2025 remains to be seen. The key factor is a $22 million option bonus due next week. The payment is guaranteed. The Broncos can prorate it over the next five years, or they decline …
Read More »2024 NFL franchise tag tracker: Panthers tag Brian Burns, plus all other reported players getting tagged
Free agency is on the horizon around the NFL, even though some players are awaiting to see whether they’ll hit the open market. Some free agents will have the franchise tag placed on them in the days leading up to free agency, giving teams more time to negotiate long-term deals with the player while keeping them under team control for …
Read More »2024 NFL Combine: Xavier Worthy among prospects who tested themselves into first round of 2024 NFL Draft
For as much as is uncertain with every NFL Draft, one thing is for sure — there will be a small collection of “surprise” selections late in the first round. It’s a yearly tradition unlike any other. And in almost every one of those instances, those surprising picks are freaky athletes. The NFL values traits. These picks are rarely used …
Read More »Panthers’ Brian Burns gets franchise tag: Star pass-rusher off the market despite ongoing contract dispute
Getty Images Less than a week before the start of 2024 NFL free agency, one of the top veterans set to be available has come off the market, with the Carolina Panthers using their franchise tag Tuesday to temporarily secure pass-rusher Brian Burns. Burns, 25, was one of several high-level defenders on track to test the open market, though Panthers …
Read More »Rutgers football recruiting: Michael Thomas III talks about his top five cutdown
Last week, Michael Thomas III included Rutgers football in his top five, signaling that the Big Ten program is going to get an official visit from the New Jersey wide receiver. He is a priority recruit for Rutgers football and head coach Greg Schiano’s staff. Thomas is a four-star wide receiver out from Donovan Catholic (Barnegat, New Jersey). Both ESPN …
Read More »Justin Fields trade rumors: This QB-needy team is already out on a potential deal for the Bears QB
USATSI The Pittsburgh Steelers profile as one of the most logical landing spots for quarterback Justin Fields, whose time with the Chicago Bears appears to be nearing its end. Just don’t count on them actually pursuing the former first-round draft pick. Weeks after the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the team had no interest in acquiring a big-name successor to current starter …
Read More »Top 25 NFL free agents include Tee Higgins, Brian Burns, pair of star Chiefs defenders
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 …
Read More »Here’s what makes WRs coach James Coley unique as a Georgia football assistant hire
During his time as Georgia football coach, Kirby Smart has filled openings by hiring 20 assistant coaches after assembling his original staff in 2016. It took until season nine for someone who departed to land back again as an assistant coach with Smart in Athens. That was James Coley, the new wide receivers coach who held that position for Smart’s …
Read More »Report: Jets are expected to release C.J. Uzomah
The Jets are moving on from one of their veteran offensive players. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, New York is expected to release tight end C.J. Uzomah. Uzomah, 31, played just 12 games in 2023. He missed the last five weeks of the season with an MCL injury. But even when he was active, he was not on the field …
Read More »‘I think I’m that catalyst’: Gateway High names Charles Powell as next head football coach
A multi-sport athlete from Southwest Florida is set to become the next head football coach for the Eagles. Gateway High School hired Charles Powell as the program’s second head football coach heading into the Eagles’ fourth varsity season. “Honestly, it felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders,” said Powell, who was the head coach of Gateway’s freshmen team last …
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