Cartwheels, fourth-down conversions and trick plays during the 2023 Louisville football season were only a glimpse of what a Jeff Brohm-orchestrated offense can look like. In his first year coaching the Cardinals, Brohm had three months between his hiring and the beginning of spring football to keep the 2023 high school recruiting class together while assembling one of the country’s …
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Vontae Davis, former NFL star, found dead in Miami home at age 35
Former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis has died at age 35. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Vontae Davis, former NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills, has died, with all three teams confirming the news on Monday. He was 35, just two months short of his 36th birthday. We are heartbroken by the sudden …
Read More »WSU offers head coaching job to Montana State coach Matt Logie, per report
Apr. 1—PULLMAN — If Montana State coach Matt Logie wants the job at Washington State, it’s his. That’s the word from CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, who reported Monday that WSU offered the job to Logie, who just wrapped up his first season with the Bobcats. Last season, they collected a 17-18 record, winning the Big Sky Conference tournament title and …
Read More »Saquon Barkley has joined Jalen Hurts for offseason workouts
New Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has wasted no time in getting to work with quarterback Jalen Hurts. Barkley posted a picture on social media showing himself and Hurts together on a football field last weekend, where they’ve begun their offseason work together. Hurts often organizes offseason work with other players on the Eagles’ offense, but this was his first …
Read More »Here’s what Florida State transfer DT Malcolm Ray adds to Rutgers football’s defense
PISCATAWAY – With so many defensive players returning for next season, Rutgers football doesn’t have many holes to fill or position battles to sort through. But the Scarlet Knights do have to replace two starters on the defensive line. Enter Malcolm Ray, who’s in the mix to help fill one of those spots. Ray transferred to Rutgers after spending five …
Read More »LSU makes top 12 for 2025 4-star WR Corey Simms
One of the top wide receivers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of final schools down to just 12. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are one of those 12. Corey Simms is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound, four-star wide receiver from Saint Louis where he plays for Christian Brothers High School. The Christian Brothers Cadets finished the 2023 …
Read More »Eagles, Jets announce Haason Reddick trade
Edge rusher Haason Reddick has officially been traded to the Jets. The Jets and Eagles both announced that the deal agreed to and reported widely last Friday has been processed. The Jets will send a conditional 2026 draft pick to the Eagles. It will be a second-round pick if Reddick plays 67.5% of the snaps this season and has at …
Read More »New Jets guard John Simpson tops list of NFL’s performance-based pay for 2023 season
The NFL released its list of the top 25 earners from the 2023 season in terms of performance-based pay, and new Jets guard John Simpson came in at No. 1. Simpson, who played last season on a one-year contract for the Baltimore Ravens, earned $974,613 in performance-based pay, the most in the NFL. Simpson earned over $50,000 more than the …
Read More »Biggest 2024 NFL Draft need for every AFC team | Zero Blitz
Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Frank Schwab returns to the pod to join Jason Fitz as the duo go back and forth on the biggest NFL news from the weekend. Fitz and Frank discuss the news surrounding Rashee Rice and his suspected involvement in a car wreck in Dallas, Jadeveon Clowney to …
Read More »Report: Vontae Davis is found dead in Florida
Vontae Davis, a first-round pick of the Dolphins in 2009, reportedly has died. He was 35. WVSN.com reports that Davis was found at his grandmother’s home in South Florida. An investigation is underway. Police, per the report, do not suspect foul play. Colts owner Jim Irsay has also acknowledged the passing of Vontae Davis. After three seasons with the Dolphins, …
Read More »Commanders sign QB Jeff Driskel
The Commanders have added a quarterback. Washington announced on Monday that the team has signed veteran Jeff Driskel. A sixth-round pick in 2016, Driskel has appeared in 24 games with 12 starts for the Bengals, Lions, Broncos, Texans, and Browns. In 2023, he started Cleveland’s Week 18 matchup against Cincinnati, as the Browns had already clinched the AFC’s No. 5 …
Read More »Report: Carson Wentz signs one-year deal with Chiefs
The Chiefs signed quarterback Carson Wentz to a one-year deal, Jordan Schultz of the Bleacher Report reports. Wentz will backup Patrick Mahomes, with Chris Oladokun and Ian Book the other quarterbacks on the roster. Wentz, 31, spent last season with the Rams and played two games with one start. He completed 70.8 percent of his passes for 163 yards with …
Read More »Broncos sign Calvin Throckmorton – Yahoo Sports
The Broncos made an addition to their offensive line on Monday. The team announced that they have signed guard Calvin Throckmorton. It’s a one-year contract and no other terms have been disclosed. Moving to Denver will reunite Throckmorton with a couple of people from his past. He was teammates with center Alex Forsyth when both players were in college at …
Read More »Nyheim Hines continues his rehab from jet ski accident last summer
Nyheim Hines signed a one-year deal with the Browns this offseason. The running back has not played a game since Jan. 22, 2023, in a playoff game for the Bills in a loss to the Bengals. He missed last season after tearing an ACL in a jet skiing accident last summer. Hines spent last season on injured reserve. “I could …
Read More »Cardinals ordered to pay former team executive $3 million for defamation, per report
The Arizona Cardinals are being ordered to pay ex-team executive Terry McDonough $3 million for “false and defamatory” statements made about him publicly to the media, per a federal court decision filed on Monday, according to ESPN. Jeffrey Mishkin, the league arbitrator chosen by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, ruled that Arizona and its owner, Michael Bidwill, defamed McDonough “with malice” …
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