O.J. Simpson died Wednesday. The day it happened was always bound to be complicated. Usually, when a Pro Football Hall of Famer dies, it triggers an outpouring of statements and remembrances from his teams, his teammates, famous fans and many more. But Simpson obviously wasn’t just any Hall of Famer. After a successful NFL career and amid a successful acting …

Gold teeth and curly hair. That’s what earned Malakai Murphy the nickname “Hollywood.” “That’s just what people call me,” Murphy said with a laugh. “It started with the older coaches and all the old football players, that’s what they called me: Hollywood. “They see me with the golds, the curly hair, I have all the hair out and stuff, so …

The Seahawks are signing free agent guard Laken Tomlinson. Brady Henderson of ESPN reports it’s a one-year deal worth up to $4 million. The Seahawks had openings at both guard spots, and Tomlinson has played almost exclusively at left guard with 99 percent of his career snaps there. He has missed only one game in nine seasons. The Jets cut …

Andrew Luck is back in Indianapolis. Less than five years after one of the most shocking retirements in NFL history, Luck returned to the city where he quarterbacked from 2012-18.  Luck returned to Indianapolis to attend former Colts coach Chuck Pagano’s annual gala that helps donate money for cancer research. During the gala, Luck wore a wide smile as he …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football running back Trent Howland plans on re-entering the transfer portal this spring. The spring window for football opens on April 16. The Hoosiers have three practices left during camp with a closed scrimmage on Saturday and their exhibition at Memorial Stadium on Thursday night. Howland entered the portal after former coach Tom Allen’s departure and verbally committed …

Top draft expert breaks down Eagles’ top-round combinations originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia As the 2024 NFL Draft nears, the two positions most commonly linked to the Eagles in early rounds have been cornerback and offensive tackle. But which combination is a better bet? Should the Eagles go corner first and then offensive tackle? Or should they go with …

Alabama football quarterback Jalen Milroe showed off his arm ahead of A-Day by throwing out the first pitch ahead of Alabama baseball’s Friday night matchup with Arkansas. The No. 17 Crimson Tide (22-11, 4-8 SEC) is hosting No. 1 Arkansas (29-3, 11-1 SEC) for a weekend conference series. With the A-Day spring football scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, it …

With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at each individual position’s rankings. Here are the top five interior defensive linemen. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board ⊥ Top QBs ⊥ Top RBs ⊥ Top WRs ⊥ Top TEs ⊥ Top OL ⊥ Top Edges ⊥ Top IDL ⊥ Top LBs ⊥ Top CBs ⊥ Top …

Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (7) celebrates his touchdown with tight end Brant Kuithe (80) during the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. The two Utah stars will be back in action Saturday during the annual spring game at Rice-Eccles Stadium after a year recovering from injuries. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Utah’s “22 Forever” spring …

Brandon Aiyuk wants his money. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) Brandon Aiyuk is taking a road well-traveled as he negotiates a new contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The All-Pro wide receiver unfollowed his team of four years on Instagram, as NFL Network’s Clayton Holloway noticed Friday: Unfollowing a team while looking for a new deal is practically a cliché …

OU football wide receiver Jalil Farooq, who played in 13 games last season, and offensive lineman Daniel Akinkunmi, a three-star freshman from England, were seen wheeling around practice Friday on scooters with boots on. Farooq is expected to be one of the Sooners’ top receivers next season and is coming off a season in which he recorded 694 receiving yards …

The 2024 NFL Draft is fast approaching. The Giants haven’t hid from their desires to draft a quarterback, but the method in which they find one is complicating by the day. Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy was a second-round target a few months ago. Now, it seems unlikely he’s there at No. 6. What should the Giants do? Is receiver more of …

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss football held its 15th and final spring practice on Thursday. Coach Will Hall has not yet named a starting quarterback. But the quarterback battle took a turn Friday when Billy Wiles entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. There were clues this week that Wiles, who started 10 games in 2023, could do so. The …

Stephon Gilmore is the latest former New England player to take issue with the portrayal of coach Bill Belichick in The Dynasty, the documentary about the Patriots. Gilmore wrote on social media today that having watched the series, he’s disappointed in the lack of credit Belichick received for the Patriots’ success. “Just watched The Dynasty,” Gilmore wrote. “Bill was the …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football’s spring game is noon Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. Head coach Ryan Walters enters his second season coming off a 4-8 mark in 2023. There was no official spring game last season, rather a simulated indoor scrimmage to close the spring season. Now the Boilermakers have the depth to operate a game, though the format won’t …