Jordan Love came on strong last season and removed any doubt that he’s the quarterback the Packers want to build their offense around, but his coaches still see areas where he can get better. Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements and head coach Matt LaFleur both spoke this offseason about the importance of Love perfecting his fundamentals. “But what we’re making …
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Four-star offensive lineman Mario Nash Jr. commits to Mississippi State football, Jeff Lebby
Four-star offensive lineman Mario Nash Jr. has committed to Mississippi State football, he announced Sunday via social media. Nash, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound offensive lineman, said in a post, “First of all, I want to thank God for blessing me with all of the opportunities I have to further my career in College Football. I also want to Thank every Coach who took …
Read More »Chiefs release Isaiah Buggs, who is now in jail after second arrest of 2024 offseason, per report
USATSI Just over a week after Isaiah Buggs was arrested for the second time this offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs have released the defensive lineman, according to NFL Media. Buggs, 27, is currently in jail while facing domestic violence and burglary charges stemming from an alleged Alabama incident earlier this month. The Chiefs had not publicly commented on Buggs’ most …
Read More »Packers name Ed Policy next team chairman, president and CEO
The Packers have found a successor to Mark Murphy. Green Bay announced on Monday that Ed Policy will be the team’s next chairman, president, and CEO. Murphy is set to retire from the role in July 2025. “Congratulations to Ed on this well-deserved promotion to what I believe is the most unique and meaningful position in the world of professional …
Read More »Austin Howard, Bartlett linebacker, flips from Vanderbilt football to Mississippi State
Austin Howard, a 3-star linebacker from Bartlett, Tennesssee flipped from Vanderbilt football to Mississippi State, he announced on social media Sunday night. Howard first said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, “I’d like to thank the entire staff at Vanderbilt, some of the greatest and realest people you’ll ever meet and the relationship I had with the coaches …
Read More »Don’t be so quick to consider Keon Coleman the Bills’ top fantasy football WR (and more heat checks)
With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis leaving the Bills, many targets have been vacated in Buffalo. Rookie Keon Coleman might already be the best interview in the league and is easy to root for, but his 7.3 YPT was the second-lowest among this year’s WR prospects, and he was never a target hog throughout college. Khalil Shakir has had his …
Read More »2025 4-star defensive end Zion Grady commits to Ohio State football
Ohio State has landed a top defensive end in the 2025 recruiting class. Four-star Alabama defensive end Zion Grady committed to Ohio State Monday according to multiple reports. He picked the Buckeyes over programs such as Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee and Georgia. Grady, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound athlete out of Enterprise, Alabama, is the No. 66 player in the 2025 …
Read More »Shaquille Leonard landing spots: Free agent linebacker ‘waiting on that opportunity’ to play in 2024
We are just weeks away from the start of training camps across the NFL and Shaquille Leonard is still a man without a team. The veteran linebacker remains on the free agent market searching for his next opportunity in the league. While the 28-year-old does seem open to continuing his career, he told reporters over the weekend that he’s also …
Read More »Iowa WR Kaleb Brown arrested on OWI charge, faces possible one-game suspension to start 2024 season
USATSI Iowa wide receiver Kaleb Brown was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and possession of a fictitious ID Sunday morning, according to 247Sports. Brown was spotted backing into a lawn near his Iowa City apartment and spinning his tires. When the police arrived, they noticed heavy damage to the front of Brown’s car, including …
Read More »Ranking top 5 NFL rookie quarterbacks by who will be most productive in 2024, with a surprise at No. 5
We had six quarterbacks selected in the first top 12 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, the first time that’s happened in NFL history. Selecting who will be the most productive at the position was not easy. These are the five quarterbacks who’ll be most productive in Year 1 in the NFL. I’m starting with an inclusion of Rattler in …
Read More »Don’t be so quick to consider Keon Coleman Bills’ top fantasy football WR (and more heat checks)
• With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis leaving the Bills, many targets have been vacated in Buffalo. Rookie Keon Coleman might already be the best interview in the league and is easy to root for, but his 7.3 YPT was the second-lowest among this year’s WR prospects, and he was never a target hog throughout college. Khalil Shakir has had …
Read More »Linebackers and secondary the Sooners strength in 2024 per PFF
It’s preview season in the world of college football, and the Oklahoma Sooners got the spotlight this past week from Pro Football Focus in their College Football Preview (subscription required). PFF gave the Sooners just a 4% chance to win the SEC this year, but did have OU No. 13 in the nation in their power rankings. Max Chadwick and …
Read More »The Boys Team of the Year features heavy hitting and no hype
Longtime Centennial football coach Mike Diggins knew before the 2023 season that there was much more to the Cougars than outsiders believed. Centennial had developed a reputation as a gang of roughnecks, bruisers who trafficked in pounding on foes. The soundtrack to the typical Centennial football game was “thud.” In his 32 years as a coach at his alma mater …
Read More »NHL draft week buzz: Top prospects, plus free agency, trades
Jun 24, 2024, 09:30 AM ET An extraordinarily compressed NHL summer continues this week: The Stanley Cup is being awarded Monday night. The NHL Awards show is Thursday. The 2024 NHL draft is Friday and Saturday. Free agency begins Monday, July 1. That comes after two significant trades took place last week: The New Jersey Devils acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom …
Read More »Jerod Mayo: Keion White is stepping forward as a leader in New England
As a second-round rookie last season, Patriots pass rusher Keion White was primarily a backup, starting only four games and playing a little less than half of the team’s defensive snaps. But the Patriots are expecting big things from him in Year Two. Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo named White when asked which player has surprised him so far, calling …
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