Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter If there’s one player you should take with the final pick of your fantasy football draft, please, consider Micah Parsons. I’m only kind of kidding. During Dallas Cowboys’ training camp practice on Friday, the star pass-rusher spent a few snaps working as a running back, taking at least two carries in a walkthrough. There is …
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Missouri football’s Friday practice offers potential depth chart clues
It’s speculating season. Missouri football held its 10th practice of fall camp on Friday, when the countdown to the 2024 season moved to just 20 days. Local media was invited to observe the opening eight periods — each lasting approximately five minutes — of practice. Most drills send the Tigers’ position groups off to their own corner of the MATC practice …
Read More »Aiyuk shares blunt response to latest 49ers contract report
Aiyuk shares blunt response to latest 49ers contract report originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Like many NFL fans, Brandon Aiyuk is fed up with the constantly changing reports surrounding himself and the 49ers this offseason. After several reports Friday indicated that the star wide receiver and San Francisco restarted negotiations on a long-term contract, Aiyuk shared a blunt …
Read More »How big transfers, graduations and coaching changes reach some small school football teams
A new season of high school football begins in the coming weeks and practices and scrimmages have been helping teams get ready for the 2024 year. Some teams are rolling with new coaches, some with key departures from graduation, some with transfers into starting roles and some with former impact starters transferring out of the school. Before the season gets …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Top targets at ADP for QB, RB, WR and TE
For all the time fantasy managers spend scouting players and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses, leveraging the fantasy market might be more important to your ultimate success. Today, I’m going to give you a peek at my shopping list, presenting four players I am trying to target at their current Yahoo ADPs. Quarterback: Kyler Murray, Cardinals To be fair, there’s …
Read More »Despite NCAA sanctions, Michigan to honor Jim Harbaugh at 2024 home opener
Michigan is not deterred by the sanctions the NCAA placed on Jim Harbaugh this week. Athletic director Warde Manuel told the 1 Star Recruits podcast this week that Harbaugh would be an honorary captain for the school’s home opener against Fresno State. Harbaugh will be officially honored by Michigan less than a month after the NCAA gave him a one-year …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk on report 49ers are pushing for new deal: ‘Two options, pick one’
Perhaps Brandon Aiyuk isn’t leaving San Francisco after all. The NFL Network reported on Friday that the 49ers are “pushing to get a deal done that keeps” their star in San Francisco for the long haul. The report, citing unnamed sources, said that there has been a renewed effort from the team in recent days to reach a long-term deal …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk latest: 49ers have made ‘renewed effort’ to strike long-term deal with star WR
Brandon Aiyuk’s tenure in San Francisco may not be coming to an end just yet. Aiyuk’s future with the reigning NFC champions has been in limbo since he requested a trade after not being able to negotiate a long-term contract this offseason. Teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers have shown interest in acquiring the All-Pro receiver. Then came Friday, when …
Read More »Why LSU football vaunted offensive line is crucial to defensive line development
BATON ROUGE — Senior defensive tackle Jacobian Guillory lets his fellow defensive linemen know it’s OK to lose a rep in practice. Obviously, every guy in LSU football’s defensive line group wants to win each one, but with an influx of some newcomers, Guillory wants to ease his teammates’ minds when they get beat in practice. It’s not an anomaly. …
Read More »Fantasy Football 2024: 4 players who need to have career years to justify their ADPs
When I set out to write this article, I promise I didn’t intend to make a list exclusively filled with players from the 2022 draft class. Although, considering I still hold a candle for Jameson Williams and Jahan Dotson, I may have a mild obsession with the 2022 class as a whole. In truth, it’s pure coincidence that four third-year …
Read More »Sources: Florida State, ACC to begin mediation over potential exit
Florida State and the ACC are scheduled to enter mediation next week over their legal dispute, multiple sources tell Yahoo Sports. While it is a significant step in the proceedings, the mediation phase — an in-person discussion between the two sides in front of a neutral mediator — is an expected one and is not guaranteed to produce a settlement …
Read More »Report: 49ers make renewed effort to keep Brandon Aiyuk
The Brandon Aiyuk situation got really loud this week, and then it got really quiet. It got quiet after the leaks stopped, from Aiyuk’s camp and/or from the teams that wanted to get him but won’t and/or from the team he currently plays for. We’ve made sense of the silence by boiling it down to two possibilities — a trade …
Read More »FAMU football tight ends planning to dominate defenses: ‘We’re ready to put on a show.’
Florida A&M football’s tight ends navigate every fall training camp exuding confidence. This year is the same as the Rattlers completed 13 of 25 training camp practices. “I told you last fall it’s the year of the tight end,” said FAMU tight end Jeremiah Pruitte. “We got a lot of big surprises coming in utilizing the tight end this year. …
Read More »How Brown benefits from Purdy’s ‘manipulation’ at 49ers practice
How Brown benefits from Purdy’s ‘manipulation’ at 49ers practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy makes his teammates better. Don’t believe so? Just ask Ji’Ayir Brown. The second-year safety explained to reporters Thursday at 49ers training camp how he and San Francisco’s defense — which faces Purdy more than any other team — have …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers reportedly working on new deal
Perhaps Brandon Aiyuk isn’t leaving San Francisco after all. The NFL Network reported on Friday that the 49ers are “pushing to get a deal done that keeps” their star in San Francisco for the long haul. The report, citing unnamed sources, said that there has been a renewed effort from the team in recent days to reach a long-term deal …
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