The NFL scouting combine, a vital mechanism in the draft evaluation process, continues Friday when defensive backs and tight ends hit the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. More than 300 invited NFL draft hopefuls will attempt to impress future employers during the scouting combine. Friday’s workouts will include some projected first-round draft picks, including Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, …

All throughout this week at the NFL Combine, draft prospects are pitching themselves to teams. They’ll be afforded chances to do just that with their measurements, athletic testing, medicals and interviews.  University of North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye is already expected to be one of the top two or three picks in the draft. But he nonetheless had perhaps the …

2024 will mark a new era of the ever-evolving landscape of college football. The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns make the move to the SEC and face new challenges. Though if you hear former Texas tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders talk about it, the SEC won’t be much of a challenge. After a 2023 season that didn’t see an SEC team …

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine is officially underway from Indianapolis. For a third straight year, players will do measurements and on-field workouts all in the same day. Plenty of NFL teams are looking to add talented pass rushers and defensive linemen to their rosters via the draft. Some of the top edge rushers are Dallas Turner out of Alabama, Laiatu …

Kenny Pickett went through a well-documented sophomore slump last season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback dealt with several injuries that limited him to only 12 games, and he finished the year with only six touchdown passes and four interceptions. He watched third-string quarterback Mason Rudolph start the final three games of the season, including the final two regular-season games and Pittsburgh’s …

LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers is a potential top-10 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and he sees himself as fit for a team that is sitting in that exact range. “It was a great interview,” Nabers said Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine about his potential fit with the New York Giants, who own the No. 6 pick in …

The North Carolina Tar Heels will welcome in a big recruiting target on campus this weekend. Football and basketball recruit Kendre Harrison is making a return trip to Chapel Hill this weekend, a few weeks after he was on campus for a game in late January. And now he’s returning for Saturday’s game between North Carolina and NC State, two …

A year after acquiring him via trade, the Dallas Cowboys have decided to retain Trey Lance for at least one more season, according to The Dallas Morning News, with plans to exercise the quarterback’s $4.25 million 2024 roster bonus, officially due this summer. The move dictates that Lance will count $5.3 million against this year’s salary cap, which is slightly …

Getty Images A potential first-round pick will not be able to participate in workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine due to a recently discovered injury. Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry is dealing with a Jones fracture in right foot, which was found during a medical evaluation in Indy, according to NFL Media. McKinstry will not work out at the combine due to the …

Former Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is known for his distinct sartorial choices throughout the football world, both in college and in the NFL: namely, his preference for khaki pants. It has become synonymous with the former Wolverines quarterback and national championship-winning coach, and has become a big part of his mystique. And, as Michigan cornerback Josh Wallace revealed at …

Nick Guttuso is fond of the Ramapo football expression “As One,” and now he’s the one in charge. The 38-year-old Ramapo alum was approved as the new Green Raiders head football coach late Thursday night by the Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education. “This is home,” Guttuso said early Friday morning. “I played under Mike Miello and Drew Gibbs, and …

USC quarterback Caleb Williams wowed the college football scene over the past three years. As for what’s to come in the NFL, Williams reminded people at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine Friday that he tends to “rewrite history.” Williams won’t take part in any drills at the combine but will do so at USC’s pro day, which is March 20. …

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Howie Roseman explains where Eagles went wrong with Nolan Smith originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Why draft Nolan Smith in the first round and then not play him? Good question. And a question with no valid answer. Smith, the 30th pick in last year’s draft, had a promising training camp, then disappeared once the season began. He never played more …

As the NFL Draft nears, teams are approaching a lottery of sorts. While every organization’s front office and coaching staff will spend countless hours evaluating prospects, there is an element of unpredictability to every pick. That’s especially true at quarterback. While we all love an underdog story, the later a QB is drafted, the less likely that athlete will accomplish …