Eric Williams NFC West Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In his first game as a head coach, an easy 16-3 win over the Chargers on Saturday, Mike Macdonald said he took pages of notes that he’ll use to improve his game-day procedure. But make no mistake, a Seahawks defense that had not been up to snuff the past two years under …

Linebacker Shaq Quarterman lost his spot on the Eagles roster a couple of days ago, but he didn’t have to wait long to find a new place to play. The Chargers announced that they signed Quarterman on Tuesday afternoon. Fullback/tight end Ben Mason was waived in a corresponding move. Quarterman spent the last four seasons with the Jaguars after being …

College football’s award watch list season is drawing near a close, but a couple of Penn State players managed to get their names on a notable watch list this week. Defensive end Abdul Carter and safety Kevin Winston Jr. were each named on this year’s watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors the nation’s top defensive player by …

Eagles training camp observations: A spirited joint practice vs. the Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Eagles practiced against the Patriots as Tuesday morning turned into afternoon on a beautiful New England summer day. The practice lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes, including the side-by-side walkthroughs that began at 10:30 a.m. These are teams with …

The Penn State Nittany Lions, recently named the No. 9 team in the country, have plenty of star players, especially on defense. On Tuesday, the leader of Penn State’s defense lineback, Kobe King, was named to the Butkus Award Watch List. The award is in its 40th year and is presented to the top linebacker in the country. The Detroit native earned All-Big …

The San Francisco 49ers have to be holding out hope that the Brandon Aiyuk drama ends up with them keeping their leading receiver. Otherwise, a deal would reportedly already be done. The Aiyuk drama has been going on for a long time, and a report on Tuesday indicates there are two possible outcomes: Aiyuk is traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers …

Word got out last week that former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was going to be an honorary captain for the 2024 season opener on Aug. 31 against Fresno State (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC), however there’s since been a change of plans and the former head man will not be in attendance. At his first media availability since the Wolverines …

A.J. Brown has high praise for Christian Gonzalez after joint practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston All eyes were on the quarterbacks, especially Drake Maye, during Tuesday’s joint practice between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. But there was another very intriguing battle taking place on the field: Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez versus Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown. …

Word got out last week that former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was going to be an honorary captain for the 2024 season opener on Aug. 31 against Fresno State (7:30 p.m., NBC), however there’s since been a change of plans and the former head man will not be in attendance. At his first media availability since the Wolverines began …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The highlight of the opening weekend of NFL preseason might have been the debuts of six first-round quarterbacks, but there were plenty of other rookies who impressed in their first glimpses of NFL action. We’ll even skip over all the attention on first-round draft picks and offer up five later-round rookies who made a splash …

Sam Darnold was very likely to start Week 1 for the Minnesota Vikings no matter what happened this month. The team seemed set on having first-round pick J.J. McCarthy sit and learn. But we all know how that often goes. If the rookie plays well in preseason — McCarthy looked very sharp in his NFL preseason debut last week — …

The Dallas Cowboys have become the first professional sports team with a value of over $10 billion on Sportico, which released its 2024 NFL team valuations Tuesday. The Cowboys were valued at $10.32 billion, a stunning jump of over $1 billion from the $9.2 billion mark in February, which Sportico valued the team at when choosing the most valuable franchises …

The Auburn flag is flown after a touchdown at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Auburn defeated Kent State 55-16. Jc Auburnkent 73 2026 four-star signal caller [autotag]Helaman Casuga[/autotag] narrowed his list of top schools down to 8 on Monday. In a post on Twitter/X, Casuga thanked his family and coaches while sharing a graphic listing …

Sign of the times? Eagles vet points out difference at Patriots camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Brandon Graham claims he noticed the change right away. The Philadelphia Eagles hit the practice fields outside Gillette Stadium on Tuesday for a joint practice with the New England Patriots. While this was the teams’ fourth joint practice since 2013, Tuesday marked …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Four-star defensive line recruit Christian Garrett has decommitted from the Georgia Bulldogs. Garrett had been committed to Georgia for just over two months. He originally committed to the Bulldogs on June 9. Garrett was Georgia’s highest-ranked defensive line commitment, ranked as 138th player in the 2025 class for recruiting. Garrett also ranks as the No. 17 defensive lineman …