Odell Beckham Jr. is on his fourth team in four years, joining the Miami Dolphins this offseason. Beckham played with the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams in 2021, missed the 2022 season due to an ACL injury and was on the Baltimore Ravens in 2023. He signed a one-year deal with Miami, an AFC contender with a lot of …
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Netflix announces 10-part Jerry Jones documentary series, promising ‘definitive story’ of Cowboys owner
Getty Images Netflix didn’t just score both of the NFL’s 2024 Christmas games, hosting a Dec. 25 doubleheader featuring the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The streaming service will also tell “the definitive story” of famed Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in an upcoming documentary series, according to the NFL. A joint production with NFL Films and Skydance …
Read More »Clemson coach Dabo Swinney explains why Tigers took no players from the transfer portal
Clemson joined Army, Navy and Air Force as the four Bowl Subdivision programs to not land a transfer in the 2024 cycle. The problem is the three service academies don’t take transfer. The Tigers can. Coach Dabo Swinney attempted to add an offensive lineman during the winter cycle, pursuing four of them, but all chose different schools. Clemson lost 10 players …
Read More »Young laments 49ers squandering favorable path to Super Bowl
Young laments 49ers squandering favorable path to Super Bowl originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers might have had their clearest path to the Super Bowl in recent memory last season, but came up short. Yet again. And their path back to the big game won’t get any easier in 2024. Former 49ers quarterback Steve Young joined 95.7 …
Read More »Finding ways Texas can limit Michigan’s effectiveness in Week 2
The Texas Longhorns again face a blue blood in a premier nonconference matchup in Week 2. This season’s matchup features a road battle against the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan won a national title last season. It did so under the radar despite consistently making close battles seem out of reach. The Wolverines are comfortable in close matchups. Perhaps the confidence comes …
Read More »Bears remain undeniable favorites for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ offseason documentary despite Giants’ inclusion
Bears remain undeniable favorites for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ offseason documentary despite Giants’ inclusion originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HBO and NFL Films announced Wednesday they will release a new version of the notable offseason documentary “Hard Knocks” on July 2 with the Giants as the prime subject for the show. No, this is not the notorious “offseason” version of …
Read More »SEC Network’s Peter Burns has Georgia, Texas as top SEC teams
Texas might still have a target on its back after leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. One SEC football analyst believes the Longhorns begin the season atop the conference with Georgia. SEC Network’s Peter Burns heaped plenty of praise on head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team on Mike Griffith’s “On The Beat” podcast. According to Burns, Texas looks like …
Read More »Latest NFL schedule leaks and rumors, plus international games unveiled and one schedule wish for each team
Happy midweek, everyone! And Happy NFL Schedule Release Day! John Breech is busy scouring all corners of the internet for any Bengals-related leaks and rumors he can find, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest from around the NFL. This is the Pick Six newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do yourself a favor …
Read More »After 2023 debacle, have the Jets built a disaster-proof roster?
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Someone in the NFL scheduling office must hate the New York Jets. The league has scheduled Aaron Rodgers & Co. to open their season on Monday night — and against a San Francisco 49ers team that now features pass-rusher Leonard Floyd. Why does that matter? Floyd, then with the Bills, sacked Rodgers during a Monday …
Read More »First impressions of Joe Milton’s ‘cannon’ arm at Patriots minicamp
First impressions of Joe Milton’s ‘cannon’ arm at Patriots minicamp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Joe Milton faces an uphill battle to see the field in New England with veteran Jacoby Brissett and No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye ahead of him on the Patriots’ quarterback depth chart. But Milton does have one thing going for him: He can …
Read More »Dabo Swinney, Lincoln Riley, Ryan Day among top-25 college football coaches facing pressure in 2024 season
CBS Sports capped its 2024 Power Four coach rankings with the release of Wednesday’s top 25, highlighting the upper echelon of coaches at the highest level of college football. This year’s list features several new names after Nick Saban’s retirement and Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL left some huge vacancies near the top. Georgia’s Kirby Smart was a natural …
Read More »Agent’s Take: Four meaningful concessions players should seek from NFL before accepting 18-game regular season
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell floated the idea of an 18-game regular season during a recent appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” He envisioned a reduction to two preseason games from the three exhibition contests NFL teams currently play, a second bye week during the regular season and the Super Bowl being held on Presidents’ Day weekend. Playing 18 regular-season games …
Read More »Bears schedule leaks tracker: Rumors, official announcements and reports for 2024 season
Bears schedule leaks tracker: Rumors, official announcements and reports for 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears and the rest of the other 31 teams in the NFL will hit send on their long-awaited schedule release videos on Wednesday night, starting at 7 p.m. But as is tradition, games have started to leak out, whether they be …
Read More »Reports: Former five-star defensive back Cormani McClain transferring to Florida from Colorado
The 2024 college football season will be a pivotal one for Billy Napier. He got a boost this week with cornerback Cormani McClain, a former top-rated high school recruit who spent last season at Colorado, committing to play for Florida, according to multiple reports Wednesday. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Lakeland, Florida native, who made headlines last year …
Read More »Cowboys DC Mike Zimmer expecting bounce-back season from DT Mazi Smith
Defensive tackle Mazi Smith had a quiet rookie season for the Dallas Cowboys after they selected him late in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But a change in defensive coordinator means a fresh start for the former Michigan star. “Obviously, he was a high draft pick, and I heard that he kinda struggled a little bit last …
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