The Stefon Diggs era in Buffalo has come to an end. The Bills finalized a blockbuster trade to send the four-time Pro Bowl receiver to the Houston Texans, the team announced on Wednesday. In exchange for Diggs, the Bills will receive a 2025 second-round pick (via Minnesota) while they will also send a 2024 sixth-rounder and a 2025 fifth-round pick …
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Why a college football ‘super league’ would face major hurdles in attempt to offset effects of realignment
A working group that includes university presidents and sports executives has its eyes set on a college football “super league” that it believes can save college football. According to The Athletic, members of “College Sports Tomorrow” (CST) have devised a plan which includes promotion and relegation, a playoff with no selection committee and a system that will take the place …
Read More »Packers seven-round 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Green Bay fills out secondary, o-line, front seven in key draft
USATSI The Green Bay Packers rebuilt the franchise around quarterback Jordan Love in the span of about a year thanks to general manager Brian Gutekunst pulling seven players who where either starters or rotational contributors as rookies in 2023. They were edge rusher Lukas Van Ness (13th overall pick), tight end Luke Musgrave (42nd overall pick), wide receiver Jayden Reed …
Read More »Randy Gregory’s deal pays $3 million base, with $2 million in incentives
Veteran pass rusher Randy Gregory has joined the Buccaneers. The terms of the deal have now emerged. Per a source with knowledge of the term, it has a base value of $3 million with up to $2 million available in incentives. Of the base amount, $2.49 million is fully guaranteed. The deal has $510,000 in per-game active roster bonuses. The …
Read More »Everything Dabo Swinney said ahead of Clemson’s spring game
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t want his team to pick up where it left off last season. The Tigers won their last five games of 2023 to salvage a 9-4 campaign after a disappointing 4-4 start. The new season, which officially begins with the team’s annual spring game Saturday, represents a blank slate and a chance for Clemson to erase …
Read More »Stefon Diggs says goodbye to Buffalo after trade: Time with Bills were ‘four of the best years of my life’
USATSI Stefon Diggs has his new NFL home, as the Buffalo Bills star was traded to the Houston Texans this week. After four consecutive Pro Bowl campaigns, Buffalo made the decision to send Diggs along with a 2024 sixth-round pick and 2025 fifth-rounder to Houston in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick. Diggs leaves Buffalo as the franchise’s fourth-leading receiver, …
Read More »Three-Point Stance: Upcoming commitments, key visits, top ACC QBs
Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman has thoughts on big upcoming commitments, key visits by top prospects and the top ACC quarterbacks next season. ***** MORE THREE-POINT STANCE: Upcoming commit wave, Ohio State, 2025 sleeper CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …
Read More »Titans seven-round 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Tennessee gives Will Levis added protection, loads up on defense
Getty Images The Tennessee Titans have been active in free agency, signing running back Tony Pollard, wide receiver Calvin Ridley and trading for cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. Brian Callahan and Ran Carthon have certainly had a successful offseason, but real contenders are built through the draft. Tennessee still has holes to fill on the offensive line and on the defensive side …
Read More »NFL mock draft: Patriots trade out of No. 3 but still get their QB, and what do Bills do after Stefon Diggs trade?
With college basketball winding down, MLB Opening Day in the rearview mirror and The Masters still days away, attention is heating up on the NFL’s marquee offseason event. Let’s make our turn toward the NFL Draft. (Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports) You love mock drafts. So do we. Let’s do another one! Free agents have signed, big trades have been swung, and …
Read More »LSU makes top 10 for 4-star 2025 linebacker Jaedon Harmon
One of the best linebackers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of finalists down to a top 10. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers have made the list. Jaedon Harmon is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound, four-star linebacker from Rome, Georgia, where he plays for Rome High School. The Rome Wolves finished the season 11-2 with a loss to …
Read More »Prototypical Patriots: Size, speed matter for Wolf-tree tight ends
Prototypical Patriots: Size, speed matter for Wolf-tree tight ends originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For a long time, putting together our Prototypical Patriots series was relatively self-explanatory. We had about two decades of drafts run by Bill Belichick to analyze what he preferred at certain positions. What were the physical or production-related thresholds he seemed to value at quarterback? …
Read More »Clemson makes the top 10 for four-star linebacker Jaedon Harmon
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are on a tear recruiting in the 2025 class and have recently landed in the top 10 of one of the top linebacker recruits in the country. Rome (Ga.) High School four-star Jaedon Harmon took to social media Wednesday to announce his top 10 schools, with Clemson making the cut. The Tigers look …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: ‘Trust the tape’ prospects who shouldn’t be overlooked despite lacking elite athletic traits
If you’re creating the perfect NFL Draft prospect, he’d be huge, with tremendous collegiate production and awe-inspiring athletic gifts. Of course, most don’t check all those boxes. Sometimes you have to trust a prospect’s film even if he’s not an athletic freak. This is the first in a two-part, annual series that examines a pair of unique subsets of every …
Read More »Southeast Spotlight: Five programs off to strong starts for 2026
Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The 2026 Rivals250 was unveiled last month and programs around the country are beginning to sort out their priorities for the next recruiting cycle. Here are five programs from the Southeast Region that are off to good starts with the 2026 class. THIS SERIES: Five East Coast programs off to strong starts for 2026 | Mid-South ***** CLASS …
Read More »Stefon Diggs traded: Bills GM says Josh Allen was aware potential swap was on the table this offseason
USATSI After four productive seasons in Buffalo, the Bills traded star wideout Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans along with a 2024 sixth-round pick and 2025 fifth-round pick in exchange for a 2025 second-rounder. It was a shocking move that raised several questions: Are the Texans now a contender? And is the Bills’ championship window closed? This trade didn’t come …
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