The NFL offseason is officially underway, as the combine takes place this week, while free agency begins next week. Recently, the NFL announced that the official salary cap figure for 2024 would be $255.4 million — which is up from $224.8 million. The $30.6 million increase is the largest in free agency history. The “football business” is doing quite well, …

It is an NFL rule that has pained many ball carriers, thrilled defenses and caused a lot of controversy over the years. The league ruling is that if a ball is fumbled into the end zone and out of bounds, it is a touchback and the team that was on defense now gets possession of the ball. Many fans, and …

AUBURN — Auburn football recruiting has its ninth commitment in the Class of 2025. Four-star cornerback Devin Williams pledged to the Tigers on Monday, announcing his commitment through On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Williams is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 89 overall player in 2025 and the No. 11 CB. He plays at Buford High School in Georgia. The …

Complete history of Patriots’ top-five picks in NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston An entire generation of New England Patriots fans will experience the excitement of their team making a top-five pick for the first time in April. The Patriots own the No. 3 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, and assuming they don’t trade it, that …

The 2023 PNJ Player of the Year for football has found his college home. Pensacola Catholic’s Nigel Nelson announced over the weekend that he committed to Division I Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. After a standout junior season, Nelson said he knew he wanted to be committed going into his senior year. And the Owls stood out after an …

The Lions are keeping one of their key role players. Detroit has agreed to a two-year deal with linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, according to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo. The contract is worth $7.5 million with a max of $8 million, making him the league’s highest-paid core special teams player. Reeves-Maybin receives a full guarantee of $5.245 million with a $2.5 million …

Details of the contract extension Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell agreed to with the university in January were released Monday through a records request from USA Today. Norvell, who was pursued by Alabama following the retirement of legendary head coach Nick Saban, signed his extension on Feb. 16, after he announced he would be sticking around in a …

Russell Wilson’s 12th season as a pro was disastrous by his standards. The former Super Bowl champion was made into a meme more times than he could count in 2023. He quarterbacked his team to a second-straight losing record (7-8 in his starts), was called out in the media by his head coach Sean Payton and ultimately finished out his …

USATSI The reigning NFC champion San Francisco 49ers are in the market for a new defensive coordinator after Kyle Shanahan fired Steve Wilks, following the Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Shanahan said that Wilks just wasn’t the right fit, so the 49ers are interviewing potential replacements they hope can get them over the hump. Per NBC …

Florida State football coach Mike Norvell received a $2.5 million raise for this season, according to a copy of his latest contract. Norvell’s base salary for the year is $10 million under a deal signed earlier this month and obtained Monday by the Tampa Bay Times through a public-records request. That’s up from the $7.5 million he was going to …

Joey Bosa and Jim Harbaugh spent years on opposite sides of one of college football’s biggest rivalries, with Bosa a star pass rusher at Ohio State and Harbaugh starting his rebuild at his alma mater Michigan. But the Los Angeles Chargers’ star defensive end has nothing but praise for his new head coach after his first meeting with Harbaugh. “Great …

Things are beginning to hop in Indianapolis, with coaches, General Managers and scouts arriving Monday along with the first round of players for the Scouting Combine. Some coaches, though, are choosing to stay home, where they believe they can accomplish more. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has a better excuse this week. He is staying home to finish interviews for a …

Spring football in Hattiesburg has arrived. Southern Miss football is holding its first spring practice Tuesday morning. It also announced on Monday the date for the spring game, which will be held on Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 a.m. No further details involving the spring game were announced. Tuesday marks the first of 15 spring practices each team is allotted …

Getty Images Back-to-back Super Bowl championships are more than enough to warrant a contract extension between Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs. Reid and the Chiefs are in the beginning stages of working out a contract extension that would make Reid the highest-paid head coach in the NFL, per NFL Network. Coaches contracts aren’t publicly announced, but it is …

The NFL Combine is meant to confirm or reject impressions that teams have of players based on film study. Over the course of the week, 321 draft prospects will be poked and prodded as they are put through medical evaluations, interviews and physical testing in an effort to determine where they should be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, which …