247Sports Michigan coach Sherrone Moore picked up his first significant win on the recruiting trail by flipping four-star safety commit Ivan Taylor from Notre Dame. Taylor committed to the Fighting Irish in December 2023 but flipped after taking an official visit to Michigan last month. Taylor is the son of former NFL defensive back Ike Taylor, who won two Super …
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Jets’ Jermaine Johnson II ‘really trying to be an apex predator,’ dominate on defense
Getty Images The New York Jets haven’t posted a winning record since 2015, but that could change in 2024. Aaron Rodgers is back under center following the torn Achilles he suffered in last year’s season opener, and he has the backing of one of the best defenses in the NFL. Last year, the Rodgers-less Jets offense scored the fewest offensive …
Read More »Joe Burrow suggests how to improve Pro Bowl if NFL goes to 18-game schedule
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a suggestion for boosting interest in the Pro Bowl. The NFL’s All-Star showcase is easily the worst of the four major professional sports. Players are barely interested in a competitive effort, largely fearing injury. The exhibition takes place either after the season or during the week between the conference championships and Super Bowl, when …
Read More »Poll: What Georgia football game are you most excited for?
Picking a Georgia football game that’s most attractive this year isn’t a cinch. Sure, a showdown at new SEC member Texas looms large. So does an SEC championship rematch in Tuscaloosa against Alabama. Starting the season against border rival Clemson is a spicy opener. Closing the regular season with a Friday Thanksgiving weekend game against in-state rival Georgia Tech brings …
Read More »Steelers CB Cameron Sutton suspended for first eight games of 2024 season following domestic violence arrest
Getty Images Cameron Sutton, a veteran cornerback who spent his first six seasons in Pittsburgh before spending the 2023 season with the Lions, and rejoined the Steelers on a one-year, $1.21 million contract this offseason, has been suspended for the first eight games of the 2024 season, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. The NFL came to the conclusion that …
Read More »Top 20 position-by-position rankings for 2024 NFL season: Best players at QB, WR, CB and every major spot
Getty Images As the 2024 NFL season approaches, CBS Sports is breaking down the top players at every position to see who stands as the best of the best heading into the new campaign. There was no surprise which player ranks highest amongst all quarterbacks, with that spot going to back-to-back Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City …
Read More »Michigan football lands Andrew Olesh, top-5 tight end in 2025 class
Barring something unforeseen, the Michigan football program will have a tight end selected in the NFL draft for a third consecutive year when Colston Loveland is inevitably taken. Though he’s a handful of years away from doing so himself, perhaps down the line U-M will add the name Andrew Olesh to that list of former Maize and Blue tight ends …
Read More »NFL suspends Steelers CB Cameron Sutton for 8 games following March domestic battery allegation
Cameron Sutton will be eligible for reinstatement on Oct. 29 ahead of Pittsburgh’s Week 10 game against the Washington Commanders. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Warning: This story includes details of an alleged domestic assault. The NFL suspended Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton eight games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy following allegations in March that he committed domestic battery by …
Read More »Capitals promote Chris Patrick to GM, Brian MacLellan stays president
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals named Chris Patrick as their general manager on Monday with longtime GM Brian MacLellan remaining president of hockey operations. Patrick, 48, who was also named as a senior vice president, has worked for the Capitals in various capacities since 2009 and served as assistant GM under MacLellan the past three years. The son of …
Read More »Texas A&M’s SEC Media Days representatives have been revealed
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 30: Defensive lineman Shemar Turner #5 and defensive back Dalton Brooks #25 of the Texas A&M Aggies gesture after stopping a run by running back Raheim Sanders #5 of the Arkansas Razorbacks in the fourth quarter of the Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 30, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) Next …
Read More »Commanders’ offseason grade: A big upgrade at QB filled with smaller moves
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The rebuilding — or recalibration of the Washington Commanders, as new coach Dan Quinn calls it — was never going to be a small project. There was too much work that needed to be done on a franchise that hasn’t had a winning season since 2016 and hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005. What …
Read More »Will Anderson Jr. feels he and new Texans edge rusher Danielle Hunter will ’cause a lot of havoc’
Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr., the third overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, became an immediate impact player as a pro, ranking third in the entire league in pass rush win rate (26%, according to ESPN Analytics), behind only All-Pro players like Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons and Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett. He also …
Read More »Campbell quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele announces college commitment
JAMM AQUINO / 2023 Campbell quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is the No. 1-rated recruit out of Hawaii in the Class of 2025 according to 247 Sports. 1 /1 JAMM AQUINO / 2023 Campbell quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is the No. 1-rated recruit out of Hawaii in the Class of 2025 according to 247 Sports. Campbell’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, the No. 1-ranked prospect from …
Read More »Steelers turn 91: Ranking the 20 best players in team’s history as T.J. Watt cracks list of all-time legends
Since 1972, no NFL team has been as consistently good as the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the 1970s, the Steelers were so dominant that NFL Films narrator John Facenda once said, “There are 27 teams in the National Football League, and then, there are the Pittsburgh Steelers.” From 1974-79, the Steelers won four Super Bowls in a six-year span, a feat …
Read More »Best, worst and most likely scenarios for Patriots WRs in 2024
Best, worst and most likely scenarios for Patriots WRs in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s time for more spitballin’!!! We started our Best Case/Worst Case/Most Likely Case series last week with a projection of what might be in store for Drake Maye. We are back at it again today with a look at the wide receivers, an …
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