How Purdy inspired Vikings QB Darnold during short-lived 49ers union originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sam Darnold’s time with the 49ers was short-lived, but beneficial nonetheless. The veteran quarterback spent the 2023 NFL season mostly as a backup to 49ers starter Brock Purdy, and in their short time together, Darnold said he observed and learned plenty from Purdy …

Most Ivy Leaguers aren’t associated with smelling salts or taking cannonball plunges into cold tanks in the training room. Then again, Florida football defensive tackle Joey Slackman isn’t your typical Ivy Leaguer. Sure, Slackman enrolled at Penn, where he earned a wresting scholarship before transitioning into football his final two years on campus. But after earning Ivy League Defensive Player …

Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead is ready to go. Armstead was activated from the physically unable to perform list, the team announced this afternoon. The 30-year-old Armstead is in his first year in Jacksonville after spending his first nine NFL seasons in San Francisco. Armstead tore the meniscus in his knee last season with the 49ers, played with the injury …

EVANSVILLE — The Courier & Press sports reporters will be making daily predictions or observations on various high school football topics this week ahead of the 2024 season. Next up: Which players in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference and Pocket Athletic Conference have breakout potential in 2024? Everyone knows who the top players will be. Every year, a handful of …

Finally cleared, Cooper DeJean practices for first time since spring originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Eagles secondary was already jammed with promising young defensive backs. Now it’s even more crowded. Rookie 2nd-round pick Cooper DeJean, who’s been on the Non-Football Injury list since the start of training camp with a hamstring injury, was activated on …

Leroy McFadden was a rare Big Ten recruit out of the NIC-10 … sort of. He played more for Michigan State (391 yards rushing, 224 receiving in 1997 and 1998) than he ever did at Auburn, leaving Rockford to move in with his uncle in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, after his sophomore year. “I had to get away,” said McFadden, who …

The biggest story at Jets training camp continues to be a player who has yet to even show up. Edge rusher Haason Reddick, who formally requested to be traded on Monday, is still holding out for a new contract — one he hopes will pay him in the range of $25-28 million annually. Just about everyone on the Jets, including …

The Saints made a couple of roster moves on Tuesday. They have signed cornerback Kaleb Ford-Dement to the 90-man roster. They waived fullback Zander Horvath in a corresponding move. Ford-Dement spent time with the Patriots after going undrafted earlier this year. He had 32 tackles, one sack, three tackles for loss, and three interceptions while playing for Texas State last …

STOCK | Footballs rest in a bag at a high school football game between St. Augustine and Bolles in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 25, 2023. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union] There is a quarterback battle at DeSoto, one of the top programs in Texas football and the nation. In last week’s release of the USA TODAY Sports Preseason Super 25, DeSoto was …

While Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase has not been practicing during training camp — ostensibly due to him seeking a new contract — he has been present as the team’s worked on the field. That is not the case on Tuesday, as multiple reporters on the scene have noted Chase is absent from Tuesday’s session. While Chase’s absence is a change, Jay …

We’re less than two weeks from the start of the 2024 college football season. The first rankings of the season are out with familiar teams at the top: Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, and Alabama round out the top five teams. Two of those five teams made the College Football Playoff last season and the other three were one win …

Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald discuss how Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy will impact the Super Bowl champion’s offense this season. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript I know I’ve said this to you probably a bunch of …

Nov 26, 2022; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) waves to fans as he leaves the field after defeating the Auburn Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 49-27. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports During his time as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Nick Saban was certainly no stranger to success on the …

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo has warned his players that fighting in this week’s joint practices with the Eagles will affect their playing time in Thursday night’s preseason game — with a twist. The twist is that starters, who generally prefer not to play in the preseason, will have to play the entire game if they fight in practice. Backups, …

Florida football held its 11th practice of fall camp on Tuesday at the Sanders Practice Fields. In all, the Florida Gators are holding 17 practices in fall camp to prepare for the 2024 season, which opens Aug. 31 at The Swamp against Miami. Florida held its first intrasquad scrimmage of the fall last Saturday and will hold another Saturday. UF …