In one month, the 2024 NFL Draft is to commence, with multiple quarterbacks expected to be taken in the first round. Chicago holds the first overall selection as part of last year’s trade with the Panthers, but selecting the first quarterback does not necessarily mean that team will walk away with the draft’s best quarterback. Situation matters; coaching and a …
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Jets in contact with Corey Davis about potential reunion
The Jets released Corey Davis on March 14 after he applied for reinstatement to the NFL, but there’s a strong possibility the wide receiver winds up back with Gang Green. Speaking to reporters on Monday at the AFC coaches breakfast, Robert Saleh said the Jets are in “regular contact” with Davis. “Our door is always going to be open to him,” …
Read More »2024 NFL draft: 7 most realistic options for the Ravens in the first round
With the first wave of NFL free agency over, all eyes around the league will turn toward pro days and one final month-long push toward April’s NFL draft. Baltimore has needs, but after a solid start to the free agency process, the first-round pick (No. 30) could be about nagging the best player available or a potential building block in …
Read More »2024 NFL draft: 7 most realistic options for Eagles in the first round
With the first wave of NFL free agency over, all eyes around the league will turn toward pro days and one final month-long push toward April’s NFL draft. Philadelphia has needs, but after a strong start to the free agency process, the first-round pick (No. 22) could be about nagging the best player available or a potential building block in …
Read More »Top Eagles storylines at 2024 NFL owners meetings
Top Eagles storylines at 2024 NFL owners meetings originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia ORLANDO — The initial wave of free agency is over and the NFL will soon turn its full attention to the NFL Draft. But before that happens, most of the 32 owners, GMs and head coaches will meet at lavish The Ritz-Carlton for a few days …
Read More »Deion Sanders: “Certain cities . . . ain’t gonna happen” for Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter
It happened in 1983. It happened 21 years later, in 2004. It might happen 21 years later again, in 2025. Colorado coach Deion Sanders vowed last week that Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders and cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter will pick their NFL team next year, not the other way around. “I know where I want them to go,” Sanders said Friday on …
Read More »NHL playoff standings: Can the Blues still make the playoffs?
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Following the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup championship run in 2019, the team kept their fans engaged with playoff returns the following three seasons. An 81-point campaign in 2022-23 landed them sixth in the Central …
Read More »Five Clemson football players who have shined in spring practices, including Christopher Vizzina
CLEMSON — Clemson football returned from spring break and began the latter part of spring practices Sunday. The Tigers have used their 11 spring sessions to get freshmen acclimated, get position groups familiar with new coaches, make progress on various position battles and fine tune on offense, defense and special teams. This will culminate in Clemson’s spring game April 6 at …
Read More »2024 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks, wide receivers dominate first five picks
With the first wave of NFL free agency over, all eyes around the league will turn toward pro days and one final month-long push toward April’s NFL draft. Philadelphia has needs, but after a solid start to the free agency process, the first-round pick (No. 22) could be about nagging the best player available or a potential building block in …
Read More »Scott Goodale fires back at critics of Rutgers wrestling program
Rutgers University head wrestling coach Scott Goodale said criticism on social media that the Rutgers program has grown stagnant is way off base. “That’s the dumbest thing,’’ Goodale said in an interview Friday night at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City with Rutgers beat reporters Pat Lanni of nj.com and Nick Kosko of On3sports after the fourth session of the NCAA …
Read More »If Florida football gets it going, this guy will be a big reason why
It’s not every day you meet a ghost. But there he was, casually leaning a wall after a Florida spring football practice. Eugene Wilson III, better known as “Trey.” He’s not really an apparition, though you’d have a hard time convincing defensive players of that. Wilson frequently vanished right in front of them last season, leaving them tackling nothing but …
Read More »Are Cowboys’ really all-in? Compare them to Chiefs, and you’ll understand what Jerry Jones meant
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jerry Jones began painting himself into this corner in January. The always interview-friendly Dallas Cowboys team owner used two words that began to ring across league halls. He doesn’t regret them, per se. But he’s aware of them. He knows how they’ve been interpreted and he knows that interpretation has veered from his own. So after a …
Read More »Jerry Jones “absolutely” expects a hip-drop tackle ban
The NFL seems to be destined to ban the hip-drop tackle this week. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones regards it as a done deal. Jones said he “absolutely” expects a ban to happen, via Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports. “You can coach that one. In my mind, that’s one of the easier deals. It reminds me a little of [the] horse …
Read More »Nick Sirianni: Saquon Barkley is a dynamic player who brings a different element to our offense
The Eagles have had two different 1,000-yard rushers the past two seasons in Miles Sanders and D’Andre Swift, but they haven’t had a difference-maker at the position since LeSean McCoy. They have that now after signing Saquon Barkley. The former Giants running back had 2,892 yards from scrimmage and 20 total touchdowns the past two seasons combined. “I’m really excited …
Read More »Patriots’ Jerod Mayo says team ‘still open’ to possible NFL Draft trade for 3rd pick
The New England Patriots have thus far held onto the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft despite speculation and rumors they may trade down if they are not enamored with any of the top quarterbacks in this year’s draft. But new head coach Jerod Mayo said at the NFL’s annual meetings Sunday that the Patriots are still …
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