The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings and …

Tight end Marcedes Lewis just can’t quit the NFL. Or he doesn’t want to. And if a team is willing to sign him, why should he? Lewis, 40, officially re-signed with the Chicago Bears on Monday and will play his 19th season in the league. The signing was first reported by Fox’s Jay Glazer on Sunday. This embedded content is …

Floyd Boucard has heft and bulk. The 6-foot-3, 315-pound three-star defensive lineman, per the 247Sports Composite, is playing high school football in Miami. Tom Loy of 247Sports and Scott Schrader of On3 have both predicted that he will commit to the USC football program. Boucard is originally from Montreal, Quebec, and grew up playing hockey before transitioning to football. He transferred from …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 10, 2024, 02:33 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SUNRISE, Fla. — Connor McDavid remembers when he was Macklin Celebrini. Before McDavid was drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015, he was given a tour of the Stanley Cup Final ahead of Game 3 between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning. …

The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings and …

Every recruiting cycle there are high profile recruitments that take center stage. They can vary from program to program, but the blue-blood schools regularly find themselves in these high-leverage recruiting battles. In the 2023 cycle, it was the battle with Notre Dame for five-star safety Peyton Bowen. In the 2024 cycle, it was the David Stone recruitment. In the 2025 …

The Jets seem determined to get their kick and punt returner positions right as they head into the 2024 season. After previously signing former All-Pro returner Tarik Cohen to a contract, the team will also have another former All-Pro coming into the building in the form of Jakeem Grant. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Grant will participate in Jets’ …

Jun. 10—CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema made recruiting the state of Illinois a priority when he took the Illini job in December 2020. Neighboring states were important, too, when it came to Illinois’ roster-building efforts. The inroads Bielema and his staff have made on that front were evident Sunday and into Monday morning with three commitments in the Class of 2025 …

After nine NFL seasons, Steven Nelson has decided to call it a career. The veteran cornerback, who served as a team captain for the Houston Texans last season, made the surprising decision to retire over the weekend.  The 31-year-old told KPRC-TV in Houston that he’s stepping away from the game because he wants to spend more time with his family.  …

Free agent tight end Marcedes Lewis officially signs with Bearsc originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Free agent tight end Marcedes Lewis has agreed to a contract with the Chicago Bears, the team announced in a press release Monday. Lewis appeared in all 17 games for the Bears last season, with four catches for 29 yards and a touchdown for …

LSU has been on quite a heater to start the 2025 recruiting class, holding 11 commitments — headlined by five-stars Bryce Underwood and Caden Durham — in a class that ranks as high as No. 2 nationally, depending on the service. But this is the time of year that can really make or break a class. The June official visit …

NFL teams have now firmly moved into their 2024 offseason program. The first wave of free agency and the NFL Draft are far in the rearview mirror, and teams are now gathering for OTAs and minicamps.  And during that time, it’s not just the rookies and the stalwarts who participate. This is also a time for veteran free agents to …

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I don’t know how it happened, but we’ve finally reached the final week of mandatory minicamp. After this week, there won’t be anymore NFL practices held until each team starts training camp in July. That means you better soak up all the NFL news we have today, because we’ll be …

USATSI True freshmen no longer have the type of outsized impact on college football they did five years ago. The era of Jake Fromm and Tua Tagovailoa tangoing in the second half of a national championship game, or Trevor Lawrence leading Clemson to a perfect record and a title a year later, has given way to super seniors and transfers-for-hire.  …

Any possible drama or tension between Bill Belichick and his former employer won’t prevent him from attending Tom Brady’s induction into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. Belichick is planning to return to Foxborough for Brady’s ceremony on Wednesday, The Athletic reported. It’ll mark Belichick’s first time back at Gillette Stadium since he and the Patriots parted ways in …