The Giants held their first day of 2024 Organized Team Activities (OTAs) on Monday, and starting quarterback Daniel Jones took another key step in his recovery from ACL surgery. According to Dan Salomone of Giants.com, Jones participated in seven-on-seven drills, completing passes to Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson. There is no contact permitted during this portion of the spring – …
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Dave Canales: You have to earn prime-time games
When the NFL schedule was released last week, 31 teams learned that they will be playing games in prime time this season. The Panthers were the only team to be left out of the fun. They will have a standalone game when they face the Giants in Germany on a Sunday morning in the U.S. in Week 10, but they …
Read More »EA Sports College Football 2025 coming this summer. See release date, reactions and more
After 11 years in the making, it’s finally here. There will be a college football video game for the first time in 11 years with EA Sports College Football 2025 coming out worldwide this summer. The full, nearly two-minute official trailer for this year’s installment premiered Friday across numerous social media platforms. The last installment in the franchise was back …
Read More »Ward offers encouraging injury update after offseason surgery
Ward offers encouraging injury update after offseason surgery originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers kicked off organized team activities on Monday while receiving an encouraging update regarding one of their star players. Charvarius Ward, who underwent core muscle surgery in February, revealed that his rehab is progressing well during an interview with Kay Adams on the “Up …
Read More »Transfer tracker: Florida football lands commitment from starting Arizona State WR
Florida football landed one of the top offensive players in the spring transfer portal as four-star receiver Elijah Badger committed to the Florida Gators. Badger, who visited UF last week, had 65 catches for 713 yards and 3 TDs for Arizona State last season. Overall, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Badger has posted 142 catches for 1,640 yards in three seasons at …
Read More »Fantasy Football History: Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels are rookie QBs who could pay off in Year 1
The NFL Draft is still fresh in our minds, and with that, I thought it was a good time to dig into Pro Football Reference and see just how well certain positions have performed as rookies in the fantasy era. The series started with the tight ends. Now, let’s go with the quarterbacks. The 2024 NFL Draft went down as …
Read More »Hugh Freeze gives update on Brian Battie after Auburn football RB injured in shooting
Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze gave a brief update via social media Monday morning on the status of running back Brian Battie, who was injured in a shooting in his hometown of Sarasota, Florida, over the weekend. “Auburn family. Please continue to pray for Brian Battie,” Freeze wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “There was a set back last …
Read More »Broncos LB Drew Sanders tore Achilles during offseason program
The Broncos will begin the season without Drew Sanders. The second-year linebacker tore his Achilles early in the offseason program, Mike Klis of 9News reports. The injury occurred before the draft in late April, according to Klis, and Sanders already has undergone surgery to repair it. The hope is Sanders can return sometime before the end of the season. Still, …
Read More »J.D. Pickell explains what a deep College Football Playoff run would mean to Notre Dame
We are entering year three of Marcus Freeman’s tenure as Notre Dame football’s head coach and he has yet to reach the College Football Playoff. Over the course of the first two full seasons, the Irish have improved on their record each season. Last year a high-water mark for wins was established with 10, but once again missed out on …
Read More »Doug Pederson: Trevor Lawrence ‘hopefully’ signs extension with Jaguars ‘sooner’ than later
The Jacksonville Jaguars entered offseason OTAs on Monday with a significant question looming over their upcoming season. Will quarterback Trevor Lawrence start the season with a contract extension in hand? The answer as of Monday remained uncertain. Head coach Doug Pederson attempted to shed some light when asked about the situation but didn’t offer substantial insight. “I know [Jaguars GM] …
Read More »The QB who stayed: In this transfer portal era, Utah’s Brandon Rose became an outlier
University of Utah Athletics Brandon Rose, a quarterback who has been waiting in line for playing time at the University of Utah for two years, doesn’t get it. He apparently doesn’t understand the way it works now. The transfer portal opened and closed in the fall, and he stayed put. The transfer portal opened and closed again in the spring, …
Read More »Matthew Stafford shows up for OTAs, despite contract issue
His contract issue is, by all appearances, unresolved. That didn’t prompt Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford from attending the start of 2024 OTAs. After the Rams didn’t use a first-round pick on a quarterback, Stafford’s camp leaked concerns regarding the lack of security in his contract beyond 2024. The team’s initial position was to whip up a word salad. Soon, however, …
Read More »Brandon Sosna, Sycamore HS grad, named Washington Commanders’ VP of football operations
The Washington Commanders named Brandon Sosna their senior vice president of football operations. The Sycamore High School graduate, a former chief revenue officer for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, has spent the past two seasons as the Detroit Lions’ senior director of football administration. He left University of Southern California for the Lions about two years ago, when the Trojans …
Read More »Top Oilers playoff trends, as Western Conference finals loom
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 21, 2024, 12:01 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Edmonton Oilers are headed back to the Western Conference finals, after holding on to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 of their second-round series. Edmonton’s win sets up a matchup with the Dallas Stars, who defeated the Colorado …
Read More »CeeDee Lamb is not expected to attend OTAs
As expected, CeeDee Lamb is not expected. The Cowboys begin organized team activities Tuesday, but their star receiver will continue to be a no-show at the voluntary work, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Lamb wants a contract extension and the question now is: How long does he stay away? Running back Ezekiel Elliott and right guard Zack Martin both …
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