ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL kickoff is getting a makeover. As the league sought to preserve a key phase of games while decreasing the injury risk that high-speed collisions with distance-boosted acceleration create, a proposal for a new configuration passed in a Tuesday morning vote, a person with knowledge of the vote confirmed to Yahoo Sports. The key changes to …

Mar. 26—A year or so ago, Ohio State fans were uncertain what they had in Tim Walton. The Buckeye secondary remained shaky in Walton’s first season as cornerbacks coach, and he was facing a recruiting season in which some big scores were available that he couldn’t afford to miss. Now Walton is one of the most popular members of Ryan …

Getty images LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Saquon Barkley is just another chess piece in a stacked Philadelphia Eagles offense. This unit already has A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert as players Jalen Hurts can target.  Now, the Eagles are adding Barkley to the mix. Philadelphia will find ways to utilize its new chess piece, similar to how the Eagles …

Kickoffs will look a lot different in the NFL beginning next season. The league’s owners approved the hybrid kickoff model on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.  With the new rule, kickers will still kick off from their own 35-yard line. However, the other 10 members of the kicking team will line up at the opposing team’s 40-yard line.  The return …

Kraft gives odd answer on why Calvin Ridley didn’t sign with Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you ask Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots’ failure to sign Calvin Ridley in free agency wasn’t due to a lack of trying. Ridley signed a lucrative four-year contract worth $92 million with the Tennessee Titans earlier this month as one …

The Jackson Arnold era is underway in Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners got a sneak preview of what it could look like, both the good and the bad, during their Alamo Bowl loss in December. But now Arnold is the Sooners starter heading into the Sooners debut season in the SEC. Arnold shared with the media what he learned from …

The 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is officially set. The Chicago Bears and Houston Texans will participate in the annual game to kick off preseason in preparation for the NFL’s 105th campaign, the Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday. Kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The game …

The NFL kickoff will be undergoing a dramatic change for the 2024 season.   CBS Sport lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones has reported that the NFL’s 32 owners officially approved the new kickoff proposal at the Annual League Meeting on Tuesday. It looked like the owners were originally going to vote on the rule Monday, but several were apprehensive about …

After an up and down recruiting weekend, the Georgia Bulldogs received some good news on Monday morning. Four-star athlete Jamarion Morrow named the Dawgs to his top six alongside Alabama, Oregon, Missouri, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. Morrow, a native of Germantown, Tennessee, is listed at 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds. On the offensive side, primarily playing at running back, he …

Robert Kraft has predictable preference for Patriots’ No. 3 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo insisted Monday that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his family don’t want to be involved in football operations. But if you’re asking Robert Kraft the fan, he has a clear preference for one crucial Patriots decision. Kraft was asked Tuesday …

The chips are falling for the Arkansas football team and they’re falling hard. On late Monday evening, the Razorbacks lost their second commitment from their Class of 2025 when four-star running back Jamarion Parker withdrew that verbal to Arkansas. He followed defensive lineman Carius Curne, an in-state four-star player who decommitted earlier in the afternoon. Parker had committed back in …

The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s current dynasty, rivaling the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots as football royalty. And they have no plans to slow down, with reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes declaring immediately following 2023’s title that he has eyes on a potential three-peat. Could the Chiefs truly capture a third straight Lombardi Trophy? Mahomes’ track record …

After five seasons with the Raiders, running back Josh Jacobs departed the franchise to sign with the Packers as a free agent. Las Vegas head coach Antonio Pierce noted on Monday that he wasn’t thrilled to lose the NFL’s 2022 rushing champion. “Don’t like to see it,” Pierce said at the annual league meeting, via Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. “I …

Sam Pittman seemed shocked sometimes last year during Arkansas’ 4-8 season at the sorts of ways he and his players were treated by so-called fans of the program. By the time that year was done, he had lost several players from the roster, hired a new offensive coordinator many believe is preparing to vulture the head gig and learned patience …

Ryan Poles offers insight into Justin Fields trade, Caleb Williams lessons originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago ORLANDO — A little over 12 months ago, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles was fretting about the No. 1 overall pick he had in his back pocket and how best to utilize it to accelerate his rebuild. Three hundred and eighty-two days …