The Cowboys are exempt from the rule that limits non-L.A. teams training in Southern California from opening the doors to practice. They might wish they weren’t. Mike Leslie of WFAA has posted a photo of embarrassingly sparse attendance at training camp in Oxnard, with this observation: “Cowboys fans are out on this franchise more than I can ever remember. The …
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Michigan OC Kirk Campbell ‘couldn’t be any more confident’ in offense entering 2024
Michigan football offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell stepped to the lectern inside Al Glick Field House to give his thoughts on the year ahead and was peppered with question after question about his new-look offense. The defending national champion Wolverines officially begin their title defense when fall camp begins Wednesday and heading into the first week of the new year, all …
Read More »Arthur Blank on tampering: The organization made a couple procedural mistakes
Back in June, the Falcons were hit with a relatively light punishment for tampering with three players on the eve of free agency — including quarterback Kirk Cousins. Atlanta had to forfeit its original fifth-round pick and pay a $250,000 fine. General Manager Terry Fontenot was also fined $50,000. Speaking to the media for the first time since the NFL’s …
Read More »‘Winners in life’: First-year football coach Marcus Alonzo brings new mentality at Lindsay
New Head Football Coach Marcus Alonzo works with his team on Monday, July 29, 2024 at Lindsay High School. Marcus Alonzo knew he wanted to coach football when he was a teenager. He played center and learned parts of the game from the Central Section’s active winningest high school head football coach — Darren Bennett at Tulare Union. After playing …
Read More »Eagles add another veteran offensive lineman during training camp
Eagles add another veteran offensive lineman during training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have signed veteran interior offensive lineman Nick Gates. This move is just the latest to bolster the Eagles’ offensive line depth and it comes after five training camp practices are already gone. In a corresponding move, the Eagles released cornerback Mario Goodrich, who …
Read More »Hairston, Walker among nation’s top defenders
Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston and defensive lineman Deone Walker were among 75 Division I FBS players named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to college football’s top defensive standout every year since 1993, the Football Writers Association of America and Charlotte Touchdown Club announced Tuesday. The juniors, both Detroit natives, each have a chance …
Read More »Willie Snead, Greedy Williams among players trying out for Dolphins
The Dolphins brought in four wide receivers and four defensive backs for tryouts on Tuesday, with veteran wide receiver Willie Snead and defensive back Greedy Williams the most notable names on the list. Snead has been in the NFL since 2014 and had stints with the Browns, Panthers, Saints, Ravens, Raiders and 49ers. He was a solid contributor early in …
Read More »Locking in predictions for Auburn football’s defensive depth chart ahead of fall camp
AUBURN — Auburn football’s defense will be under new management in 2024. After former defensive coordinator Ron Roberts left this offseason for a job at Florida, the Tigers replaced him with former Maryland coach DJ Durkin, who has spent the last four seasons as a DC in the SEC. Ole Miss had the No. 14 and No. 11 defenses in …
Read More »A.J. Klein announces his retirement
Veteran linebacker A.J. Klein has played his final NFL snap. Klein announced his retirement in a post to Instagram on Tuesday. The announcement comes as NFL training camps unfold without him for the first time since 2013. The Panthers made Klein a fifth-round choice that year and he spent four seasons in Carolina before moving on to the Saints for …
Read More »The ‘new challenge’ that awaits Rutgers football’s Kyle Monangai following breakout season
PISCATAWAY – This time last year, Kyle Monangai was a relatively under-the-radar running back, an important piece of Rutgers football’s offense but not a high-profile name around the rest of the Big Ten. A lot has changed since then. Leading the Big Ten in rushing will do that. Monangai had a dominant 2023 season, finishing with 1,262 rushing yards to …
Read More »Ravens sign Quincy Roche, put Malik Hamm on IR
The Ravens made a couple of moves involving linebackers on Tuesday. They have signed Quincy Roche to the 90-man roster. Malik Hamm was placed on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Roche was a 2021 sixth-round pick by the Steelers, but he failed to make the cut to 53 players and wound up being claimed off waivers by the Giants. …
Read More »With Power 4 talent and a large senior class, Castle football aims to come back stronger
NEWBURGH, Ind. — From Brady Allen at Louisville to Branson Combs at Wake Forest, Southwestern Indiana has its fair share of representation in NCAA Power 4 conferences. That’s especially the case in Warrick County, as former Boonville standouts Devin Mockobee and Clay Conner are in Big Ten football programs while Castle graduates Cameron Tilly and Antonio Harris are at Auburn and …
Read More »Report: Matthew Judon was absent from Patriots’ facility on Tuesday
On Monday, Patriots pass rusher Matthew Judon seemed to launch an in-camp hold-in, shifting from practicing to not practicing once the team put pads on. On Tuesday, Judon was nowhere to be seen at the team’s facility. Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, multiple players said they didn’t see Judon at work on Tuesday. Reiss notes that it’s unclear whether he …
Read More »The UNC football players poised for a breakout season in 2024, according to their teammates
Omarion Hampton emerged as a breakout star for North Carolina football in 2023, finishing the season as the ACC’s top running back. Texas A&M transfer Max Johnson, one of the UNC quarterbacks hoping to get the starting nod for the 2024 opener at Minnesota, went back to watch film of Hampton’s stellar sophomore season before joining the Tar Heels. Hampton …
Read More »Brock Purdy focused on 2024, not his contract after this season
Trevor Lawrence, Jordan Love and Tua Tagovailoa are among the quarterbacks to receive long-term extensions this offseason. Dak Prescott could be next. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is in line for a big pay day after this season. Predictably, though, Purdy said he isn’t thinking about that, and he certainly isn’t talking about it. “That’s great. I’m happy for those guys,” …
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