Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Jason Fitz is joined by Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Jori Epstein to discuss the latest news around the league as the NFL world prepares for the NFL Combine before diving into their favorite landing spots for the top 2024 free agents. Fitz and Jori start off …

The Detroit Lions have re-signed kicker Michael Badgley to a one-year contract. Detroit made the move Thursday, bringing back the kicker who closed the regular season with the team and played in all three playoff games. Badgley also kicked for the Lions in 2022. He made all four of his field-goal attempts in four games during the regular season and …

Michigan football faced a double whammy this offseason, with the reigning national champions losing their head coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive coordinator Jesse Minter to the Chargers. While what has resulted has been a purge of Michigan coaching staffers, one of the more eyebrow-raising moves for Michigan fans came further up the coast: The hiring of fired assistant Chris Partridge …

After a 2023 season in which they returned to the playoffs despite an oft-criticized offense, the Pittsburgh Steelers will enter 2024 with a new offensive coordinator — and, possibly, a new starting quarterback. After Mike Tomlin hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith to replace Matt Canada, who was fired midway through last season amid the team’s offensive struggles, …

The NFL in-season time is electric, no doubt about it, but now that we are in the offseason, a new type of fun is set to begin. Free agency and the draft provide the opportunity for all 32 teams to alter their rosters, for better or worse. The wide receiver position gains importance seemingly every season for every team in …

USATSI The SEC is pushing for major changes to the early signing period in college athletics, including making the entire month of December a recruiting dead period and moving early national signing day up two weeks closer to the start of the month, league commissioner Greg Sankey told Yahoo Sports. According to Sankey, the league’s coaches have already approved the proposed …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2023 season: 9-8, won NFC South, lost in divisional round Overview: Tampa Bay’s gamble on Baker Mayfield worked out, as the journeyman quarterback threw for 4,044 yards and 28 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions and led the Bucs to an NFC South title and the divisional round. Now, the Bucs have some work to do to keep …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a big-time safety prospect in the 2025 class. DeShawn Stewart of Wayne, N.J. announced he has received a scholarship from the Spartans on Thursday. Stewart is a four-star prospect in the 2025 class. Stewart ranks as the No. 19 safety in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed …

1 He suffered a torn Achilles tendon last season, but he should be back for the start of the 2024 season. The Vikings found out what it was like without him, so they should make sure he’s back, and I think they will.2 He is a game-wrecker for any defense and the Chiefs would be wise to keep him. Jones …

The Eagles have signed tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to a one-year deal, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Okwuegbunam, 25, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The Eagles acquired Okwuegbunam in a trade with the the Broncos on Aug. 29. He played four games in the middle of the season, seeing action on 57 percent of the offensive …

Cherryville football coach Tim Pruitt has decided to call it a career. The veteran coach informed Cherryville athletic director Scott Harrill on Thursday of his intent to retire. “Cherryville HS would like to thank Coach Tim Pruitt for his many years of service to CHS,” according to a post on the school’s Facebook page. “Coach Pruitt has announced his retirement …

The Seahawks announced the addition of 15 more assistant coaches Thursday. Offensive passing game coordinator Jake Peetz’s hiring now is official along with seven position coaches. The Seahawks hired Charles London as quarterbacks coach, Frisman Jackson as receivers coach, Justin Hinds as defensive line coach, Kennedy Polamalu as running backs coach, Jeff Howard as safeties coach, Mack Brown as tight …

Texas football fans excited for the upcoming College Football ’25 game will be glad to hear that their star quarterback will be making an appearance. Quinn Ewers announced his intention to opt into the game via paid partnership on Instagram, allowing EA Sports to use his name, image and likeness. He’s one of the first of many, as other notable …

Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett looks to pass during a preseason game against the Chargers in August. Will Bennett be backing up Matthew Stafford next season? (Jevone Moore / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Rams were confident that they found star quarterback Matthew Stafford’s backup — and possible successor — when they selected Stetson Bennett in the fourth round of …

EA is bringing back the college football game. And it is offering roughly 11,000 college football players a measly $600 for the ability to use their names, images, and likenesses in the production. They also get a free copy of the game. The College Football Players Association, which in the past has urged players to reject the offer, issued a …