The Indianapolis Colts have spent their offseason re-signing players from their 2023 squad, and now it’s DeForest Buckner’s turn. The Colts announced Monday morning they have extended their highly productive defensive tackle. The Colts didn’t include any details about the extension. According to multiple reports, Buckner will be paid $46 million to stay another two years in Indy. His current …
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Prototypical Patriots: Hard-hitting LBs to target in later rounds
Prototypical Patriots: Hard-hitting LBs to target in later rounds originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Times have changed. What was once available to the Patriots at the linebacker position every year is no longer. At least, what was once available — bulky 250-pound (or heavier) players entering the NFL Draft — is no longer available in bulk. “It’s a different game …
Read More »Commanders release Tucker Addington – Yahoo Sports
The Commanders dropped a player from their roster on Monday morning. The team announced that they have released long snapper Tucker Addington. The team signed Tyler Ott as a free agent last month and Monday’s move suggests he will be handling the duties heading into the 2024 season. Addington appeared in three games for the Commanders last season. He was …
Read More »Plenty of free-agent quarterbacks could be available next year, too
The 2024 free-agency frenzy, which started five weeks ago today, included plenty of veteran quarterbacks. Next March, there could be even more. Already, three starting quarterbacks from 2023 playoff teams are entering the final year of their current contracts: Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, Lions quarterback Jared Goff, and Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The franchise tag will be available for Goff …
Read More »Chris Ballard: DeForest Buckner has been the epitome of what it means to be a Colt
The Colts have made it official, announcing that they’ve signed defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to a contract extension on Monday morning. Buckner’s deal is reportedly worth $46 million over two years through the 2026 season. Indianapolis traded for Buckner during the 2020 offseason and he’s played 66 games over the last four seasons for the club — including every contest …
Read More »2024 All-Juice Team: 10th annual edition hopes to be as successful as Terez Paylor’s first
Ten years ago, Terez Paylor coined the term “All-Juice Team,” setting forth a decade-long tradition that honored college football players for their combination of effort, attitude and performance. Amazingly, his first team didn’t have a quarterback. The longest-running followers of this team are often surprised to hear that. But it’s true: When Terez first started his annual All-Juice Team at …
Read More »Troy Fautanu 2024 NFL Draft Profile: Everything you need to know about Jets’ potential target
With the Jets currently holding the 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft, let’s take a look at one prospect who may be a target: Washington offensive lineman Troy Fautanu. By the Numbers – Height: 6-foot-4– Weight: 317 pounds– 40-Yard Dash: 5.01– Vertical: 32.5 inches– Bench: 29 reps– Broad Jump: 9-foot-5– 2023 Stats (15 games started): 993 offensive snaps, two …
Read More »Laiatu Latu set to visit Bills, Eagles this week
Edge rusher Laiatu Latu has a couple more pre-draft visits lined up for this week. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Latu will meet with the Bills on Monday and that he will move on to a visit with the Eagles on Tuesday. Latu has already visited with the Cardinals, Vikings, and Broncos as he angles for a spot …
Read More »Tight end Brock Bowers visiting Jets on Monday ahead of 2024 NFL Draft
Georgia tight end Brock Bowers will be at the Jets’ practice facility in Florham Park on Monday on an official visit with the team, according to Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager. With Gang Green owning the No. 10 overall pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, Bowers is seen as a potential fit in New York after three incredible seasons with …
Read More »Devonta Smith agrees to three-year extension with Eagles
Wide receiver Devonta Smith is in his fourth year with the Eagles and he’s set to remain with the team for four more years. The Eagles announced that they have exercised their fifth-year option on Smith’s rookie contract for the 2025 season and that they have agreed to terms on a three-year extension with the wideout. That ties Smith to …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk hasn’t “officially requested a trade” (and he doesn’t need to)
A strange but increasingly common kerfuffle erupted on X over the weekend, when a report emerged that 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk “has officially requested a trade from the 49ers, per confirmation from my San Francisco source.” Aiyuk’s agent, Ryan Williams, responded to the claim with this: “You need better sources.” Williams is right. Aiyuk has not “officially requested a trade.” …
Read More »CeeDee Lamb is not at Cowboys voluntary workouts
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is not among the players reporting for the start of the Cowboys offseason program on Monday. Lamb is in the market for a new contract and the expectation all offseason has been that he would skip the voluntary portion of the team’s work while he waits for a new pact to come together. Clarence Hill of …
Read More »Ranking Howie Roseman’s drafts from best to worst
Ranking Howie Roseman’s drafts from best to worst originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Next week, Howie Roseman will oversee his 14th draft as Eagles general manager, and the first 13 have ranged from brilliant to disastrous. Roseman has drafted 105 players, ranging from a 1st-ballot Hall of Fame center to a 1st-round edge rusher that never started a game in …
Read More »Shane Bowen hopes Giants’ defense will show speed, aggression, and “some violence”
The Giants have a new defensive coordinator. And that new defensive coordinator is looking for an old-school approach to the task of pursuing and tackling the guy with the ball, and of dealing with the guys blocking for him. Shane Bowen, hired to replace Wink Martindale, recently explained his vision for the defense to Shaun O’Hara, for an item on …
Read More »What it means selecting the 2024 All-Juice Team
Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald and senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson discuss the honor of selecting the 2024 All-Juice team, continuing the legacy of the late Terez Paylor. To contribute to the Terez A. Paylor Scholarship at Howard University, purchase an All-Juice Team T-Shirt at breakingt.com/terez or donate directly at giving.howard.edu/givenow Video Transcript CHARLES MCDONALD: We’ve– we’ve been doing …
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