Icon Sportswire PHILADELPHIA — Cam Jurgens is touted as the heir apparent to Jason Kelce at center. For the next year at least, Jurgens will have to wait his turn to take over Kelce’s spot. The Philadelphia eagles still want Jurgens to play in 2023, even if he isn’t going to be the center. There’s a vacant right guard spot …

Getty Images OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It was the second day of padded practices for the Baltimore Ravens, and while Day 2 didn’t have quite the physicality and overall energy as Monday, it was a solid session for both sides of the ball.  Let’s break down what happened at the Under Armour Performance Center on Tuesday afternoon. Red-zone offense continues …

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has enticed Colorado to return to the conference, giving the league 13 schools committed for 2024. By the end of the week, that number likely will be 14 or 16, depending on if and how many other Pac-12 schools jump. If not, Connecticut seems the prime candidate to get the Big 12 to 14 members. …

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas is encouraging NFL defensive backs, analysts and fans alike to freely express any doubts they may have about whether he can regain the record-setting form of his last healthy season in 2019. Doubters are “good for the game,” Thomas said after the sixth practice of Saints training camp on Tuesday. “I like it.” …

Jets punter Thomas Morstead is now one of the “elder statesmen” of the NFL, as he put it. But that’s just one of the exciting parts of the 2023 New York Jets, having that veteran presence back there punting and being a key piece of the special teams and the team as a whole. Morstead is entering his 15th NFL …

Isaiah Cobbs with Munford High School poses for a portrait at Collierville High School in Collierville, Tenn., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Isaiah Cobbs was in an Uber ride on his way back home from a friend’s house. The driver mentioned he was interested in buying a house, and Cobbs referred the driver to his mom, Crystal Mitchell, who works …

Josh Jacobs continues to hold out from Raiders training camp after not receiving a new deal before the July 17 franchise tag deadline. The NFL’s reigning rushing champion did not take part in Las Vegas’ offseason program and did not report to minicamp after not yet coming to terms with Las Vegas on a new contract following the team placing …

Jazz Chisholm explains why MLB needs to let players be themselves Tony Anderson spoke with Miami Marlins star Jazz Chisholm about what the MLB needs to do to grow the sport and he feels it starts with letting players be themselves. Sports Seriously, USA TODAY Our annual exercise ranking the top eight World Series contenders in the wake of the …

Citing “the current long-range forecast for the New Orleans area through the weekend,” the New Orleans Saints have announced changes to their training camp practice schedule. With rare heat hammering down Louisiana and the Gulf South — high temperatures are predicted to reach 98 degrees Fahrenheit this week, with intense humidity sending them dangerously high — the Saints are looking …

Penn State is gearing up for a potentially exciting college football season. With a roster full of talented individuals across the roster, it is no wonder that so many players have been receiving various degrees of preseason hype leading into the fall. Before fall camps opened up, the watch lists for a number of college football awards were released to …

It is no secret the Green Bay Packers lost a lot of talent this past offseason, including four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers.  Losing a player of Rodgers’ caliber is no easy obstacle to overcome, and after 15 seasons at the helm, Green Bay’s offense will open the 2023 campaign with a new face under center: Jordan Love. Love’s football journey …

Getty Images Before becoming the Carolina Panthers starting quarterback — and before earning “ungodly numbers” in income from NIL deals at Alabama — Bryce Young was just a regular college student trying to make some extra money. On Tuesday, the 22-year-old said he used to be a DoorDash driver during his first year in Alabama. “Honestly, I would only have a mask …

Even with a vastly improved roster on paper, Colorado is going to have to prove that it’s indeed better than last season’s 1-11 squad. Many national outlets are putting the Buffs’ over/under win total at 3.5 and while four wins would prove many wrong, new head coach Deion Sanders has higher expectations going into 2023. Still, most media outlets aren’t …

The 2023 NFL preseason kicks off Thursday at 8 p.m. ET with the 2023 NFL Hall of Fame Game between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. Both franchises have struggled in recent seasons, but enter the year with high hopes. The Jets acquired Aaron Rodgers this offseason, giving them stability at quarterback. The Browns will have their first full …

Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel spoke for the first time since the comments of Broncos head coach Sean Payton last week in an interview with USA Today. As many of you are well aware by now, Payton spoke with Jarrett Bell and commented on the Broncos from last season and laid plenty of blame on Hackett, saying he did “one of …