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Monthly Archives: October 2024

Deion Sanders hints at steering Shedeur to the Dolphins

The NFL’s version of Halley’s Comet comes around every 21 years. It’s due to make another appearance in April 2025. From John Elway in 1983 to Eli Manning in 2004, highly-rated quarterbacks rarely make a draft-day power play. Twenty-one years after Eli, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders could. Via C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald, Colorado coach (and Shedeur’s father) …

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Thursday Night Football: Falcons rookie Ruke Orhorhoro active for first time

The Falcons drafted defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro in the second round this spring. He will make his debut on Thursday Night Football. The team made Orhorhoro a healthy scratch the first four games of the season. Defensive lineman Kentavius Street was the odd player out Thursday, with the Falcons making Street inactive for the first time this season. The Falcons’ …

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Top five NFL injuries and contingency plans for Week 5

Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (high-ankle sprain) @ Jacksonville Jaguars Date/Time: Sunday, 1:00 pm EasternIndianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor suffered a Week 4 high-ankle sprain, jeopardizing his Week 5 availability. Per Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Edwin Porras’ The Injury [Pro]ne Fantasy Football Podcast, this is the third time Taylor has injured his right ankle. His prior injuries …

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SoonersXtra podcast: Inside OU football’s bye week ahead of Texas game

NORMAN — It’s OU football’s bye week but it’s never too late to look ahead to the Red River Rivalry. When the Sooners walk into the Cotton Bowl next Saturday, Michael Hawkins Jr. will be the first true freshman to start an OU-Texas game. The Sooners could also be getting playmakers like wide receiver Deion Burks, running back Taylor Tatum …

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NFL could sell media assets to Skydance, RedBird

Earlier this year, a deal between the NFL and ESPN regarding the league’s NFL media conglomerate seemed to be inevitable. Then, it didn’t happen. Now, other entities are reportedly getting in on the act. According to Bloomberg.com, via Sports Business Daily, the league is “in talks” with Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners tha “could result in some of the …

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Matt Ryan enters the Falcons’ Ring of Honor tonight

The Falcons’ Ring of Honor keeps adding new members. Only 11 days after the team’s in-house award apparatus welcomed team owner Arthur Blank (I still don’t know whether he called himself with the news), former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan gets the honor. He’ll be inducted at halftime of Thursday night’s game against the Buccaneers. The third overall pick in the …

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