Alabama’s 2025 recruiting class just got substantially better on Monday afternoon. Four-star athlete Derick Smith announced that he was committed to the Crimson Tide. Smith chose Alabama over in-state rival, Auburn. Smith hails from Southside-Selma High School in Selma, Alabama. He is listed at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds. As a junior, he starred on both sides of the ball for …

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! You better grab some popcorn and put the kids to bed because today is the unofficial start of free agency. Will your kids look at you awkwardly if you try to put them to bed around lunch time? Probably, but we just had a time change over the weekend and …

USA Today Images The Las Vegas Raiders have made one of the biggest splashes of free agency. According to CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider Josina Anderson, the Raiders will sign former Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins to a four-year, $110 million contract. The deal contains $84.75 million in guarantees, according to NFL Media. Wilkins is just the latest …

The Green Bay Packers have released All-Pro offensive tackle David Bakhtiari, an 11-year veteran with the team. A fourth-round pick by Green Bay in 2013, Bakhtiari has spent his entire career with the Packers. The 32-year-old released a statement on social media alluding to the fact that he might not be ready to retire just yet, saying he’s looking forward …

QB Allen, 49ers agree to one-year contract extension, per agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Allen will stick around the Bay for a little longer. The veteran quarterback and the 49ers reached an agreement to bring him back for the 2024 season, his agent confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan. NBC Sports Bay Area’s …

The Jacksonville Jaguars are giving Trevor Lawrence a new weapon. The team has agreed to terms on a three-year deal with veteran wide receiver Gabe Davis, according to NFL Media. The Athletic reports that it is a $39 million deal that features incentives that could get Davis to $50 million.  While the two sides can agree to terms within the …

Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings have made their first big free-agent splash. On the day the legal tampering window opens up across the league, the club has agreed to terms on a deal with emerging pass rusher Jonathan Greenard, according to CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider Josina Anderson. In terms of the contract specifics, The Athletic notes that the …

The Minnesota Vikings have signed edge rusher Jonathan Greenard to a four-year, $76 million deal, per multiple reports.  Greenard spent the first four years of his career with the Houston Texans after being selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Florida. He is coming off a breakout 2023 season in which he led the Texans …

As UCF begins spring football practice, the Knights have several new faces and a few familiar ones who have changed uniform numbers for the upcoming season. Quarterback KJ Jefferson will wear the familiar No. 1 jersey this season, his first since joining the team as a transfer from Arkansas. Jefferson wore No. 1 with the Razorbacks and it became available …

USATSI The Derrick Henry era in Tennessee is likely over, and the Titans have found their replacement in former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard. According to CBS Sports HQ senior NFL insider Josina Anderson, Pollard plans to sign a three-year, $24 million deal with the Titans in free agency. Pollard played last season on the $10.1 million franchise tag, …

Here’s the latest Giants free agency and trade buzz during the 2024 NFL offseason… March 11, 1:13 p.m. The Philadelphia Eagles have both of the Giants’ most important free agents in their sights, reports SNY’s Connor Hughes. In addition to having interest in Saquon Barkley, the Eagles are planning to pursue Xavier McKinney, who is also drawing interest from the Green Bay …

College football attendance increased in 2023 by a number that’s likely equivalent to the crowd attending an average game-day tailgate: 27. It’s small growth but a rise nonetheless as the average attendance ticked up from 41,840 fans per game in 2022 to 41,867 last season.  That rise continues to shatter long-standing fallacies. In court filings the past few years, the …

The Tennessee Titans might have found their Derrick Henry replacement.  Running back Tony Pollard is expected to sign a deal to join the Titans, FOX Sports’ Ben Arthur confirmed. KPRC first reported the news. Pollard will receive a three-year, $24 million deal, according to ESPN.   Pollard figures to become the team’s lead running back. Titans legend Derrick Henry became …

Getty Images The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms on a three-year deal with running back D’Andre Swift, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. On the financial side, NFL Media notes that Swift will get a total of $24 million, and $16.5 million of that will come over the first two years of the deal. The deal …

Alabama football and Kalen DeBoer picked up another commitment in its 2025 pledge class in four-star wide receiver Derick Smith, per On3. Smith, out of Southside High School in Selma, Alabama becomes the fourth in-state commit and fifth overall in the Crimson Tide’s 2025 class, joining Anthony Rogers (Montgomery, AL), Antonio Coleman (Saraland, AL), Myles Johnson (Brewton, AL) and Zymear …