Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman BJ Thompson has been released from hospital after suffering from a seizure and cardiac arrest in a team meeting. Thompson, 25, received CPR from the Chiefs’ staff before being taken to hospital on Thursday. “The family thanks everyone for their prayers and want to especially thank the Chiefs medical and training staff for their rapid …

Yes, high school sports season is finished. But high school recruiting season is just kicking off. A fresh flurry of rising seniors on the gridiron announced college football commitments in recent days in Northeast Florida, with more expected in the coming months for one of the Jacksonville area’s most anticipated recruiting classes in years. Here’s a look at the recent …

EA Sports Christian McCaffrey reset the running back market with a record contract extension this offseason. Now, the San Francisco 49ers star has added another historic notch to his belt: “Madden” cover athlete. EA Sports announced Tuesday that McCaffrey, the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, will be the featured star of “Madden NFL 25,” becoming the first 49ers player …

EA Sports has revealed the cover athlete for its Madden NFL 25 game. San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey will get the prized spot on the cover of the enormously popular video game. McCaffrey led the NFL with 1,459 rushing yards last season and scored 14 touchdowns. He also led NFL running backs with seven receiving touchdowns while catching …

Wisconsin top class of 2025 interior offensive line target Hardy Watts canceled official visits to Boston College and Duke on Monday. Having just wrapped up his official visit weekend with the Badgers, Watts was slated to visit Duke this coming weekend and BC at some point in June. He took an official visit to Clemson on May 31 and will …

PHILADELPHIA — Mandatory minicamp has come to a close for the Philadelphia Eagles, who head into the summer with pretty high expectations for the 2024 season. The Eagles are looking to avenge last season’s collapse and make the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, with Jalen Hurts seeking a bounce-back season as well.  There’s a lot of …

The Georgia Bulldogs have lost a commitment from four-star athlete Derrek Cooper. Cooper was committed to Georgia football for under a week. The talented four-star announced his commitment to Georgia over Alabama, Florida State, and Miami just a few days ago. Cooper, who is a member of the class of 2026, is projected to play running back in college. Cooper …

We are now just three months away from the return of NFL football, and the 2024 season is chock full of intriguing storylines. How far can Aaron Rodgers take the New York Jets? Will C.J. Stroud really make the Houston Texans a Super Bowl contender? Can the Detroit Lions overtake the San Francisco 49ers as the premier NFC squad?  Our …

At the end of the 2022 season, Trevor Lawrence was an ascending star on an ascending team. He’d directed an outrageous comeback win against the Chargers in the Wild Card round, passing for 288 yards and four TDs, then his Jaguars had given the eventual champion Chiefs a mild scare the following week. By the end of the 2023 season, …

If you ask a Notre Dame fan who their biggest rival is they’ll answer Southern Cal. If you ask a Michigan fan the same they’ll say the team down south. However, if you ask them about each other, most things that are said aren’t going to be very complimentary.  Heck, the two dislike each other so much that they’ve both …

Quarterbacks move the needle more than most in the NFL. It’s why guys like Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and even Jared Goff are among the game’s highest-paid players. But what happens if the top signal-caller goes down? Injuries are inevitable in football, and sometimes the teams well equipped for quarterback emergencies are the ones who end up in the ultimate …

Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals offense has, for the last few years, been built around star quarterback Joe Burrow throwing the ball to his two star wide receivers: Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. When the trio has all been healthy, the Bengals have been among the league’s elite units. During the three seasons they have played together, Chase has 268 …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have offered a South Dakota tight end a scholarship. Cooper Terwilliger is a class of 2027 prospect from T.F. Riggs High School out of Pierre, South Dakota. The tight end earned the scholarship after his performance at Nebraska’s football camp last weekend. Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Marcus Satterfield extended the offer to him. The Cornhuskers …

Getty Images Four days after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest, Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman BJ Thompson was released from the hospital, his agent Chris Turnage told NFL Media. Three days before this news, Turnage announced that Thompson was awake and responsive after the incredibly scary situation. “The family thanks everyone for their prayers and wants to …

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