Monthly Archives: August 2024

CeeDee Lamb contract: Cowboys submit new offer to unhappy All-Pro WR, per report

There’s just a little over three weeks before the first NFL Sunday of the 2024 regular season. First, teams need to wrap up their preseason, including the upcoming Week 2 slate. That lineup of pro football action includes the Dallas Cowboys playing on the road against 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett and a Cleveland Browns defense that surrendered …

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Vikings sign embattled quarterback in wake of J.J. McCarthy’s season-ending injury

A quarter century ago, a then-obscure former indoor football star named Kurt Warner led the Rams to an unexpected title after starting quarterback Trent Green suffered a season-ending injury in the preseason. While no one knows how the Vikings’ 2024 season will play out, it’s beginning is strikingly similar to the 1999 Rams.  On Friday, Minnesota formally placed rookie quarterback …

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Why Vikings’ Justin Jefferson ‘definitely feels confident’ in Sam Darnold after losing J.J. McCarthy

It’s next man up for the Minnesota Vikings.  While J.J. McCarthy’s rookie season has come to an abrupt and unfortunate end, Sam Darnold is hoping to adequately fill his shoes as the Vikings’ starting quarterback for the 2024 season. A big positive for Darnold is that he has the support of teammate and superstar receiver Justin Jefferson.  “It’s going very well,” …

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Vandals pick 5 captains for ’24 season

Aug. 17—There are just two weeks remaining before Idaho opens the season and plays actual football. Today, the Vandals will take part in a lighter scrimmage before getting into the normal weekly routine of the season next week. Heading into the scrimmage, Idaho announced the five team captains that the team voted for on Thursday. “That’s different than even like …

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The surprise Eagles’ tight end who might just make the roster

The surprise Eagles’ tight end who might just make the roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — During the offseason, E.J. Jenkins would be watching TV and decide to take a break. There was never a gad time to sharpen his footwork. “Right in the living room,” Jenkins said. “Move the coffee table to the side and …

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2024 NFL preseason: How to watch the Dallas Cowboys vs. Las Vegas Raiders game tonight

Deontay Burnett and the Dallas Cowboys will face the Las Vegas Raiders during their 2024 NFL preseason game this Saturday night. (Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) While the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are the clear breakout stars of the summer thanks to their recent Netflix docuseries America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, it turns out there are also a bunch of …

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Kyle Shanahan again suggests Brandon Aiyuk isn’t practicing because he’s injured

Everyone knows 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk is holding in. That he’d be practicing if his contract situation were resolved. Everyone, apparently, except 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. Despite the fact that, in recent years, multiple players throughout the league have shown up and declined to practice due to their contract situations, Shanahan suggested again on Friday that Aiyuk isn’t practicing because …

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Wisconsin class of 2025 DL commit Wilnerson Telemaque transfers high schools

Wisconsin class of 2025 defensive lineman commit Wilnerson Telemaque announced his decision to transfer to Miami Northwestern High School on Friday via X. Telemaque attended Monsignor Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida before making the move roughly 10 miles south to his new destination. Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater inherited the head coaching job in February, becoming Northwestern’s third …

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3 things to watch in WSU’s ‘Lentil Bowl’

Aug. 17—Mid-August in Pullman means the return of Washington State University students to the fields of the Palouse and the National Lentil Festival. The annual festival includes a parade, a big bowl of chili and what Cougar football hopes will catch on this year — the evening “Lentil Bowl.” There will be nothing “chill” about this lentil chili-dedicated scrimmage as …

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