Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Charles McDonald is joined by the great Nate Tice to determine the biggest need in the 2024 NFL Draft for every single NFC team. But first – Rashee Rice was reportedly involved in a racing-related crash over the weekend, prompting a discussion on players getting involved in …
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Auburn becomes frontrunner to land four-star OT Broderick Shull
Auburn football looks to add a fourth offensive lineman to its 2025 recruiting haul, and a top-five tackle from Oklahoma may be the perfect match. Broderick Shull, a four-star offensive tackle from Bixby, Oklahoma, visited Auburn last month and is scheduled to return for an official visit in June. That is seen as a positive sign from On3’s Steve Wiltfong, …
Read More »Falcons adding another weapon, signing ex-Panthers receiver and kick returner
Getty Images After two years in Carolina, Laviska Shenault Jr. is getting a fresh start with a new team. The veteran receiver and former second-round pick is signing with the Atlanta Falcons, according to his agents, via NFL Media. Shenault, 25, is coming to Atlanta following a disappointing two-year run in Carolina. He put up solid numbers as a rookie, catching …
Read More »Titans land Calvin Ridley: GM Ran Carthon details how signing star WR went from a ‘pipe dream’ to reality
This offseason, the Tennessee Titans gained a star wide receiver in what was one of the most notable deals during the 2024 free agency frenzy. While it was widely believed that Calvin Ridley was deciding whether to stay with the Jacksonville Jaguars or head to the New England Patriots, it was actually the Titans who ended up signing the former …
Read More »Could Michigan football land an elite DB from Columbus, Ohio?
Every now and again, Michigan football dips into Ohio and nabs someone Ohio State wants. Other times, OSU neglects its homegrown talent in order to secure someone more on the national radar. Of the latter, players such as tight end Jake Butt, defensive end Taco Charlton, or current safety Rod Moore have made the best of the Buckeyes spurning them …
Read More »Yates details 49ers’ potential first-, third-round draft targets
Yates details 49ers’ potential first-, third-round draft targets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fresh off another heartbreaking Super Bowl loss, the 49ers are making a flurry of offseason moves in hopes of returning to the big stage next season. A large part of that will include the decisions they make in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, with the …
Read More »Gators add Magnolia State tight end to upcoming official visit list
Billy Napier and Co.’s early summer schedule is quickly filling up as Florida football continues to slate some of the top prep prospects in the nation for official visits to the Swamp. One of the latest names added to the list of visitors is three-star tight end Micah Jones out of Madison (Mississippi) County in the 2025 cycle. The 6-foot-5-inch, …
Read More »Commanders sign LB Mykal Walker
On the first day of their offseason program, the Commanders have added a linebacker who has familiarity with head coach Dan Quinn. Washington announced on Tuesday that Mykal Walker has signed with the franchise. Walker was a Falcons fourth-round pick in 2020, when Quinn was the team’s head coach. He appeared in 49 games with 20 starts over his first …
Read More »Gators offered this 2026 blue-chip offensive lineman last weekend
Florida football hosted a handful of prep prospects this past weekend as the program held its first team scrimmage of the spring season. Representatives from multiple recruiting classes were on hand to witness the early practice game, including one big name in the 2026 cycle. Four-star offensive tackle Johnnie Jones out of Tampa (Florida) Berkeley Prep was on hand Saturday …
Read More »With the First Pick: Five QBs go in Round 1 of latest NFL mock draft, plus how Bears will approach No. 9 pick
Now that all the brutal April Fools’ jokes are over and done with, it’s time to get down to business with the 2024 NFL Draft fast approaching. Before we fully move on, yesterday I saw an attempted joke on Twitter/X that “reported” Stefon Diggs was being traded to the Giants for the No. 6 overall pick, a conditional selection in 2026 …
Read More »Eagles safety not a big fan of NFL’s decision to remove hip-drop tackle
Eagles safety not a big fan of NFL’s decision to remove hip-drop tackle originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia One of the biggest bits of news to come out of the NFL’s annual meetings last week was the decision to outlaw the swivel hip-drop tackle from the game. Eagles safety Reed Blankenship, who recently signed a one-year extension through the …
Read More »Three-star quarterback Jack Stupin walks on at USC football
USC’s quarterback room for the 2024 season just got a little bit better and added more depth with the addition of walk-on Jack Stupin from Tustin (California). The USC quarterbacks heading into the spring were projected starter Miller Moss, former walk-on Jake Jensen, and recent UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Stupin is rated the No. 168 quarterback in …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: 10 players Joel Klatt is ‘planting his flag on’
Joel Klatt College Football Analyst With the calendar flipping to April, the countdown to the 2024 NFL Draft is on. We’re just over three weeks away from Day 1 of the draft in Detroit. I’ve already done a couple of mock drafts and shared my prospect rankings at a few different positions, so now, I want to take a different …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers earned only $81.14 in performance-based pay in 2023, lowest in the league
Every NFL player is eligible for performance-based pay. And, apparently, every player who played in 2023 got a check. The player getting the lowest among played only four snaps before rupturing his Achilles tendon. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers received $81.14 in performance-based pay. Of course, he earned much more than that in salary and other …
Read More »Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith, Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola among freshmen to watch in college football spring games
While the transfer portal has shaken up the college football world, there’s also a new crop of early-enrolled freshmen poised to take the sport by storm. Twenty players are gone from the 2023 CBS Sports All-America first team, putting plenty of playing time up for grabs at some of the biggest programs in America. Spring games mark a first look …
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