Mike McCarthy spoke to the media at the NFL Combine to provide insight on the Dallas Cowboys 2023 season. The team parted ways with Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore, who took the same job for the Los Angeles Chargers. While he did praise his former OC, he also shared that the two did not always have the same vision, saying quote: …
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Georgia football offers 3-star OL Makai Saina
The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to class of 2024 recruit Makai Saina. Georgia already has the No. 1 class of 2024 in the nation with 10 commitments. Makai Saina plays high school football for Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. Saina is ranked as a three-star recruit. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound interior offensive lineman is the No. 388 rated …
Read More »Jerome Boger retires after 19 seasons as an NFL official, which included one Super Bowl
USATSI Tom Brady may be the most notable retirement of the 2023 NFL offseason, but the football world saw another big name hang up the cleats for good this week. On Thursday, NFL officiating announced that referee Jerome Boger was retiring after 19 NFL seasons. Per ESPN, he was the league’s longest-tenured crew chief. Boger played quarterback at Morehouse College …
Read More »2023 NFL combine results, measurements: EDGE and DL 40-yard dash, height, weight, winners and losers, more
The 2023 NFL Scouting Combine is officially underway from Indianapolis. For a second straight year, players will do measurements, bench press and on-field workouts all in the same day. Plenty of NFL teams are looking to add talented pass rushers and defensive linemen to their rosters via the draft. The top EDGE rusher in the draft — Alabama’s Will Anderson …
Read More »Who should the Iowa Hawkeyes’ permanent opponents be in 2024?
The constant juggling of college football conference realignments often brings more good than bad when it is done correctly. That said, there still are some downsides to it. The biggest downside can be the loss of annual rivalries that have become tradition. Rivalries are part of college football’s DNA and have their place on each team’s schedule. They mean more, …
Read More »Expect the Lions to be very selective in the draft process
When is the “best player available” not necessarily the best player for the Detroit Lions to draft? Based on what Lions GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell said during the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, that could very well be with every single selection. The Lions are looking for the best possible Lions player, and that isn’t always going …
Read More »2023 NFL free agent running backs: Ranking top 10 seeking new deals, including Saquon Barkley, Tony Pollard
All 32 NFL teams have now turned their attention to the offseason, and free agency provides a great opportunity for them to improve their rosters. Sure, it’s not as important as the draft, but picking up a proven star is always exciting. Running back is probably the one position that doesn’t reset the market every offseason. We’ll see when someone …
Read More »2024 five-star CB Kobe Black speaks on Texas
Waco Connally cornerback Kobe Black is the top-rated prospect in the state of Texas for the 2024 recruiting cycle. College coaches all over the country are working hard to land the talented defensive back. Black has offers from the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, USC, Texas A&M and other premier programs. Black is a top priority for Steve Sarkisian and …
Read More »Jalen Carter’s draft stock a topic of discussion among NFL execs
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Carter’s world was shaken on Wednesday when a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was forced to leave the NFL Scouting Combine so he could surrender to police in Georgia. One day later, he returned to the combine, where his NFL future might not have been shaken up much at …
Read More »Scouts split on best 2023 QB prospect, while unanimous at three other positions
Anthony Richardson has at least a couple of big fans among the scouts we talked to at the NFL combine. (Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) INDIANAPOLIS — Draft season is in full swing now with workouts kicking off at the NFL combine, and it’s a good time to take the temperature of prospects by asking the people who will …
Read More »Aggies are positioned well in both the NET and KenPom rankings ahead of the postseason
Texas A&M (22-8, 14-3 SEC) will not have the chance to earn a share of the SEC regular-season title on Saturday due to Alabama’s comeback victory against Auburn on Wednesday night, but that doesn’t mean that the Aggies season hasn’t been one of the more successful campaigns under Head coach Buzz Williams, who should rightfully be in the conversation for …
Read More »NFL Draft 2023: Should Seahawks, Lions take top-10 QBs despite having solid veterans? Cases for and against
The Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions are both keeping options open at QB in terms of the draft, which may surprise some based on the play of both Geno Smith and Jared Goff last year. This could, of course, be each team simply doing its due diligence, or a smoke screen to drum up interest in teams trading up for …
Read More »2023 NFL combine results, measurements: EDGE and defensive linemen height, weight, winners and losers, more
Getty Images The 2023 NFL Scouting Combine is officially underway from Indianapolis. For a second straight year, players will do measurements, bench press and on-field workouts all in the same day. Plenty of NFL teams are looking to add talented pass rushers and defensive linemen to their rosters via the draft. The top EDGE rusher in the draft — Alabama’s …
Read More »Rashod Bateman calls out Ravens GM DeCosta: ‘Stop pointing the finger’
There’s some tension brewing in Charm City. Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta spoke candidly when asked about the team’s apparent issues over the years when it comes to drafting and developing solid wide receivers. “We’ve never really hit on that All-Pro type of guy, which is disappointing, but it’s not for a lack of effort,” he said Wednesday at …
Read More »Kendall Simmons to be Auburn’s assistant offensive line coach
With Joe Bernardi leaving the Plains to become Troy’s offensive line coach the Tigers will be leaning on former player Kendall Simmons, who has been promoted to assistant offensive line coach, according to a report from FootballScoop. Simmons has been an offensive analyst for the Tigers since 2019. When Cadillac Williams was promoted to interim head coach last season he …
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