Daily Archives: April 11, 2024

2024 NFL Draft: ‘Trust The Traits’ prospects who shouldn’t be overlooked despite pedestrian film, statistics

Of course, the ideal NFL Draft prospect has tremendous collegiate production and boasts jaw-dropping athletic traits. Obviously, many don’t check both boxes. Sometimes you have to trust a prospect’s physical capabilities even if he’s not a great, finished product football player yet.  This is the second in a two-part series that will examine a pair of unique subsets of every …

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2024 NFL Draft CB rankings: 5 first-round grades among top 10 prospects

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Five cornerbacks earned first-round grades on our 2024 NFL Draft board, making this a strong year for the position. It might surprise some to see five corners with such lofty grades, as much of the pre-draft hype has focused on players on the offensive side of the ball. Part of the reason for the relative …

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Matt Rhule blown away by Bill Belichick’s football knowledge

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule got a chance to spend a couple of days with former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Needless to say, Rhule was impressed with Belichick’s football knowledge. Rhule is coming off a 5-7 season with Nebraska, as the Cornhuskers look to right the ship in the Big Ten. Belichick is keeping busy, after parting …

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Four-star WR Travis Smith sets date to visit Auburn

Auburn football is currently in the race for many of the nation’s best high school products with the hopes of increasing its recruiting ranking in a big way. Visits play a big factor in these races, so every chance that the Tigers get to show off their campus to these big recruits is crucial. Four-star wide receiver Travis Smith is …

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Nick Chubb agrees to lower base salary in revised contract with Browns

Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said in January that he didn’t want running back Nick Chubb’s final snap to be the one that saw him suffer a season-ending knee injury last year and that the Browns would “work to keep him on the team” in 2024. That work has resulted in a revised contract. Chubb was set to make a …

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Southeast Spotlight: Late bloomers who are making waves

There used to be a lot of prospects who saw their recruitment explode as their senior seasons got underway. That’s not as common now but rising seniors are still able to make waves during the offseason camp circuit. Check out these late bloomers from the Southeast region who have seen their recruitment pick up speed. THIS SERIES: Late bloomers on …

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New NFL rule opens door for Eagles to bring back black helmets

New NFL rule opens door for Eagles to bring back black helmets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A new NFL rule has opened the door for the Eagles to bring back their black helmets as a second alternate for the 2025 season. The league sent out a memo to teams on Wednesday announcing that all teams will be able …

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2024 Seahawks 7-round mock draft: Seattle lands a top Edge and rising QB

Eric Williams NFC West Writer With only seven picks in this year’s draft, Seattle Seahawks president of football operations John Schneider surely wants an opportunity to accumulate more selections. Since Schneider took over as the team’s general manager in 2010, the Seahawks have picked seven players or fewer in a draft only once — in 2021, when they had a …

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Elijah Rushing named freshman to watch in college football spring season

There are a lot of intriguing storylines for the Oregon Ducks during this spring football season, most of which have to do with new players on the roster, either incoming transfers or true freshmen. One of the many new players on this roster who has drawn a lot of attention early on, both through his recruitment and early in spring …

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