Getty Images Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson played just six games last year before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery. The injury contributed to Cleveland’s quarterback inconsistencies during a year with seven starting quarterback changes and four starters. Watson, P.J. Walker Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Joe Flacco all lined up as QB1 for the team at some point and …

HBO’s “Hard Knocks” sports docuseries is expanding its scope for this year’s in-season edition. Unlike the three previous years, which followed one squad, the 2024 edition will follow an entire division’s worth of teams during the regular season. “Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North” will chronicle the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL Films …

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins signed his one-year franchise tender for the 2024 season on Monday. However, his long-term future with the team remains in doubt. The fifth-year wideout received the franchise tag in February and didn’t participate in recent organized team workouts, including last week’s three-day minicamp. Higgins will make $21.8 million — the designated franchise tag value …

It has been a bit quiet on the offer front for Notre Dame football, but that changed a bit on Monday afternoon. The Irish held another camp and following the play, gave a scholarship to 2026 Maryland cornerback Khary Adams. At 6-foot, 2-inches and 175-pounds, he fits the mold that Notre Dame looks for in its secondary. Adams is a …

As the saying goes, “Common sense ain’t.” That often applies in the legal system, where gobbledygook and mumbo-jumbo can get in the way of basic logic and reality. In Jim Trotter’s retaliation case against the NFL, common sense has prevailed. At least for now. Following the filing of his lawsuit, a wide range of people — from armchair Matlocks all …

Florida hosted a slew of recruits from the class of 2025 on official visits over the weekend, including Anderson High (Cincinnati, Ohio) tight end and UCF commit Caden Piening. While Piening had seen Florida’s campus and facilities before, an official visit showed him everything The Swamp has to offer. Highlights of the trip include spending time with coaches and players, …

Preston Smith is entering his 10th NFL season. He’s 31, with a birthday in November. The Packers defensive lineman, though, doesn’t feel his age. “I really be thinking I’m 29 and 28 sometimes. I feel like I’m aging backwards,” Smith said, via Wes Hodkiewicz of the team website. “But when y’all keep reminding me I’m in my 30s, I start …

CBS Sports college football analyst Blake Brockermeyer is clearly concerned about Michigan’s quarterback situation. Brockermeyer doesn’t know what to expect when Michigan faces USC and the other teams on its 2024 schedule. USC’s Miller Moss is a higher-rated quarterback than Michigan’s Alex Orji. Here’s Brockermeyer on Orji: “Although Michigan’s coaches are confident in his running skills, his passing ability remains …

PHILADELPHIA — “Motion” was the key word in the Philadelphia Eagles offense last season, for all the wrong reasons.  The NFL has trended toward pass catchers moving fluidly at the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped. The San Francisco 49ers used motion prior to the snap 70.2% of the time, and the Kansas City Chiefs 60.5%. Both teams …

Devon Witherspoon made the Pro Bowl and finished fourth in defensive rookie of the year voting in 2023 after the Seahawks made him the fifth overall pick. It could have been better. The cornerback missed three games with a hip pointer. He plans on being healthier and better this season. “First of all, I want to play all games, the …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 17, 2024, 05:54 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Pascal Vincent is no longer coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets with the team announcing Monday they’ve parted ways after less than one season. Vincent’s dismissal comes after he guided the Blue Jackets to a 27-43-12 record that saw them finish …

Brothers and former Florida Atlantic standouts Jaylen and LaJohntay Wester are two of Colorado football’s most intriguing incoming transfer portal players. LaJohntay, a wide receiver, shined during the Buffs’ spring game while the younger Jaylen adds some much-needed talent to Colorado’s linebackers room. According to Pro Football Focus College, the younger Wester comes to Boulder as the second-highest-graded returning LB …

For the first time ever, this season HBO’s “Hard Knocks” will follow an entire division. The AFC North will have the spotlight this season and follow the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns during their respective training camps. One head coach who will be featured in the “Hard Knocks” has stated that he is not the biggest …

Getty Images Tom Brady has officially entered the next stage of his career, making his broadcasting debut for Fox at the UFL Championship Game on Sunday. Brady, making his debut three months before his first NFL game, is in the first year of a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox Sports to be their lead color commentator.  Brady, who will …

Texas’ stacked quarterbacks room is about to add yet another legit talent. The Longhorns and coach Steve Sarkisian landed a commitment from Class of 2026 quarterback recruit Dia Bell on Monday. Bell, a five-star recruit from Florida who’s the No. 2 quarterback prospect in the country for that class, is a rising junior who chose Texas over LSU, Penn State …