Monthly Archives: June 2024

Packers’ coaches emphasizing footwork and fundamentals with Jordan Love

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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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