Tight end pursuit shows 49ers need to prepare for life after Kittle originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers took the unique measure a year ago to select tight ends in the third- and seventh rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft. But the 49ers’ unsuccessful pursuit of restricted free-agent tight end Brock Wright indicates they do not believe …

Apr. 3—MORGANTOWN — Tyler Allen’s road to where he is now was full of stops and starts, bumps and potholes that probably resemble the country roads he now uses as West Virginia’s new quarterbacks coach. Allen was promoted to the Mountaineers’ quarterbacks coach this off-season after spending the last two seasons as an offensive analyst. “I’ve known for a long …

Quarterback Marcus Mariota is no stranger to making history. (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Marcus Mariota will have made history before he even touches the field in his first game with the Washington Commanders. He’ll be the first NFL quarterback to ever wear the No. 0. Mariota signed a one-year deal with the Commanders in free agency. The team announced his …

After losing two top pass rushers over the past two years to the NFL Draft, Alabama football is looking for talent to step up on the edge. Right now, defensive coordinator Kane Wommack likes what he is seeing, specifically naming four players he said he feels have shown strong potential throughout spring practice to the media on Wednesday. “I’ve seen …

Report: CFL team adds Chase Claypool to exclusive negotiation list originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago One Canadian Football team is preparing for the possibility that Chase Claypool leaves the NFL. According to multiple reports, the Saskatchewan Roughriders added the former Bears receiver to their exclusive negotiation list. That doesn’t mean Claypool is headed back to Canada, where he grew …

The Clemson football program will hold its Orange and White scrimmage on Saturday, with the team rosters being released on Wednesday. Spring games are always a great time, and in Clemson, it is truly a special occasion. The fans really do an excellent job of making it special, showing up in big numbers, and making Clemson Memorial Stadium feel like …

Lions match 49ers’ Brock Wright offer sheet, keep tight end originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers still are searching for a backup tight end. The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday they matched the offer sheet that tight end Brock Wright signed with the 49ers last week as a restricted free agent. The Lions will pick up the three-year, …

Apr. 3—The Idaho football team has specialized in stopping the pass two years into the Jason Eck Era. The Vandals were the Big Sky’s top aerial defense last season, allowing a conference-low 182.3 yards per game to opposing passers. Idaho led the conference with 16 interceptions in 2022 and ranked third against the pass (190 yards per game). One of …

USATSI Mike Kolen, a key member of the Miami Dolphins’ championship teams in the early 1970s, died on Wednesday, according to his alma mater, Auburn. He was 76.  Nicknamed “Captain Crunch” for his fierce tackling, Kolen went from a 12th-round pick to a starting member on one of the greatest defenses in NFL history. An immediate starter (he arrived in …

Feliciano’s daughter ruthlessly trolls him over 49ers’ Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kids are ruthless and 49ers offensive lineman Jon Feliciano found that out the hard way Wednesday. Feliciano shared a conversation on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had with his daughter when he picked her up from an after-school sports program. Just …

On Wednesday morning, 2025 4-star defensive lineman Landon Rink, the son of former Texas DL Shane Rink, went the complete opposite route of his presumed legacy-based recruiting, committing to Texas A&M over Ohio State and Oklahoma, as the Longhorns weren’t even considered in his final group. He joins the Aggies’ impressive 2025 class as the fifth commit and the third …

With 22 days to go until the draft, it’s looking more likely that the Bears will be taking quarterback Caleb Williams — and that he’ll willingly play for them. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Williams made his official visit to the Bears on Wednesday. Rapoport says that it will “likely” be Williams’s only visit. This implies that Williams apparently …

Scottsdale Saguaro senior quarterback Mason Bray posted a photo of his father Heath Bray from when he played football at the University of Arizona in the early 1990s, after Mason picked up an offer from the Wildcats on Wednesday. On Saturday, Heath Bray died at age 54. The Arizona Wildcats’ football program was among those announcing his death on social …

Caleb Williams’ top-30 visit with the Bears ‘likely his only visit’ with an NFL team: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If you haven’t already, lock it in. Caleb Williams will be a Chicago Bear. According to Ian Rapoport, the USC quarterback made his top-30 visit to Halas Hall on Wednesday, seeing April snow showers in Chicago during his …

Florida football quarterback Graham Mertz understands the skepticism around the rest of the SEC as to whether UF can compete for a league title. The Florida Gators are 11-14 in two seasons under head coach Billy Napier and lost five straight games to close the 2023 season. But Mertz, one of 13 starters to return for Florida in 2024, said …