Monthly Archives: August 2024

Nick Foles retires: 10 stats that are hard to believe

Nick Foles retires: 10 stats that are hard to believe originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nick Foles was a .500 career quarterback who never threw 350 passes in a season, played for six different teams, won 10 regular-season games in his last seven NFL seasons and threw as many touchdowns in one game in 2013 as he threw in …

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Matthew Berry’s 100 Facts You Need To Know Before You Draft in 2024

Let’s start, as we often do, with a simple question. Which quarterback do you want? It’s draft season, of course, and quarterback is a key position. So let’s do some research. I’m going to tell you about two different ones. There’s no polite way to put it. “Quarterback A” is on a downward trend. For three straight seasons now, he’s …

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Buccaneers place OL Silas Dzansi on IR, sign OL Ryan Johnson

The Buccaneers have done some roster shuffling along their offensive line. Tampa Bay announced on Thursday that the club has placed guard Silas Dzansi on injured reserve and signed rookie guard Ryan Johnson. Dzansi suffered a knee injury during practice over the weekend. He initially joined the franchise as an undrafted free agent last year and spent the season on …

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Seahawks sign CB Willie Roberts

The Seahawks made a pair of roster moves on Thursday. They announced the signing of cornerback Willie Roberts to the 90-man roster. Defensive tackle Matt Gotel was waived with an injury designation in a corresponding move. Roberts went undrafted out of Louisiana Tech earlier this year and took part in the Seahawks’ rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Roberts was …

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IHSAA football preview: Class 4A predictions, top players in Central Indiana

East Central was one of the most untouchable teams in recent memory last season, dominating traditional powers like Evansville Memorial, New Palestine and NorthWood on its way to a 15-0 season and second consecutive Class 4A state title. The Trojans are gone now, though, at least from 4A. East Central moved up to 5A via the tournament success factor. But …

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Chargers list J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards as co-starters at running back

New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh likes to run the football, and it’s looking like he’ll take a committee approach. The Chargers listed J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards as co-starters at running back on their first depth chart of the preseason. Dobbins and Edwards spent the last four seasons as teammates in Baltimore, where they played for Harbaugh’s brother John. …

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Ranking the 5 most important players for Rutgers football in 2024

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football is less than three weeks away from its season-opening game against Howard, which will kick off a campaign that could be a big one for the Scarlet Knights. Greg Schiano’s team returns plenty of talent and experience from last season’s 7-6 team and it’ll look to build more success in 2024. How will that happen? Rutgers …

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Aaron Rodgers could play in the final preseason game

Aaron Rodgers didn’t practice Thursday. After Jets coach Robert Saleh woke up and saw the inclement weather, he decided to sit his 40-year-old quarterback in a joint practice with the Commanders. “He’s taking every rep in practice, so I just felt it was unnecessary,” Saleh said, via Eric Allen of the team website. “Heightened environment, unfamiliar foes in terms of …

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49ers place Drake Jackson on reserve PUP list

Defensive end Drake Jackson won’t be playing for the 49ers this season. The 49ers moved Jackson to the reserve version of the physically unable to perform list on Thursday in order to make room on the 90-man roster for safety Tracy Walker. Jackson was placed on the active version of the list to open camp after having surgery on his …

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Browns sign LS Rex Sunahara, waive CB Faion Hicks

The Browns have added a long snapper. Cleveland announced on Thursday that the club has signed Rex Sunahara. A Northeast Ohio native, Sunahara entered the league in 2020 an undrafted free agent out of West Virginia. He’s previously spent time with the Dolphins and Steelers as well as the San Antonio Brahmas in the XFL and UFL. Cleveland also has …

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