Kalen DeBoer has added yet another Alabama football commit — the Crimson Tide’s second in as many days. The latest player to commit to DeBoer and the Tide is Mal Waldrep, a legacy whose father likewise played at Alabama, under Mike DuBose and Dennis Franchione from 1998-2002. He and On3’s Hayes Fawcett announced his commitment to Alabama within a minute …
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Jordan Love extension: Packers QB ‘heard’ new deal could get done prior to camp; GM says ‘that would be ideal’
A week ago, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said the team wants to extend quarterback Jordan Love, who is entering into the final year of his current deal in 2024, prior to the start of training camp in late July. Love affirmed that negotiations for his long-term extension should increase following the conclusion of the Packers’ mandatory minicamp …
Read More »‘Balancing act’: Bengals QB Joe Burrow not rushing rehab of surgically repaired wrist
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has dealt with multiple injuries in his first four years in the NFL, so he’s learned plenty about what it takes to come back from them. Rushing through rehab to get back on the field sooner is not necessarily the best way to go, Burrow has learned, and that’s why he’s giving his surgically repaired …
Read More »Chiefs’ Travis Kelce not thinking about retiring anytime soon: ‘I’m going to do it until the wheels fall off’
Travis Kelce doesn’t have an answer as to when he wants his NFL career to end, because he really isn’t sure. Despite a media empire with the “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, and a broadcasting career waiting for him, the 34-year-old tight end signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that will keep him around …
Read More »Mike Leach’s legacy endures through his family as College Football Hall of Fame nod remains out of reach
Sharon Leach blames herself. College football coaches’ wives are sainted about the time they say, “I do.” Family duties that normally would be shared by a couple quickly tilt to one side of the marital dynamic as the husband/coach logs countless hours away from home. Sharon Leach is one of those saints, in part because she still blames herself for …
Read More »Eagles confirm they’ll wear ‘Kelly Green’ uniforms in 2024 despite Darius Slay thinking they wouldn’t
Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles “Kelly Green” uniforms returning last season were a major hit for the franchise, one of the most popular throwback uniforms throughout the NFL. Would the franchise actually have put them on the shelf after one season? Darius Slay thought that would be the case in 2024, revealing on the “Pulp Phiction” podcast the team wouldn’t …
Read More »Falcons sign CB Harrison Hand
The Falcons signed cornerback Harrison Hand on Tuesday, the team announced. They waived cornerback Anthony Sao in a corresponding move. Sao was one of three undrafted free agent corners the Falcons signed in April. Hand entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Vikings in the 2020 draft out of Temple. He spent two seasons in Minnesota and played …
Read More »Michigan football adds Ohio State assistant recruiting director Erin Dunston to staff | Report
Michigan football is adding to its recruiting staff, at the expense of a rival. As confirmed to the Detroit Free Press’s Tony Garcia, the Wolverines have hired Ohio State’s Erin Dunston, the Buckeyes’ assistant athletic director for football recruiting and events. Dunston had been with the Buckeyes since 2021 as the program’s director of on-campus recruiting. She was recently promoted …
Read More »Broncos’ Sean Payton knows his deadline for picking QB1, won’t rush decision of naming a Week 1 starter
The Denver Broncos have yet to name a starting quarterback and there is no sign of a decision coming. Head coach Sean Payton is not putting a timeline on naming a QB1, as all three options have split first-team reps in practice. Payton has given no indication as to which quarterback he is more impressed by out of Bo Nix, …
Read More »Badgers flip defensive lineman commitment from Gophers
The Gophers lost defensive lineman commitment Torin Pettaway to the Badgers on Tuesday. The Middleton, Wis., product committed to the University of Wisconsin on March 7 but flipped to Minnesota on March 28. Now he has reversed that decision. Pettaway is listed as a three-star, 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive lineman with other offers from Illinois, Nebraska, USC, Washington, and Rutgers, according …
Read More »Chiefs TE Travis Kelce says he wants to keep playing football ‘until the wheels come off’
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who signed a new two-year deal in April, said Tuesday that he wants to keep playing football “until the wheels come off” after the first day of the team’s mandatory three-day minicamp. The 34-year-old Kelce signed a four-year, $57.25 million extension with Kansas City in 2020, which followed a $46 million, five-year deal …
Read More »Amari Cooper holding out from Browns minicamp amid spike in WR salaries
With wide receiver salaries spiking, Amari Cooper is holding out from mandatory Cleveland Browns minicamp. Cooper was absent from the start of minicamp on Tuesday. He’s approaching the the final season of a five-year, $100 million contract he signed as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed to reporters that Cooper’s absence was not excused. “It’s …
Read More »Four-star Linebacker Christian Jones has “very good” visit to Auburn
Four-star 2025 linebacker, and the No. 1 ranked prospect in Nebraska, Christian Jones reportedly had a “very, very, good” visit to Auburn last weekend. Jones, who visited the Plains for the first time last weekend, chose to consider Auburn because of his past relationship with defensive coordinator DJ Durkin when Durkin was coaching Texas A&M. “[Coach Durkin’s] from Youngstown, Ohio …
Read More »New Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer returns to Dallas with more than just his trademark intensity
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer’s reputation is that of a stereotypical old school, no-nonsense, football-obsessed coach. It’s an image forged through 28 seasons coaching in the NFL that include three different DC stints — with the Cowboys (2000-2006), Atlanta Falcons (2007) and Cincinnati Bengals (2008-2013) — and eight seasons as the head coach of the Minnesota …
Read More »Joe Montana turns 68: Five interesting facts to know about 49ers legend on his birthday
There was little debate about who the greatest quarterback in NFL history was on Jan. 28, 1990, shortly after Joe Montana and the 49ers made mincemeat of the Broncos’ defense in Super Bowl XXIV. The blowout victory gave San Francisco its fourth Super Bowl win since 1981. The win also gave Montana a record third Super Bowl MVP award, as …
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