One way that the Falcons can improve their chances of success in 2024 is by finding more ways to get Kyle Pitts going on offense. Pitts had 1,026 receiving yards as a rookie in 2021, but he’s only added 1,023 yards in 27 games over the last two seasons. A knee injury in 2022 and lingering issues upon his return …
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Can the Oklahoma Sooners feature a 1,000-yard receiver in 2024?
Since 2019, the Oklahoma Sooners have had just two players eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark. CeeDee Lamb in 2019 and Marvin Mims in 2022. Drake Stoops came close in 2023 with 962 yards after his breakout season. Certainly, the big years from Andrel Anthony, Nic Anderson, Jalil Farooq, and Jayden Gibson kept Stoops from crossing that threshold. It’s likely Anthony …
Read More »Tyreek Hill confident ‘Dolphins will do what’s right’ regarding a new deal; WR eyeing bigger reward than money
Tyreek Hill has seen the booming wide receiver market this offseason, culminating with Justin Jefferson setting the new standard for wide receiver contracts. Hill is certainly happy his peers are getting their guaranteed money, but the Miami Dolphins star weapon is due for a new contract in the coming years or possibly sooner as he enters the second year of …
Read More »Tyreek Hill lists his top five NFL QBs, with two notable names missing
Miami Dolphins superstar receiver Tyreek Hill recently took to social media and named who he believes are the five best quarterbacks entering the 2024 NFL season, and a couple of big-time names were noticeably missing from his list. Of course, Hill’s teammate and Pro Bowl QB Tua Tagovailoa made the list. Hill has 213 catches for 3,207 yards under his …
Read More »Alabama football recruiting: Five-star OT Ty Haywood commits as Crimson Tide continue scorching run on trail
247Sports Alabama landed a commitment from five-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood, continuing a blazing pace on the recruiting trail. Haywood committed to the Tide over Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Florida State. He is the second five-star commit in as many days for Alabama. Haywood ranks as the No. 18 overall player and No. 4 offensive tackle in the Class of …
Read More »Report: No long-term deal for Tee Higgins before Monday’s deadline
Monday is the deadline for players who received franchise tags to sign long-term deals with their teams and it looks like it will pass without wide receiver Tee Higgins extending his stay with the Bengals. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Higgins will not sign a multi-year deal with the team. Higgins signed his franchise tag last month and …
Read More »Harrison Butker responds to Serena Williams’ ESPYs dig: ‘Sports are supposed to be the great unifier’
Serena Williams went after Harrison Butker at the ESPYs. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic) Harrison Butker apparently didn’t enjoy watching Serena Williams joke that he wasn’t welcome in the world of women’s sports. A day after the tennis legend roasted him onstage alongside her sister Venus and “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker issued a …
Read More »Tommy Bowden says Nick Saban, Charles Barkley should be college sports ‘co-commissioners’
Like most retired coaches, Tommy Bowden isn’t short on opinions when he talks about the current landscape of college sports. The former Clemson coach, who led the Tigers from 1999-2008, last week appeared on a podcast with veteran Birmingham-based sportscaster Doug Bell. When asked about the state of college sports, Bowden offered a suggestion for who could “fix” the college …
Read More »Pick Six Previews predicts Notre Dame will open CFP vs. Penn State
Notre Dame widely is expected to make the College Football Playoff in its first season with a 12-team bracket. Most people also expect the Irish to host a first-round game. One publication officially has made a call on that. Pick Six Previews, which brags about accurate it has been with its past predictions, has the Irish facing Penn State at …
Read More »Where does 247Sports have Sooners in updated SEC Power Rankings?
The Oklahoma Sooners have been official members of the SEC for two weeks now, but the process of getting “SEC-ready” began when Brent Venables was hired as the head coach in December 2021. Venables arrived in Norman less than six months after news of the SEC move leaked. The program had two and a half years to get ready for …
Read More »Tee Higgins landing spots: Bengals star to play out franchise tag; potential teams that could trade for WR
It appears Tee Higgins will be playing out the 2024 season on the franchise tag after he and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t be getting an extension done before Monday’s deadline to do so with tagged players, according to NFL Media. Higgins is expected to be at training camp when veterans report in on July 23, per Ian Rapoport. The star wide receiver …
Read More »Tee Higgins reportedly won’t sign extension with Bengals before deadline, will be free agent in 2025
The Tee Higgins contract saga has reportedly reached its conclusion. For the 2024 season, at least. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t reach agreement on a long-term extension before Monday’s deadline to do so. That means that the fifth-year wide receiver will play the upcoming season on the franchise tag and become a free agent …
Read More »Tee Higgins landing spots: Bengals star set to play out franchise tag; potential teams that could trade for WR
It appears Tee Higgins will be playing out the 2024 season on the franchise tag after he and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t be getting an extension done before Monday’s deadline to do so with tagged players, according to NFL Media. Higgins is expected to be at training camp when veterans report in on July 23, per Ian Rapoport. The star wide receiver …
Read More »Caleb Williams on his contract talks with Bears: “I’m not handling that”
Quarterback Caleb Williams, the first pick in the 2024 draft, still hasn’t signed his rookie contract. He’s not sweating the situation, at least no yet. “I’m not handling that,” Williams said at his Caleb Cares Hero Awards event on Saturday, via Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune. “My lawyers and attorney and everybody, the head of the Bears, everybody up …
Read More »Alabama lands another big-time commitment from 5-star OT Ty Haywood
When he was initially hired, fans and analysts had doubts over Kalen DeBoer’s ability to recruit. Though he has yet to coach a game for the Alabama Crimson Tide, DeBoer has netted numerous wins on the recruiting trail that have garnered the public’s interest. His latest recruiting victory is landing a commitment from five-star offensive tackle, Ty Haywood. Haywood, who …
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