Position-by-position look at Eagles offense before free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NFL offseason will ramp up early next week with the start of free agency when the negotiating window opens on Monday at noon. The new league year will begin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Eagles are projected to have nearly $42 million in cap …

Deion Sanders wrote a new motivational book that comes out Tuesday with various tips for personal success, including a chapter entitled “Make Confidence Your Natural Odor.” But buyer beware: That advice about confidence seems to have double meaning. “I don’t use cologne,” Sanders writes in the book. “Somebody might pick up on my scent and ask, `What is that you’re …

As things currently stand, the Saints are over the 2024 salary cap, and Tyrann Mathieu is slated to cost more than $12 million in cap space this year. But that’s likely to change soon. The Saints and Mathieu are working on a renegotiated contract and expect to have it done soon, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Because of the …

It has been a little over two months since Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines defeated Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl overtime thriller. Little did we know that the instant classic would be the final game of Coach Saban’s legendary career that brought seven national championships, six of which he won in his 17 …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Inside the home of Robert Thomas is a replica Stanley Cup sitting on a desk. It’s a conversation piece, a reminder of career accomplishments and something his guests inevitably drink out of during house parties. “I mean, it’s only like a good half sip,” Thomas …

Ex-Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery adamant they build around Justin Fields, ‘baller’ DJ Moore originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Alshon Jeffery sees Caleb Williams’ appeal. He understands the talent and potential the USC star and presumptive No. 1 overall pick has for general manager Ryan Poles and the Bears. But he sees the same potential in Justin Fields and believes …

EAST LANSING — Jay Johnson and Scottie Hazelton always seemed like an odd pairing. Mel Tucker’s handpicked coordinators looked and sounded completely different. Johnson was clean-shaven with a professorial demeanor. He was exacting and precise with his words. Hazelton, in contrast, had a scraggly ZZ Top beard. He often rambled breathlessly with incomplete thoughts and run-on sentences. Beyond the press …

Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. And misers tighten belts. At a time when the league keeps generating more and more revenue, it’s cutting more and more costs. According to Sports Business Journal, roughly 60 of 200 eligible NFL employees have accepted a voluntary buyout. Many of those accepting the offer of three weeks’ pay for every year of service …

Jacksonville State will be starting to get into spring practice this month, and coming off a successful first FBS season there are a few things that this crop of Gamecocks will need to show this spring. The Gamecocks start spring practice on Saturday. The Gamecocks will be going through a few weeks of spring practice, leading up to the spring …

Previewing 49ers’ difficult decisions on unrestricted free agents originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While the early negotiating period for NFL free agents kicks off on Monday, the 49ers have been able to hold talks with their own players whose contracts are set to expire. Veteran guard Jon Feliciano is the 49ers’ only offensive starter who is scheduled for …

As if operating in Nick Saban’s shadow wasn’t enough, Kalen DeBoer has two more coaches he must live up to: Mike Norvell and Lane Kiffin.ESPN reported Wednesday that Alabama did not seriously consider Kiffin as a candidate to be Saban’s heir. It did consider Florida State’s Norvell. No surprise on either front. The Tuscaloosa News, in January, confirmed Norvell’s candidacy. …

The Seahawks cuts continued on Wednesday. A day after they parted ways with three veteran players, the Seahawks announced that they are also releasing defensive tackle Bryan Mone. Mone’s release will create $5.39 million in cap space for the coming season. Mone joined the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and he played in 41 games over his …

Erk Russell had rare and extraordinary leadership skills.  Across the Southeast and beyond, there are hundreds of football players who would quickly attest to that. He had remarkable instincts with an ability to get his point across graphically and made every player, regardless of his ability, think he was the “little train that thought it could.”  Erk invoked humor to …

The Bills are moving on from one of their key defensive players. According to multiple reports, Buffalo is releasing safety Jordan Poyer. Poyer, 32, has been with the Bills for the last seven seasons. He started 16 games for Buffalo in 2023, recording 100 total tackles with four passes defensed, a forced fumble, and a sack. He started both of …

Florida football will begin its third season of spring football practice under head coach Billy Napier on Thursday in search of developmental gains. The Florida Gators went 5-7 in their second year under Napier, a season that ended with a five-game losing streak. That prompted a call out from the Head Ball Coach himself, as Steve Spurrier told Florida Times-Union …