It will be a new-look UNC football program when they hit the field in August against Minnesota to open up the 2024 season. The Tar Heels saw some big names leave the team to head to the NFL or the transfer portal as Mack Brown and his staff look to re-work the roster. But among those returning is one of …

Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett spent his rookie season on the non-football illness list, but he is back on the field this spring and he spoke to reporters for the first time since his return on Tuesday. Bennett said, via multiple reporters, that he would keep the specifics about his absence “in house.” He did say that it would be in …

DESTIN, Fla. — Josh Booty could have had it all.  When former LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman recruited Booty 30 years ago, the offer was not only a scholarship, it was essentially to play shortstop for the defending national champions.  Ah, but the blue-chip prospect out of Shreveport, Louisiana, was going to play quarterback (on scholarship) and start basically as …

The Texans waived defensive end Marcus Haynes with an injury designation, the team announced Tuesday. The Texans signed Haynes on Feb. 20. Haynes signed with the Broncos last year after going undrafted out of Old Dominion. He had five tackles and a pass defensed in the preseason but failed to make the cut to 53 players at the end of …

The New England Patriots signed quarterback Drake Maye to a contract on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but ESPN reported it is a four-year, $36.63 million fully guaranteed contract that includes a $23.46 million signing bonus. Maye, 21, was the No. 3 overall pick in the draft. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterback threw for 3,608 yards and 24 …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian doesn’t know SEC spring meetings with Nick Saban. Sarkisian is attending his first this week with the Longhorns joining the SEC starting this fall. So he couldn’t answer what it was like for the newly retired Saban not to be in attendance for the conference’s annual meetings for the first time in …

Brock Purdy’s brief time in the NFL has been a bit of a whirlwind with him going from “Mr. Irrelevant” to fill-in starter for a contender as a rookie to a MVP finalist and Super Bowl quarterback last season. After spending the 2022 offseason preparing for the draft and learning an NFL offense and last offseason rehabilitating from major elbow …

The Cardinals signed first-round defensive lineman Darius Robinson to his four-year rookie contract with a fifth-year option, the team announced. Robinson, the 27th overall pick, was the team’s second first-round selection. The Cardinals have two unsigned draft picks left of their 12-player class, with third-round running back Trey Benson and fourth-round safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson having yet to agree to terms. …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Kalen DeBoer spared us a lecture. Instead, he offered a philosophy. Control what you can control. Don’t overreact. Adapt as necessary. A hot topic at SEC spring meetings this week is the possibility of football roster-size reductions in the aftermath of the House court case settlement. The upshot: It’s still undetermined, but rosters might shrink, and …

Justin Fields does not want to return kicks for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Despite Steelers running back Jaylen Warren hinting several weeks ago that special teams coach Danny Smith was pondering the idea of using the Steelers’ new quarterback as a kick returner, Fields brushed it off as mere chatter Tuesday. “Nah, I’m not here to do that,” Fields told reporters. …

Taysom Hill has done many things in the Saints offense through the years, but new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is trying to find new ways to involve the Swiss Army Knife. “The more we can do, the better and harder it is,” Hill said, via Matthew Paras of nola.com. Hill has lined up as a running back, fullback, outside receiver, …

Class of 2025 five-star quarterback Julian “JuJu” Lewis has seen almost every recruiting tactic in the book from the Colorado football program. Luckily for the Buffaloes, they seem to be working. Lewis, the No. 2 quarterback in the class of 2025 (247Sports composite), committed to the USC Trojans in August. Yet, his recruiting ventures have continued with the Auburn Tigers, …

USATSI Some of the greatest cornerbacks in league history either played for the Steelers or hailed from Pittsburgh. This list includes Hall of Famers Mel Blount, Rod Woodson, Ty Law and most recently Darrelle Revis. While he isn’t on that level yet, Steelers second-year cornerback Joey Porter Jr. certainly feels that he is well on his way.  Porter essentially said …

No, Justin Fields won’t be running back kick returns for the Pittsburgh Steelers this fall. The former Chicago Bears quarterback laughed that idea off on Tuesday, ending what would’ve been a remarkable development on his new team. The idea was first floated by Steelers running back Jaylen Warren on Cam Heyward’s podcast earlier this spring. Warren mentioned that special teams …

May 28, 2024, 08:46 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. — The Roadrunners are staying in Tucson. The AHL affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes announced Tuesday that the team will play at least 30 games at Tucson Arena next season, thwarting owner Alex Meruelo’s plans to move the team to Mullett Arena in Tempe. The Rio Nuevo District’s board of directors voted …