PHILADELPHIA — Training camp for the Philadelphia Eagles came to a close with a bang, capping off an interesting final day at the NovaCare Complex. One joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts had plenty of fireworks, from fights, to trick plays, and DeVonta Smith catches.  The Eagles and Colts will square off again in Thursday’s preseason finale, one which head …

Jets coach Robert Saleh said “you can’t coach scared” when asked about playing Aaron Rodgers in the final preseason game. You can’t play scared either. The star quarterback, in his first season with the Jets, wants to play Saturday’s game against the Giants. “There wasn’t much of a conversation with Robert,” Rodgers said Tuesday, via Rich Cimini of ESPN. “I …

A trio of former Clemson quarterbacks will begin the 2023 football season as starters at their new programs – DJ Uiagalelei at Oregon State, Billy Wiles at Southern Mississippi and Taisun Phommachanh at Massachusetts. According to multiple reports, Uiagalelei, who played in 35 games over three seasons at Clemson, beat out incumbent quarterback Ben Gulbranson, who was 7-1 as a …

Teams across the NFL are gearing up for the 2023 regular season as we head toward the final week of preseason. Of course, as teams sift through their roster, folks will try to identify players who are due for an ascension. This could be a second-year player taking a leap after getting a season’s worth of experience under their belt …

The NFC isn’t as strong as the AFC these days, yet there’s plenty of opportunities for teams to emerge as Super Bowl contenders thanks to the lack of true threats in the conference. The Philadelphia Eagles are the defending NFC champions and have another loaded roster returning in 2023, but the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are lurking to …

What’s an NFL offseason without rankings of some kind? Of course we’ve already released plenty to whet your appetite for the 2023 season, including top 25 players 25 and under and top head coaches. But now, in the spirit of Will Brinson’s quarterback tiers, we’re turning to the contenders — and wannabe contenders — in the NFC, which produced some …

The Ohio State Football program scored a huge win when 2024 Georgia defensive lineman, Eddrick Houston, committed to the program on Tuesday evening. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 265-pound prospect is considered one of the best in the nation. The 247Sports Composite Rankings puts Houston in the 5-star range, as the No. 4 defensive lineman and 23rd overall player in his class. …

In the modern NFL, offense is more determinative of team success than defense. That’s just the way it is — even after defenses leaguewide fought back last season and drove scoring down a bit for the first time in a while.  Because we know exactly how important offense is, we thought we’d take this time to identify the person — …

For years, we’ve talked about the quarterback disconnect between real-life and fantasy football. NFL life is all about the quarterback. Fantasy football is about so many things before the quarterback. Often it has downshifted to the fourth-most important position on draft day. Perhaps those days are gone for good. It’s never been easier to throw in the NFL, the position …

Getty Images Oregon State has named DJ Uiagalelei its starting quarterback to open the 2023 season, multiple outlets report. Uiagalelei was the odds-on favorite to win the starting job after an offseason transfer from Clemson, where he served as the starting quarterback for the Tigers the bulk of the past two seasons. He was competing with Ben Gulbranson and Aidan …

Before we get serious training camp buzz that could sway predictions one way or the other, it’s time to piece together a Preseason All-Rookie Team.  Instead of one selection for every spot on the field, I’ve provided second-team picks along with honorable mentions. I watched quite a few prospects this past pre-draft process, so might as well write about as …

The 2023 NFL season is weeks away from kicking off. As teams prepare for their new campaigns, we have a good sense of what rosters are set to look like once Week 1 rolls around.  Just like every offseason, this year’s game of musical chairs didn’t disappoint as a number of the game’s biggest stars were on the move while …

The last version of “Confidences and Concerns” was over 8 months ago, I must say it feels good to revive this column at Fighting Irish Wire. Game week is indeed upon us. With that in mind, diehard Irish fans are tossing and turning at night pondering what the 2023 Irish team will look like this Fall. This time of year …

Every year, we honor the best NFL players with all kinds of rankings — both official and otherwise — from Pro Bowl and All-Pro lineups to offseason pecking orders. But what about a celebration of the best talent on the move? Between blockbuster quarterback trades and splashy free agent signings, the 2023 offseason has had no shortage of big names …

For Jared Goff, David Montgomery and most of the rest of the Detroit Lions starters, the preseason is probably over. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice Tuesday his personnel plan for Friday’s exhibition finale against the Carolina Panthers likely would look “a lot like” the past two weeks, when the Lions sat most of their key players for games …