Broncos head coach Sean Payton offered an update on the injury suffered by offensive lineman Quinn Bailey on Wednesday afternoon. Bailey was placed in an air cast and loaded into an ambulance after injuring his leg at practice. That response suggested a serious injury and Payton said that was the case when he opened up his post-practice training camp. “It …

Saints linebacker Demario Davis injured his hamstring during individual drills Wednesday, Matthew Paras of nola.com reports. Davis did not participate in team drills. Saints coach Dennis Allen did not offer additional details on Davis’ injury. Davis joined the Saints as a free agent in 2018 and has not missed a game in five seasons in New Orleans. He has earned …

Jake Merklinger is the guy behind the guy at quarterback for Tennessee football − and might be another spot down the depth chart entering August. But whether Merklinger is the backup or the third-stringer going into preseason practices, the freshman still has himself in position to get on the field this season for the Vols. “He has set himself up …

The Panthers were in need of running back help after the unexpected retirement of veteran Rashaad Penny on Tuesday. They filled that need Wednesday. Carolina announced the signing of running back Dillon Johnson. The undrafted rookie, who played at Mississippi State and Washington, was in camp with the Titans until last week. He ran for 1,195 yards and 16 touchdowns …

Ryan Williams is supposed to be preparing to begin his senior year at Saraland High School. Instead, the 17-year-old Williams and the rest of the Alabama football team opened up fall camp on Wednesday morning, beginning the Crimson Tide’s preparation for the 2024 season, which opens Aug. 31 when it hosts Western Kentucky. Williams did not arrive on campus until …

The Seahawks signed defensive tackle Rodney Mathews on Wednesday, the team announced. Mathews is an undrafted rookie out of Ohio University. Linebacker Easton Gibbs, who signed with Seattle as an undrafted rookie in May, was released to make room on the 90-player roster. Mathews started 26 of 27 games he appeared in the past two seasons, totaling 46 tackles and …

COLUMBIA — Just two days before South Carolina football begins its 2024 preseason practices, class of 2025 recruit Jaiden Braker announced he has changed his commitment from the Gamecocks to LSU. On Wednesday afternoon, Braker, a three-star linebacker according to 247Sports, retweeted a post from On3Sports on X, formerly known as Twitter, that said he was flipping his commitment. This …

Cornerback Mario Goodrich was waived by the Eagles on Tuesday, but he won’t have to travel far to continue his bid to make an NFL roster. Goodrich’s agents told Mike Garafolo of NFL Media that their client has been claimed off of waivers by the Giants. Goodrich will now make the short trip from Philadelphia to East Rutherford, New Jersey …

The new capacity of Jones AT&T Stadium for Texas Tech football games has been established. The listed capacity after the current stadium renovation will be 60,229, Tech senior associate athletics director Robert Giovannetti said Tuesday. That’s down from 60,454, the listed capacity since 2010, but by less than what was initially expected. In May, Giovannetti said the loss of seats …

With a jury finding in late July that the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package as currently constituted violates antitrust law, a major question remains unanswered. Will the NFL make changes to Sunday Ticket, given the $4.7 billion verdict? Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL anticipates making no changes. That strategy carries significant risk. The class action covers …

CORAL GABLES — Shannon Dawson won’t be surprised to hear some recommendations from his players soon. The second-year Miami offensive coordinator has been on social media, and he sees how a lot of his players are spending their summer: spending time on PlayStation or Xbox, playing College Football 25 — the first new college football video game in over a …

Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson exchanged some heated words Tuesday, but they’re not too worried about their relationship. The New York Jets quarterback and wide receiver both downplayed a heated conversation in training camp that went viral earlier this week, in which the two both appeared to snap at each other and make a number of gestures toward the field. …

Alabama football’s secondary was depleted following the 2023 season, there is no question about that. In fact, entering this season, the Crimson Tide is tasked with replacing every starting defensive back from its 2023 roster aside from Malachi Moore. Despite not returning much, however, what Alabama does have is an arsenal of transfers and incoming freshmen to fill those holes …

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton had to exit Wednesday’s practice early due to an injury but head coach Andy Reid didn’t make it sound too serious in his Wednesday press conference. Reid said Bolton tweaked his elbow. The injury occurred during an 11-on-11 team drill. “Just got it caught in between two guys,” Reid said. Bolton, 24, has been a critical …

SOUTH BEND — As Vice President Kamala Harris bids to make history on the campaign trail, Notre Dame football recently bestowed a pair of notable promotions to Black women in the male-dominated world of college football. In mid-July, Olivia Mitchell was named assistant athletic director for football operations and Zaire Turner was named director of player personnel. “I think it …