Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode, Charles McDonald is joined by Frank Schwab to predict how the worst six teams in the NFL will fare in 2024. They start the show by reacting to the latest news on two major wide receiver contract extensions. They speculate if the Cincinnati Bengals …
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Three Alabama opponents have top-10 ranked secondaries
The 2024 college football season won’t be easy for the Alabama Crimson Tide. The program will be without legendary head coach Nick Saban for the first time in nearly two decades, and the regular season schedule won’t do the team any favors as a handful of tough matchups will test the Tide. New head coach Kalen DeBoer has gone up …
Read More »Steelers committed to team policy of not negotiating in-season
Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward has made clear he wants a new contract, but unless the Steelers get it completed before the season starts, it won’t happen this year. The Steelers have a hard and fast no-negotiations-during-the-season policy. General Manager Omar Khan recently confirmed during an appearance on 93.7 The Fan that the Steelers will cease all contract talks once the …
Read More »CBS Sports predicts breakout year from Penn State transfer addition A.J. Harris
Penn State has had many talented defensive backs come through the program in recent years, and one of their newest additions in the secondary is getting love as a potential breakout star. A.J. Harris joined the Nittany Lions after one year at Georgia where he could not get consistent playing time. Georgia’s secondary is one of the deepest in the …
Read More »Ravens’ Lamar Jackson to have more control of the offense in 2024; here’s what to expect from the reigning MVP
Last season, the Baltimore Ravens finished with one of the NFL’s best offenses. Lamar Jackson and Co. racked up the sixth-most yards in the NFL, as well as the fourth-most points. They ranked fourth in FTN’s DVOA and tied for eighth in Tru Media’s version of EPA per play. The season ended with Jackson capturing the second MVP award of …
Read More »Connor Williams landing spots: Former Cowboys, Dolphins OL talking to multiple teams about a deal, per report
Another notable NFL player is expected to sign somewhere before the start of the 2024 season. Connor Williams, a veteran interior offensive lineman who played previously for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, is currently speaking with multiple teams as he looks to pick his new team before training camp, via ESPN. Williams, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury in …
Read More »Cover 3 Podcast’s Bud Elliott says ‘cakewalk’ schedule has Iowa back in Big Ten title game mix
In the first season with the West Coast arrivals, can the Iowa Hawkeyes make what would be considered an improbable return to the Big Ten Championship game? In a recent episode, Cover 3 Podcast host Bud Elliott made a case for why Iowa might be a team to watch in the 2024 Big Ten Championship game hunt. “Iowa. Iowa’s way …
Read More »Amari Cooper holdout: Browns general manager addresses Pro Bowl receiver’s contract situation
At this point, it would be easier to name the starting AFC North wideouts who actually participated in their team’s respective spring workouts. Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins didn’t take part in OTAs because of their desire to receive new contracts. Like Higgins, Cleveland’s Amari Cooper decided to skip both OTAs and mandatary minicamp as he looks to receive …
Read More »Dolphins cut WR Mathew Sexton to make room for Calais Campbell
The Dolphins made official the signing of defensive lineman Calais Campbell, announcing the move Tuesday. To make room for Campbell on the roster, the Dolphins cut wide receiver Mathew Sexton. Sexton signed with the Dolphins on Jan. 17. He entered the NFL with the Steelers on March 31, 2021. In 2023, he had stints on the practice squads of the …
Read More »Ohio State football offers 2026 edge defender
The Ohio State football staff has been hot on the recruiting trail and everyday we get a few more nuggets of news whether it be bad or good. Tuesday, we were introduced to another offer and another recruit primed to rise up the boards. Derek Colman-Brusa is four-star edge rusher in the class of 2026 from the state of Washington. …
Read More »Vancouver Canucks secure eight-year deal with Filip Hronek
Jun 18, 2024, 06:08 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Filip Hronek on an eight-year contract, general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Tuesday. The deal carries an average-annual value of $7.25 million for a standout blueliner who was a key cog in the Canucks’ rise to becoming a division champion this season. Playing under coach …
Read More »Cowboys sign DB Gareon Conley
The Cowboys have added another player from the UFL and this one happens to be a former NFL first-round pick. Dallas announced on Tuesday that the club has signed defensive back Gareon Conley. Conley, 28, was a Raiders first-round pick in 2017 and appeared in 23 games for the club before he was traded to the Texans in October of …
Read More »Curtis Lofton officially promoted to General Manager of Oklahoma Football
Nothing says 2024 in college football like the term “general manager” popping up at programs all over the country. Previously only really seen at the professional ranks in sports, it’s one more thing that is different in the new world of college athletics. The Oklahoma Sooners football program officially has one of their own leading the charge in Norman. Curtis …
Read More »Cowboys sign two ex-UFL players: CB Gareon Conley and LB Willie Harvey Jr.
After the success of former USFL players Kavontae Turpin and Brandon Aubrey on the Cowboys’ special teams, Dallas is dipping back into the spring football talent pool — this time to bolster its defense. The Cowboys have reportedly signed linebacker Willie Harvey Jr., who was named to the All-UFL team after leading the new league with 76 total tackles for …
Read More »Falcons to sign OT Jaryd Jones-Smith
The Falcons are signing free agent offensive lineman Jaryd Jones-Smith, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Jones-Smith played with the St. Louis Battlehawks in the UFL this spring and made the All-UFL team. He previously played for the Battlehawks in the XFL. Jones-Smith entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Pittsburgh in 2018, signing with …
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