Getty Images Perhaps no NFL team had a better free agency than the Houston Texans. Nick Caserio and Co. added pass rusher Danielle Hunter and versatile defensive lineman Denico Autry, traded for running back Joe Mixon and re-signed several important pieces such as tight end Dalton Schultz. The Texans are clearly trying to make a run while they have C.J. Stroud …
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Haason Reddick on Eagles: ‘Sometimes hard decisions have to be made’
Haason Reddick on Eagles: ‘Sometimes hard decisions have to be made’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles on Friday shipped two-time Pro Bowler Haason Reddick to the Jets for a 2026 draft pick. At his introductory press conference in North Jersey, Reddick seemed excited for the next chapter in his career. “I believe I have a lot left …
Read More »Four-star wide receiver places Nebraska in Top 12
A class of 2025 wide receiver has placed the Nebraska Cornhuskers in his Top 12 schools. Corey Simms is a four-star recruit for Christian Brother College in Saint Louis, Missouri. Simms named LSU, Georgia, USC, Ole Miss, Kansas, and Missouri as part of the list. He also named Miami, Tennessee, Penn State, Michigan, and Arkansas alongside the Cornhuskers. is set to visit …
Read More »Chiefs signing Carson Wentz as Patrick Mahomes’ new backup for 2024 season, per report
USATSI Carson Wentz began his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Now he’ll suit up for the most accomplished Eagles head coach of all time … in Kansas City. Almost a month after entering 2024 free agency, the veteran quarterback has signed a one-year deal with the Chiefs, as NFL Media reports, to work under Andy Reid as Patrick Mahomes’ …
Read More »Projecting six new NFL playoff teams for 2024, including Aaron Rodgers’ Jets, Kirk Cousins’ Falcons
Every year, 14 of the NFL’s 32 teams make the playoffs. And on average, only about half of them return the following year. The other half are replaced, with something like six new contenders on an annual basis. It’s a true testament to the league’s parity, and perhaps the greatest argument for the existing salary cap, which requires all franchises …
Read More »Eagles-only mock draft: Getting some help on defense
Eagles-only mock draft: Getting some help on defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It’s the first time they’ve had three of the first 53 picks since 1994. And the first time they’ve had seven of the first 172 picks since 2011. After adding 11 free agents over the past few weeks, GM Howie Roseman will continue to reshape the …
Read More »Tuesdays with Gorney: Ten biggest recent commitments
Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney ranks the 10 biggest recent pledges and another busy stretch in the recruiting world. RUMOR MILL: Plenty of buzz over the holiday weekend ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Position | …
Read More »Carson Wentz finds another job as backup quarterback
Carson Wentz finds another job as backup quarterback originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Former Eagles first-round pick Carson Wentz has signed a one-year deal to join the Kansas City Chiefs, according to multiple reports. Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz first reported the signing. This will be the fifth team for Wentz in five years, dating back to his final season …
Read More »Former Wisconsin 2025 commit Cody Haddad immediately receives crystal ball to Big Ten rival
Former Wisconsin football class of 2025 commit Cody Haddad received a crystal ball prediction to choose Ohio State on Monday afternoon. The prediction took no time after the promising athlete decommitted from the Badgers earlier that day. Haddad is 247Sports’ No. 527 player in the class of 2025, No. 37 athlete and No. 16 recruit from his home state of …
Read More »2024 NHL mock draft: Projecting the first 32 picks
Rachel Doerrie, ESPNApr 2, 2024, 07:30 AM ET CloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. The NHL season is coming to an end, with the …
Read More »NHL playoff standings: How high can the Predators climb?
Heading into the 2023-24 season, it was unclear what to make of the Nashville Predators. GM Barry Trotz had been busy in the offseason, and that included cutting ties with veteran centers Matt Duchene and Ryan Johansen. Andrew Brunette took over as the new head coach. The club hovered in the mushy middle for much of the season, then lost …
Read More »Thirty-six inches: One yard, and mail from an Ashland legend, impacted Tressel’s OSU career
ASHLAND — Basketball icon Bob Haas was four years into his Hall of Fame coaching career at Willard when a young man, fresh out of Baldwin-Wallace College, interviewed for the football post at the high school. His name was Jim Tressel. Puff out your chest, preferably while wearing one of his signature sweater vests, if you already knew that. NJ …
Read More »How Michigan football linebackers are ‘trying to get to that level’ of last year
Michigan football had seemingly every necessary ingredient last season en route to a 15-0 record and a national championship. A quarterback who may go in the top five later this month in the NFL draft was key. A running back who rewrote the program record book didn’t hurt either. Of course, those records were all set largely because of an …
Read More »NFL’s first senior British coach: Louis Rees-Zammit has impressed but combine does not mean much
Louis Rees-Zammit has joined back-to-back Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs – Alamy Live News It took 17 years of London NFL games and countless heroic failures from wannabe players but, at last, the British are coming to American football. There have been isolated success stories. Osi Umenyiora, born in London, won two Super Bowls with the New York …
Read More »Once overlooked, transfers are competing with Tennessee football’s prized recruits
Jermod McCoy was a high school wide receiver who signed with the only power conference school that offered him a scholarship in the 2023 class. A year later, he was among the most coveted cornerbacks in the transfer portal. McCoy chose Tennessee over Texas A&M, Auburn, Oregon, Washington and other schools who weren’t interested in him the first time around. …
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