Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper announced Tuesday that he is entering the 2024 NFL draft. He will not play in the Texas Bowl against Oklahoma State. “Like many in my position, my goal has always been to achieve the professional level of football,” Cooper wote on social media. “I’ve spent much of my college career perfecting my craft and bettering …

A composite image shows (from left to right) The Desert Sun’s picks for 2023 Defensive Player of the Year Braden Cervello of Xavier Prep, 2023 Most Valuable Player Myles Harper of Yucca Valley and 2023 Offensive Player of the Year Aaron Ramirez of Coachella Valley. Back in September, the Yucca Valley High School football team took the field on a …

Will Levis made some rare plays from a quarterback in the Titans’ upset win over the Dolphins on Monday night, throwing his body around to fight for extra yardage on scrambles. The most notable instance of Levis fighting through tackles came in the middle of the second quarter when he stepped out of a sack, running five yards downfield before …

Getty Images Former NFL punter Matt Araiza’s civil lawsuit accusing him of rape has been dropped. In exchange of the suit being dismissed, Araiza will dismiss his defamation claim against his accuser, according to Yahoo Sports.  Araiza reserves the right to sue the accuser’s lawyer, which he has previously vowed to do.  Last August, Araiza was one of three San …

Do the New York Giants really have something at quarterback with Tommy DeVito? Is he actually good? Every NFL-watching Italian-American, especially those native to or residing in the New York-New Jersey metro area is wondering. And they probably have their guess.  As someone with plenty of Italian heritage, I’m going to work as hard as the DeVitos did slinging chicken …

As No. 4 Alabama prepares to take on No. 1 Michigan in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal, many fans and analysts are focusing on what the Tide has done well in order to get to the playoffs. What they aren’t focusing on is what the team has done wrong. Mistakes can be costly, and in a game where …

The San Francisco 49ers are 10-3, tied with the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens for the best record in the NFL — and each team is led by star quarterbacks. However, only Brock Purdy is doing something the NFL hasn’t seen since the glory days of Joe Montana. Purdy has completed at least 70% of his passes in …

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 11: Connor Williams #58 of the Miami Dolphins warms up prior to a game against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium on December 11, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) The Miami Dolphins got bad news Tuesday on the heels of Monday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans. Starting center Connor …

Texas A&M linebacker Taurean York had a phenomenal first year in College Station and has earned the accolades to match his production following the regular season. According to Carter Karels of GigEm247, York has been selected to the 247Sports True Freshman All-American Team. The young star earned Freshman All-SEC honors this past Thursday. York has already established himself among the …

The regular season has only four weeks left, and the playoff race is as wide open as it could possibly be. No team in the AFC has clinched a playoff berth, and only the San Francisco 49ers have secured a spot in the NFC. Moreover, just two teams — the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots — have officially been …

Getty Images Jedrick Wills will miss the rest of the 2023 season after the Cleveland Browns offensive tackle underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. He is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the start of the 2024 season. Willis was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 7 after getting injured during the Browns’ win over the Cardinals in Week …

Four-star defensive lineman KingJoseph Edwards is down to three schools with a commitment coming next week. Edwards took an official visit over the weekend to Syracuse and has an official to Florida State this weekend. A 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive lineman from Mill Creek (Hoschton, Georgia), Edwards is the No. 20 edge rusher in the nation. He took an official visit …

Patrick Mahomes walked back his sideline and postgame outbursts following the Chiefs’ loss to the Bills on Sunday, apologizing for his reaction to an offside call made against Kadarius Toney in the fourth quarter of the game. The Chiefs quarterback yelled at officials from the sideline in the waning moments of Sunday’s game before complaining to Josh Allen about the …

Photograph: Ed Zurga/AP Patrick Mahomes says he regrets his confrontation with Josh Allen and officials after the Chiefs’ 20-17 defeat to the Bills on Sunday. A broadcaster caught the Chiefs’ quarterback telling Allen: “Wildest fucking call I’ve ever seen. Offensive offsides on that play, man. Fucking terrible.” Mahomes was apologetic on Monday. “More than anything, I regretted the way I …

Getty Images This year is all about backup quarterbacks in the NFL. With so many starters injured, the second-string quarterbacks, and sometimes even the third-stringers are needing to step up when their name is called, which is happening quite often. The latest starters to go down are the Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud and Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert, who both exited games …