USATSI Arizona State has hired former NFL All-Pro Hines Ward as wide receivers coach, the school announced on Sunday. Ward spent the 2023 season as coach of the San Antonio Brahmas in the former XFL, leading his team to a 3-7 record.  Ward’s previous experience coaching in the collegiate ranks came in 2021 when he worked with the wide receivers under …

USATSI Despite publicly requesting a trade, Tee Higgins doesn’t see himself playing for another team in 2024. The Bengals receiver, who has been in pursuit of a new contract, does not think that Cincinnati will trade him before the start of the upcoming season.  “We’ll see. I do anticipate (staying in Cincinnati),” Higgins said during his youth football camp, via Fox19. …

The Michigan Panthers found their footing on offense Sunday to beat the Houston Roughnecks, 34-20, in Week 3 of the UFL season at Ford Field. The Panthers are 2-1 on the season. The Panthers’ offense had its best game so far, scoring on six of the first seven drives of the game to build an insurmountable 34-14 lead heading into …

Bears mock draft: Caleb Williams gets tons of help after trade back originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago We are just 11 days away from the 2024 NFL Draft, so the Bears’ draft needs are in pretty clear focus now. After presumably drafting Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick, GM Ryan Poles will look to use the other …

Apr 14, 2024, 02:58 PM ET The NHL has fined Boston Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk $2,734.38 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he hit Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting with his stick from the bench during Saturday’s game. Shattenkirk was not penalized for his action with 19:37 left in the first period of the Bruins’ 6-4 victory. Bunting had made contact with …

Reported Aiyuk 49ers trade request dispelled by receiver’s agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Aiyuk’s ongoing contract extension saga with the 49ers took another interesting turn Sunday morning as his agent Ryan Williams appeared to dispel any trade rumors. Responding to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Razzball’s John Frascella, Williams seemed to deny …

Getty Images Tom Brady is one of 34 starting quarterbacks who have won a Super Bowl. The only quarterback with seven rings, Brady recently revealed which quarterback he thinks is next in line to win his first.  Brady didn’t pick Lamar Jackson, the reigning league MVP. He also didn’t pick Joe Burrow, who in 2021 came up just short of …

Three years ago, the Rams decided to move on from quarterback Jared Goff. They found a win-win with the Lions and Matthew Stafford. It was an immediate win for the Rams and for Stafford. It has become a win for the Lions and Goff. And it might keep getting better. “In hindsight, [being traded to the Lions] was the greatest …

The 2024 spring transfer window promises to be one of the most chaotic periods since its inception. Due to recent litigation between the NCAA and various parties, courts have issued injunctions that have severely limited the NCAA’s ability to regulate the transfer portal.  In December, a court ordered a temporary injunction that halts an NCAA rule limiting eligibility for multi-time …

49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk may not be thrilled with the team right now, but he hasn’t asked them to trade him. That’s the word from Aiyuk’s agent on Sunday. Ryan Williams of Athletes First replied to a report on X that Aiyuk requested that the 49ers move him to another team by writing “you need better sources.” Aiyuk has …

In Roob’s Observations: How free agency made Howie Roseman’s job easier in the draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia What free agency means for Howie Roseman in the draft, the worst season ever by an Eagles running back and a look at how many members of the 2017 Super Bowl team will wind up in the Eagles Hall of …

When the Los Angeles Rams shipped quarterback Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions in 2021, some thought it meant his days as a starter were numbered. While Goff went 42-27 with offensive guru Sean McVay and played in a Super Bowl, the Rams still decided to go in a different direction. In Detroit, Goff joined a franchise that had registered three …

The Packers will begin their offseason program on Monday and that will provide them with their first chance to work with new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley in person. Hafley was hired to replace Joe Barry after an inconsistent 2023 season for the defense in Green Bay and early indications are that it is going to be a more aggressive approach …

The big headline from Tom Brady’s recent appearance on the Deep Cut podcast was that Brady has opened the door to playing again. Brady had at least one other noteworthy comment. Brady, who knows a thing or two about great football players based on more than 20 years in the NFL, believes former Patriots teammate Rodney Harrison should be in …

Apr. 13—COLUMBUS — Spring football games, Ohio State’s included, probably should come with warning labels. Something like, “Warning: What you see in April is not necessarily what you will see in September, October, November, December, and January.” Fans want specifics but generalities are what most spring games deliver. Applying that standard to Ohio State’s spring game on Saturday, in general, …