Way back, in the earliest days of fantasy football — when running backs were king and kickers were widely respected — it was never difficult to identify the dead money in your draft. Invariably, the biggest sucker at the table was the manager who drafted the first quarterback. That person simply had no chance. This embedded content is not available …

Florida football will be represented by a trio of players at this summer’s SEC media days held in Dallas, Texas, at the Omni Hotel next week. Junior linebacker Shemar James, senior running back Montrell Johnson Jr. and quarterback Graham Mertz are the three players who will travel to the Lone Star State along with head coach Billy Napier. The quartet …

Safety Kerby Joseph started 18 games for the Lions last season, but he wasn’t at 100 percent for most of them. Joseph hurt his hip in Week Two and missed two games before returning for the rest of the Lions’ run to the NFC Championship Game. Joseph went for surgery after the loss to the 49ers in that game and …

LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II did his job. The 2023 Doak Walker Award winner showed up on time, answered all the questions and never complained. Quickly, reporters ran through questions of Gordon’s June 30 arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence and moved onto other topics.  In many ways, this was exactly what …

Three scenarios for Jerod Mayo in Year 1 as Patriots head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There were three first-time head coaches last season: DeMeco Ryans (Texans), Shane Steichen (Colts) and Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals). Not surprisingly, their seasons went mostly as their quarterbacks went. Ryans got a tremendous rookie season from No. 2 overall pick C.J. Stroud and …

Kansas State football already had one of the steadiest and most powerful running backs in the Big 12 last year in DJ Giddens. Now the Wildcats have a bolt of lightning to go with the thunder. The addition of Colorado transfer Dylan Edwards, not to mention quarterback Avery Johnson’s speed, should make one of the nation’s top running attacks even …

Getty Images Without a doubt the most fascinating parts of episode two of “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants” had to do with the private interviews New York’s coaching staff conducted with prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine. Drake Maye appeared to be a wiz of the whiteboard, while Jayden Daniels failed to correctly recite back a play offered …

NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, was damaged by Hurricane Beryl on Monday as it made landfall in the region. Though the damage appeared relatively minor, several large panels were missing from the stadium’s retractable roof. “Like many of our neighbors in the Gulf Coast region, NRG Park sustained damage from Hurricane Beryl, including to the roof of NRG …

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The last two decades have been kind to the Dallas Cowboys and their fans … during the regular season. In terms of the postseason? Not so much. Don’t believe it? Check out this nugget: In other words, since winning the Super Bowl in 1995, it has been nothing but postseason failure for the Cowboys.  Over those 20 seasons of regular-season …

The year is 2029. Tom Brady’s purchase of the New England Patriots has now been finalized, while an 86-year-old Jerry Jones just fired a 77-year old Bill Belichick as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The NFL is still king of the sports world, and some of today’s stars are still leading the way as we approach 2030. If you …

It’s a new day in the NFL when it comes to the defensive line. For years, whenever we’d go through the exercise of ranking the top defensive linemen in the league, the No. 1 spot was simple: Aaron Donald. Little thought was needed to put the Los Angeles Rams superstar into the top slot in these rankings because the three-time …

Jul 18, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze speaks with the media during SEC Media Days at Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports The hot topic event of event of each college football offseason is each conference’s media days, and the SEC Media Days are once again on the horizon. As each coach prepares …

USATSI Pittsburgh legend Bobby Grier, the first Black player to participate in the Sugar Bowl, has died, the university announced. Grier, who played fullback, linebacker and defensive back for the Panthers, was 91.  Grier earned his first letter with Pittsburgh in 1953 and became a stalwart on the defense over the next few seasons. As a senior, he led the …

The Oklahoma Sooners have built really good depth in the defensive backfield under safeties coach Brandon Hall and co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach Jay Valai. And the Sooners are hoping to add to that depth in the 2026 Recruiting Class, offering a big-time prospect out west. On Tuesday, Oklahoma offered Rancho Cucamonga, California four-star cornerback R.J. Sermons. Sermons is a …