The Miami Dolphins and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle have agreed to a 3-year, $84.75 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. As part of the deal, which will run through the 2028 NFL season, Waddle will be guaranteed $76 million. Waddle, 25, has been one of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s main weapons in the Dolphins’ offense along with Tyreek Hill. …

DETROIT — The first sign of summer for some is Memorial Day. But for college football fans in metro Detroit, the SoundMind SoundBody camp is the beginning of all things summer in the football world. Multiple big-name coaches descended upon Wayne State University for SMSB, and before recruits took to the field to work out, many of those coaches addressed the …

There is indeed a quarterback competition in Minnesota.  The Vikings have undergone a makeover to their QB room this offseason. Longtime signal-caller Kirk Cousins — he spent the past six seasons in Minnesota — bolted to Atlanta in free agency, and with that, the Vikings signed veteran QB Sam Darnold to a one-year deal and drafted Michigan standout J.J. McCarthy …

The Dallas Cowboys are prioritizing getting a deal done with Dak Prescott, who is in the final year of a four-year contract worth $160 million. And why shouldn’t they, right? He was the NFL MVP runner-up last year and is a perennial top-10 quarterback in the league.  Yes, he hasn’t made a deep playoff run yet, but still got a …

In the summer of 2021, Red River Rivals Oklahoma and Texas made a landscape-shaping announcement. The Sooners and the Longhorns would be moving to the SEC. Nearly three years later, that move is just over a month away from being official. But with Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte in Destin, Florida this week …

NFL season win totals are some of the most fun action to wager on — it’s a season-long gambit with week-to-week intensity because of how much every game matters for the final season record. With the explosion of legalized sports betting, win totals have been out for a while now, but we can’t really get crystallized and concrete numbers until the NFL …

Patriots are using VR to train Drake Maye, and Felger hates it originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The more reps Drake Maye gets, the faster he’ll develop as an NFL quarterback. But what if some of those reps were virtual? Both New England Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and head coach Jerod Mayo have mentioned …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter The New England Patriots were getting into a competitive 7-on-7 drill during OTAs on Wednesday, and first-year head coach Jerod Mayo was practically standing in his old position, inside linebacker.  Mayo, in his Patriots-issued blue T-shirt and shorts, stood right in the middle of his defense while it attempted to stop quarterback Jacoby Brissett, receiver …

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5 questions for another glimpse at Eagles’ 2024 OTAs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles are back at OTAs this week to wrap up their voluntary offseason before next week’s mandatory minicamp. Access is limited for reporters to just two of six sessions. We were there one day last week and will be back for Thursday’s session at …

By this point in the NFL offseason, most teams are finished making sweeping changes to their rosters. But another key catalyst for potential change is fast approaching, with June 1 marking the date when many player contracts can more easily be traded or terminated. With that in mind, here’s a look at the biggest remaining needs for some of the …

You’ll have to stretch your memory to remember the last time the Colorado Buffaloes matched up with the Cincinnati Bearcats. That will soon change, however, now that the two teams share a conference in the Big 12. The only other time Colorado and Cincinnati met was in 1972. Colorado was coming off a 10-2 campaign in 1971 that saw the …

Prognosticating which division is going to be the best in the NFL heading into the season is a tough chore, yet it was clear the best division last season was the AFC North. The only division where every team finished over .500 since the 1935 NFL West, the AFC North lapped the field in 2023. Will that be the case …

DESTIN — SEC football coaches and administrators spent the last two days discussing the possibility of smaller NCAA rosters and, perhaps, the elimination of walk-ons. At least one powerbroker doesn’t understand it. “Killing Rudy solves nothing,” University of Florida president Ben Sasse said. “Don’t rob athletes of joy, and don’t rob fans of drama.” The issue stems from the impending …

The departures of wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis this offseason put the Bills on a new course offensively for 2024. Offensive coordinator Joe Brady emphasized quarterback Josh Allen’s role as the central piece of that offense when he spoke to reporters this week and other members of the unit are embracing the varied ways that Allen will be …