ARLINGTON, Texas —  Disaster struck the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, just 15 days away from their Week 1 season opener at the Cleveland Browns. Cowboys 2023 First-Team All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland, who led the NFL in interceptions (nine) in 2023 and set the league’s single-season pick-sixes record (five), will be out for the six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery …

No. 10 Florida State built a College Football Playoff-caliber roster in 2023 by threading a perfect needle between transfer portal additions and internal development. Naturally, the Seminoles tried the strategy again over the offseason, reeling in 17 transfers and the No. 7 transfer class in the nation.  But if a 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, for Week …

Getty Images Sean Taylor will become the first former Washington Commanders player to have a statue made by the team in his honor. Taylor’s daughter, Jackie Taylor, made the announcement on behalf of the Commanders. A date has not yet been set regarding a future statue unveiling.  Taylor, a freshman volleyball player at North Carolina who wears her late father’s …

Eagles stock up, stock down after preseason game vs. Vikings originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The next time the Eagles play a football game, it’ll count. But the Birds wrapped up their 2024 preseason on Saturday afternoon at the Linc with a 26-3 loss to the Vikings. They finished 2-1 this preseason. Final cuts are due by 4 p.m. …

Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland, who set an NFL record last season by returning five interceptions for touchdowns, will miss six to eight weeks because of a stress fracture in his foot. Bland will have surgery for the injury, the team said Saturday. He reported discomfort in the foot during training camp in California this past week and underwent imaging …

. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers have landed another cornerback in the 2025 recruiting class. Three-star cornerback [autotag]Aidan Anding[/autotag] has announced his commitment to LSU. Anding is a 5-foot-11, 160-pound, three-star corner from Ruston, Louisiana, where he plays for Ruston High School. The Ruston Bearcats are preparing for their 2024 season opener against Neville on Aug. 31. Anding chose …

Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett warms up before a preseason game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. Bennett did not play in the Rams’ 17-15 loss. (Eric Gay / Associated Press) Here are seven takeaways from the Rams’ 17-15 preseason loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday at NRG Stadium. Stetson Bennett on track to be backup QB Coach Sean McVay …

. The high school football season kicked off last weekend but fully kicks into high gear this weekend with the annual Geico ESPN High School Football Showcase, which runs Friday through Sunday. With the sport in the national spotlight, 247Sports released another annual 2025-freaks-list/ a play on Bruce Feldman‘s annual must-read Freaks List in The Athletic. Now is the perfect time to dive into …

Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have selected LeSean McCoy as their Hall of Fame inductee for 2024, as the franchise’s all-time leading rusher will be honored amongst the greatest players to ever play for the organization.  McCoy spent the first years of his career with the Eagles, finishing with 6,792 rushing yards and 44 rushing touchdowns in six …

Bears cut tracker: Here are all the players cut from the 53-man roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago This offseason is different from prior summers when NFL teams had to meet several cut deadlines. All 32 NFL teams must trim their rosters to 53 men by 3 p.m. (CT) on Aug. 27. A few days away from cutdown day, …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said Saturday he doesn’t really care about external criticism and doesn’t let it affect him even though his football program will no longer take questions from a journalist who has been critical of him at times. Sanders was asked about his approach to “outside noise” at a news conference Saturday in Boulder, five days before …

Getty Images ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys suffered a huge loss before the 2024 regular season even began on Saturday with 2023 First-Team All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland set to miss the next 6-8 weeks of action with a stress fracture in his foot, the team announced. In the statement, the team wrote Bland “experienced foot discomfort” last week at …

Getty Images Pittsburgh’s quarterback battle seems to be going down to the wire. While some teams have elected to keep their Week 1 starters on the sideline during the final week of the preseason, head coach Mike Tomlin is using this time to allow both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields an opportunity to make one last case to be under …

Mac Jones not only got a change of scenery with the Jacksonville Jaguars: he got a new role, too, as the former New England Patriots starting quarterback is set to serve as Trevor Lawrence’s backup this season. In Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson’s eyes, Jones has played well in their system but still has old habits to shake. “Mac has …

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 30: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles calls out instructions in the third quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) The 2024 college football season began with an upset in the …