Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is entering the second year of the largest contract in franchise history. And as he nears the halfway point of his gargantuan four-year, $160 million deal, Prescott is well aware that his recent body of work doesn’t quite match up to his contractual numbers. Prescott was prosperous from an individual standpoint in 2021, doling out …

Jackson awestruck by 49ers teammates he once used in Madden originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SANTA CLARA — A year ago, 49ers rookie Drake Jackson was preparing for another season of college football at the University of Southern California. He was probably playing a lot of Madden, too. Now, in his first training camp as an NFL defensive end, …

Penn State head coach James Franklin could have a few tricks still up his sleeve as the staff begins to put the final pieces on the Class of 2023. And after a signature summer recruiting event with the Lasch Bash, it appears the Nittany Lions are trending in a positive direction for a quarterback currently committed to another college football …

USATSI While usually impulsive, Jerry Jones is showing rare patience as it relates to the Dallas Cowboys’ current situation at receiver. The Cowboys, who traded away four-time Pro Bowl wideout Amari Cooper this offseason, suffered a setback Monday when James Washington suffered a foot injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for at least the next six weeks.  On …

A former Auburn safety and NFL rookie may have to wait a little bit longer for his NFL debut. Smoke Monday, who was signed as an undrafted free agent for the Saints over the offseason, suffered what NFL reporter Mike Garafolo referred to as a “significant” knee injury in training camp on Tuesday. The unfortunate event occurs on the heels …

DeMarco Murray has had no issues acclimating himself as a college football coach. He has been a calm and steady coach and is blossoming into a highly capable recruiter. His 2022 haul included Gavin Sawchuk and Jovantae Barnes, two backs we will see this fall. His 2023 class has two backs committed: four-star Daylan Smothers and Kalib Hicks. With presumably …

The Chicago Bears put the pads on for the first time this summer during Tuesday’s training camp practice, and the intensity was definitely turned up a notch. It was the first of two consecutive padded practices for Chicago this week before an off day on Thursday. The offense had another rough practice, where they struggled during the two-minute drill and …

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) New Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel has taken significant steps to help create bonds on a team with many new pieces. Gabriel, a transfer from Central Florida who took part in spring practice, was busy showing his teammates around the state last month. He got his offensive playmakers together at a ranch in Lawton and took his offensive …

Before becoming a successful NFL head coach, Mike Vrabel was a standout linebacker who won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. Vrabel’s playing career also included an All-Pro nod in 2007 while helping the Patriots record a perfect regular-season record.  But if he had to face Titans star running back Derrick Henry in his prime, Vrabel doesn’t think …

The Pittsburgh Steelers have not been shy about handing out contract extensions this offseason. First the team made safety Minkah Fitzpatrick the highest-paid safety in the NFL. Then the team turned around and gave kicker Chris Boswell a contract extension tying him as the highest-paid kicker. And then there is wide receiver Dointae Johnson. The talented playmaker continues his hold-in …

The Florida Gators were one of 13 Division I college football teams that saw their average points per game decrease by more than 10 in 2021, but ESPN thinks that UF is primed to bounce back under first-year head coach Billy Napier. In a breakdown of teams likely to improve in 2022, ESPN’s Bill Connelly has the Gators improving by …

The 2022 NFL Hall of Fame Game will kick off the preseason as the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Canton, Ohio on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. Both sides are kicking off a new era, as Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson takes over for the Jaguars, while the Raiders brought in Josh McDaniels. These coaches have …

USA Today A wave of injury news swept through the NFL on Tuesday. Two Broncos players, including wideout Tim Patrick, suffered season-ending knee injuries. Moments after that news broke, it was reported that Saints rookie safety Smoke Monday suffered what is believed to be a significant knee injury, according to NFL Network. While he went undrafted, Monday was expected to …

/ Getty Images Injuries are unfortunately a part of football, and for the Denver Broncos, that facet of the game reared its ugly head during Tuesday’s training camp practice. Tim Patrick, will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed that he suffered a significant knee injury during Tuesday’s practice, the team announced. Denver running back Damarea Crockett will also miss …

Texas A&M Defensive back Antonio Johnson is on quite the offseason crusade, previously receiving preseason award nominations for the Bronko Nagurski and Jim Thorpe awards. On Monday, he was honorably selected to the  Bednarik Award Watchlist, which is given to the most outstanding defensive player during the college football season. Aggie fans, Texas A&M media, and NFL scouts all cohesively …