April has finally arrived and the countdown to the 2024 NFL Draft is on. With the NFL Draft only weeks away, Nick Wright of “First Things First” released his first mock draft of the season on Monday. Unsurprisingly, he has three quarterbacks being selected with the top-three picks. But which ones and which teams are making those top picks? Here’s …
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Why Doug Pederson thinks Trevor Lawrence is ‘light years’ ahead of this part of game compared to rookie year
Trevor Lawrence didn’t have the season he nor the Jacksonville Jaguars anticipated. Lawrence had 21 giveaways in a season which he regressed after a promising first year under Doug Pederson, as the Jaguars went 0-5 in his last five starts to miss the playoffs. The turnovers were shades from 2021, a disastrous first season from Lawrence under Urban Meyer. In …
Read More »Wisconsin football sees another defender for 2025 class choose to decommit
MADISON – Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell and his staff have lost another recruit for the Badgers’ 2025 class. Cody Haddad, a safety/wide receiver from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has decommitted. Haddad gave UW an oral commitment in January but recently visited Ohio State. He holds offers from the Buckeyes, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue and several other schools. …
Read More »Fantasy hockey preview – Championship round pickups, strategy
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comApr 1, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. The penultimate week of the 2024 fantasy hockey season begins with eight games on Monday, followed by another eight on Tuesday. A …
Read More »2024 NFL Mock Draft: Cowboys make huge trade up as former NFL GM, 2-time Super Bowl champ go through Round 1
… Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2024-nfl-mock-draft-cowboys-make-huge-trade-up-as-former-nfl-gm-2-time-super-bowl-champ-go-through-round-1/ Author : Kyle Stackpole Publish date : 2024-04-01 17:27:14 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »Four-star DL projected to commit to Georgia
Four-star defensive lineman Bryce Davis has been projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs according to On3. Davis recently visited the Georgia football program on March 16. Davis has also checked out Clemson football this spring. He has an upcoming visited scheduled with Duke on April 13 and an official visit with North Carolina this June. Bryce Davis plays high …
Read More »Patrick Peterson free agency: Veteran CB wants to know what position he will be asked to play before signing
Getty Images Patrick Peterson is willing to be patient in finding a new team for 2024. As free agency is in the midst of its second wave, the former Steeler will wait things out until he gets the right call. When that call comes, Peterson wants a warning if he’s going to play a different position than cornerback. He’s open …
Read More »Deion Sanders bringing Warren Sapp to Colorado football as senior quality control analyst
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has appointed his friend and a fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp to join his staff in Boulder as senior quality control analyst – an off-the-field job that adds to the considerable NFL experience on the Colorado staff under Sanders. Sanders introduced Sapp, 51, at a team meeting Sunday, as documented on Well …
Read More »Ravens’ John Harbaugh welcomes Lamar Jackson weighing in on college prospects ahead of draft
When it comes to the NFL Draft, there are a lot of people involved in the decision-makings process for each team, from executives to coaches to scouts. The Baltimore Ravens are also getting their quarterback involved. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Lamar Jackson is sharing his opinions on who Baltimore should pick in the April event. During NFL’s Annual League …
Read More »NFL should embrace UFL’s officiating innovations and transparency
The UFL has plenty of work to do, especially when it comes to strategic decisions like which weekend in March to debut, and more importantly which weekend in March not to debut. But the UFL has some things that the NFL should be monitoring and exploring. The first-down system, which ditches 10 yards and a cloud of chain for modern …
Read More »Dabo Swinney is on the Mount Rushmore of college football coaches
Dabo Swinney is not only the Clemson football program’s best head coach of all time, but he is also one of college football’s best. Since Swinney took over the Tigers program, Clemson has had the best run it has ever had, and by a wide margin. Swinney’s presence changed the trajectory of this program and helped develop it into a …
Read More »NFL Draft 2024: Jets could look to trade down from No. 10 overall, per report
USATSI If the New York Jets have told us anything this offseason, it’s that they are going all in on the 2024 campaign. The club has acquired a litany of veteran players on one-year deals in hopes of maximizing its chances of contending this season with Aaron Rodgers, who’ll be 41 in December. And the next step in squeezing every …
Read More »Seminole legend, North Florida Christian product Ernie Sims joins FSU Football staff
TALLAHASSEE – Ernie Sims, an All-American linebacker at Florida State before being the No. 9 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, has joined the Florida State football staff as a defensive analyst, head coach Mike Norvell announced Monday. “I am so happy to bring Ernie back home into this program,” Norvell said. “He was a tremendous player at Florida State …
Read More »UFL kicker has reportedly been contacted by multiple NFL teams after smashing improbable 64-yard field goal
The United Football League kicked off its inaugural season on Saturday and a kicker was the star of the show. That kicker was Jake Bates and he pulled off easily the biggest play of the weekend when he kicked a 64-yard field goal with just three seconds left to play to give his Michigan Panthers an 18-16 win over the …
Read More »This Drake Maye pro comparison will make Patriots fans excited
This Drake Maye pro comparison will make Patriots fans excited originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye has been compared to a lot of different pro quarterbacks in the evaluation process leading into the 2024 NFL Draft later this month. He’s been compared to stars such as Justin Herbert and busts including Mitchell Trubisky. One NFL …
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