Eric Sanders, hired in January as head football coach at Braden River, has accepted the vancant head coaching position at Palmetto High School. SARASOTA – Today, Palmetto High School athletic director Bryan Wilkes is a big fan of Eric Sanders. It wasn’t always that way. When the Tigers played Braden River in football with Sanders as the Pirates’ offensive coordinator, …
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Cowboys’ Brandin Cooks says there is ‘no question’ Dak Prescott should be Dallas’ long-term QB
Getty Images Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been crystal clear about wanting Dak Prescott to be his team’s quarterback long term. Prescott himself said earlier this month that his communication with Dallas about a new has “been back and forth.” Wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who joined the team via trade from the Houston Texans last offseason, caught eight of …
Read More »Notre Dame extends offer to 2025 Massachusetts small forward
Even with the 2024-25 season months away from tipping off, Notre Dame remains focused on the distant future. After all, you need to have new players all the time in order for your program to have a future. While there are no commits for the Irish’s 2025 recruiting class yet, they’re going to do everything they can to give themselves …
Read More »Jets OC Nathaniel Hackett addresses reports that team considered changing his role: ‘I know what happened’
Getty Images If the New York Jets were considering a change in their offensive system or play-calling duties, Nathaniel Hackett knew what was going on. Hackett addressed the report that the Jets made attempts this offseason to replace him with someone who would run the show, though not with a coordinator title. The Jets offensive coordinator didn’t deny the team was …
Read More »Why health is the Jets’ biggest foe in 2024 | The Exempt List
Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Ringer’s Steven Ruiz to evaluate New York’s offseason and discuss what is in the way of the Jets’ talented roster. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View …
Read More »Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit vs. Florida is latest crazy twist in Georgia QB’s complex history
Entering just his second collegiate season, Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada’s career is already one of the most tumultuous and eventful in recent memory. He’s become the poster boy for name, image and likeness deals gone sour, a saga brought back to the forefront with Tuesday’s news that Rashada is suing Florida coach Billy Napier — among other figures associated with the …
Read More »Chargers’ Denzel Perryman: Jim Harbaugh ‘reminds me of Will Ferrell’
Linebacker Denzel Perryman is entering his second stint with the Los Angeles Chargers, but his first with Will Ferrell as head coach — or at least that’s who Jim Harbaugh reminds him of. Perryman discussed the initial impressions of his new head coach on Monday. “My first impressions of Harbaugh — I hope I don’t get in trouble for this …
Read More »NFL free agent landing spots for Ryan Tannehill and Xavien Howard, plus predicting AFC East win totals
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! If you’re looking for an excuse to visit Australia, the NFL might be giving you one in the near future. It’s looking like the league is considering the possibility of playing a game Down Under, and we’ll be going over the details of that today. We’ll also be coming up …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: Top safeties available before June 1 deadline, including Justin Simmons, Jamal Adams
NFL free agency is far in the rearview mirror at this point, as is the NFL Draft. We are now in the beginnings of the 2024 offseason program, and many rosters have already taken on something resembling their full shape. But there is one specific market where there is lot of talent still out there: the safety position. Teams spent …
Read More »Sherrone Moore explains how and why he assembled his defensive staff
When Jim Harbaugh hired Mike Macdonald prior to the 2021 season, no one knew whether or not it would pay off. The former Baltimore Ravens linebackers coach was an acolyte of then-defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, and he came to Ann Arbor to run the same system with Michigan football. Macdonald parlayed his one year with the Wolverines into the defensive …
Read More »Chiefs’ Rashee Rice won’t face charges from person over alleged assault
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won’t face charges from the injured person over his reported involvement in an alleged assault a little over a month after Rice was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges. Dallas police said Tuesday that the reporting party had signed an affidavit of non-prosecution over the incident …
Read More »‘A different vibe’: Amid upheaval and controversy, Raheem Morris looks to bring a new culture to Atlanta
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — There’s juice around this Atlanta Falcons team, a vibe that hasn’t hummed like this since the prime Julio Jones-Matt Ryan era, maybe not even since the Michael Vick days. There’s talent in the building, proven talent and young talent alike that has the on-paper ability to do some real damage in a still-weak NFC South. The …
Read More »Football: Former John Carroll star defensive lineman Wilky Denaud commits to Florida Atlantic
Wilky Denard is headed closer to home following a brief tenure in the Southeastern Conference. After two stints in the transfer portal, the former John Carroll star edge rusher is bound for Florida Atlantic University. The news was first reported by FAU Owls Nest on X. John Carroll Catholic defensive lineman Wilky Denaud is on TCPalm’s 2022 Super 11 list of …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk contract talks: 49ers, star WR not close to agreement on long-term deal, per report
Despite their desire to get a deal done, the San Francisco 49ers still aren’t close to coming to terms with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on a contract extension, according to ESPN (via Bleacher Report). Aiyuk was reportedly on the trading block prior to and during the NFL Draft, but the 49ers did not pull the trigger. The 49ers picked up Aiyuk’s …
Read More »Dolphins’ Jevon Holland on big difference between Anthony Weaver and Vic Fangio: Our new DC is ‘a good person’
Getty Images Last season, the Miami Dolphins’ defense put together a fairly lackluster performance. The Dolphins entered the 2023 campaign with a lot of talent, and after disappointing relative to expectations the year before, they brought in a new defensive coordinator in Vic Fangio — who is widely considered one of the best defensive minds in football. Yet rather than …
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