Quarterback play falls into three categories for the most part. There are star quarterbacks capable of elevating a team and leading them to a Super Bowl. There are the struggling quarterbacks who make it quite clear it’s time to move on. Then there’s the middle ground — QB purgatory: The average-to-above-average starters aren’t quite good enough to lead their team …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Change one letter and the NFC South becomes the NFC Youth, which is fitting for a division that features four new offensive coordinators, all of them under 40, with a combined two years of experience as an NFL OC. Many factors will determine who wins the division, but high on the list will be which …

Why it’s so darn easy to root for John Ross with the Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The day John Ross retired in the summer of 2023, he knew instantly he made a mistake. Ross never wanted to leave football. “Literally the day I retired,” Ross said, “I knew it was a mistake.” But the speedy wide receiver …

DESTIN, Fla. — Thirteen years ago, Trev Alberts was forced to make one of the most difficult decisions in his career.  Nebraska-Omaha’s athletics department was facing severe financial shortfalls, and transitioning sports from Division II to Division I had only compounded the multi-million dollar math problem. As the athletics director, Alberts had two options. “Make draconian cuts or the whole …

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback and likely future Hall of Famer Drew Brees has now been out of the NFL for three seasons, having retired after the 2020 campaign. But if it were up to him, he’d first be stepping away right now.  “Honestly, man, if my right arm was still working, I probably would’ve played another three years,” Brees …

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The Wisconsin Badgers football team is entering its second season with Luke Fickell at the helm and Josh Pate, host of the Late Kick podcast, is a big fan of the head coach. Pate evaluated the strength of the Big Ten moving forward as the conference expands ahead of the 2024 campaign. He points out that the conference has put …

Giants head coach Brian Daboll said in March that calling offensive plays was something he was looking into as the team made plans for the 2024 season and he’s been testing things out during the team’s organized team activities. At practices open to the media, Daboll has been seen with a radio making the play calls as the team works …

Pennsylvania-based Dauphin County Court awarded Dr. Scott Lynch, a former orthopedic consultant and director of medicine for Penn State athletics, $5.25 million in punitive and compensatory damages stemming from a civil lawsuit against Penn State Health. Central to Lynch’s testimony was a fractious relationship with football coach James Franklin.  Lynch, who alleged that his termination followed a refusal to “allow …

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh provided an update on edge rusher David Ojabo’s return from a partially torn ACL on Thursday. Ojabo suffered the injury last September and had season-ending surgery in November, so it’s no surprise that he has not been cleared for football activities at this point. Harbaugh said that the current timeline has the team expecting to …

It’s more than fair to suggest that even the biggest Billy Napier supporters should have reservations about his future at the University of Florida beyond the 2024 season. The look and feel of his UF football program these past two years, which has had too many Willie Taggart-like moments of an operation not being buttoned up, has given many Gators pause. …

PHILADELPHIA — John Ross knows he’s as fast as he was when he ran a then-record 4.22 at the NFL Combine seven years ago. Ross knows it sounds crazy to say that, but he upped the ante. “I think I’m faster,” Ross said. Why does Ross think he’s faster? His mental state of mind is in the right place, no …

How Isaiah Rodgers came back better than ever after 512-day layoff originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia He didn’t have a team. He didn’t have a coach. He didn’t have teammates.  But he could pretend. So during his 512-day absence from football – from late in the 2022 season with the Colts until the start of OTAs last week with …

SEC spring meetings took place this week in Destin, Florida, with the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns taking their place at the table. Oklahoma enters its first year in the SEC after leaving the Big 12. Along with Texas, they will be the newcomers to a conference that’s been very successful, especially in football. But the Red River Shootout, the …

Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are set to conclude organized team activities before the full mandatory minicamp begins next week. The team concluded their fifth of six OTA practices Thursday, the second of which was open to the media.  This practice mostly conducted of 7-on-7 drills and one 11-on-11 segment with some interesting depth chart observations. Mandatory minicamp …