Monthly Archives: July 2024

Chiefs sign S Tyree Gillespie

The Chiefs made a change to their safety group on Monday. They have signed Tyree Gillespie to their 90-man roster. Trey Dean was waived in a corresponding move. Gillespie was on the Chiefs’ practice squad in December and January last season and re-signed with the team in February before getting cut again when the team signed undrafted rookie free agents. …

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Iowa football’s biggest 2024 question mark highlighted by ESPN

The Iowa Hawkeyes’ offense didn’t strike much fear into any opposing defenses or fans in 2023. A large part of that was the lack of explosive plays. Iowa struggled to sustain consistent drives and when paired with the lack of chunk plays, things turned abysmal quickly. With defenses loading the box, Iowa was dared to generate offense and chunk plays …

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Matt LaFleur: We have to adjust on the fly with Jordan Love out of practice

Packers quarterback Jordan Love won’t be practicing at training camp until he has a new contract and head coach Matt LaFleur addressed how the team will proceed at a Monday press conference. Love’s representatives told the Packers this weekend that the quarterback won’t be doing on-field work without a new pact in place and LaFleur told reporters that the team …

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Fred Warner: Good teams with good players have contract drama

Brandon Aiyuk has made clear through his words and his actions that he wants either a trade or a contract extension. The 49ers insist they aren’t trading him. Aiyuk has the support of his teammates as he seeks to become one of the highest-paid receivers in the game. The 49ers have signed several of their stars to contract extensions in …

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Gophers football slotted 12th in Big Ten preseason poll

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The University of Minnesota football team will likely head into the 2024 season with quite the chip on its shoulder. The Gophers, coming off a 6-7 season, were placed 12th in a Big Ten preseason poll put together by Cleveland.com on Monday. The league will have 18 teams for the first time with the addition of …

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Netflix plans documentary on Michigan Wolverines football sign-stealer

Connor Stalions, the central figure in the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, is set to speak for the first time about his actions. An episode of the Netflix documentary series “Untold,” set to premier on Aug. 27, will focus on Stalions’ account. Both the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference ruled last year that Michigan illegally did in-person scouting of future …

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Kittle hopes 49ers give Aiyuk ‘the money that he deserves’

Kittle hopes 49ers give Aiyuk ‘the money that he deserves’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In recent weeks, the 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk have engaged in a very public contract dispute as the star receiver seeks a massive extension entering the final year of his rookie deal. On Monday — just hours before San Francisco’s veterans are set …

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1 Fantasy football footnote for every NFC South team

NFL training camp season has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. Prepare for the onslaught of information, rumors and hype pieces. But fantasy managers shouldn’t be wary of the influx of info — Scott Pianowski has you covered with one key nugget to know for every team. First up, the NFC South. This embedded content is not available in your region. Atlanta …

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While FSU and Clemson try to bolt ACC, commish Jim Phillips offers stern rebuke and says league is ‘inside that top three’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Inside a small second-floor board room of a Hilton hotel on Monday, Jim Phillips escapes, at least temporarily, from the bustle of the opening day of his league’s media days. Seated at the head of the table, Phillips, the ACC commissioner, gestures toward the four loose pages before him that bear out his conference’s superlatives. Seven different …

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George Kittle hopes Brandon Aiyuk gets “the money he deserves”

Some would say 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk success is the product of the team’s offense and the presence of plenty of great teammates. Teammate George Kittle is not one of those who would say that. Appearing Monday on NFL Network, the 49ers tight end made the case for giving Aiyuk the contract he has earned. “Aiyuk’s just a phenomenal football …

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