Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Jori Epstein highlights the touching story of New York Jets’ fifth-round draft pick Qwan’tez Stiggers and what his mindset is moving forward in the NFL. View more Video Transcript Three days before the 2024 NFL draft, Quantz Diggers stood ready at attention not for the draft where the Jets would take him with the last …

Five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi is among the more highly coveted prospects in the trenches for the 2025 recruiting class. Texas has stood out for the talented player. Texas’ potential wide receiver class has caught much of our attention, but it’s not lost on us what Fasusi would bring to the Longhorns. Should he choose Texas it would be the …

Social media is buzzing about Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schröder making his soccer debut in Germany on Friday. The 30-year-old grew up in Braunschweig, Germany and previously played for Phantoms Braunschweig (2010-13) and SG Braunschweig (2009-13) before setting his sights on the NBA.  He spent the first five years of his professional basketball career with the Atlanta Hawks (2013-18), followed …

When Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson decided to stay put and not pursue open head coaching jobs around the NFL, it was surprise to many in the NFL world. The Lions had just reached the NFC Championship Game — the first time the franchise advanced out of the opening round of the playoffs since 1991 — and there was …

It won’t be Lambeau Field. But Wisconsin football players will still get a cool view and a new experience when they play Northwestern for their game this fall. The venue, however, won’t be anything like the historic Green Bay Packers facility. The game will be played at a temporary field along Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, contrary to a previous …

The inaugural NFL Draft was held in 1936 in Philadelphia, and involved no formal scouting departments, no agents, no 24-hour media coverage. In 1980, the NFL Draft was televised for the first time from New York City. Now, the NFL Draft is a three-day event with 24/7 media coverage and attracts millions of fans, both in person and online. Each …

May 31, 2024, 02:11 PM ET The Minnesota Wild are not retaining longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson, it was announced Friday. Hendrickson, 51, was an original member of the Wild franchise as a player from 2000-04 and joined the team’s coaching staff in 2010. “I would like to thank Darby for all his hard work and commitment to the Minnesota …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  I’m not sure if we skipped half of May, but it’s somehow the final day of the month, which doesn’t seem possible. The fact that the end of May is here means we’re just two months from the start of NFL training camps. And if training camps are almost here, …

Former Alabama football quarterback Tyler Buchner’s career path took him back to Notre Dame to play lacrosse after transferring away from the Crimson Tide. However, what seemed like the end of his football career is no longer. Buchner announced Friday that he’s joining Notre Dame’s football team as a walk-on, fresh off winning a lacrosse national championship with the Fighting …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst When you’ve just turned $50 into $98,750 of profit, you can be forgiven for wanting to celebrate a little bit.  Such was the case Thursday night for a fortuitous Caesars Sports customer. “I’m a bit tipsy right now,” said the bettor, who wished to remain at least somewhat anonymous after the windfall, understandably so. …

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Three days before the 2024 NFL Draft, Qwan’tez Stiggers stood ready at Blue Beacon Truck Wash, soap gun in hand. The cornerback knew, at this point, that his draft stock was encouraging. Why would scouts from 29 teams travel to his independent pro day if they weren’t interested in hiring him? Why would 13 NFL teams …

College football diehards have had the upcoming May 31-June 2 weekend circled on their calendars for a while now. School is out, summer is here, and that means an extremely busy months of visits is about to kick off. And visits mean commitments.  To lock into the top storylines in the Class of 2025 — and to further preview what’s …

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is coming off one of the best seasons any rookie quarterback has ever had. In 15 games last season, Stroud completed 63.9% of his passes at an average of 8.2 yards per attempt, throwing for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year, made the Pro Bowl and finished eighth …

After the Detroit Lions enjoyed their most successful season in decades in 2023, it felt inevitable that the organization would lose one of its top assets in offensive coordinator Ben Johnson this offseason. The 38-year-old was among the hottest head-coaching candidates in the league coming into this latest hiring cycle thanks to the work that he was able to do …

Former Michigan State football captain and defensive tackle broke a lot of hearts when he opted to transfer out of East Lansing for Miami this offseason. But, it seems like that trip to Florida will be short-lived, as 247Sports has reported that Barrow and Miami are on the rocks, with rumors that Barrow may jump ship to Missouri now. Things …