The Jets and assistant general manager Rex Hogan have mutually agreed to part ways, reports SNY’s Connor Hughes. Hogan just finished his seventh season with the Jets and fifth as the team’s assistant GM. The move allows Hogan to explore other opportunities outside of the Jets organization. Prior to the Jets, Hogan spent 12 years with the Chicago Bears, in part …
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Elite linebacker Riley Pettijohn sets first visit to Auburn
Riley Pettijohn is one of the top players in the 2025 cycle and a key target for Auburn at linebacker. The McKinney, Texas product included Auburn in his top 12 schools back in October but has yet to visit the Plains. That will change next weekend according to a report from 247Sports’ Mike Roach. Pettijohn is set to attend Auburn’s …
Read More »Super Bowl halftime shows have grown into a major sports spectacle
Underneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007 during a torrential Miami downpour. For Marino, Prince’s iconic show was one the greatest moments in the history of halftime shows — which was once viewed as a humdrum intermission featuring college marching bands. But in …
Read More »2024 Senior Bowl takeaways (Day 1): Tulane QB, Georgia WR among standouts; top QB prospects push each other
Several prospects made the most of the first day of the 2024 Senior Bowl from Mobile, Alabama. One of those players was Tulane’s Michael Pratt, who is hoping to move up the food chain of quarterback prospects. While Pratt is currently projected as a third-round pick (according to CBS Sports’ prospect rankings), former NFL defensive lineman and current CBS Sports …
Read More »2024 Senior Bowl: Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix among top prospects, plus biggest storylines, how to watch
The stage is set for Super Bowl LVIII, which means that one game stands between the end of the NFL season and sole focus shifting to the talent acquisition portion of the offseason. Preparation for the 2024 NFL Draft has already begun, especially for those participating in the Reese’s Senior Bowl this week. Here is an early look at some …
Read More »Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation
The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed a lawsuit against the NCAA a day after the University of Tennessee’s chancellor ripped the association for investigating the school for potential recruiting violations related to name, image and likeness compensation rules. The lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee claims the NCAA is “enforcing rules that unfairly restrict how athletes …
Read More »Mahomes expects to face hungry 49ers in Super Bowl rematch
Mahomes expects to face hungry 49ers in Super Bowl rematch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are back in the Super Bowl against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, and San Francisco hopes for a different result this time around. After losing to the Chiefs four years ago in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium, …
Read More »Where will Commanders’ head coach search turn next?
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Over the last week or so, people inside the Washington Commanders began having doubts about whether Ben Johnson would be their next head coach. He was still rightfully considered by many to be the favorite. But there were doubts about whether he actually wanted the job. So when Johnson called them on Wednesday afternoon — …
Read More »State of Tennessee sues NCAA over legality of NIL guidelines amid investigation into Volunteers
Attorney generals from Tennessee and Virginia on Tuesday filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the legality of the association’s name, image and likeness guidelines. The suit comes one day after CBS Sports reported that the University of Tennessee is dealing with an ongoing NCAA investigation into potential NIL violations involving marketing firm Spyre Sports Group. In Tennessee …
Read More »2024 Pro Bowl Games how to watch: Date, time, TV channel, live streaming for two-day event in Orlando
Golf, dodgeball and Kick-Tac-Toe will be on tap for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games, which will feature some of the NFL’s best players ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. This is the second year of the NFL’s revamped Pro Bowl format, which continues to take place in Orlando, Florida. It’s a two-day event that will begin on Thursday, Feb. 1 and …
Read More »Explaining the 2024 NFL Draft order: How Cowboys’ playoff loss helped their position, plus other storylines
The Dallas Cowboys’ sucker-punch conclusion to their 2023 season in a 48-32 NFC Super Wild Card Weekend loss against the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers as the conference’s No. 2 seed was so stunning it had quarterback Dak Prescott openly saying he sucked that night. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones completely changed his organizational outlook to team building because of …
Read More »Renick Dorilas announces his top five with Rutgers football making the cut
Rutgers made the cut for Renick Dorilas, one of the top players in New Jersey in the 2025 class. Dorilas has been a frequent visitor at Rutgers, having made multiple visits for football games this past fall. The three-star defensive back from Union High School (Union, New Jersey) is fresh off a weekend visit to Rutgers,. He cut down his …
Read More »One more time: Why NFL teams go for two when down eight points late
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter This is not a new argument. We want to explain to any lingering doubters why it’s smart for a football team to go for two after scoring a touchdown late in a game to pull within eight points. Yes, an extra point puts the team down seven, and then another TD and another extra point …
Read More »Assistant head coach Jerry Gray will remain with Falcons
Longtime NFL assistant coach Jerry Gray will be staying in Atlanta. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Gray has agreed to a contract extension to remain with the team through the head coaching change from Arthur Smith to Raheem Morris. Gray took the title of assistant head coach/defense when he joined the team last year. Gray has had stints …
Read More »Hurricanes’ Frederik Andersen returns to on-ice conditioning work
Jan 31, 2024, 11:21 AM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is returning to limited on-ice conditioning work in his recovery from a blood-clotting issue that has sidelined him since November. The Hurricanes announced the update on Andersen’s status Wednesday. “I am thrilled that I’m a step closer to joining my teammates and competing on the ice,” …
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