Michael Penix Jr.’s draft stock appears to be on the rise in the weeks ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Washington quarterback is “pretty likely” to be a first-round pick and “likely” to be selected with one of the first 16 picks in the draft, NFL Media reported Thursday.  Penix Jr. might have helped his draft status at Washington’s …

HENDERSON, Nev. — Matt Holt pecked his keyboard, quickly calling up information to make his point. His screen lit up with wagering information regarding a late-season Monday Night Football game. Listed were approximately 3,000 prop bets. Proposition bets are micro-wagers that can be placed on everything from how long it takes a vocalist to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” to how …

At this point of the NFL Draft process, the discussion, deservedly so, has become almost exclusively about the quarterbacks at the top. But not discussed enough is just how uniquely talented the top of this draft is aside from the quarterback position. An effective way to project players, especially what their roles and styles may be in the NFL, is to …

A six-vehicle car crash this past weekend in Dallas led to a police search for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, according to the Dallas Morning News.  Rice released a statement on social media Wednesday, via ESPN, apologizing for the situation and saying he takes “full responsibility for my part in this matter:” “Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding …

Georgia target Matt Zollers, the No. 8 quarterback in the class of 2025, committed to Missouri on Thursday. Zollers (6-foot-4, 205 pounds) chose the Tigers over the Bulldogs, Penn State and Pittsburgh. UGA hosted Zollers on Monday, but his visit ultimately didn’t lead to a commitment. Zollers plays for Spring-Ford High School in Royersford, Penn. He threw for 2,917 passing …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 4, 2024, 03:11 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The New Jersey Devils signed one of the top college free agents Thursday, with Western Michigan forward Dylan Wendt joining them on a two-year contract. Wendt will initially join the Utica Comets, the Devils’ AHL affiliate, on an AHL amateur tryout …

Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi never even considered becoming a football player. He played soccer and basketball like the rest of his classmates … right up until he came across the NFL via YouTube. “I never knew anything about football. I grew up playing soccer and basketball,” Ndubuisi said this week. “My first-ever video about the NFL …

There are coaches that are hands on and then there is flat-out hands coaching. Notre Dame linebackers coach Max Bullough is clearly part of the later. Bullough, who was on the Cleveland Browns roster as recently as 2018, has climbed the coaching ladder since getting into the profession.  After being a graduate assistant at Cincinnati and Alabama from 2019-2022, Bullough …

Russell Wilson is off and running with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Instead of waiting for OTAs to get started, Wilson and several of his new teammates recently worked out together in San Diego. Wilson trained and worked through routes with Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth and receivers Calvin Austin III and Van Jefferson, who like Wilson was signed by Pittsburgh this offseason.  …

Former NFL tight end Vernon Davis is dealing with tragedy this week after the death of his brother Vontae, who passed away on Monday at the age of 35.  Police haven’t released very many details about the situation, but Vernon did share a new piece of information during an interview with the Daily Mail this week. According to Vernon, it appears that …

Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier will not travel with the team for at least the first two contests of its four-game road trip due to an upper-body injury. Couturier, who was listed as day-to-day, will sit out against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday and Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. The Flyers (36-29-11, 83 points) have dropped five in a row …

Mizzou’s Class of 2025 is off with a bang. On Thursday afternoon, Missouri football secured a commitment from Matt Zollers, a four-star quarterback in the Class of 2025, making him the first player to commit to Eli Drinkwitz and the Tigers’ next recruiting class. Zollers is the No. 8-ranked quarterback in his class, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, the No. 78-ranked …

Getty Images While the Buffalo Bills’ decision on Wednesday to trade Stefon Diggs caught most everybody by surprise, Tom Brady had long envisioned this move coming to fruition.  Two years ago, during Capital One’s The Match involving himself and fellow quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, Brady alluded that the Bills’ quarterback will lose his top receiver after …

The Raiders may be taking a quarterback early in the draft and they are set to spend time with another possible addition on Friday. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Bo Nix is scheduled for a visit with the team. Former Washington quarterback Michael Penix also visited with the team this week. Nix spent the last two seasons at Oregon …

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss football practice will be open to the public Saturday for its annual spring game. The day will be a peek behind the curtain of what the Golden Eagles have been working on this spring as they attempt to recover after last season’s 3-9 campaign. The M.M. Roberts Stadium gates open at 9:30 a.m., with the event …