The Drake Maye Report: In pads, pressure heats up rookie originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — On Monday, the pads came on at Patriots practice. That meant a more intensified focus on the running game. But it also meant a more physical pass-rush. It meant more handsy defensive backs, both at the line of scrimmage and at the …

The Texas Tech football team is set to begin the 2024 season when the Red Raiders host Abilene Christian on Aug. 31 for the season opener. Joey McGuire enters his third year as Texas Tech’s head coach looking to lead the Red Raiders to their fourth-straight bowl game. On the field, the Red Raiders are headlined by returners such as …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Two things were very clear as the Giants’ pre-draft process unfolded on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” One is that they really love Malik Nabers. The other is that they had some concerns about Nabers, too. The Giants could see from the beginning that the LSU receiver’s ability was off the charts, and that he was exactly …

Training camp stock watch: Pats’ top QB Brissett strikes deep down the field originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Though the Patriots went through their first fully-padded practice on Monday, their offense didn’t exactly seem as though it was moving in the right direction in terms of being ready for meaningful football. They committed at least two false starts …

ORLANDO — UCF’s first taste of Big 12 football was “not good enough,” Gus Malzahn declared following Monday’s opening fall practice. Last year was the first in which the Knights’ 58-year-old head coach endured a losing record. To remedy the situation, Malzahn and his assistants sought experience in the transfer portal and premium talent from the high school ranks to …

Aaron Rodgers was downright ticked off. The New York Jets quarterback took the snap, started to drop back — and ended up sprawled on the grass after one of his offensive linemen stepped on one of his feet. Rodgers shouted. He wasn’t hurt, but he was angry. Monday was that kind of a day, the first this summer in full …

Jackson will miss remainder of 49ers training camp to rehab knee originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers might need to consider adding to their defensive front with Drake Jackson’s future uncertain. Kyle Shanahan gave a less-than-positive update on the defensive end’s status on Monday after the third-year pass rusher underwent patellar tendon surgery in …

Patrick Mahomes to Kadarius Toney, back to Mahomes, back to Toney, deep to Xavier Worthy … touchdown Kansas City.  On Monday, the back-to-back Super Bowl-winning champions unveiled a new quadruple-pass play in practice involving a wild sequence that began with Mahomes and ended with his newest offensive weapon, rookie wideout Xavier Worthy.  In a video posted to X, Mahomes and …

Tickets remain available to the public for the first four Ohio State practices of preseason camp, which opens Thursday. For $50 per practice, spectators may watch the Buckeyes at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center as they prepare for the 2024 season. Mar 7, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day talks to quarterbacks during spring football …

A pair of quarterbacks signed new, massive contracts over the weekend, continuing to push Patrick Mahomes down the list of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks. Jordan Love inked a four-year, $220 million extension with the Green Bay Packers that includes $160.3 million guaranteed. The deal brought Love into a tie for the highest-paid quarterback in the league on an average annual …

The Jets broke out the pads for the first time this summer on Monday and they also got a dose of an angry Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers threw an interception that went off wide receiver Allen Lazard’s hands early in the session, struggled to corral erratic snaps from center Joe Tippmann and went down after being tripped by one of his …

It was the first day of football practice in helmets at San Tan Charter and Uriah Neloms couldn’t be found in the receivers’ line. That’s because he was throwing the football to receivers. After catching 13 touchdown passes for the 2A school last season, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound athlete is making the move to quarterback. “It’s what helps the team,” Neloms …

Judon voices frustration with contract dispute, ‘business of football’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Judging by Monday’s training camp practice, Matthew Judon doesn’t appear to be any closer to getting the contract he desires from the New England Patriots. While he was present on the fields outside Gillette Stadium, the star outside linebacker didn’t participate in the padded practice. …

Georgia football is adding some international flavor to its roster in its 2025 recruiting class. The Bulldogs landed a commitment from Jayden-Jamal “JJ” Hanne, a native of Berlin, Germany who is a rising senior in California. The 6-foot-4 ½, 281-pound defensive lineman is entering his third season at Santa Margarita Catholic in Rancho Santa Margarita, about halfway between San Diego …

Caleb Williams, Shane Waldron offer progress report on Bears QB’s development in camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams isn’t where he’d like to be eight days into training camp, but the Bears rookie quarterback feels that he’s precisely where he should be in his early NFL development arc. “I think I’m on track to be …