The Bears agreed to terms with defensive end Jake Martin on a one-year contract, the team announced Saturday. Martin, 28, appeared in all 17 games with the Colts last season, playing 16 percent of the team’s snaps on offense and 25 percent on special teams. He totaled seven tackles and two sacks in 2023. Martin has appeared in 91 games …
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Three-Point Stance: Ohio State, Texas A, LSU
Stephen Lew/USA TODAY Sports Mid-South recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson talks about Ohio State hitting the Lone Star State for DBs, Texas A&M’s recent hire and how LSU coach Brian Kelly is recruiting the state of Louisiana. MORE: Ten biggest recruiting visits of the weekend ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: …
Read More »Georgia football offers 4-star QB Faizon Brandon
The Georgia Bulldogs have extended a scholarship offer to elite class of 2026 quarterback recruit Faizon Brandon. Brandon, who is ranked as a four-star recruit, plays high school football for Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. Head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia recently signed another Grimsley product in talented defensive tackle Jamaal Jarrett. Faizon Brandon is ranked as the …
Read More »Lions re-sign WR Donovan Peoples-Jones to a one-year deal, per report
Mike Mulholland / Getty Images The Detroit Lions are re-signing one of their offensive weapons, as they have agreed to terms to bring back wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, per KPRC2. It’s reportedly a one-year deal worth up to $2 million. Peoples-Jones was traded from the Cleveland Browns to Detroit for a future sixth-round pick at last year’s trade deadline. In …
Read More »New Michigan football DL coach Greg Scruggs arrested for OWI (updated)
This isn’t how you want to start a tenure at a new school. It’s not really what you want to do no matter how long you’ve been at a place of employ. It’s been about a week since Michigan football announced the hiring of former Wisconsin defensive line coach Greg Scruggs to oversee the same position in Ann Arbor. And …
Read More »Texas CB Malik Muhammad named one of 247Sports’ rising stars
Texas cornerback Malik Muhammad is on the fast track to becoming an impact player for the Longhorns. Those who watched Texas closely saw Muhammad quickly rise from talented freshman to a possible 2024 starter at cornerback by season’s end. 247Sports’ Cody Nagel has the same impression of the once four-star talent heading into spring football. Nagel wrote the following explanation …
Read More »Michigan football DL coach Greg Scruggs suspended indefinitely after OWI arrest
New Michigan football defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has been suspended indefinitely after he was arrested for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated early Saturday morning in Ann Arbor. Scruggs, 33, was officially hired earlier this month by new head coach Sherrone Moore on March 6 to join a completely revamped defensive coaching staff after spending last year at the …
Read More »Dynasty series points to “something personal” between Bill Belichick and Malcolm Butler in Super Bowl LII
The final two episodes of The Dynasty: New England Patriots debuted Friday on Apple TV+. In the ninth episode of the series, some answers were given as to why Patriots coach Bill Belichick kept cornerback Malcolm Butler on the sideline for all defensive snaps in Super Bowl LII, which New England lost to the Eagles. “What has been told to …
Read More »Michigan football coach suspended indefinitely amid OWI investigation
Not having even yet coached a practice for Michigan football, Greg Scruggs is in a heap of trouble. As first reported by The Detroit News’ Angelique Chengelis, Scruggs was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Ann Arbor just before 3 a.m. on Saturday morning. As a result, his job is certainly in jeopardy, not even a month into …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency rumors: Panthers hosting pair of free-agent wide receivers on visits
USATSI The Carolina Panthers are undergoing yet another change in offensive identity this offseason with the hiring of head coach Dave Canales, and adding new weaponry for Bryce Young is a goal of this front office. Next week, the Panthers will reportedly host veteran wide receivers Mike Williams and Michael Gallup on free-agency visits. The Charlotte Observer first reported that …
Read More »Texas A&M staffer, ex-Arkansas State star Blaise Taylor accused of poisoning girlfriend, unborn child
Getty Images Texas A&M staff member and former Arkansas State star Blaise Taylor has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and her unborn child, authorities say. Taylor faces two counts of first-degree murder in the poisoning of Jade Benning and her five-month-old fetus in February 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. Marshals arrested Taylor in Utah this week just …
Read More »New England Patriots 2024 NFL offseason primer: Post-Belichick era starts with No. 3 overall pick, big cap space
New England Patriots’ 2023 season: 4-13, missed playoffs Overview: The last season of Bill Belichick’s historic run in New England was arguably the worst. The Patriots started 1-5 and had wrapped up the franchise’s first back-to-back losing seasons in 30 years by Week 12. Weeks 4 and 5 were particularly brutal; the Patriots lost to the Cowboys and Saints by …
Read More »Michigan football DL coach Greg Scruggs arrested for OWI, 10 days after being hired
New Michigan football defensive line coach Greg Scruggs was arrested for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated early Saturday morning in Ann Arbor. Scruggs, 33, was officially hired earlier this month by new head coach Sherrone Moore on March 6 to join a completely revamped defensive coaching staff after spending last year at the University of Wisconsin coaching the same …
Read More »Hurricanes G Spencer Martin agrees to 1-year extension
Mar 16, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Spencer Martin agreed to terms on a one-year, $775,000 contract extension through the 2024-25 season, the team announced Saturday. Martin, 28, is 4-0-1 with a 1.97 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in five games with Carolina since being claimed off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 19. …
Read More »Michael Gallup scheduled to visit Panthers
The Panthers and wide receiver Michael Gallup are set to spend some time together. Gallup was released by the Cowboys on Friday and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he is scheduled to visit the Panthers next week. It’s the first word of a visit for Gallup since he was let go in Dallas. The Panthers traded for Diontae …
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