The Broncos have added an offensive lineman. Denver announced on Wednesday that the club has signed tackle Matt Peart to a one-year deal. Peart, 26, was a third-round pick in the 2020 draft. He appeared in 43 games with seven starts for New York during his rookie contract. He played eight games with one start in 2023, registering 133 offensive …
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ACC legal battles could open door for more Big Ten expansion
If you thought the Big Ten was going to settle in an 18-team membership following this year’s additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, you are probably fooling yourself. Expansion could be looming on the horizon once again if things in the ACC continue on the path they seem to be heading. Florida State previously opened a significant legal battle …
Read More »Austin Johnson visiting with Bills
The Bills are taking a look at adding a veteran defensive lineman. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Austin Johnson is visiting with Buffalo on Wednesday. Johnson, 29, spent the last two seasons with the Chargers. He started all 17 games for the club in 2023, recording 46 total tackles with two tackles for loss, one QB hit, two passes defensed, …
Read More »Oklahoma makes top seven for 4-star safety from Arkansas
The Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff is in the midst of rounding out their 2025 recruiting class. They currently have nine players pledged to join the Sooners next year. Brent Venables has already said this would be the smallest recruiting class he’s had at Oklahoma during his tenure. That is because they’ve reached the point of not having to process as …
Read More »Enhanced injury rate makes NFL feel compelled to ban hip-drop tackle
The players don’t want it. Plenty of fans will complain about it. The NFL nevertheless feels compelled to push for a ban of the hip-drop tackle. The reason is simple. The league believes the play results in an injury rate at least 20 times hire than a normal tackle. The NFL understands, we’re told, that it might not be as …
Read More »How self-fulfillment made Missouri football’s Eli Drinkwitz ‘obsessed’ to reach potential
Eli Drinkwitz, straddling the line between sincerity and levity, will remark that he’s just a football coach. But … right now, by his own admission, he’s an obsessed football coach. And he’s an obsessed football coach who has arrived at that emotion because of Missouri football’s recent history. He’s just a football coach, but in between the things that have …
Read More »Can Oren Burks be a factor in Eagles’ reshaped linebacker room?
Can Oren Burks be a factor in Eagles’ reshaped linebacker room? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If you only remember Oren Burks from the Super Bowl, yeah, it’s easy to wonder what the Eagles were thinking signing him. It was Burks who replaced Dre Greenlaw when he tore his Achilles jogging onto the field in the second quarter of …
Read More »From Boy Wonder to boy blunder, UF’s Austin Armstrong haunted by Gators’ defensive collapse
GAINESVILLE — Florida defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong can look back on the rapid decline of his D with a healthy dose of humility and even a touch of humor. “When you’re young and you’re successful, you’re Boy Wonder,” he said following Tuesday’s practice. “When you’re not, you’re boy blunder.” The Gators’ fall from a top-10 unit in September to a …
Read More »NHL playoff standings: Rangers-Bruins top game of the night
As with most Thursdays on the NHL schedule, the lineup of matchups is pretty stellar. It includes an interconference showdown of two of the hottest teams in the league as the Nashville Predators visit the Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu). There is also a game that will have big ramifications on the Eastern Conference wild-card race as the New …
Read More »49ers have few offensive needs with all starters set to return
49ers have few offensive needs with all starters set to return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ entire starting offense from last year is under contract for the 2024 NFL season. There are few if any spots that figure to even be challenged on an offense that returns so many Pro Bowl-caliber players. Aside from depth, the …
Read More »Spring practice: What you need to know about Indiana football’s high stakes QB competition
BLOOMINGTON — An annual rite of spring has been a new quarterback competition for the Indiana football team. There’s a fresh round of optimism this year with the program hiring Curt Cignetti, a coach with a proven history of developing quarterbacks. The same is true of the brain trust he hired — offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan and quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri …
Read More »NFL will consider using replay to review whether game clock expired before snap
In the Week Four Lions-Packers game, the third quarter expired a moment before the Packers snapped the ball. The play should have been immediately blown dead, but the officials didn’t notice, and the Packers gained 44 yards on the play. The Lions weren’t happy about it, but there was no way to fix the officials’ mistake. If a new rule …
Read More »Indiana football: Most pressing questions for new-look Hoosiers going into spring practice
BLOOMINGTON — First-year Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has laid out lofty expectations for the 2024 season ever since landing the job. “We’re going to win and we’re going to win this year and we’re going to change the brand and the expectation level and the way people see Indiana football,” Cignetti said. Cignetti didn’t have to set such a high …
Read More »Giants agree to re-sign Darnay Holmes
The Giants are bringing back one of their depth pieces in the secondary. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, New York is re-signing cornerback Darnay Holmes on a one-year deal. Holmes was a fourth-round pick in 2020 and just completed his rookie contract with the club. He appeared in 54 games with 11 starts over the last four seasons. In 2023, …
Read More »What does Clemson’s lawsuit against the ACC mean? Here are 4 key questions on move that could have massive implications
Last May, on what began as a quiet Monday morning, ACC athletic directors filed into a conference room within a luxurious oceanfront resort in Florida to begin their annual spring meetings. A proverbial cloud loomed over the meetings. An elephant lurked in the corner. In a published story that morning, a months-long secret was revealed: Seven of the 14 ACC …
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