The long-awaited Jakob Chychrun trade has finally come around. The Arizona Coyotes moved their top defenseman to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, in exchange for a conditional first-round draft pick in 2023, a conditional second-round selection in 2024 (from the Washington Capitals), and a second-round pick in 2026. The first-round choice is top-five protected in the deal. If those parameters …

The Commanders are in need of a starting quarterback, and their next man up may already be on the roster. Washington cut Carson Wentz this week, leaving an important job opening for the team to address this offseason. They still have second-year quarterback Sam Howell and reserve quarterback Jake Fromm, and while they could add someone else in free agency or in …

It’s never too early to start talking about the upcoming college football season. The Pac-12 should be one of the more exciting conferences around, especially with all of the QB talent. Deion Sanders coming to Colorado and Kenny Dillingham heading to Arizona State should help those programs improve a lot. Cam Rising, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix all returned, …

Asking players to name the toughest opponent they ever faced is a common practice, especially for those who put together illustrious careers at college football’s highest level, like Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson. But when Anderson, a top prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft, was asked that question at the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday, he gave an uncommon response. …

More joint practices against a familiar opponent on horizon originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia For the ninth time in the last 11 years, the Eagles this summer will hold at least one session of joint practices during training camp. In each of his first two years as Eagles head coach, Nick Sirianni held two separate joint practice sessions – …

Midweek #MACtion continues to highlight the Mid-American Conference football schedule, and once again the Central Michigan-Western Michigan rivalry will be on display. The conference released the 2023 schedules for its 12 teams on Wednesday and, as has become tradition, there are games scheduled for Tuesdays and Wednesdays in November. And for the fourth year in a row, one of the …

Getty Images Former Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan has a major following on social media, and some fans were upset with the team after one of his recent posts. Lewan got quite the reaction on Monday when he posted a photo of his belongings from the facility in trash bags by his front door. Some fans thought it was …

The Carolina Panthers are firmly in the quarterback market and have a couple of different avenues for how they can address this need before the start of the 2023 season. One route is grabbing a young signal-caller at the 2023 NFL Draft where the Panthers currently pick No. 9 overall. The other is by dipping into the open market, and …

The Detroit Red Wings traded defenseman Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday in exchange for the New York Islanders’ conditional 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick. The Red Wings deciding to move on from Hronek came as a bit of a surprise, raising questions if the team could be on the …

Getty Images Autry Denson, Notre Dame’s all-time career rushing leader, has been hired as the Arizona Cardinals’ new running backs coach. Denson spent the last 12 years as a college coach that included the last four as the head coach of Charleston Southern.  A Florida native, Denson broke into coaching at Florida’s Pope John Paul II High School in 2010. …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta remains “optimistic” that a new deal will get done with star quarterback Lamar Jackson.  DeCosta said that he and Jackson met recently and that discussions are ongoing. The former is still hopeful that the sides will agree to terms on a contract before the March 7 tag deadline. DeCosta added …

Lions head coach Dan Campbell was very pleased to talk about the newest addition to his coaching staff. Campbell was asked about new senior defensive assistant John Fox, the former head coach of the Bears, Panthers and Broncos. It was one of the first topics Campbell was asked about during his podium time at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. After …

An exciting group of newcomers breeds optimism for Texas football moving forward into the 2023 season. A No. 3 nationally rated recruiting class, along with a few instant impact transfers add a roster boost to Steve Sarkisian’s team. Pairing up the talented arrivals with a bulk of last season’s squad returning is raising expectations high through the program. Texas’ coaching …

NFL free agency is right around the corner, and every team will be looking to upgrade their rosters. Free agency isn’t as important as the NFL Draft, but buying a star can help teams get over the edge. Remember last year when the Jacksonville Jaguars went on a spending spree? Zay Jones, Christian Kirk and Evan Engram certainly worked out …

It didn’t take long for Colorado head coach Deion Sanders to get to work replacing defensive tackles coach Patrick Hill, who left the Buffs on Monday for an assistant D-line coaching position with the Minnesota Vikings. Just two days later, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic reported that CU is targeting Houston D-line coach Brian Early. Early has been with the …