Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 12:32 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers are giving their most experienced player a chance to be a Game 7 difference-maker. Winger Kyle Okposo, 36, draws in for Monday’s showdown against the Edmonton Oilers with the Stanley Cup on the line. Acquired by Florida at …

USATSI Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said earlier this offseason that second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell “earned the right” to compete for the team’s starting job. With training camp on the horizon, O’Connell appears to have the “slight edge” for permanent QB1 duties, according to ESPN, after sharing first-team reps with veteran Gardner Minshew in the spring. “O’Connell and Minshew …

Getty Images The Green Bay Packers announced Monday that Ed Policy has been named the organization’s next chairman, president and chief executive officer, and that he will take over for longtime executive Mark Murphy when he retires from those positions in July 2025 at the Packers annual meeting of shareholders. “I am incredibly honored, excited and grateful to the search …

2025 four-star interior offensive lineman Douglas Utu announced his commitment to Tennessee on Monday. Steve Wiltfong of On3 predicted Utu as a favorite to commit to the Vols. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound interior offensive lineman is from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utu is ranked as the No. 67 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the …

Jordan Love came on strong last season and removed any doubt that he’s the quarterback the Packers want to build their offense around, but his coaches still see areas where he can get better. Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements and head coach Matt LaFleur both spoke this offseason about the importance of Love perfecting his fundamentals. “But what we’re making …

Four-star offensive lineman Mario Nash Jr. has committed to Mississippi State football, he announced Sunday via social media. Nash, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound offensive lineman, said in a post, “First of all, I want to thank God for blessing me with all of the opportunities I have to further my career in College Football. I also want to Thank every Coach who took …

USATSI Just over a week after Isaiah Buggs was arrested for the second time this offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs have released the defensive lineman, according to NFL Media. Buggs, 27, is currently in jail while facing domestic violence and burglary charges stemming from an alleged Alabama incident earlier this month. The Chiefs had not publicly commented on Buggs’ most …

The Packers have found a successor to Mark Murphy. Green Bay announced on Monday that Ed Policy will be the team’s next chairman, president, and CEO. Murphy is set to retire from the role in July 2025. “Congratulations to Ed on this well-deserved promotion to what I believe is the most unique and meaningful position in the world of professional …

Austin Howard, a 3-star linebacker from Bartlett, Tennesssee flipped from Vanderbilt football to Mississippi State, he announced on social media Sunday night. Howard first said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, “I’d like to thank the entire staff at Vanderbilt, some of the greatest and realest people you’ll ever meet and the relationship I had with the coaches …

With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis leaving the Bills, many targets have been vacated in Buffalo. Rookie Keon Coleman might already be the best interview in the league and is easy to root for, but his 7.3 YPT was the second-lowest among this year’s WR prospects, and he was never a target hog throughout college. Khalil Shakir has had his …

Ohio State has landed a top defensive end in the 2025 recruiting class. Four-star Alabama defensive end Zion Grady committed to Ohio State Monday according to multiple reports. He picked the Buckeyes over programs such as Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee and Georgia. Grady, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound athlete out of Enterprise, Alabama, is the No. 66 player in the 2025 …

We are just weeks away from the start of training camps across the NFL and Shaquille Leonard is still a man without a team. The veteran linebacker remains on the free agent market searching for his next opportunity in the league. While the 28-year-old does seem open to continuing his career, he told reporters over the weekend that he’s also …

USATSI Iowa wide receiver Kaleb Brown was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and possession of a fictitious ID Sunday morning, according to 247Sports. Brown was spotted backing into a lawn near his Iowa City apartment and spinning his tires.  When the police arrived, they noticed heavy damage to the front of Brown’s car, including …

We had six quarterbacks selected in the first top 12 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, the first time that’s happened in NFL history. Selecting who will be the most productive at the position was not easy.  These are the five quarterbacks who’ll be most productive in Year 1 in the NFL.  I’m starting with an inclusion of Rattler in …

• With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis leaving the Bills, many targets have been vacated in Buffalo. Rookie Keon Coleman might already be the best interview in the league and is easy to root for, but his 7.3 YPT was the second-lowest among this year’s WR prospects, and he was never a target hog throughout college. Khalil Shakir has had …