For the most part, we’re lucky to get just one or two quarterback trades during a normal offseason, but that definitely wasn’t the case this year. When it comes to QB trades, the NFL went absolutely off the rails over the past week. Starting on March 10, we saw a total of five QB trades go down in a span …
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Michigan football wide receiver enters transfer portal
Well before Mike Sainristil became Mike Sainristil, Michigan football had hoped that it had managed to secure his clone. Similarly hailing from New England, Eamonn Dennis had many comparables to his Wolverines predecessor — size, skill, ability to play on both sides of the ball, and more. Contrasted with Sainristil, Dennis started at defensive back and switched midway through his …
Read More »Jaguars sign Trevis Gipson – Yahoo Sports
The Jaguars doubled up on signings to kick off the week. The team announced their previously reported deal with kicker Joey Slye and they also announced an agreement with linebacker Trevis Gipson. They did not announce the terms of the deal. Gipson signed with the Titans last August an played in eight games for them during the regular season. He …
Read More »Febechi Nwaiwu could be the next star offensive lineman for the Oklahoma Sooners
The Oklahoma Sooners have spent their offseason trying to build their offensive line and make it “SEC Ready.” They signed four guys in the transfer portal and five in the 2024 Recruiting Class. That is after they lost five starters from a season ago and only return two players who started a few games last season in Troy Everett and …
Read More »Wayne Simmonds to retire a Flyer after 15 NHL seasons
Mar 18, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Forward Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday after 15 seasons with six teams. The Philadelphia Flyers are signing him to a one-day contract and will honor his career on April 13 during a game against the New Jersey Devils. Simmonds, 35, appeared in 1,037 games and tallied 526 points (263 …
Read More »Report: Aaron Lynch has workout with Browns
The Browns are going outside the box to take a look at a potential defensive addition. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Cleveland had a workout with defensive end Aaron Lynch on Monday. Lynch, 31, was a 49ers fifth-round pick in 2014. But he hasn’t played since 2020 when he was with the Jaguars. That season, he appeared in eight …
Read More »Watch: Former Rutgers offensive lineman Marcus Applefield coaching at the US Army regional combine
Marcus Applefield, a former Rutgers football offensive lineman, took his turn on the combine coaching circuit over the weekend. Applefield coached the offensive line at the US Army Bowl National Combine Series in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. Applefield, who transferred to Virginia following his time at Rutgers, played in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens. He currently owns and …
Read More »Sean McVay pays tribute to recently retired Rams legend Aaron Donald: ‘He steals souls’
Last week, legendary Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald announced his retirement after 10 NFL seasons. A no-doubt future first-ballot Hall of Famer, Donald was named to the Pro Bowl in each and every one of his seasons, to the All-Pro first team in eight of them, and the Defensive Player of the Year in three. He was the …
Read More »Fantasy hockey preview – Be careful with your elite goalies
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comMar 18, 2024, 11:27 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Men’s Tournament Challenge Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament …
Read More »Is Caleb Williams all in with the Bears?
Chicago’s move to trade Justin Fields for, basically, whatever they could get for him suggests they’ll be taking a quarterback with the first overall pick in 2024. But which quarterback will they take? Presumably, it will be Caleb Williams. Presumably, Williams has decided not to resist playing for the Bears. Presumably, he’s willing to submit to the “honor and privilege” …
Read More »Florida high school coaches deserve a raise, but is the proposed plan financially possible?
Do high school coaches in Florida need and deserve a raise? Of course. Is the Florida Coaches Coalition’s plan of paying coaches $15 an hour for a minimum number of hours worked financially feasible for school districts? Well …. “I’m all for it,” said Shelton Crews, executive director of the Florida Athletic Coaches Assocation. “We’re losing coaches every day to …
Read More »NFL Draft 2024: QB pro day primer, biggest storylines, what to watch for as Caleb Williams, others work out
It’s the start of Quarterback Pro Day Weeks for the 2024 NFL Draft. So, that’s not actually a real thing, but it could be. I’m surprised NFL Network hasn’t branded it yet. Over the next two weeks, we’ll get all the top passers throwing the football at the friendly confines of their college campuses, starting with Caleb Williams and J.J. …
Read More »Notre Dame Football: Irish reportedly losing key staffer to Big Ten
According to FootballScoop, Notre Dame is losing a key member of their football staff. Butler Benton joined the Notre Dame staff as Assistant Athletic Director for Player Personnel in April of 2023 after spending the two previous seasons as the General Manager at the University of Arkansas. Accoring to the FootballScoop report: Sources tell FootballScoop that Benton has left his …
Read More »NFL Draft 2024: What past decade says about moving up in first round for a QB, plus some trade hypotheticals
The 2024 NFL Draft boasts potentially great quarterback options. Fans have already seen how the presence of those caliber players impact the draft with Minnesota acquiring a second pick in the first round, presumably to trade up for a quarterback. In the event that the Cardinals or Chargers, who hold selections No. 4 and 5 overall respectively, trade out, CBS …
Read More »NFL 2024 free agency: Top remaining players on market, and more news, updates
NFL free agency is here! Stay updated with Yahoo Sports and learn everything you need to know right here. Fantasy reaction to NFL free agency What do all the moves mean from a fantasy perspective? Find out from Yahoo Sports’ fantasy experts with their live reactions right here. When did NFL free agency begin? NFL free agency started last Wednesday …
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