Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap the biggest NFL news from the weekend before diving into the teams that changed our expectations the most (in a good OR bad way) the most compared to last offseason. The duo start with the biggest news from …
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WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling defends Aaron Rodgers from ‘diva’ comments | Speak
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling defends Aaron Rodgers from ‘diva’ comments | Speak | FOX Sports Video Details During a CBS Sports Radio interview, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling defended New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers from the “diva” narrative, saying that he is “one of the greatest you’ll ever find .. because people get this perception of him that he’s this diva or …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Former player gives very harsh critique of Drake Maye
2024 NFL Draft: Former player gives very harsh critique of Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A lot of experts ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft think Drake Maye will be, or has a good chance to be, a very productive quarterback at the pro level. The former University of North Carolina star is consistently rated as the …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes, Knicks stars, MLB teams, more around sports enjoy solar eclipse
A solar eclipse passed over the continental United States on Monday, and the sports world got in on the action. Everyone from star NFL quarterbacks to NBA players to MLB teams enjoyed the eclipse, whether it was partial in places like Kansas City and New York or total in places like Cincinnati and Cleveland. Here’s a roundup of how sports …
Read More »Dobbs explains why he wanted to join 49ers in free agency
Dobbs explains why he wanted to join 49ers in free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Quarterback Joshua Dobbs was a member of three franchises last season. After spending most of training camp with the Cleveland Browns, he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals just prior to the start of the regular season. Then, he was dealt to …
Read More »Kirk Cousins vows to “do everything I can” to deliver a Super Bowl win for the Falcons
A little more than seven years ago, the Falcons were on the brink of a title. And then a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl evaporated at the hands of Tom Brady. At the time, Kirk Cousins was still a year away from joining the Vikings as a free agent. Now that he has signed with the Falcons, Cousins has …
Read More »49ers sign TE Saubert, RB Taylor to one-year deals
49ers sign TE Saubert, RB Taylor to one-year deals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In the midst of yet another important NFL offseason, the 49ers announced the signings of two new offensive additions. San Francisco signed tight end Eric Saubert and running back Patrick Taylor to one-year contracts, the team announced Monday afternoon. Newly signed #49ers TE Eric …
Read More »Falcons sign former second-round CB who has not played since 2021
Getty Images Cornerback Kevin King has not played in an NFL game since 2021, but he’s making his return in 2024 as the veteran has signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Monday. King missed the 2022 season due to personal reasons and missed the 2023 season after tearing his Achilles tendon during an offseason workout. King, a former …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Former Texas star T’Vondre Sweat arrested on DWI charge; has visits with two teams, per report
USATSI Less than three weeks before the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, one of the top defensive prospects of this year’s forthcoming rookie class was arrested, KXAN reported Sunday. Texas product T’Vondre Sweat, 22, was detained at Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, earlier Sunday after Austin Police arrested the defensive lineman on a misdemeanor charge of driving while …
Read More »49ers sign Eric Saubert – Yahoo Sports
The 49ers announced the signing of two free agents on the offensive side of the ball on Monday. Running back Patrick Taylor’s addition was reported last week while tight end Eric Saubert’s signing had flown under the radar. Both players agreed to one-year deals with the reigning NFC champs. Saubert played one game with the Cowboys and nine games for …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Why former Vikings GM says the team will have to ‘overpay’ to trade up for a top QB prospect
The Minnesota Vikings acquired another first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft to set themselves up for a quarterback. Minnesota has the No. 11 and No. 23 overall pick as assets to trade up, but a former general manager of the team thinks that may not be enough. CBS Sports NFL analyst Rick Spielman thinks the Vikings would have to …
Read More »Full list of Bears 2024 NFL draft picks
Full list of Bears 2024 NFL draft picks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Now that the draft is under one month away, you may be starting to tune into what the Bears may do to improve their team. It’s a foregone conclusion that the team will use the No. 1 overall pick to make Caleb Williams their next quarterback, …
Read More »Falcons sign Kevin King – Yahoo Sports
The Falcons announced a veteran addition to their secondary on Monday. Cornerback Kevin King has signed with the team. The Falcons did not announce the terms of the deal. King was a 2017 second-round pick of the Packers and he played five seasons with the team before sitting out the 2022 season. King hoped to get healthy after missing chunks …
Read More »Jerod Mayo: Patriots’ rebuild is a process, it’s more than just the quarterback
Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo knows that last year the Texans hired a first-year coach, drafted a rookie quarterback, and made the playoffs. He doesn’t necessarily want his own expectations to be set that high. Mayo said he talked to a fan who said that since the Texans turned things around in Year One with head coach DeMeco Ryans and …
Read More »Bears players who were so big they could have caused a solar eclipse
Bears players who were so big they could have caused a solar eclipse originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Much of the United States will look towards the heavens to get a glimpse of a rare solar eclipse on Monday (with proper protective eclipse glasses, of course!), with Chicago just outside the path of a total eclipse. However the celestial …
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