One of the most intriguing and connected figures in pro football in recent decades has died. Via Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, former NFL executive and marketing agent Mike Ornstein died Thursday at his home in L.A. Ornstein previously served as the NFL’s V.P. of marketing. He represented running back Reggie Bush in 2006, lining up multiple marketing …

It’s safe to say that Notre Dame football’s “Grill and Chill” recruiting event was a huge success. Plenty of prospects were on campus on Thursday, and one of them, Damari Simeon was offered a scholarship. The New Jersey native stands 6-foot, 3-inches and weighs 275-pounds clearly passed the look test for the Irish coaching staff. Simeon isn’t currently ranked at …

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast This embedded content is not available in your region. Training camps are opening across the country and there’s no better time to get an insider’s perspective on the biggest whispers at the buzziest camps. Yahoo’s senior NFL writer Jori Epstein joins Matt Harmon to share her biggest observations and what’s she’s hearing from Bears, …

Maybe the sky isn’t falling for Texas football recruiting. The Longhorns got a recruiting win on Thursday evening when 2025 4-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma flipped his commitment from Oregon to Texas. Rated as the 30th ranked DL in the nation according to the 247Sports composite, Sharma measures in at 6-foot-4, 320 pounds and had been committed to the Ducks …

Most NFL players wouldn’t take five days off during the peak of job battles at training camp. Then again, most NFL players aren’t Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens. The sixth-year backup is taking the time away to watch his wife, Simone Biles, compete for the U.S. gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics. “Man, it’s crazy,” Owens said. “It’s like everyone’s …

Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson missed the team’s first training camp practice with a tight calf. The Steelers have named Wilson their starting quarterback, but it was Justin Fields who got the first-team snaps Thursday. “It was good to get back out there and knock the dust off a little bit,” Fields said, via Teresa Varley of the team website. “I …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an athlete from Florida who’s getting some attention on the recruiting trail. Devonte Anderson of Winter Garden, Fla. announced on Thursday that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Anderson is an athlete in the 2026 class. Anderson is currently unranked on 247Sports, but has picked up some interest on the …

Subscribe to Football 301 This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of Football 301, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald look ahead to the 2024 season and predict which teams will finish with the top 10 defenses in the NFL. Can the New York Giants’ defense be carried by its defensive line? Will the Baltimore Ravens’ …

One of the members of the Oregon Ducks’ 2025 recruiting class decided to flip his commitment on Thursday evening. 4-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma announced that he would be committing to the Texas Longhorns, flipping his commitment from the Ducks. Sharma originally committed to the Ducks just under a month ago on June 28. Sharma was rated by the 247Sports …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh walks the practice field sideline during training camp. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The second day of Chargers training camp mirrored the previous in El Segundo sunshine, but Thursday featured further playbook installation and full-team drills as the Chargers inched closer to practicing with full pads. Some takeaways from Day 2: Searching for offensive identity …

USC is a fascinating team to watch in the new Big Ten college football landscape this season. The Trojans try to thrive in a new conference against a rough schedule without Caleb Williams. For better or worse, it doesn’t figure to be a boring year around here. The one Big Ten team which might be more interesting to watch than …

What’s the QB plan if Brissett gets hurt? Curran and Perry discuss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots made a notable change to their quarterback depth chart during Day 2 of training camp. Rookie QB Joe Milton took reps ahead of Bailey Zappe, making him the apparent No. 3 QB behind Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye. …

The Oklahoma Sooners begin their 2024 season in a little over five weeks. Fall camp is right around the corner, where many position battles will be decided heading into the regular season. Unlike in the pros, college football doesn’t have a preseason, so everything will be decided on the practice field before OU kicks off its season in August 30. …

The last time the Dallas Cowboys won a Super Bowl was 1996. Since then, they haven’t come close. They were knocked out of the first round playoffs in the last NFL season after losing to the Green Bay Packers, 48-32, on home turf.  Can Dallas turn its fortune around this upcoming NFL season? Or will it be another disappointing result …

Hargrave details challenges of adjusting to intense 49ers D-line originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ defensive line is looking to improve on its dominant ways, but Javon Hargrave explained it isn’t as easy as one might think. Nick Bosa has hinted that it can be difficult to change the mindset of a pass rusher …