Few positions have drawn as much scrutiny in recent years as running back, with NFL teams seemingly refusing to make premium investments in the spot both via free agency and the draft. Then came the 2024 offseason, when big names like Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs wasted no time landing splashy deals to start free agency. What changed? And were …

The 2024 NFL Draft’s quarterback arms race intensified on Friday. The Minnesota Vikings, whose quarterback room is comprised of Sam Darnold, Jaren Hall and Nick Mullens after Kirk Cousins left for the Atlanta Falcons in free agency, beefed up their 2024 draft war chest.  They acquired the 23rd overall pick as well as a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) from the …

Marcus Freeman The nine Bowl Subdivision conferences and Notre Dame reached an agreement on a six-year deal to continue the College Football Playoff through the 2031 season, a significant step that establishes a revenue-sharing plan and allows the CFP to finalize a media rights agreement. Executive Director Bill Hancock said the agreement doesn’t lock in a format for the CFP …

Kenny Pickett has reportedly been dealt to the Philadelphia Eagles in a pick swap with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers will get pick No. 98 and two 2025 seventh-round draft picks, while the Eagles get Pickett and the No. 120 pick. The news of the swap comes days after the Steelers signed veteran quarterback Russell Wilson to a one-year contract, …

Patriots can jump-start their rebuild by trading down from No. 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The best way for a bottom-feeding team to get good players? Force them to come. How do you do that? You draft them. The Patriots are a bottom-feeder. If you don’t have a quarterback, left tackle or decent receivers but you DO have …

Money was burning a hole in NFL owners pockets, thanks to an unprecedented $30.6 million increase in the salary cap when teams could officially begin contacting the agents of players with expiring contracts as the two-day negotiating window that’s a precursor to the start of free agency opened on Monday. As usual, the initial days of free agency were a …

Mar 15, 2024, 03:11 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with Swedish goaltender Hugo Ollas on a two-year, entry-level contract. General manager Chris Drury announced the deal on Friday with the 21-year-old who appeared in 21 games for Merrimack College this season, posting a 2.84 goals-against average and .908 save percentage. He played …

Getty Images Kenny Pickett is staying in Pennsylvania this NFL season, just not with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hours after introducing Russell Wilson as their new quarterback, the Steelers are trading Pickett, their 2022 first-round draft pick, to the Philadelphia Eagles. Confirmed by CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones, the deal comes after Pickett informed the Steelers he preferred to …

Every Football Bowl Subdivision conference and Notre Dame have agreed to the new, six-year College Football Playoff contract set to begin in 2026 that paves the way for the format to expand to 14 teams, playoff executive director Bill Hancock said on Friday. The memorandum of understanding ensures the playoff will include at least 12 teams in 2026 and beyond. …

Mike Vrabel will have an NFL role in the 2024 season after all.  The Cleveland Browns are hiring the former Tennessee Titans head coach as a coaching and personnel consultant, per multiple reports. Vrabel will serve as a “sounding board” to Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski in the role, according to The Athletic. Vrabel was fired by the Titans after …

The Chargers are staying in the Easton Stick business. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Chargers have agreed to terms with Stick on a new deal. The quarterback joined the team as a 2019 fifth-round pick and will resume his role as Justin Herbert’s backup. Stick was tabbed for more than holding a clipboard after Herbert’s season-ending finger …

College Football Playoff stakeholders have inked a six-year, $7.8 billion television extension with ESPN, according to multiple reports, a deal that stands to escalate the financial disparities atop intercollegiate athletics. Key details around the championship’s ultimate format, however, remain undecided. The CFP was already set to expand to a 12-team format for this upcoming season, and then potentially grow larger …

The Los Angeles Rams lost their biggest defensive star Friday when Aaron Donald announced that he’s decided to call it quits.  Since his rookie year in 2014, Donald has been the most dominant defensive player in the NFL. During his 10 years in the league, he won a total of three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, which is …

USATSI Drew Lock insists he’s joined the New York Giants to back up Daniel Jones, not replace him. But that doesn’t mean the New York Giants aren’t eyeing a new starting quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft, with rumors swirling about the team’s apparent interest in one particular top prospect at the position. The Giants could still target a quarterback …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Usually, when a longtime coach at the pro level comes back down to the college ranks, you often hear a lot about how they’re not exactly the most voracious recruiters. The college game is much different in that regard. There’s really no offseason. Coaches have to be on their game, talking to high school prospects, working diligently …