Lions match 49ers’ Brock Wright offer sheet, keep tight end originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers still are searching for a backup tight end. The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday they matched the offer sheet that tight end Brock Wright signed with the 49ers last week as a restricted free agent. The Lions will pick up the three-year, …

Apr. 3—The Idaho football team has specialized in stopping the pass two years into the Jason Eck Era. The Vandals were the Big Sky’s top aerial defense last season, allowing a conference-low 182.3 yards per game to opposing passers. Idaho led the conference with 16 interceptions in 2022 and ranked third against the pass (190 yards per game). One of …

USATSI Mike Kolen, a key member of the Miami Dolphins’ championship teams in the early 1970s, died on Wednesday, according to his alma mater, Auburn. He was 76.  Nicknamed “Captain Crunch” for his fierce tackling, Kolen went from a 12th-round pick to a starting member on one of the greatest defenses in NFL history. An immediate starter (he arrived in …

Feliciano’s daughter ruthlessly trolls him over 49ers’ Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kids are ruthless and 49ers offensive lineman Jon Feliciano found that out the hard way Wednesday. Feliciano shared a conversation on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had with his daughter when he picked her up from an after-school sports program. Just …

On Wednesday morning, 2025 4-star defensive lineman Landon Rink, the son of former Texas DL Shane Rink, went the complete opposite route of his presumed legacy-based recruiting, committing to Texas A&M over Ohio State and Oklahoma, as the Longhorns weren’t even considered in his final group. He joins the Aggies’ impressive 2025 class as the fifth commit and the third …

With 22 days to go until the draft, it’s looking more likely that the Bears will be taking quarterback Caleb Williams — and that he’ll willingly play for them. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Williams made his official visit to the Bears on Wednesday. Rapoport says that it will “likely” be Williams’s only visit. This implies that Williams apparently …

Scottsdale Saguaro senior quarterback Mason Bray posted a photo of his father Heath Bray from when he played football at the University of Arizona in the early 1990s, after Mason picked up an offer from the Wildcats on Wednesday. On Saturday, Heath Bray died at age 54. The Arizona Wildcats’ football program was among those announcing his death on social …

Caleb Williams’ top-30 visit with the Bears ‘likely his only visit’ with an NFL team: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If you haven’t already, lock it in. Caleb Williams will be a Chicago Bear. According to Ian Rapoport, the USC quarterback made his top-30 visit to Halas Hall on Wednesday, seeing April snow showers in Chicago during his …

Florida football quarterback Graham Mertz understands the skepticism around the rest of the SEC as to whether UF can compete for a league title. The Florida Gators are 11-14 in two seasons under head coach Billy Napier and lost five straight games to close the 2023 season. But Mertz, one of 13 starters to return for Florida in 2024, said …

The New England Patriots have a need at quarterback, obviously. They brought journeyman Jacoby Brissett, whom they drafted in 2016, back this offseason and into a quarterback room that is now comprised of him, Bailey Zappe and Nathan Rourke. Fortunately for the Patriots, they have the third overall pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, which features a class in …

Rome Odunze will have his top-30 visit with Bears on Thursday: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze will conduct his top-30 visit with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, according to a report from Ian Rapoport. Washington WR Rome Odunze, a likely Top 10 pick and one of the Draft’s best WRs, visited the #Jets …

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils started Wednesday night’s game with a brawl involving all 10 players on the ice off the opening faceoff. The main event was Rangers forward Matt Rempe taking on New Jersey’s Kurtis MacDermid, with the two having history from the previous time the Devils visited Madison Square Garden on March …

Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp made more than $58 million during his 13-year NFL career but will earn only $150,000 annually in his new entry-level coaching job at Colorado under head coach Deion Sanders, according to employment documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The pay might seem like a comedown for him − $12,500 per month, plus $15,000 …

The Jets added another threat to their already ferocious defensive front, acquiring talented pass rusher Haason Reddick in a deal with the Eagles late last week. Gang Green has received a ton of praise from all over the football world after pulling off the blockbuster in which they shipped off just a conditional third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft …

Believe it or not, Alabama football’s defensive coordinator Kane Wommack and basketball coach Nate Oats have known each other prior to their time at the Capstone. Wommack joined Kalen DeBoer’s coaching staff at Alabama earlier this year in January but said on Wednesday he has known Oats for a few years, dating back to his time coaching at Indiana under …