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NFL 2023 performance-based pay: Brock Purdy, DaRon Bland nearly double their salary with incentive system

The NFL on Monday announced its performance-based pay distribution for the 2023 season, and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland were among the top 25 earners.  The performance-based pay program uses a fund “created and used as a supplemental form of player compensation based on a comparison of playing time to salary,” according to …

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Illini assistant steps down for medical reasons

Apr. 1—CHAMPAIGN — Associate head coach and defensive backs coach David Gibbs has resigned after two months on Bret Bielema’s football staff at Illinois. The program released a statement today, Bielema saying: “Coach Gibbs has resigned from his position on the Illinois coaching staff and will be temporarily stepping away from coaching for medical reasons. We appreciate the contributions David …

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Vikings, Raiders trade up for QBs in Nick Wright’s 2024 NFL mock draft

April has finally arrived and the countdown to the 2024 NFL Draft is on. With the NFL Draft only weeks away, Nick Wright of “First Things First” released his first mock draft of the season on Monday.  Unsurprisingly, he has three quarterbacks being selected with the top-three picks. But which ones and which teams are making those top picks? Here’s …

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Wisconsin football sees another defender for 2025 class choose to decommit

MADISON – Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell and his staff have lost another recruit for the Badgers’ 2025 class. Cody Haddad, a safety/wide receiver from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, has decommitted. Haddad gave UW an oral commitment in January but recently visited Ohio State. He holds offers from the Buckeyes, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue and several other schools. …

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Fantasy hockey preview – Championship round pickups, strategy

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comApr 1, 2024, 02:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. The penultimate week of the 2024 fantasy hockey season begins with eight games on Monday, followed by another eight on Tuesday. A …

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Four-star DL projected to commit to Georgia

Four-star defensive lineman Bryce Davis has been projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs according to On3. Davis recently visited the Georgia football program on March 16. Davis has also checked out Clemson football this spring. He has an upcoming visited scheduled with Duke on April 13 and an official visit with North Carolina this June. Bryce Davis plays high …

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