Monthly Archives: December 2024

NFL suspends Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair 3 games for hit that concussed Trevor Lawrence, sparked brawl with Jaguars

The NFL has issued discipline for Azeez Al-Shaair’s that concussed Trevor Lawrence. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images) The NFL has suspended Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair three games for the hit that concussed Trevor Lawrence in Houston’s 23-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero shared a snippet of the letter NFL VP of football operations Jon Runyan sent …

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WSU fires defensive coordinator, loses offensive coordinator to Oklahoma

Dec. 3—The Washington State football team lost both its coordinators in the same day as coach Jake Dickert dismissed defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding and offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle took the same position at Oklahoma, WSU and OU announced respectively Monday. The losses leave the Cougars (8-4) without a top defensive and offensive coach heading into their bowl game. The Cougs …

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Nick Sirianni deserves his share of credit for Eagles’ turnaround

Nick Sirianni deserves his share of credit for Eagles’ turnaround originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It wasn’t that long ago when the local sports talk radio stations were flooded with call after call about Nick Sirianni. About his mistakes. About his ineptitude. About his job security. And as much as Sirianni tries to insulate himself, he heard some of …

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ANALYSIS: Final grades for the Vandals as they prep for playoff run

Dec. 3—As the Idaho football team makes its final preparations for its most important stretch of the season — a third straight trip to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs — here’s a last look at how each position group fared during the regular season. Eighth-seeded Idaho (9-3) will next face Lehigh (9-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) at the P1FCU …

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Sean Payton: It wasn’t pretty, but we did what we had to do

You have to find different ways to win games to be a playoff team in the NFL and that includes games when your defense gives up big numbers to the opposition. That was the position the Broncos were in on Monday night. They gave up an 11-point lead in the second half as the Browns rallied behind quarterback Jameis Winston …

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Jerry Jeudy: There were a lot of boos and a lot of catches Monday night

Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy’s return to Denver played out as well as he could imagine with one notable exception. Jeudy was a 2020 first-round pick by the Broncos and he was traded to the Browns this offseason after falling short of expectations in Denver. That probably wouldn’t have happened if he’d put together more games like the one he …

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LSU’s latest bowl game projections following Oklahoma victory

Jan 1, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; LSU Tigers defensive end Bradyn Swinson (13) and LSU Tigers defensive end Da’Shawn Womack (16) hold up the Reliaquest Bowl championship trophy after the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Reliaquest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports LSU football’s regular season is over. Now, the Tigers await their …

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Eagles’ defense shows off its identity in win over Ravens

Eagles’ defense shows off its identity in win over Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia BALTIMORE — Cooper DeJean was honest. “I didn’t really expect to pick him up like that,” the 21-year-old rookie said. Yeah, no one did. Of course they didn’t. You don’t just pick up a 250-pound freak of nature and pummel him into the ground. …

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Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason will be placed on IR

It’s going to be another lost season for Christian McCaffrey, but he is not the only San Francisco running back who suffered an injury on Sunday night. Via multiple reporters, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that McCaffrey will be placed on injured reserve with a PCL injury in his right knee. While McCaffrey will not need surgery …

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