Aaron Rodgers was downright ticked off. The New York Jets quarterback took the snap, started to drop back — and ended up sprawled on the grass after one of his offensive linemen stepped on one of his feet. Rodgers shouted. He wasn’t hurt, but he was angry. Monday was that kind of a day, the first this summer in full …
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Jackson will miss remainder of 49ers training camp to rehab knee
Jackson will miss remainder of 49ers training camp to rehab knee originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers might need to consider adding to their defensive front with Drake Jackson’s future uncertain. Kyle Shanahan gave a less-than-positive update on the defensive end’s status on Monday after the third-year pass rusher underwent patellar tendon surgery in …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes, Kadarius Toney and Xavier Worthy debut Chiefs’ quadruple-pass play
Patrick Mahomes to Kadarius Toney, back to Mahomes, back to Toney, deep to Xavier Worthy … touchdown Kansas City. On Monday, the back-to-back Super Bowl-winning champions unveiled a new quadruple-pass play in practice involving a wild sequence that began with Mahomes and ended with his newest offensive weapon, rookie wideout Xavier Worthy. In a video posted to X, Mahomes and …
Read More »For $50, tickets remain for Ohio State football’s first four days of training camp
Tickets remain available to the public for the first four Ohio State practices of preseason camp, which opens Thursday. For $50 per practice, spectators may watch the Buckeyes at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center as they prepare for the 2024 season. Mar 7, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day talks to quarterbacks during spring football …
Read More »The highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL
A pair of quarterbacks signed new, massive contracts over the weekend, continuing to push Patrick Mahomes down the list of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks. Jordan Love inked a four-year, $220 million extension with the Green Bay Packers that includes $160.3 million guaranteed. The deal brought Love into a tie for the highest-paid quarterback in the league on an average annual …
Read More »Bad snaps, sloppy play upset Aaron Rodgers at Jets practice
The Jets broke out the pads for the first time this summer on Monday and they also got a dose of an angry Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers threw an interception that went off wide receiver Allen Lazard’s hands early in the session, struggled to corral erratic snaps from center Joe Tippmann and went down after being tripped by one of his …
Read More »San Tan Charter’s Uriah Neloms, an Arizona State commit, embraces move to QB
It was the first day of football practice in helmets at San Tan Charter and Uriah Neloms couldn’t be found in the receivers’ line. That’s because he was throwing the football to receivers. After catching 13 touchdown passes for the 2A school last season, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound athlete is making the move to quarterback. “It’s what helps the team,” Neloms …
Read More »Judon voices frustration with contract dispute, ‘business of football’
Judon voices frustration with contract dispute, ‘business of football’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Judging by Monday’s training camp practice, Matthew Judon doesn’t appear to be any closer to getting the contract he desires from the New England Patriots. While he was present on the fields outside Gillette Stadium, the star outside linebacker didn’t participate in the padded practice. …
Read More »Georgia goes international to bolster defensive line with commitment from German prospect
Georgia football is adding some international flavor to its roster in its 2025 recruiting class. The Bulldogs landed a commitment from Jayden-Jamal “JJ” Hanne, a native of Berlin, Germany who is a rising senior in California. The 6-foot-4 ½, 281-pound defensive lineman is entering his third season at Santa Margarita Catholic in Rancho Santa Margarita, about halfway between San Diego …
Read More »Caleb Williams, Shane Waldron offer progress report on Bears QB’s development in camp
Caleb Williams, Shane Waldron offer progress report on Bears QB’s development in camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams isn’t where he’d like to be eight days into training camp, but the Bears rookie quarterback feels that he’s precisely where he should be in his early NFL development arc. “I think I’m on track to be …
Read More »Michigan 2026 4-star tackle has Notre Dame football in his top-9
The class of 2026 is starting to take shape, and Notre Dame football is contending for multiple top targets. One of those prospects is Michigan offensive tackle Gregory Patrick, who on Monday narrowed down his list to just nine schools with the Irish included. The 6-foot, 5-inch and 275-pound lineman also is still considering other programs like Penn State, Oklahoma, …
Read More »Over the past four years, Dak Prescott has been the cash-flow king
In recent days, we’ve tried to shift some of the focus regarding quarterback contracts from APY (and only APY) to cash flow. As to the four-year window from 2023 through 2026 and 2024 through 2027, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the cash-flow king. As to the four-year period that ended in 2023, the winner was Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Per …
Read More »Hurricanes reach two-year deal with forward Martin Necas
Jul 29, 2024, 03:49 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with forward Martin Necas, keeping one of its most skilled offensive players through the 2025-26 season. The team announced the deal Monday, providing some roster certainty for the 25-year-old Czech who had been discussed as a trade candidate since the close of Carolina’s …
Read More »Hillsboro football coaches receive suspensions for off-campus incident
Four Hillsboro football coaches were suspended following a special school board meeting on Thursday due to an “off-campus incident,” the Journal-News reported on Monday. Head coach Joe Reed, who is entering his fourth season at the helm, is suspended for the first six games of the season — including pre-season training — while assistant coaches Zach Reed, Bill Reed and …
Read More »Texans’ Denico Autry suspended 6 games for violating NFL’s drug policy
Houston Texans defensive lineman Denico Autry was suspended for the first six games of the regular season on Monday for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancers. Autry denied he knowingly ingested a banned substance but said he would accept the suspension. Autry said he discovered the pharmacy that filled a prescription for him had “intentionally, recklessly, or negligently” included a …
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