Warner believes Greenlaw was on Super Bowl MVP path before injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Injuries can change the destiny of any NFL game. Star 49ers linebacker Fred Warner is of the idea that Dre Greenlaw, if it weren’t for his unfortunate torn left Achilles, could have been Super Bowl LVIII MVP. “Obviously what happened to him …
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Cincinnati high school football’s top 25 recruits in the class of 2027
Even though the 2027 graduation year is a long way away, the following high school football players have already had improbable success, most playing football against legal adults as 14- or 15-year-olds. Some have garnered major college offers from Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and others. Most are champing at the bit get out on the field and show even further that …
Read More »How a Jordan Love film session sparked Josh Jacobs’ early interest in Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Josh Jacobs was sitting in his Las Vegas Raiders meeting when the Jordan Love film came on. A running back … watching opposing quarterback film? This clip was so spectacular that then-head coach Josh McDaniels queued it for the entire team to watch as the Raiders prepared for the Green Bay Packers last October. With 12:21 …
Read More »Paul Finebaum absolutely roasts Ryan Day for Ohio State failures vs. Michigan
Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, ESPN SEC and college football analyst Paul Finebaum was the biggest Michigan football hater. But after Jim Harbaugh proved him wrong by winning three consecutive Big Ten championships, as well as a national championship, Finebaum has refocused his energy on someone else. Ohio State and Ryan Day. Day was featured on ESPN …
Read More »Chase Young will participate “in some form of practice” on the first day of camp
The Saints will get to see defensive end Chase Young on the field Wednesday. Coach Dennis Allen said Tuesday that Young will participate “in some form of practice” when training camp opens. Young spent the offseason recovering from neck surgery. Young, 25, signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the Saints on March 18, a day before it was revealed …
Read More »Michigan State football in middle of pack in returning starters in the Big Ten
With football season on the horizon, fans are gearing up for a new year and challenges surrounding the Big Ten and college football season. It is at the point of the year, especially with the Big Ten media poll coming out, that fans are comparing Big Ten schools against one another. One category to rank the schools is the number …
Read More »Sunday Ticket trial, Day 6: Brian Rolapp testimony
I’ve made it to page 1,154 of the Sunday Ticket trial transcript. I still have 1,352 to go. The bulk of the sixth day of the trial featured live testimony from NFL Chief Media and Business Officer Brian Rolapp. The case focuses on whether the NFL, acting as 32 independent businesses, improperly fixed the price of Sunday Ticket at a …
Read More »5-star wing in serious contact with Michigan State basketball, according to reports
Michigan State appears to be in the mix for one of the top seniors in the 2025 recruiting class, Dwayne Aristode. Aristode is a 6-foot-7 wing that plays at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, but is originally from The Netherlands. He is a 5-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite rankings. According to 247Sports, Aristode is being recruited heavily by …
Read More »Juszczyk reveals possible NFC West suitor had he been cut by 49ers
Juszczyk reveals possible NFC West suitor had he been cut by 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In March, the 49ers restructured fullback Kyle Juszczyk’s contract, saving the team $1.75 million in cap space. Though Juszczyk admitted to being “hurt” by the team’s request for a pay cut, he ultimately accepted the salary decrease. Recently, the NFL’s highest-paid …
Read More »Utah State, ex-NMSU football player Andre Seldon Jr. dies in apparent cliff-diving accident
Utah State football player Andre Seldon Jr., who was formerly at New Mexico State University, died in an apparent cliff-diving accident, the school announced Saturday night. According to the university, Seldon’s body was located at 9:05 p.m. MT by the Utah Department of Public Safety’s dive team after a search began earlier in the day for a man who was …
Read More »Kyle Shanahan confirms Bill Belichick turned down offer to join 49ers coaching staff
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick did receive an offer to join the staff of the defending NFC champion and Super Bowl runner-up San Francisco 49ers last spring, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed in a recent interview. On the latest episode of “The TK Show” podcast, Shanahan shared the details of the proposal he threw out to …
Read More »Why 49ers’ backup QB battle is underrated training camp storyline
Why 49ers’ backup QB battle is underrated training camp storyline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — As 49ers training camp begins, there’s no controversy surrounding San Francisco’s starting quarterback job in late July for the first time in years — but the backup spot is an entirely different story After Sam Darnold’s free agency departure to …
Read More »WATCH: Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day speaks at Big Ten media days
Nothing says that college football is right around the corner like watching all of the pomp and circumstance involved with the conferences’ media events to kick off the season. On that note, 2024 Big Ten media days officially kicked off on Tuesday and will run through Wednesday. Each day, six head coaches will take their turn at the podium and …
Read More »Why 49ers’ backup QB battle is a critical training camp storyline
Why 49ers’ backup QB battle is a critical training camp storyline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — As 49ers training camp begins, there’s no controversy surrounding San Francisco’s starting quarterback job in late July for the first time in years — but the backup spot is an entirely different story After Sam Darnold’s free agency departure …
Read More »The present and future of Notre Dame quarterback have a fantastic relationship
It says a lot about a player who will never actually be teammates with another, treating them like they are already in the room. That’s exactly the case with projected Irish starting quarterback Riley Leonard and 2025 commit Deuce Knight. It’s highly unlikely they will ever share a quarterback room together in South Bend, but that hasn’t stop their relationship. …
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