Players selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft are now eligible to have their fifth-year options picked up for the 2024 season, with teams having until May 2 to decide whether to exercise that pickup. For the New Orleans Saints, they need to choose whether to retain right guard Cesar Ruiz. Ruiz is coming off the best …
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Ed Reed will not coach Bethune-Cookman after all
Less than a month after Bethune-Cookman announced that Ed Reed would be its next head coach, Reed himself announced that he won’t. “Bethune Cookman University has been working with my legal team to craft contract terms with the language and resources we knew were needed to build a successful football program,” Reed said in a statement. “It’s my desire to …
Read More »Derek Carr declines to discuss Raiders fallout; benched Las Vegas QB expected to be traded, per report
Getty Images Instead of opening up fresh wounds, Derek Carr has chosen to not publicly discuss what transpired during the end of his run as the Raiders’ starting quarterback. Carr, in a social media post issued on Saturday afternoon, made it clear that he is focused on his future as he is expected to be traded sometime this offseason, according …
Read More »Eagles vs. Giants expert picks: Odds, spread, total, player props, TV channel, streaming for NFL playoffs
We have ourselves an NFC East showdown to wrap up Saturday’s action as we begin the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The New York Giants will take their Cinderella story into Lincoln Financial Field and take on the Philadelphia Eagles in an old-school rivalry. New York pulled off one of the bigger upsets of Super Wild Card Weekend, going …
Read More »Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes (ankle) re-enters in third quarter vs. Jaguars
Patrick Mahomes returned in the third quarter of the Chiefs’ divisional round playoff game against the Jaguars after exiting in the first half with a right ankle injury. Late in the first quarter, Mahomes had his leg rolled up while being taken down by Jaguars defenders Arden Key and Corey Peters. The superstar quarterback noticeably limped through the end of …
Read More »Notre Dame Football: All-Time Losingest Coaches
Notre Dame has a long football history that fans nationwide flock to. “Win one for the Gipper”, the Four Horsemen, and the “Play Like a Champion Today” sign are all parts of Fighting Irish lore. In that long football history that has been played at the university since an 8-0 loss to Michigan in November of 1887, it hasn’t always …
Read More »Cardinals coaching search: Cowboys DC Dan Quinn interviews with Arizona about head coach job, per report
Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals’ search for a new head coach waged forward on Saturday and their eyes centered on current Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The 52-year-old coach had roughly a one-hour virtual interview with the organization about their head-coaching vacancy on Saturday, according to NFL Media. Quinn is one of the hotter names during this hiring cycle, already …
Read More »Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes returns in second half despite ankle injury vs. Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes returned, despite a right ankle injury, to start the second half of Saturday’s divisional round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. During one of his first plays, Mahomes ran for a first down. He was questionable to return after leaving the game midway in the second quarter after sustaining the injury during the first half. Mahomes suffered the …
Read More »Ohio State Football finally offers top instate 2025 prospect
After I questioned the Ohio State Football staff for not offering top 2025 instate prospect Dorian Brew earlier this week, it finally pulled the trigger on Saturday. The instate wide receiver was reportedly on a visit to Columbus when he went to Twitter to announce that he was offered. This wasn’t Brew’s first time visiting campus, but it going to …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes injures ankle, leaves Chiefs game; Chad Henne enters
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sustained a right ankle injury during the first half of Saturday’s divisional round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mahomes is questionable to return after leaving the game midway in the second quarter. Mahomes suffered the injury when he was taken down by Jaguars linebacker Arden Key and defensive lineman Corey Peters after a passing …
Read More »Ravens request permission to interview Seahawks QBs coach Dave Canales for offensive coordinator, per report
Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens parted ways with offensive coordinator Greg Roman this week, and they are now in pursuit of a new lead man on offense. Per ESPN, the Ravens have requested permission to speak with Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Dave Canales for their open offensive coordinator job. Canales has been with the Seahawks since 2010. He has worked …
Read More »Badgers offer three-star wideout from Philadelphia for class of 2024
Wisconsin offered Brandon Rehmann, a three-star wide receiver from St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia on Friday. The athlete is a member of the class of 2024 and still has one more season of high school football before moving on to the next level. Rehmann has now received 11 Division 1 offers, with Maryland, Michigan State and Penn State joining the …
Read More »Giants temporarily lose water access in team hotel before game vs. Eagles
National Football League 26 mins ago The New York Giants head into a hostile environment Saturday night in their divisional round playoff game against their bitter NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. But their accommodations Saturday morning were not all that friendly either. According to FOX Sports NFC East reporter Ralph Vacchiano, the Giants went without water in their team …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes suffers leg injury early in divisional round
Patrick Mahomes was absolutely surgical on the Kansas City Chiefs’ first drive against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round. Mahomes did what he does, driving his team down the field for an easy touchdown. But on Kansas City’s second drive of the game, a pall was cast over Arrowhead Stadium. With 2:40 left in the first quarter, Mahomes found …
Read More »2023 NFL playoff schedule, bracket: Dates, times, TV channel, streaming for every round of AFC, NFC postseason
After a Super Wild Card Weekend that certainly lived up to its name, the divisional round has a tough act to follow and is set for Saturday and Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys were the final team to punch their ticket to the divisional round, and they did that Monday night by destroying Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. The win over …
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