There is so much going on during the busy month of June that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE RUMOR MILLS: Midwest | National MORE GORNEY: QB Dominoes | Elite 11 ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …
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Broncos hire David Shaw: Here’s what led to the ex-Stanford head coach joining Denver’s front office
Getty Images The Denver Broncos have added a notable name to their front office, as the team announced Thursday that general manager George Paton has tabbed former Stanford head coach David Shaw as a senior personnel executive. For the first time since 2005, Shaw is back in the NFL. Shaw actually interviewed for the Broncos’ vacant head coaching position in 2023 …
Read More »Perpetually overlooked Eagle takes his place on most important list
Perpetually overlooked Eagle takes his place on most important list originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season. 25. Brandon Graham24. Nakobe Dean23. Milton Williams It’s hard to believe but Milton Williams is already entering Year 4 of …
Read More »Transfer cornerbacks provide much-needed experience
Jun. 20—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois football staff mined the transfer portal with intent this offseason. Real positions of need to address. Like offensive and defensive line. The former was a position Illini coach Bret Bielema said he would never be caught short on again. The latter will have all three of last year’s starters, led by second-round pick Johnny Newton, …
Read More »Kyler Murray on Marvin Harrison Jr., Cardinals’ potential: ‘Sky’s the limit’
Eric Williams NFC West Writer Entering his sixth NFL season, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray isn’t shying away from lofty goals. “Every year it’s to win a Super Bowl,” Murray told reporters at minicamp. “I don’t play for any other reason.” The 26-year-old signal-caller is one of only five players left on Arizona’s roster since the team selected him No. …
Read More »Jaguars signing Denzel Mims: Former second-round pick added to crowded wide receiver room, per report
USATSI The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t waste much time taking Denzel Mims off the unemployment line, agreeing to a contract with the veteran wide receiver days after he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers (per ESPN). Mims, a 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 …
Read More »Iowa Hawkeyes crack top 20 of ESPN’s college football future power rankings
Every year ESPN puts together its college football future power rankings. ESPN’s college football future power rankings is not a one-year projection. Instead, it sets out to predict the best in college football during the next three seasons (2024, 2025, 2026). To help put together the rankings, ESPN comprises three categories of college football future power rankings: quarterbacks, defenses and …
Read More »NFL players entering a make-or-break 2024 season: Multiple first-rounders, former All-Pro WR headline list
With how rapid and widespread NFL rosters are turned over every year, everyone’s always in a make-or-break season. But there are some players more under the microscope than others, for a variety of different reasons. Let’s break down those in serious make-or-break scenarios by situation before their critical 2024 seasons begin. Former early picks in danger of being busts The …
Read More »Denzel Mims to sign with Jaguars
It didn’t take Denzel Mims long to find a new team. After he was cut by the Steelers earlier this week, Mims has agreed to sign with the Jaguars, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mims, 26, spent much of last season on Pittsburgh’s practice squad and signed a futures deal with the club after the season ended. A Jets second-round …
Read More »2025 in-state offensive lineman commits to Tennessee football
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and the Vols’ coaching staff received a commitment for its 2025 recruiting class. Offensive lineman Nic Moore announced his commitment on Thursday. “First, I would like to thank God for making this all possible because through him I am blessed to have this opportunity,” Moore said. “I would also like to thank all the coaches …
Read More »Top running backs in Prisco’s Top 100 list for 2024: Plenty of omissions after Christian McCaffrey
Getty Images Ranking season is in full swing around the NFL, none bigger than Pete Prisco’s Top 100 list. Prisco ranks the elite players in the NFL every June, with some controversy, of course (this is a rankings list, after all). The running backs take center stage next. Who did Prisco rank as his top running backs in the league? …
Read More »Biggest Eagles questions by position: Offense
Biggest Eagles questions by position: Offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles are now into their down time with about a month before they report for training camp on July 23. While this team seems talented enough to compete for a Super Bowl, there are plenty of questions to be answered in training camp this summer. Here are …
Read More »No. 1 RB recruit visiting the University of Georgia
The No. 1 running back recruit in the class of 2026, Savion Hiter, is visiting the Georgia Bulldogs football program. Hiter plays high school football for Woodberry Forest School in Woodbery Forest, Virginia. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound running back is the top-ranked recruit in Virginia, per Rivals. Hiter is also considered the No. 26 recruit in the country, which means that …
Read More »Seven key takeaways from Prisco’s Top 100 list for 2024: Aaron Rodgers hype is back, 49ers cream of the crop
Identifying the top players in the NFL is one thing. Sorting all the stars into a rundown of the Top 100 is another. Yet that’s what CBS Sports Senior Writer Pete Prisco has done in advance of the 2024 season. Which players made — or missed — the cut? You can check out the entire Top 100 pecking order right …
Read More »Big NFL stars film gladiator-themed Pepsi commerical
“Joey, do you like commercials about gladiators?” If you do, you’re soon to be in luck. Via Terry Lefton of Sports Business Journal, several major NFL stars recently traveled to Canada for a “gladiator-themed” Pepsi commercial. (“Drink Pepsi, you’ll feel like you’ve been stabbed impaled by a spear in the stomach“?) The NFL players in the spot include Bills quarterback …
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