The tight end position has drastically evolved of late in the NFL, and it’s become extraordinarily top-heavy. There was no way the 2024 class could match the extreme amount of talent in 2023, but that doesn’t mean rookies will fail to contribute in Year 1 at the position.  Let’s rank the five rookie tight ends who’ll be most productive in …

Last year the Patriots spent a fourth-round draft pick on a kicker, Chad Ryland. The results were not good: Ryland made only 16 of his 25 field goal attempts and New England finished dead last in the NFL with a 64.0 percent field goal success rate. This offseason, the Patriots signed veteran kicker Joey Slye, and Patriots.com reports that Ryland …

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With the start of the new college football season less than two months away, experts and analysts are rolling out their predictions for the 2024 campaign — and Kentucky’s quest for Southeastern Conference contention is expected to remain an uphill battle. With the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to what was already considered the most competitive league in the country, …

One of the more underrated storylines of the 2024 offseason has been the turnover that has gone on throughout the Miami Dolphins defense. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio departed the franchise and the club has now ushered in Anthony Weaver to run the unit. On the personnel side, the likes of Christian Wilkins, Xavien Howard, Emmanuel Ogbah, and Jerome Baker are all …

Getty Images Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has died in a car accident, the team announced Saturday. He was 24 years old. Jackson was selected by Minnesota out of Oregon in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 108 overall pick.  Oregon head coach Dan Lanning confirmed the news on social media, posting, “RIP Khyree… …

247Sports Michigan coach Sherrone Moore picked up his first significant win on the recruiting trail by flipping four-star safety commit Ivan Taylor from Notre Dame. Taylor committed to the Fighting Irish in December 2023 but flipped after taking an official visit to Michigan last month. Taylor is the son of former NFL defensive back Ike Taylor, who won two Super …

Getty Images The New York Jets haven’t posted a winning record since 2015, but that could change in 2024. Aaron Rodgers is back under center following the torn Achilles he suffered in last year’s season opener, and he has the backing of one of the best defenses in the NFL. Last year, the Rodgers-less Jets offense scored the fewest offensive …

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a suggestion for boosting interest in the Pro Bowl. The NFL’s All-Star showcase is easily the worst of the four major professional sports. Players are barely interested in a competitive effort, largely fearing injury. The exhibition takes place either after the season or during the week between the conference championships and Super Bowl, when …

Picking a Georgia football game that’s most attractive this year isn’t a cinch. Sure, a showdown at new SEC member Texas looms large. So does an SEC championship rematch in Tuscaloosa against Alabama. Starting the season against border rival Clemson is a spicy opener. Closing the regular season with a Friday Thanksgiving weekend game against in-state rival Georgia Tech brings …

Getty Images Cameron Sutton, a veteran cornerback who spent his first six seasons in Pittsburgh before spending the 2023 season with the Lions, and rejoined the Steelers on a one-year, $1.21 million contract this offseason, has been suspended for the first eight games of the 2024 season, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. The NFL came to the conclusion that …

Getty Images As the 2024 NFL season approaches, CBS Sports is breaking down the top players at every position to see who stands as the best of the best heading into the new campaign.  There was no surprise which player ranks highest amongst all quarterbacks, with that spot going to back-to-back Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City …

Barring something unforeseen, the Michigan football program will have a tight end selected in the NFL draft for a third consecutive year when Colston Loveland is inevitably taken. Though he’s a handful of years away from doing so himself, perhaps down the line U-M will add the name Andrew Olesh to that list of former Maize and Blue tight ends …

Cameron Sutton will be eligible for reinstatement on Oct. 29 ahead of Pittsburgh’s Week 10 game against the Washington Commanders. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Warning: This story includes details of an alleged domestic assault. The NFL suspended Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton eight games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy following allegations in March that he committed domestic battery by …

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals named Chris Patrick as their general manager on Monday with longtime GM Brian MacLellan remaining president of hockey operations. Patrick, 48, who was also named as a senior vice president, has worked for the Capitals in various capacities since 2009 and served as assistant GM under MacLellan the past three years. The son of …