Training camps have reached the dog days, preseason is underway and Week 1 is arriving soon, so it’s time to roll out our annual NFL positional rankings. Last week we started off with off-ball linebackers, and now we’ll dive into cornerbacks. Members of the FOX Sports NFL staff listed their 10 best in order heading into the 2024 season. A …

After four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matt Judon held-in at the New England Patriots training camp while in search of a new contract, the team has decided to move on from him, trading him to the Falcons for a 2025 third round pick, confirmed by Atlanta on Thursday.  The Falcons official social media account posted, “We have agreed to terms, pending …

USATSI Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will not be an honorary captain for Michigan’s home opener after all, Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore said Tuesday. Harbaugh was invited to return to Michigan Stadium for the Fresno State game on Aug. 31 but is declining the offer because he doesn’t want to be away from his NFL squad as it prepares …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst I’m hyped because the second week of NFL preseason action is when we should see the most competitive ball in the month of August.  Teams use this week as a dry run for the regular season. It’s a full, game-plan week.  The teams that play their starters in the preseason will make sure they …

Patriots rookie receiver JaQuae Jackson was carted off the field in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s preseason game against the Eagles. Jackson was injured on a non-contact play that resulted in an incompletion with 12:46 remaining. He immediately grabbed his left knee, and the Patriots have ruled him out with a leg injury. Jackson was emotional as he was loaded …

MANHATTAN — After four years with the Kansas State football team, Cody Stufflebean was ready to move on. Yes, after redshirting as a true freshman in 2020, he had at least one season of eligibility left, but he also had his degree in industrial engineering, with a 4.0 grade point average no less. But as the time came for a …

Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since 2016 but has been vocal about wanting to return to the game. His former head coach, now-Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, is enthusiastic about the 36-year-old Kaepernick returning to the game, as well. But not as a player — as a coach. “We talked a little bit about it. He’s considering …

This is Part 6 of NFL Thursday Thoughts, a big-picture series of key topics heading into the season. While quarterbacks and wide receivers spent the offseason raking in huge deals, running backs quietly got nice deals for themselves. Three in particular joined teams with legitimate high hopes. Here’s what they bring: It was the summer of discontent for running backs in 2023. …

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was taken off the field on a cart Wednesday with an ankle injury suffered while trying to make a catch against Cleveland’s first-team defense during a joint practice. Addison, who had 70 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie last season, was treated on the field before being driven off for …

The Associated Press Top 25 poll was released earlier this week, putting the college football season officially on the horizon. With high praise comes lofty expectations, and historic data shows that at least one team ranked in the initial top 10 will finish the season unranked. Since 2000, 45 preseason top-10 teams have finished the season unranked. USC was the most …

Joe Burrow played 13 snaps in the preseason opener last week, and he got work in a joint practice against the Bears on Thursday. Burrow won’t play in Saturday night’s preseason game. Whether he works in next week’s joint practice against the Colts and/or plays in the third preseason game, the Bengals quarterback has declared himself ready for the season. …

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner speaks to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports In the words of DJ Kalid, “another one”. Shemar Turner and Nic Scourton continue to rack up preseason award acknowledgments. On Thursday, the Lombardi committee named both defensive linemen to the Lombardi Award Preseason …

The New England Patriots have traded four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon to the Atlanta Falcons for a third-round draft pick, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the teams haven’t announced the trade. Judon had 28 sacks in his first two seasons with the Patriots …

USATSI The Minnesota Vikings simply can’t catch a break. Minnesota’s 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, is out for the entire 2024 season after undergoing surgery on Wednesday for a full meniscus repair he suffered in the preseason opener on Saturday. Hours later on Wednesday, the Vikings suffered another blow to their offense with No. …

STATE COLLEGE — The path to big-time college football was clear for Blaise Sokach-Minnick. Climbing the depth chart as quickly as an old high school teammate did at Penn State never seemed to be in the cards, though. For the Wyoming Area grad and the Nittany Lions’ backup long snapper, that was always going to be part of the deal. …