Why are Jerod Mayo, Patriots delaying start of offseason workouts? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Atlanta Falcons officially began their offseason program Tuesday, with first-year head coach Raheem Morris laying out a detailed plan for the 2024 season in front of the entire team. The New England Patriots and first-year head coach Jerod Mayo didn’t do the same. …

One came from Elder High School’s “Pit, one from near Tampa, the other near Charlotte. All three came 109 miles from Ohio State’s “Horseshoe” to the University of Cincinnati’s intimate Nippert Stadium. The trio of Buckeyes-turned-Bearcats are Joe Royer, Kye Stokes and Evan Pryor. All three transfers could be head-turners in the upcoming season. Elder Panthers Luke Kandra and Joe …

Five wide receivers caught passes for the Bills in 2023. Four of them are now on other teams. Stefon Diggs led the Bills with 107 catches, 1,183 yards and eight touchdowns last season. He was traded to the Texans today. Gabriel Davis was the Bills’ No. 2 wide receiver in 2023, catching 45 passes for 746 yards and seven touchdowns. …

When Georgia football fans last saw Peyton Woodring, the kicker finished his freshman season on quite the groove after a rocky start to his college career. He’s still in a good rhythm, according to punter Brett Thorson this week. “He’s been kicking well,” Thorson said before Tuesday’s practice. “I don’t want to jinx him but he hasn’t missed one in …

Seahawks General Manager John Schneider said last week that interior offensive line is a “fairly obvious” need for the team and suggested that they’d look at both the draft and free agents as ways to address it. The draft is still a few weeks away, so the Seahawks are looking at the other route in the time being. Aaron Wilson …

Ohio State has hired longtime offensive line coach Tim Drevno as part of its support staff, the school confirmed Wednesday. Drevno, who will be a quality control coach for the Buckeyes, worked with Chip Kelly for the past three seasons at UCLA. He was let go last month by DeShaun Foster, who took over for the Bruins when Kelly left …

One of the top quarterbacks in this year’s draft has been spending time with a pair of teams in the AFC West this week. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, former Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. took a pre-draft visit with the Broncos on Tuesday and is doing the same with the Raiders on Wednesday. Denver holds the No. 12 …

El Pasoans will always be the biggest contingent on the UTEP football team. Most of the 18 locals on the current roster going through this spring are walkons, not all will see the field, but some will. In many of these cases that will be the fulfillment of a dream held since watching the Miners years ago in the Sun …

During Russell Wilson’s first press conference after joining the Steelers, he said that he had a long conversation with defensive end Cameron Heyward before making the decision to sign in Pittsburgh. Heyward said on The Rich Eisen Show Wednesday that the team was “losing quarterbacks left and right” before Wilson’s decision to sign with the team and said that he …

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program is in its first Final Four in program history. However, it has not stopped the coaching staff from hitting the recruiting trail hard, especially as high-profile players enter the transfer portal. Most recently, Alabama reached out to Notre Dame Fighting Irish transfer forward Carey Booth. Booth spent one season in South Bend. The native …

Why Matt Eberflus is a great head coach in the eyes of Hall of Fame defensive end originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus got a huge vote of approval from Hall of Fame defensive end Dwight Freeney. The former Colts star is familiar with Eberflus from Eberflus’ time working as Indianapolis’ defensive coordinator, and on …

MADISON – Mike Tressel, entering his second season as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach, and two of his linebackers met with reporters Wednesday. Here are selected comments from Tressel, Jake Chaney and Christian Alliegro. Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell used the transfer portal to bring in three inside linebackers after last season Three inside linebackers transferred to UW this winter — Jaheim …

Steve McMichael, who was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, was hospitalized this week. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Steve McMichael was back in the hospital Wednesday, according to his former teammate Walter Payton’s son. Hours later, it was announced that he is being released. “Steve McMichael is suffering from a urinary tract infection,” per a …

As college football teams prepare for the upcoming 2024 season, they’re busy recruiting new players and looking at transfers to strengthen their squads. One team, the Clemson Tigers, is known for their history in the College Football Playoff era. They’re aiming high for the upcoming season, hoping to make it to the College Football Playoff. To do that, they need …

2024 NFL mock draft roundup: New early-round predictions for Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It might be hard to believe but the calendar is already into April, which means the 2024 NFL Draft is less than 30 days away. The best approach for the New England Patriots to take early in the draft is selecting a quarterback — …