When Netflix swooped in and stole a pair of Christmas games from the NFL’s existing partners, Netflix had one small problem. It has no in-house capacity to produce football broadcasts. Now, it does. According to Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal (via Sports Business Daily), CBS Sports will produce the two games to be broadcast by the streaming powerhouse …
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Two UNC football tight ends land on Mackey Award watch list
Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels tight end John Copenhaver (81) celebrates with tight end Bryson Nesbit (18) after catching a two point conversion in the second overtime at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports While North Carolina lost some production on the offensive side of the football, they return two …
Read More »Matthew Berry’s Overall Top 200 for 2024 fantasy football season
Here are my Top 200 overall players for the 2024 fantasy football season. Some quick notes: These are re-draft rankings for managed PPR leagues. If you’re playing best ball, you can still use these for reference, but keep in mind that players with extremely high single week upside, as well as rookies, move up significantly in that format. Similarly, if …
Read More »Georgia Tech senior Weston Franklin Adds Rimington Trophy Watch List to Preseason Honors
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech senior Weston Franklin (Jesup, Ga./Wayne County H.S.) is one of 40 student-athletes on the official preseason watch list for the 2024 Rimington Trophy. The Rimington Trophy partnered with Pro Football Focus to select the 40 preseason candidates for the award, which recognizes college football’s top center. Franklin has started 25-straight games at center for the …
Read More »Markus Golden retires a week after re-signing with Steelers
The Steelers placed linebacker Markus Golden on the reserve/retired list on Friday, the team announced. Golden, 33, signed with the team last week. He spent last season with the Steelers, the third team he played for in nine seasons, and totaled 20 tackles, four sacks, six tackles for loss, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery. His four sacks ranked …
Read More »Social Media reacts to 2025 DL DJ Sanders commitment to Texas A&M
Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; A general view of fans during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports In somewhat of a surprise move on August 7, Top 75 recruit DJ Sanders shook up the recruiting world by choosing Texas A&M over teams like Texas …
Read More »Jarrett Stidham will start Broncos’ preseason opener, Bo Nix will start next week
Jarrett Stidham is the Broncos’ starting quarterback for the first week of the preseason, while rookie Bo Nix will get the job next week. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said today that Stidham will start this Sunday against the Colts. Nix will start on Sunday, August 18, against the Packers. Payton did not say who will start the Broncos’ third …
Read More »How a bad agent pushed running back Rodney Hill from Florida State to Arkansas football
FAYETTEVILLE — Rodney Hill’s journey to Arkansas football included a pit stop. It turns out, there was also a large, unexpected speed bump. Hill spoke with the media Friday for the first time since joining the Razorbacks. The redshirt sophomore from Georgia spent two years at Florida State before transferring to Florida A&M, then Arkansas, this offseason. According to Hill, …
Read More »Should the NFL settle the Sunday Ticket case?
It’s been eight days since Judge Philip Gutierrez did the NFL a $14.1 billion favor by throwing out the jury’s verdict in the Sunday Ticket antitrust case. With an appeal inevitable, should the NFL try to settle the case? Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal raised that issue in his weekly newsletter, with quotes from Jodi Balsam, a professor at …
Read More »Greg McElroy outlines his expectations for Cade Klubnik, Clemson offense in 2024
Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Cade Klubnik is looking for more consistency and overall improvement as he enters his second season in offensive coordinator Garrett Riley’s system. Klubnik started all 13 games last season and threw for 2,844 yards to go with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also coughed up 10 fumbles with five resulting in turnovers. The Tigers started …
Read More »Steelers’ first-round tackle Troy Fautanu suffers knee injury in preseason debut
Steelers rookie Troy Fautanu, the 20th overall pick in the 2024 draft, made his preseason debut on Friday night. At some point while playing, he suffered a knee injury. Via Jeff Hathhorn of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, Fautanu’s left knee was wrapped after the game against the Texans. Coach Mike Tomlin said the team will have more information on …
Read More »The latest on Texas Tech football’s Jones AT&T Stadium, Womble Football Center projects
Texas Tech football coaches moved into their offices in the new Jones AT&T Stadium south end zone building in July, and the Red Raiders have been having team meetings in the field-level club since they started practice last week. The project construction team met the targeted substantial completion dates on those two levels, Texas Tech deputy athletics director Jonathan Botros …
Read More »Raheem Morris: Michael Penix Jr. had “really good night” in preseason debut
With Falcons starting quarterback Kirk Cousins not playing in the preseason, rookie Michael Penix Jr. got the start on Friday in Miami. He did well with it. “It was fun to see him go out there and execute some of the pass plays and we were able to get some of the stuff done,” coach Raheem Morris said after the …
Read More »Phillip Wright commits to LSU football: What to know of 2025 college football WR recruit
LSU football added another offensive weapon to its 2025 recruiting class on Friday. Three-star receiver Phillip Wright III announced his commitment to the Tigers one week after he backed off his pledge to Michigan. According to On3, the athlete from Destrehan High in Destrehan, Louisiana, picked up a recent offer from the LSU track and field team to help convince him …
Read More »Plane flying Panthers home from preseason game runs off taxiway in Charlotte
The plane that flew the Carolina Panthers home from their preseason game against the New England Patriots on Thursday ran off the taxiway at Charlotte Douglas Airport early on Friday morning. The Delta chartered flight carrying players and staff members skidded into the mud while taxiing after landing around 2:35 a.m., according to ESPN’s David Newton. Nobody was injured in …
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