Getty Images Aaron Rodgers is not at the New York Jets’ mandatory minicamp. And now his longtime friend and offensive coordinator, Nathaniel Hackett, is not calling plays for the team’s offense. Or at least that was the case for part of Wednesday’s practice, per SNY, during which Todd Downing took over as the play-caller during two-minute drills. It’s not entirely …

USC and LSU football fans have had very similar conversations this offseason. It’s uncanny how many parallels there are between the Trojans and the Tigers on the football field. We have made note of this: The USC-LSU game is fascinating for a number of reasons. One is that the two programs have a lot in common. They both had terrible …

USATSI When Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce decides to hang up the cleats, he will be a sure-fire Hall of Famer. He already has the most 1,000-yard seasons (7) and 100-yard receiving games (37) by a tight end all time, is just the third player to lead three Super Bowl champions in receiving yards and his 71.2 receiving …

Most teams have one or more reporters to whom they will leak self-serving explanations, whenever something controversial happens. For the Jets, one of those reporters seems to be, in my opinion, Connor Hughes of SNY. It was Hughes who, for example, pushed the team’s narrative (albeit somewhat factually inaccurate) after Colleen Wolfe of NFL Network reported/suggested/whatever that someone witnessed an …

If you’ve followed us for any amount of time at all, you know we are pretty big fans of FOX College Football analyst, Joel Klatt. He doesn’t say things to just stir the pot and instead, has unbiased, insightful thoughts about teams, players, and coaches in college football these days. It also doesn’t hurt our perception that he’s been a …

Jordan Love senses that he’ll have an extension from the Green Bay Packers soon. The Packers starting quarterback told reporters that he’s hopeful a deal will be done by the time the team opens up training camp on July 22. “Yes. That’s what I’ve heard,” Love said when asked if an extension could be completed prior to training camp.  The …

Running back Alvin Kamara didn’t attend the voluntary portions of the Saints offseason work, so he got his first full taste of new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s scheme at Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp practice. Kamara had a playbook and he was able to remain in contact with the team, but said “it’s different when you go do it.” There will be …

USC and LSU football are less than three months away from their huge 2024 season opener. As game time approaches, you will see and hear more stories about the 2003 college football season and the national title the two programs split. LSU’s 2003 defense was undeniably nasty, as we wrote a few years ago: Imagine what it would have been …

Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke called Trevor Lawrence the team’s long-term quarterback in late January and also said that a contract extension would get done at the right time. The right time could be at any point before the Jaguars open training camp in the latter part of July as negotiations are ongoing. That would be ideal, according to …

Robert Saleh has been head coach of the New York Jets for three seasons and head coach of Aaron Rodgers for one. He should know by now that any hint of drama with the Jets becomes a story, and practically anything regarding Rodgers becomes a big story. When Saleh termed Rodgers’ absence from a mandatory minicamp “unexcused” on Tuesday, he …

LSU already holds a commitment from Bryce Underwood, the top quarterback and No. 1 overall player in the 2025 cycle. But offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan and the rest of the staff are looking to lock up a signal-caller in 2026 as well. The Tigers are set to host a pair of blue-chip quarterbacks in that class that both rank …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 12, 2024, 12:40 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. There’s a time and a place for everything. The Edmonton Oilers know this because they’ve spent quite a bit of time these playoffs going all over the continent, whereas the Florida Panthers have had a different experience. A series that features …

The Steelers signed cornerback Cameron Sutton to their 90-man roster last week in the wake of Sutton entering a pretrial diversion program to resolve a domestic battery charge from March of this year. Sutton was released by the Lions after he was charged, but the Steelers knew Sutton from the six years he spent with the team before moving on …

Tennessee football and head coach Josh Heupelreceived a commitment from 2025 prospect Jayden Loftin. Loftin, an edge rusher, announced his commitment Wednesday. He also had offers from Syracuse, WisconsinWisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina, Minnesota and Penn State. He is a four-star prospect and native of Somerville, New Jersey. Tennessee was one of three SEC schools to offer Loftin a 6-foot-4, …

Playing quarterback in the National Football League is one of the hardest things to do in professional sports. That’s why there is so much volatility at the position in terms of year-to-year production, even for the NFL’s best. Just look at Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He won the league’s MVP award in 2022 after leading the NFL in …