When teams select quarterbacks high in the draft, they are looking for a new face of the franchise who can make an immediate impact on the field. A talented leader who will come in, get the most out of his weapons and lead his club to victory. We have seen this numerous times, whether it was Ben Roethlisberger in 2004 or C.J. …

Established veterans returning to their previous star form — it doesn’t happen often in the NFL, but when it does, it’s a huge boost for any team. Which players who labored through tough, relatively unproductive seasons last year are aligned to rebound in 2024?  Before I begin, I did not include players who simply were injured for all or most …

Jun. 14—CANTON, S.D. — One of the top in-state athletes in the 2025 class is going to be a Coyote. Canton High School linebacker and versatile offensive player Cain Wallner pledged a verbal commitment to the University of South Dakota football team via social media on Wednesday. Wallner also weighed offers from North Dakota State, North Dakota, the University of …

Kittle claims Kelce doesn’t rub Chiefs’ Super Bowl wins in his face originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While George Kittle and Travis Kelce are fierce competitors on the football field, they remain good friends outside of the game as well. Speaking on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Kittle was asked if his fellow tight end pal Kelce ever rubs …

September 15, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona; USA; Brophy Prep wide out Layton Duncan prepares for a game against St. Marys at Central High School. Several players and coaches with Arizona ties will compete on USA Football’s U20 national team later this month. Wide receivers Layton Duncan and Kamron Jackson, linebacker Chris Pemberton and coaches Michael Patterson and Myron Blueford will be …

Cameron Heyward in colors other than black and gold? The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle says it’s a possibility after this season. Hayward is entering the final year of the four-year, $65 million deal he signed in 2020 and is set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2025. He was not present during some of the offseason work as he …

Few coaches have had as much influence on the game of football as former Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator and long-time college football head coach Mike Leach. His deployment of the Air-Raid first with OU as the coordinator and then as the head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State, and Mississippi State revolutionized offense at every level of the sport. His …

Veteran safety Tony Jefferson has come out of retirement to sign with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced Friday. The 32-year-old Jefferson had a tryout during the Chargers’ minicamp, which concluded Thursday. The Chargers will be the fifth team for Jefferson. He made the Arizona Cardinals’ roster as an undrafted free agent in 2013 and has also played for …

Nearly five years ago, the numbers swirling around a Dak Prescott contract extension seemed staggering. In the midst of uncomfortable negotiations between the Dallas Cowboys and their star quarterback, a very round and seemingly unbelievable number emerged in the summer of 2019: $40 million. Per season. The Cowboys had waited too long to get ahead of the contract market, painting …

247Sports Wide receiver Eugene Hilton Jr., the son of former Pro Bowl wideout T.Y. Hilton, committed to Wisconsin as the first 247Sports Composite four-star wide receiver for the Badgers since 2017.  The younger Hilton chose Wisconsin over offers from Georgia, Ole Miss and Missouri, among others. He took an official visit to Madison, Wisconsin, the weekend of June 7 that …

Here are all the PFF ratings for Bears starters ahead of the 2024 NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Pro Football Focus has slowly released its ratings for the 2024 NFL season. And they finally released the ratings for each projected starter on every NFL team. As a team, PFF ranks the Bears as the 20th-best team in …

Jonathan Smith and Michigan State football have landed another wide receiver recruit. Charles Taplin, a three-star wide receiver from Red Oak, Texas, announced on social media Friday that he intends to head to East Lansing to play for the Spartans. Taplin is a three-star recruit in the class of 2025, according to 247 Sports, and reportedly had offers from Arizona, …

The Saints signed tight end Jesper Horsted on Friday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Saints waived undrafted rookie wide receiver Kyle Sheets. Horsted is a four-year NFL veteran who originally signed with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Princeton in 2019. In his career, he has appeared in 41 games with one start for …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football beefed up its future by adding a pair of offensive line commits to its 2025 recruiting class this week. Connor Howes announced his commitment to Sam Pittman and offensive line coach Eric Mateos Friday, just one day after Kash Courtney joined the Razorbacks class. More: Arkansas football recruiting: Hogs land two high school commits More: Arkansas …

Here’s what Bears were willing to trade in 2024 NFL Draft to get Rome Odunze originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles was getting antsy as their No. 9 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft crept closer with every player yanked off the draft board. Poles had his guy in mind. He wanted Rome Odunze. And after …