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It’s the 2024 NFL Combine, one of the finest full weeks on the NFL calendar. That means, it’s time for some bold predictions for the athletic tests inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.  I can guarantee we will see some jaw-dropping performances, and history tells us many of said performances will be from prospects we weren’t necessarily expecting to be …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter In an offseason that has focused on where in the world Taylor and Travis are and why Justin unfollowed the Bears on Instagram, significant changes are happening in the NFL. That’s especially true on the sidelines, where legendary coaches Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll have exited after decades in the …

Patriots 2024 roster reset: Underwhelming WR room needs a boost originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Editor’s Note: With the beginning of NFL free agency looming on March 13, our Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran is resetting each Patriots position by assessing their 2023 performance, laying out their 2024 contract status and ranking their offseason priority on a scale of …

The NFL Combine has arrived! A total of 321 prospects will descend upon Indianapolis to go through interviews, measurements, medical evaluations and on-field drills with the hopes of wowing at least one of the 32 NFL teams. With the combine kicking off this week, CBS Sports NFL Draft insider Ryan Wilson and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman concocted a two-round mock …

USATSI The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a number of key free agents this offseason and in an effort to keep much of their 2023 NFC South championship team intact, they are releasing two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Shaquil Barrett, per NFL Media.  The Buccaneers are designating his departure as as post-June 1 cut, per Fox Sports, which will save them …

LSU’s Harold Perkins had 7.5 sacks as a freshman in 2022. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) LSU wants to use Harold Perkins in the middle of the defense once again in 2024. As the linebacker enters his third season with the Tigers, coach Brian Kelly wants Perkins to continue the transition to inside linebacker. Perkins played part …

Eagles find a long-term solution at CB in mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NFL is taking over Indianapolis this week for the annual Scouting Combine, which is just one stop along the way to the 2024 NFL Draft. Plenty will change over the next couple of months but mock drafts are fun. So it’s time to …

The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2024 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted free agents and released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when announced and/or reported. Players released after initial publication may be added and all 100 players initially on the list …

The Buccaneers are set to part ways with a veteran part of their defense. According to multiple reports, the team will release edge rusher Shaq Barrett on Tuesday. Barrett has one year left on the four-year deal he signed with the team in 2021 and he had a $15 million bonus due next month. Barrett addressed the possibility that his …

Ohio State returns the bulk of its nucleus for its 2024 season, but change is a constant in college football. That’s especially the case in this transfer portal era when players no longer must sit out a year before playing for their new school. Jan 30, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State University football safety Caleb Downs talks with the …

Peter King has retired. It’s weird to type those words. The man who has been at the center of the NFL universe for decades is stepping aside. Peter announced his decision and detailed it in his Monday Football Morning in America column. I’ll defer to his explanation. And I’ll add this: He has been a great friend and mentor. Watching …

Kirby Smart stands alone. Nick Saban is playing golf, hunting fairways in retirement, while Jim Harbaugh is off to chase the Lombardi Trophy. A year ago, we could’ve debated who ranked as college football’s best coach: Smart or Saban? Smart had won back-to-back national championships, but Saban owned seven rings, and although his Alabama dynasty was past its peak, Saban …

It was widely expected and this morning it became official: The Bengals have applied the franchise tag to wide receiver Tee Higgins. That means Higgins has a one-year, $21.816 million contract offer in hand and he can sign it any time he wants and get that salary fully guaranteed for the 2024 season. If Higgins goes that route, he’ll get …

STARKVILLE — As March approaches, so does the first glimpse of what Mississippi State football will look like under coach Jeff Lebby. The arrival of spring practice is a critical period for the Bulldogs as the program gets set for its first season with the former Oklahoma offensive coordinator at the helm. Mississippi State is coming off a disappointing 5-7 …