Monthly Archives: March 2024

2024 NFL free agency team-by-team grades: Eagles, Falcons among top marks; Cowboys finally make move

The 2024 NFL offseason is operating at full power.  Many high-profile players already moved on to new football homes on Day 1 including quarterback Kirk Cousins, who moved on from the Minnesota Vikings to the Atlanta Falcons. Edge rusher Brian Burns was traded from the Carolina Panthers to the New York Giants and signed a new deal. Running back Saquon Barkley, who left the Giants to sign with an NFC East rival, the Philadelphia …

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Source: Kendricks spurns 49ers, decides to join Cowboys instead

Source: Kendricks spurns 49ers, decides to join Cowboys instead originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ 2024 NFL free-agency saga took a wild turn on Wednesday. After reportedly agreeing to terms with the 49ers, free-agent linebacker Eric Kendricks is expected to join the Dallas Cowboys, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan. ESPN’s Adam …

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Trev Alberts leaving Nebraska for Texas A&M opening

Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’s tenure in Lincoln has ended. On Wednesday afternoon, Alberts decided to take the open athletic director job at Texas A&M. Alberts’s decision is surprising, to say the least. In 2021, he took over as the university’s athletic director after a 13-year tenure at the University of Nebraska Omaha, marking a major homecoming for the former …

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QB Joe Flacco reportedly signs one-year, $8.7 million deal with Colts

Former Browns QB and NFL Comeback Player of the Year Joe Flacco has signed one-year deal worth up to $8.7 million with the Indianapolis Colts, according to a report from ESPN on Wednesday. He will also receive $4.5 million guaranteed in the deal, per the report. The 38-year-old  was picked up by Cleveland mid-season following Deshaun Watson’s season-ending shoulder injury …

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Colts signing Joe Flacco: Veteran QB won NFL Comeback Player of the Year on Browns

The Indianapolis Colts have found their backup quarterback. The club has reached an agreement with veteran Joe Flacco on a one-year deal, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones. Per ESPN, the contract is worth up to $8.7 million and includes $4.5 million guaranteed.  Flacco will now serve as the backup to 2023 first-round pick Anthony Richardson, assuming the …

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Texas among CBS Sports’ deepest quarterback rooms in the country for 2024

It’s no secret that Texas football is home to one of the top quarterback rooms in the country, but how do they stack up among other teams? CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah recently dove into the most talented quarterback rooms for the 2024 college football season. The Longhorns’ trio of Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning and Trey Owens landed at No. 3 …

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OT Jonah Williams agrees to two-year deal with Cardinals

Free agent offensive tackle Jonah Williams has agreed to a two-year, $30 million deal that includes $19 million guaranteed with the Cardinals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Williams leaves Cincinnati after five seasons. The Bengals made him the 11th overall pick in 2019, but he missed his rookie season after undergoing left shoulder surgery before training camp to repair a …

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James Franklin updates status of OL Drew Shelton for spring practices

With three starters off to pursue their NFL dreams, Penn State’s offensive line was going to be in a bit of a spotlight this spring. As Penn State opened spring football practices this week, head coach James Franklin offered an update on one potential starter for the 2024 season during his spring press conference. Drew Shelton, entering his junior season …

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Trev Alberts is leaving Nebraska to become Texas A&M’s athletic director

Texas A&M has hired Nebraska’s Trev Alberts to replace Ross Bjork as its athletic director. Alberts was a former football star with the Cornhuskers and had been athletic director at Nebraska for just short of three years. He leaves after overseeing the construction and planning for massive football facilities projects in Lincoln. Nebraska executive associate athletic director Doug Ewald said …

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Biggest winners, losers from NFC East in opening days of NFL free agency

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The first few days of NFL free agency were absolutely wild in the NFC East. One of the biggest names on the market changed teams, but stayed inside the division. The New York Giants appeared to be the biggest losers when the market opened with a pair of high-profile losses, only to salvage their offseason …

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Bills propose allowing a practice squad QB to serve as the emergency third QB

Teams have proposed five bylaw changes. Whether they change anything remains to be seen with owners scheduled to meet later this month at the annual spring meetings in Orlando. The Bills propose expanding the standard elevation rules to allow clubs to elevate a third player from the practice squad who is a “bona fide quarterback” to be an emergency third …

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