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Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. The NHL trade deadline is a week away, and while calls around the league are heating up, expectations are being tempered. I spoke to one general manager this week who cautioned that things seem “a little slow.” He called it a thin market, with few …

Jayden Daniels is coming off of one of the most electrifying college football seasons for a quarterback ever. Yes, his 2023 Heisman Trophy season at LSU is one of the best statistical marvels of all time.  He totaled 3,812 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns and only four interceptions while completing 72.2% of his passes. That output led to Daniels setting …

The starting quarterback of the 2023 College Football Playoff national champion Michigan Wolverines is headed to the NFL, and J.J. McCarthy is even expected to be a first-round pick. The former four-star recruit went 27-1 as the starter at Michigan, which is good enough for third-best by any quarterback in FBS history. In 40 total games played at Michigan, McCarthy …

Quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t the first prospect to pass on doing on-field work during the NFL’s Scouting Combine, but he is deviating from the paths that those players have followed in another respect. Players generally attend the event to meet with teams and undergo medical testing that is then shared with the entire league. Williams told Pete Thamel of ESPN.come …

The Commanders are widely expected to take a quarterback with the second overall pick of this year’s draft and the guy who will be paying that player’s salary is playing a role in evaluating their potential addition. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Commanders owner Josh Harris has been sitting in on interviews with the top quarterback prospects in this …

The NFL has been drooling about USC quarterback Caleb Williams’ pro prospects for years and for great season. Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, is the first FBS quarterback with 30 or more passing touchdowns and 10 or more rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons since back-to-back Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes did so at Texas Tech in 2015 and 2016. …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the one big thing for Houston’s offseason – dealing with heightened expectations after a historic rookie season for CJ Stroud, culminating in a run to the AFC Divisional round. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: It’s time to take a look at one big thing facing the Houston Texans this offseason, and it’s expectations. A year …

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. We’re now one week away from the NHL trade deadline on March 8, and teams will be making moves between now and then to either bolster their Stanley Cup chances or build for the future …

Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is eligible for a contract extension this offseason and the Lions are reportedly ready to start talking about one. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports that the Lions are set to meet with St. Brown’s representatives about a new deal while at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Birkett adds that no deal is …

Perry: Caleb Williams is ‘not locked in’ as No. 1 overall pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If the New England Patriots select a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the long-held belief is that they’ll take either Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels after Caleb Williams goes No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears. …

How the Justin Fields vs. Caleb Williams saga has unfolded for the Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Ever since the conclusion of the 2023 season, the single biggest question facing the Chicago Bears has been a simple one to ask, but a difficult one to answer: what will they ultimately do with Justin Fields? Fields, a first-round pick …

Kam Kinchens, an Eddie Jackson mentee, ready to take over for veteran if Bears call originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago INDIANAPOLIS — Bears general manager Ryan Poles has rebuilt Chicago’s secondary over the last two offseasons. But after cutting veteran safety Eddie Jackson, Poles still has one more hole to fill in the back end. Finding a long-term answer …

DeMeco Ryans has been head coach of the Texans for a year, but he still lives and dies with the guys he battled with during his six seasons as an assistant coach in San Francisco. As a result, Ryans says he was devastated watching the Super Bowl because he so badly wanted those guys to get a ring. “I literally …

After Pittsburgh’s season ended with a loss to Buffalo in the wild card round, head coach Mike Tomlin said that the Steelers intended to bring in competition for Kenny Pickett at quarterback. Mason Rudolph, who is a pending unrestricted free agent, could be one such option if he elects to re-sign with Pittsburgh. But on Thursday, Steelers General Manager Omar …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the one big thing for Philadelphia’s offseason – which will be the 3rd straight year the Eagles have swapped offensive and defensive coordinators. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: It’s time to take a look at one big question facing the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason. And it’s really, did we get it right with the coaching …