2024 was the most “not for long” offseason in NFL history. There were a record-tying eight vacancies — 25 percent of the league — and luminaries amidst the carnage. Mike Vrabel separately reached an AFC Championship Game and earned a No. 1 seed during his six years in Tennessee. He had two losing seasons. Sacked. Pete Carroll had one losing …

BOCA RATON — Tom Herman calls it his “most successful” coaching story, working through a rocky relationship with quarterback Cardale Jones before they united to help Ohio State win a national championship in 2014. Herman was Jones’ position coach and they “hated each other.” But Jones stuck it out, worked on those issues through talks, counseling sessions and, yes, arguments; …

About five months after breaking his fibula, Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean is cleared for football activities. DeJean, who is one of the top defensive prospects heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, sent a letter to all 32 teams in the league, informing them of his progress, according to ESPN. The 21-year-old will reportedly hold an individual workout at Iowa …

DJ Burns Jr. fever is sweeping the nation as the forward has led NC State to the Final Four for the first time since 1983, but a different sport might come calling for him once the Wolfpack’s magical run is over.  NFL teams have shown a level of interest in Burns as a possible football prospect, according to multiple reports.  …

Getty Images While it’ll likely be overlooked, the Cleveland Browns are making a smart signing as free agency enters its second month. The Browns have signed Cleveland native and former Jets Pro Bowler Justin Hardee.  This is a smart signing given Hardee’s special teams prowess and the NFL’s recent adjustments to the kickoff, adjustments that all but guarantee significantly more …

Memphis (1-0) defeated Houston (0-1), 18-12, at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas during Week 1 of the inaugural UFL season. Former Vol Jarrett Guarantano completed 16-of-21 passing attempts for 157 passing yards for Houston. He also recorded 22 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Guarantano played quarterback at Tennessee from 2016-20. He appeared in 41 games for the Vols, totaling …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles were active throughout the offseason in an attempt to improve their roster after losing six of their last seven games after a 10-1 start. Philadelphia had one of the biggest signings of the offseason in running back Saquon Barkley, and it also dealt away premier pass rusher Haason Reddick to the New York Jets for future …

The Browns are set to add a core special teams player to their roster. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team will sign former Jet Justin Hardee. No terms of the deal he’s agreed to have been reported. Hardee spent the last three seasons with the Jets and he was named a Pro Bowler after the 2022 season. …

Billy Napier and the Florida football program played host to a plethora of prep prospects this weekend for the team’s first team scrimmage on Saturday. Among them was a coveted offensive lineman from the other side of the country. Three-star offensive tackle John Mills out of San Francisco (California) St. Ignatius College Preparatory in the 2025 cycle dropped in to …

Getty Images The New York Jets are essentially looking for a do-over for their disastrous 2023 season. New York had high hopes coming off a trade for four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, but he ended up tearing his Achilles just four snaps into the season, and things only got worse for the Jets from there.  They have already tried to upgrade …

Members of the Chicago Bears’ staff would be wise to work on their debating skills in the days leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft.  Regarding who they should take with the No. 9 overall pick, Bears general manager Ryan Poles recently said that he and his staff would debate which player should be selected.  “I like the numbers in …

For a while, it seemed as if football coaches and track and field coaches were locked in a perpetual battle against one another. Football coaches didn’t want their players to hurt themselves running. Track coaches wanted their athletes to focus on only their sport. But that view has changed, it’s very evident at Desert Edge High School in Goodyear. Mark …

Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings have suspended offensive coordinator Wes Phillips for three weeks without pay following the legal resolution of a 2023 traffic stop in Minneapolis, according to ESPN. His suspension reportedly begins Tuesday and will conclude April 22. Phillips was arrested on a misdemeanor DWI charge last December, according to Hennepin County jail records (via ESPN). Phillips blew …

One of the top-rated cornerbacks in this year’s draft class is set to get on the field in front of scouts next week. Cooper DeJean’s final season at Iowa ended with a fractured fibula, but he said at the Scouting Combine that he’d been medically cleared. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that he has informed teams that he’s also been …

A six-vehicle car crash on Saturday in Dallas, led to a police search for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, according to the Dallas Morning News. The report states that a vehicle believed to be registered or leased to Rice was involved in an accident at 6:20 p.m. local time on Saturday.  According to CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider …