Veteran high school football coach Ron Lambert has returned to the head coaching ranks after being hired at John Overton. This is Lambert’s fourth coaching stop in the Nashville area with previous head coaching positions at Rossview, Whites Creek and RePublic. He takes over an Overton program that was guided by Arcentae Broome for the past three seasons. Broome was hired …

Getty Images Kirk Cousins spent the last six years leading the Minnesota Vikings. But if he has his way, he’ll finish his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons. Weeks after signing a $180 million deal with the team, Cousins has compared the Falcons to the mid-2000s Miami Heat, telling former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal he envisions a “world championship” finish …

USATSI The Los Angeles Rams handed star wideout Cooper Kupp a three-year, $80 million extension after his historic 2021 campaign in which the Rams won the Super Bowl while Kupp won Super Bowl MVP, but his following two NFL seasons have unfortunately been affected by injuries.  A high ankle sprain which required surgery cost Kupp eight games in 2022, and …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State football fans can settle in for an 11th straight year trying to pronounce the name Walterscheid. If you’re still struggling with it after a decade, here’s a hint: it rhymes with hide. For a while last December, it looked like the Walterschied name might be at the end of its run on the OSU roster. But …

Last year, Carson Wentz had to wait until November to join a team. This year, he’s on a roster in early April. The Chiefs have announced that Wentz has officially joined the team. The second overall pick in the 2016 draft, Wentz was putting together a potential MVP campaign in 2017 before a torn ACL ended his season. After five …

USATSI The Philadelphia Eagles released cornerback Avonte Maddox in early March, but had an eye on bringing him back into the fold. Maddox had a $9.6 million salary cap hit in 2024, leading to his release, but he is now reportedly back. Thursday, the Eagles agreed to terms on a new one-year deal with Maddox, per ESPN.  Maddox played just four …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Two of the top recruits in the nation are on campus to visit Rutgers football. The Thursday visits continue a busy spring for Rutgers on the recruiting front. Rutgers currently has four players committed in the 2025 class. Over the weekend, three-star defensive back Renick Dorilas committed to the Scarlet Knights. He is a top 10 player …

While the Buffalo Bills traded one of their top players on Wednesday, general manager Brandon Beane insists that the move didn’t signal the onset of a rebuild. Beane proclaimed that the Bills will still be “a damn good team” by the start of the 2024 season, even if their roster took a bit of a hit by trading Stefon Diggs …

Getty Images The Houston Texans sent shockwaves through the NFL on Wednesday by making a trade for Stefon Diggs. To make the deal happen, the Texans sent a 2025 second-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Diggs and two draft picks (a 2024 sixth-rounder and a 2025 fifth-rounder).  It was such a huge move by the Texans that …

On Tuesday, Alabama football re-hired former Rutgers offensive coordinator John McNulty. McNulty will return to the Crimson Tide as an off-field analyst under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. McNulty, who has significant NFL coaching experience, has made recent collegiate stops at Penn State, Notre Dame and Boston College. He joined Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama last year. McNulty has over …

Every year, 14 of the NFL’s 32 teams make the playoffs. And on average, only about half of them return the following year. The other half are replaced, with something like six new contenders on an annual basis. It’s a true testament to the league’s parity, and perhaps the greatest argument for the existing salary cap, which requires all franchises …

The Lions made a couple of additions to their cornerback group last month by signing Amik Robertson and trading for Carlton Davis, but they haven’t added any safeties to the mix since the end of last season. Head coach Dan Campbell suggested that could change when he spoke to reporters at last week’s league meetings. Kerby Joseph and Ifeatu Melifonwu …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State football’s spring practice is headed toward the home stretch with a half-dozen sessions remaining, and to hear defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman describe it, his unit has taken full advantage of the opportunities so far. Even with several veteran players out while recovering from injuries, the Wildcats have added depth at most positions as they get ready …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter It’s been six years since Dave Gettleman famously proclaimed that Saquon Barkley “was touched by the hand of God” before he grabbed what he believed was a future Hall of Famer with the second pick of the NFL Draft. The then-New York Giants general manager scoffed at the league’s devaluation of running backs, insisting the …

If the Bears want Caleb Williams and if Caleb Williams wants the Bears, the two sides don’t have to wait three weeks to make it official. Per the NFL, the rule allowing the team with the first overall pick to sign its eventual selection to a contract before the draft remains on the books. Of course, the league generally frowns …