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The 2024 NFL Draft is less than three weeks away and plenty of intrigue surround what the Giants will do with the No. 6 overall pick. The offense continues to be a point of emphasis for the Giants and general manager Joe Schoen and as the draft draws closer it appears the general consensus is Big Blue will pursue a …

NC State forward DJ Burns Jr. exits the interview room on Thursday in Glendale, Arizona, where his Wolfpack will face Purdue on Saturday in the Final Four of the NCAA men’s tournament. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson ) On Friday night of the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men’s tournament, the cat got out of the bag. All 6-foot-9 and 275 pounds …

Five years ago, quarterback Carson Wentz signed a contract that paid out $32 million per year. He’ll be making roughly 10 percent of that in 2024. According to NFL Media, Wentz’s one-year contract with the Chiefs has a base value of $3.325 million. Per the report, the contract includes $2.2 million guaranteed plus $1.1 million in per-game active roster bonuses. …

The homestretch of the 2023-24 NHL season is here. Eleven tickets to the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs dance have been printed, and five remain. Much will be gained and lost by the end of the 11-game slate on Super Saturday. Here are the key matchups to watch: Editor’s Picks 2 Related Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins (1 p.m. ET, …

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Aaron Donald was the best defensive player in the NFL over the last decade, but now that Donald is retired, he says T.J. Watt has that title. Asked on Chris Long’s podcast who assumes the title of the best defensive player in the league now, Donald picked Watt. “I think it’s T.J. Watt,” Donald said. “You talk about a guy …

Getty Images San Francisco 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky put a new spin on dignitary duties at the San Francisco Giants’ home opener on Friday, subbing out a ceremonial first pitch with a “first punt” that wound up landing in McCovey Cove. The 49ers’ punter since 2019 and former Ray Guy Award winner at Utah punted a football from the Oracle …

Edge rusher Randy Gregory signed with the Buccaneers this week and the move to Tampa will reunite him with one of his former coaches. Bucs outside linebackers coach George Edwards was a senior defensive assistant with the Cowboys when Gregory played in Dallas and said at a Thursday press conference that he knows what Edwards expects from him on the …

Could the Bills be a trade partner for Bears’ No. 9 pick? Here’s why and why not originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bills traded away their cornerstone wide receiver on Wednesday, sending a disgruntled Stefon Diggs, a sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick to the Texans for a 2025 second-round pick. Without Diggs, the Bills’ pass-catching room …

Marquez Valdes-Scantling remains a free agent in search of a job for 2024. The Jets have added three former Packers receivers since Aaron Rodgers arrived, and though the Jets don’t have a big need at the position now, he surely wouldn’t mind reuniting. Valdes-Scantling had 2,153 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in four seasons with Rodgers as his quarterback. He …

Chiefs defensive end Michael Danna will be sticking around in Kansas City. Danna, who has been a free agent since last month, agreed to terms on a new three-year deal with the Chiefs today, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The 26-year-old Danna was a fifth-round draft pick of the Chiefs out of Michigan in 2020. He had his …

Watch 49ers’ Wishnowsky boot ceremonial first punt into McCovey Cove originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Three 49ers players took part in the pregame ceremonies ahead of the Giants’ home opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday at Oracle Park, and the most unassuming of the trio stole the show. After linebacker Fred Warner and wide receiver Deebo …

Getty Images When Stefon Diggs entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, wide receivers couldn’t wear single-digit jersey numbers. Instead, the four-time Pro Bowler has donned the No. 14 throughout his nine-year pro career with the Minnesota Vikings (2015-2019) and Buffalo Bills (2020-2024).  Now that Diggs has a new football home with the Houston Texans …

On the same day that Jackson County, Missouri voters rejected in overwhelming fashion a proposal from the Chiefs to fund renovations to Arrowhead Stadium with taxpayer money, the Bears met with politicians regarding public money for a Soldier Field replacement, on the lakefront in Chicago. Via Crain’s Chicago Business, the Bears met with the state and city stadium authority to …