Jayden Daniels’s preseason debut against the Jets was an illustration of why the Commanders took the quarterback with the second overall pick in this year’s draft. Daniels capped an 11-play, 70-yard opening drive by faking a handoff to running back Austin Ekeler and keeping the ball on a three-yard touchdown run. Marcus Mariota replaced him on the second Commanders possession. …
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Tyler Warren named to Mackey Award watch list for 2024
Coming into the 2024 season, Penn State knows its best tight end on the roster will be Tyler Warren. Some might even go so far as to suggest he is the best tight end in the Big Ten. And while it remains to be seen if it will be true or not, Warren is officially on the radar for the …
Read More »Stephon Gilmore set to meet with Vikings
Stephon Gilmore’s bid to find a place to play in 2024 is taking him to Minnesota. Gilmore told NFL reporter Josina Anderson that he is flying to Minneapolis on Sunday ahead of a scheduled Monday meeting with the Vikings. The Vikings lost Mekhi Blackmon for the season to a torn ACL he suffered in a training camp practice last month …
Read More »What we learned from Cincinnati Bearcats football scrimmage at Nippert Stadium
Saturday was a brief taste of home for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team after a week in the woods at the Higher Ground Retreat and Conference Center in West Harrison, Indiana. Three weeks before their home opener, the Bearcats bused back to campus for a three-hour Nippert Stadium scrimmage where they ran well over 100 plays. “This is …
Read More »Patriots’ selection of JuJu Smith-Schuster over Jakobi Meyers went poorly
Following the departure of Bill Belichick from the Patriots, the team has decided to re-sign several of the players he acquired. That has made Belichick look good, from the standpoint of evaluating personnel. New England’s latest transaction does not. By cutting receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after one season, the Patriots have admitted that Belichick erred in giving Smith-Schuster $16 million guaranteed …
Read More »Defensive line wins the day as UConn football hosts open scrimmage
EAST HARTFORD – UConn football was back in Rentschler Field on Saturday, holding an open scrimmage before a couple hundred fans on the home field. And it was clear, even without senior starter Pryce Yates, who was held out, that the defensive line won the day. Jelani Stafford, Dal’Mont Gourdine and company allowed running backs little room to run and …
Read More »Dolphins sign OL Chasen Hines, put OL Kion Smith on IR
The Dolphins announced a pair of roster moves on Sunday. They have signed offensive lineman Chasen Hines and they placed offensive lineman Kion Smith on injured reserve. Hines was waived by the team earlier this week when they signed wide receiver Mike Harley Jr., but went unclaimed and became a free agent. Hines was a 2022 Patriots sixth-round pick and …
Read More »Everything Dabo Swinney said after first scrimmage of Clemson fall camp
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks with media in the media room at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, Satuday, August 10, 2024. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney met with reporters at the conclusion of the first full scrimmage of fall camp at Memorial Stadium Saturday. “This is our first preseason game, if you will,” Swinney said as part of his opening remarks. …
Read More »NFL sends out new terms of service, including mandatory arbitration and class-action waiver
Recently, the NFL sent an email regarding terms of service update for its “websites, mobile applications, and other online and mobile services operated by NFL Enterprises LLC.” I received the email, and I’ve heard from multiple PFT readers who have gotten the same message. Per the email, “The updates include changes to ‘Section 16. Limitation of Liability’ and the terms …
Read More »Chip Lindsey speaks out on UNC QB battle
Troy head coach Chip Lindsey during the Troy University T-Day spring scrimmage game in Troy, Ala., on Saturday April 20, 2019. Troy25 There is no secret in Chapel Hill that the biggest football decision still yet to be made is the person who will lead the North Carolina Tar Heels offense under center. With Drake Maye in the NFL, graduate …
Read More »Jayden Daniels’ Commanders debut showcases one of the traits team brass extolled most
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A little over three months ago, when the Washington Commanders plucked LSU’s Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, general manager Adam Peters called back to his first impressions of the quarterback. Among many things, a particular trait stuck out. “He’s the best deep-ball thrower in the draft,” Peters said last May. …
Read More »Jets QB Adrian Martinez thankful for opportunity after leading game-winning drive vs. Commanders
The Jets quarterback room is headlined by Aaron Rodgers but New York has a few talented throwers this season. Of course, Tyrone Taylor is Rodgers’ backup but they also have first-year quarterbacks Andrew Peasley, Jordan Travis and Adrian Martinez. And it was Martinez who put on a show in Saturday’s 20-17 win over the Washington Commanders. The 24-year-old, along with …
Read More »Jets rookie RB Braelon Allen shines in ‘dream come true’ preseason debut
There’s a reason the Jets love their fourth-round pick in this year’s draft, Braelon Allen. The young running back has been generating nothing but positive reviews for his training camp showing and he was able to carry that over to Saturday afternoon’s preseason opener against the Washington Commanders. “We’re all excited to see him and he didn’t disappoint,” head coach …
Read More »Texas Tech football’s Dylan Spencer to miss season with knee injury
Texas Tech football defensive end Dylan Spencer will miss the season because of a knee injury, coach Joey McGuire said Saturday, the first major injury the Red Raiders have suffered since preseason practice started on July 31. Spencer’s a 6-foot-5, 245-pound sophomore from Houston King. Coming out of spring practice, he was the top backup on the depth chart to …
Read More »Caleb Williams plays an impressive first quarter in preseason debut
Bears fans have to like what they saw from Caleb Williams in his preseason debut. Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, played the first quarter today in Buffalo. The Bears had two offensive series, and both ended in field goals to give Chicago a 6-0 lead when Williams left the game. Williams’ first drive went …
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