USATSI Last season, Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco won the Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year award. Signed by the Browns midseason, Flacco eventually took over as the team’s starting quarterback for the stretch run, completing 60.3% of his passes at an average of 7.9 yards per attempt, while throwing 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions during a 4-1 run …
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Steelers to waive Denzel Mims
The Steelers are moving on from one of their receivers. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, Pittsburgh is waiving Denzel Mims. A Jets second-round pick in 2020, Mims was traded to the Lions in July of last year. He was waived midway through August with an injury designation and signed with Pittsburgh’s practice squad in October. Mims did not appear …
Read More »One historic Texas team among the most influential in CFB history
Baseball may have a reputation as America’s pastime, but football is king in this country. Rutgers and New Jersey, now known as Princeton, played the first recorded collegiate football game on Nov. 6, 1869, and over the following 150+ years, the sport has rapidly changed. In recent years, we have seen some monumental changes to the sport such as Name, …
Read More »New York Rangers put depth forward Barclay Goodrow on waivers
Jun 18, 2024, 03:27 PM ET The New York Rangers put Barclay Goodrow on waivers Tuesday, the first step of an offseason plan to clear salary cap space and prime for another deep playoff run. Goodrow is signed for three more seasons at an annual cap hit of $3.6 million. That comes off the books if one of the NHL’s …
Read More »Fantasy Football Today: Player outlooks for 10 late-round wider receivers available at the end of your drafts
The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …
Read More »Owner Arthur Blank, former QB Matt Ryan to be inducted into Falcons Ring of Honor
Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons announced on Tuesday that owner and chairman Arthur Blank along with former quarterback Matt Ryan will be the newest inductees into the franchise’s Ring of Honor. This is the first time in 15 years that the club will have a two-person class with the last time occurring in 2008 when Mike Kenn and Claude Humphrey …
Read More »Alabama football, Kalen DeBoer land commitment in 2025 offensive tackle Jackson Lloyd
Four-star offensive tackle Jackson Lloyd has committed to Alabama football, Lloyd told On3 on Tuesday. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound prospect from Carmel High School in Carmel, California becomes the second offensive tackle in the Crimson Tide’s 2025 cycle, alongside Mal Waldrep, who committed to Alabama on June 11. BREAKING: Elite 2025 OT Jackson Lloyd has Committed to Alabama, he tells me …
Read More »Steelers waiving former second-round WR who ended up never playing for the team, per report
Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly parting ways with one of their wide receivers, as NFL Media reports the club is waiving Denzel Mims. The former second-round pick of the New York Jets signed with the Steelers practice squad last year, but did not appear in a game. Last offseason, the Jets traded the Baylor product, plus a future …
Read More »Cowboys to sign UFL’s leading tackler after finding gems in previous spring league players, per report
Following the Dallas Cowboys’ inactive “all-in” offseason that transformed into the spring of “get it done with less,” the team has been on the hunt for remaining free agents to fill out the margins of their 90-man roster ahead of training camp in late July. They will look to beef up their depth on defense with St. Louis Battlehawks inside linebacker …
Read More »Notre Dame Football Freshmen Earn National Recognition
Each year the National Football Foundation names a Team of Distinction of high school student-athletes that soar not just on the field, but in everything away from it including academics and community service. This year a pair incoming Notre Dame freshmen earned the status, making them of just 84 young men nationally to earn the distinction. The 84 were trimmed …
Read More »Georgia football offers 4-star Buford standout DL
The Georgia Bulldogs have been on a recent recruiting hot streak with the class of 2025. That has not stopped head coach Kirby Smart and his staff from extending scholarship offers to several members of the class of 2026. Georgia’s latest scholarship offer is to four-star defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright. Perry-Wright, who is a member of the class of 2026, …
Read More »USC, Ole Miss cancel home-and-home football series in 2025, 2026
The USC and Ole Miss football programs have canceled their home-and-home series, originally scheduled for 2025 and 2026. Lane Kiffin won’t coach against USC. Michael Katz, a USC alumnus who covers Ole Miss sports for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, noted the Kiffin angle in his report: “Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin served as USC’s head coach from 2010-2013, …
Read More »Cowboys’ Jerry Jones takes jab at Bengals during testimony in court at NFL’s Sunday Ticket trial
Getty Images There is no such thing as an “offseason” for the NFL, and that’s especially true this year. The NFL’s Sunday Ticket package, which is the only way for football fans to watch non-prime-time games out of market, is being called into question in a class-action lawsuit filed by subscribers, and some of the biggest names in the NFL …
Read More »Texas Tech lands Houston-area OL Patrick McMath
Texas Tech continues to capitalize on their official visit weekends. The Red Raiders have landed a commitment from Katy (Texas) offensive lineman Patrick McMath, who visited this past weekend. McMath chose Texas Tech over offers from Baylor, Arizona, Houston, Pitt, and SMU, among others. This embedded content is not available in your region. Houston appeared to be in a good …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes headlines Pete Prisco’s Top 100 Players of 2024; more fuel to Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors
Hello, fine people of the internet and welcome back to the Pick Six newsletter. It’s your friend Tyler Sullivan here to get you caught up on all the latest news in the NFL on this beautiful Tuesday. Why is it beautiful you ask? Well, my Boston Celtics won the NBA title last night, so I am in a particularly great …
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