Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens finished the 2023 regular season with the best record in the NFL, while star quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second MVP. However, Baltimore was ousted from the postseason in the AFC Championship game by the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Ravens have now recorded the second-most wins in a six-season span without …
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2024 NFL Draft: Former Ohio State TE Cade Stover talks defensive background, playing with NFL-caliber wideouts
LAS VEGAS — It’s not exactly unheard of for college football players to transition from playing defense to playing offense, but it’s not very common. Much more often, you’ll see a receiver convert to playing cornerback or a running back start playing safety. When players flip from defense to offense, it’s usually linemen. But that’s not the case for former …
Read More »Former Mahomet-Seymour football coach Frank Dutton passes away
Apr. 10—MAHOMET — Frank Dutton didn’t cast a shadow over Tom Shallenberger when Shallenberger succeeded him as Mahomet-Seymour’s football coach in 1992. Dutton wasn’t the type to keep the spotlight on himself after 21 years at the helm of the program. He knew Shallenberger, an offensive tackle on the Bulldogs’ 1977 state championship team, would handle the job on his …
Read More »Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Vegas favorites in NHLPA poll
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 10:34 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was once again named the NHL’s most complete player in the annual NHLPA poll released Wednesday. Crosby earned 38.4% of the votes for “most complete player” ahead of Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers (14.6%). In the five seasons the …
Read More »What is cooking in the recruitment of Wilnerson Telemaque? Florida three-star talks Colorado, LSU
Wilnerson Telemaque is seeing his recruitment continue to heat up, this following an impressive weekend at the Rivals Camp in Miami. A three-star defensive lineman from Monsignor Pace (Opa Locka, Florida), Telemaque had 16 total tackles and three sacks in eight games last year. He recently announced a top six of Colorado, Florida, LSU, Minnesota, Missouri and West Virginia Telemaque …
Read More »2024 Buccaneers 7-round mock draft: Tampa upgrades at center in first round
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Sustained success means different things to different franchises, but as the Bucs prepare to pick 26th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, they continue a Day 1 waiting game the team has never before known in its history. Barring a major trade, the Bucs will go four years without a top-15 pick, a first in …
Read More »Eagles finally have an opponent for season opener in Brazil
Eagles finally have an opponent for season opener in Brazil originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles finally know their opponent for the season opener in São Paulo, Brazil. In the NFL’s first-ever game in South America, the Eagles will host the Green Bay Packers. It came down to the Packers or the Browns for this game and the …
Read More »Ohio State football: What we have learned from spring practice so far
Apr. 10—COLUMBUS — Ohio State will wrap up spring football with the annual Scarlet and Gray game Saturday. Before that, the Buckeyes still have work to do with three practices this week and the annual coaches clinic. Much still seems to need to be determined before coach Ryan Day’s team is game-ready in September, but this is what we have …
Read More »Josh Allen, Jaguars reach five-year, $150 million deal, including $88 million reportedly guaranteed
Getty Images The Jaguars are making sure Josh Allen is part of their long-term plans. Jacksonville and its star pass rusher reached a a five-year, $150 million deal, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. The contract includes $88 million guaranteed, per ESPN, making Allen the third-highest paid defensive player on a per-year basis. The deal gives Allen $30 million …
Read More »UFL coach accuses NFL teams of breaking this rule with standout UFL player: ‘They’re not supposed to do that’
The UFL has only existed for two weeks and Jake Bates has already managed to make a name for himself. The Michigan Panthers kicker is drawing NFL attention after an impressive debut that saw him boot a field goal from beyond 60 yards in each of his first two games. NFL teams started to take notice of Bates after he …
Read More »UGA football spring game tickets, pregame information
Georgia’s annual G-Day spring football scrimmage will be on Saturday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Weather in Athens, Georgia, is projected to be about 70 degrees and sunny for the contest. The spring game will be televised on SEC Network+ for those unable to attend the event in person. Fans will be able to enter Sanford Stadium at 10:30 …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Sons of Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison among several prospects with professional bloodlines
imagn The 2024 NFL Draft will serve as an introduction to several prospects making the transition from college for fans, but there is a handful of names that will sound familiar. Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and others will have the opportunity to carry on their respective family legacies as professionals. Here are some of the notable prospects …
Read More »Jaguars edge rusher Josh Allen gets massive extension after getting the franchise tag
Sometimes the franchise tag works out for the player. The Jacksonville Jaguars have made a habit of signing key players to long-term deals right after tagging them. This offseason it’s edge rusher Josh Allen, who got a contract that puts him among the highest-paid non-quarterbacks in the NFL. Allen and the Jaguars agreed to a five-year, $150 million deal with …
Read More »Blue-chip 2025 WR reschedules Florida visit to Thursday
Billy Napier and Co. have been busy this month split between spring practices for the current players while also hosting potential future members of the Orange and Blue to get a gander at what the Gators are cooking in the Swamp. Four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills out of Homestead (Florida) in the 2025 cycle was supposed to make a trip …
Read More »Jaguars, OLB Josh Allen reportedly agree to five-year, $150 million deal
The Jacksonville Jaguars are retaining one of their top players for the foreseeable future. Josh Allen and the team have agreed to a five-year, $150 million deal with $88 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. The standout edge rusher’s $30 million average salary now ranks as the third-highest in the league among all defensive players, behind only 49ers DE Nick …
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