Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, senior NFL writer Jori Epstein, and senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson discuss whether the Dallas Cowboys just showed their hand on whether Dak Prescott will be back with the team after the 2024 season. Hear the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or …

The NCAA Rules Committee discussed following in the NFL’s footsteps and adopting a rule banning the controversial hip-drop tackle this year, CBS Sports has learned. Those talks were tabled, however, as the committee decided it would be too difficult to legislate the rule on the field. The NFL on Monday adopted a rule against the obscure defensive tactic citing player health …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The Texans’ divisional-round playoff loss to the Ravens last season exposed their biggest offensive flaw.  Houston registered just 38 rushing yards on 2.7 yards per attempt in the game. At halftime, it looked even worse — 14 rushing yards, 1.8 yards per carry. Tailback Devin Singletary couldn’t make anything happen.  Baltimore ranked in the top …

… Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-nfc-east-makes-noise-as-commanders-take-j-j-mccarthy-eagles-trade-up-for-defensive-help/ Author : Kyle Stackpole Publish date : 2024-03-29 12:34:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

USATSI It’s NFL draft season, which means just about any opinion on top-ranked prospects is liable to make the rounds. The latest: Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy might actually go ahead of North Carolina’s Drake Maye in the crowded 2024 quarterback class. Multiple NFL teams have McCarthy ranked ahead of Maye, according to ESPN, with at least one high-level evaluator citing McCarthy’s …

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had his Pro Day workout on Thursday and he’s now moving on to the next stage of the pre-draft process. Penix is going to start paying visits to teams next week as he continues to work on selling himself as a high pick in next month’s draft. Penix told ESPN that he plans to meet with …

It’s that time of year again to get the Arizona high school football recruiting lists cranking. We’ve started the Big 150 list for top 2025 recruits. Now it’s time to start rolling out the Top 100 in the 2026 class in Arizona high schools. The Arizona Republic ranks them by presenting 10 a week, until it reaches 100. This class …

This offseason, it seems highly likely that we will see a total reset of the wide receiver market. While the crop of free agent wideouts did not necessarily include any of the true top-10 players at the position, there are several extension-eligible players included in that group. Each of Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb and Ja’Marr Chase is widely considered to be …

The Texans have restructured offensive lineman Tytus Howard’s contract, reducing his salary cap hit in 2024 and increasing it in future seasons. The Texans converted $12.875 million of Howard’s base salary into a signing bonus, according to Field Yates of ESPN. It’s a common accounting technique in the NFL, where base salaries count toward the salary cap in the year …

The New England Patriots don’t have their long-term quarterback in place, and Dak Prescott isn’t expected to sign an extension with the Dallas Cowboys this offseason. Are these two situations related? On Thursday’s edition of “First Things First,” Nick Wright opined why they may indeed be. “The Patriots right now are on the books for almost $200 million in cap …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Saquon Barkley broke the mold for how the Philadelphia Eagles view running backs. The Eagles have not given a multi-year contract to a running back since Howie Roseman re-emerged as general manager in 2016 prior to Barkley, significantly contributing toward the devaluing of the position. The Eagles viewed Barkley as a generational player. He is the three-down …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jalen Hurts wasn’t the quarterback the Philadelphia Eagles were accustomed to seeing at the end of the 2023 season. Coincidentally, that’s when the Eagles lost six of their last seven games.  Questions arose regarding Hurts’ play on and off the field, searching for answers on what led to the Eagles’ collapse. Most of them were directed at …

Mar 29, 2024, 09:51 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers. Fedotov, whose NHL career was delayed following a forced stint in Russian military service, had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated Thursday by CSKA Moscow. Fedotov and Flyers general manager Danny Briere are set to meet with …

Of the various items of business the NFL considered during this week’s league’s meetings, the future of NFL Media was not among them. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, NFL chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp said that the league’s ongoing effort to find a partner for the league’s in-house media operation didn’t come up. As of January, …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by national recruiting director Adam Gorney, BoilerUpload.com’s Dub Jellison and Maize&BlueReview.com’s Josh Henscheke to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** MORE FACT OR FICTION: Alabama will have to pull off a flip for its 2025 QB CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …