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 …

The Cowboys currently have only Deuce Vaughn and Malik Davis under contract at running back for 2024. They have combined for 22 appearances and 74 touches as spot players. The Cowboys are in the market for a starting running back, whether that’s the return of 2023 starter Tony Pollard or someone else, as well as a backup running back. Pollard, …

Instead of waiting until next week to test free agency, Texans tight end Dalton Schultz re-signed with the Texans this week, and he says he didn’t want to go anywhere else because he didn’t want to stop playing with quarterback C.J. Stroud. Schultz, who signed a one-year deal with the Texans last year after spending his previous five years in …

How Ryan Bates trade changes what Bears GM Ryan Poles can do in upcoming draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The 2024 NFL draft doesn’t start until the end of April, but Bears GM Ryan Poles has already used a pick to bolster the team’s offensive line. On Monday, Poles sent a fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2027 interior offensive lineman prospect Peyton Miller. “I’m excited to announce another Division 1 football scholarship offer from from the University of Tennessee,” Miller said. The 6-foot-4.5, 280-pound interior offensive lineman prospect is from Anna High School in Anna, Texas. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Johnson from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. The …

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is drawing up a play to get former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick a new gig. Manning is recruiting the veteran NFL head coach, renowned for his succinct and monotone press conferences, to join Omaha Productions, according to The Athletic. More from Sportico.com If the former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback is …

Alabama basketball’s SEC regular season championship hopes took consecutive hits on Saturday and Tuesday following Crimson Tide losses to fell to Tennessee and Florida, respectively. No. 17 Alabama (20-10, 12-5 SEC) fell to 0-2 against the Vols and 1-1 vs. the Gators this season, also dropping the Crimson Tide to third place in the SEC standings behind South Carolina, which …

As offseason tentpole events go, the Scouting Combine is less circus big top and more modestly-sized wedding reception. The league has announced that, over the four days of the Combine, a “total unduplicated audience of over five million viewers” tuned in on NFL Network and NFL+. The best day was Saturday, when the quarterback, receiver, and running back drills racked …

Despite years of speculation he could ultimately succeed Nick Saban at Alabama, Ole Miss football coach and former Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin reportedly was never “seriously in the mix” to replace him in Tuscaloosa, per a Wednesday report by ESPN. ESPN’s Chris Low on Wednesday reported on the whirlwind created by Saban’s retirement on Jan. 10 — including …

The Bills are making moves today to get under the salary cap. Besides cutting safety Jordan Poyer, cornerback Siran Neal and offensive lineman Mitch Morse, the Bills plan to restructure cornerback Rasul Douglas’ contract. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the move will save the Bills roughly $2.5 million against their cap. Douglas played nine games with eight starts after …

Anyone worried athletics director Greg Byrne is going to leave Alabama for Texas A&M should be able to take a deep breath now. Byrne told Yea Alabama, the NIL entity for UA, that he “doesn’t want to be the AD anywhere but Alabama,” the report said. “Regina and I have felt genuinely supported by President Bell, our trustees, coaches, staff …