New York Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux is ‘going for’ Michael Strahan’s single-season sack leader record – and, the 2001 Defensive Player of the Year has wished him well. Thibodeaux is entering his third year in the league, and after coming off of a 50-tackle, 11.5-sack season, confidently revealed this week he is gunning for Strahan’s record of 22.5 sacks …

Yannick Ngakoue hopes to re-establish himself as one of ‘fiercest competitors’ in the NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Yannick Ngakoue is looking to jump back into the NFL after having his 2023 season stolen from him on account of breaking his ankle with the Bears during Week 14. But he isn’t thinking about offer sheets or contracts. He’s …

The end of the Pac-12 means the end of the classic Rose Bowl we grew up loving and cherishing. We’re not going to have the Pac-12 champion against the Big Ten champion in the Rose Bowl at 2 p.m. in Pasadena on January 1, unless the College Football Playoff seedings and brackets happen to work out perfectly. Tradition is fading …

Kittle reveals he played majority of 2023 season with injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — On Wednesday, for the first time since undergoing successful core muscle surgery this offseason, George Kittle spoke to the media. The 49ers tight end shared that the injury occurred at some point in the middle of the 2023 NFL season, …

RN_AggiesWire_FB1 Ahead of a busy recruiting summer, Texas A&M is still in the mix for elite 2025 five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, who holds deep ties to the program and possesses NFL-like receiving traits with an incredibly high ceiling. While head coach Mike Elko and his staff have done a solid job of keeping Lockett close to College Station with …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bailey Zappe is in a tough spot. While he remains on the New England Patriots roster as the team continues to roll through OTAs, his path to playing time has grown murky at best. Over the last few months, the head coach that drafted him parted ways with the franchise, and the new regime signed veteran Jacoby …

USATSI Courtland Sutton wants a new contract, but he reportedly isn’t looking to break the bank. The Denver Broncos’ veteran receiver is hoping for a raise that would pay him between $15-16 million per season, according to ESPN (via Sports Illustrated).  It was reported earlier this offseason that Sutton is hoping to receive a new deal before the start of …

The USC Trojans hope Lincoln Riley can match what Pete Carroll achieved. This is the Trojans big hope in the 21st century. Washington, meanwhile, has had two coaches who made the College Football Playoff this century and recalled what Don James did decades ago. James was the architect of a Washington empire, much as Pete Carroll built a USC dynasty. …

49ers OTA observations: Purdy, Pearsall developing chemistry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Jauan Jennings, new contract freshly signed, worked on a side field during 49ers organized team activities on Wednesday. On the main practice field, quarterback Brock Purdy drilled a 20-yard pass down the middle of the field to rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall …

Headed into the 2024 college football season many experts and analysts around the college football landscape have high expectations for Ohio State to be among the best teams in the country. Most preseason college football rankings currently feature Georgia and Ohio State at the top in some order. This includes Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt who currently ranks the Buckeyes at …

Drew Bledsoe does not have any lingering animosity towards Bill Belichick or Tom Brady, even though Belichick demoted him from starting quarterback in 2001 in favor of Brady — the move that spurred a run to that year’s Super Bowl title (and five more after that) for the New England Patriots. But Bledsoe did tell his former Dallas Cowboys teammate …

Curran: How Maye ‘took a step forward’ in Wednesday’s OTA practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye is starting to find his footing with the New England Patriots one month after being drafted third overall. Our Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry were in attendance for Wednesday’s OTA session in Foxboro, where Maye practiced running the offense alongside …

Before being a Heisman Trophy winner, first round NFL draft pick, or putting together a Hall of Fame career with the Raiders, tim Brown was a little-known Notre Dame recruit from Dallas. Brown’s first two seasons in South Bend saw him compile 53 total receptions for 737 yards and four touchdowns while he ran for another. Lou Holtz was hired …

The playbook is how the teams get on the same page of what to run next and is a useful tool when it comes to situational football. Right now, rookies and players joining new teams are busy studying their squad’s plays, but one former Super Bowl champion says the playbook is not all it’s cracked up to be. Former Philadelphia Eagles …

USATSI Auburn running back Brian Battie could face “permanent paralysis” after a fatal shooting in his hometown of Sarasota, Florida, according to court documents obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.  Battie was shot during an incident on May 18 that left his 24-year-old brother, Tommie Battie, dead at the scene. Brian was transported to the hospital in critical condition, where …