Everyone associated with the Dallas Cowboys did a collective sigh of relief on Monday afternoon when the team re-signed 2023 First-Team All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a four-year, $136 million contract extension, thus ending the 25-year-old’s holdout.  Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons was among the many in Cowboys nation celebrating as he congratulated his teammates on his …

Patriots’ Drake Maye conundrum underscores early success of Bears’ Caleb Williams plan originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Life with a rookie quarterback is difficult in the NFL, no matter how prepared your coach and roster are to ride the wave. However, an imperfect plan or faulty roster construction can exacerbate the growing pains and even delay or derail a …

Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper’s website, visaliatimesdelta.com. The poll closes on Friday. There are no restrictions so vote now and vote often. Please do not email your votes. Here are the choices for the week of Aug. 26-30: Juan Arroyo, football, Lindsay: Arroyo had two tackles and three interceptions, including one …

USATSI The anticipation for the 2024 regular season is here. Teams are preparing for their Week 1 matchup, but have to take care of finalizing their 53-man roster before preparation for the season opener.  The 53-man roster cut deadline is on Tuesday, Aug. 27, as all 32 teams must trim their roster from 90 to 53 players by 4 p.m. …

For as gratifying as it is to see actual NFL football on our televisions for the first time since February, even if it’s just the preseason, those exhibition outings are finally over.  Now that there’s been legitimate NFL film to watch, grades are to be handed out, even if the games are meaningless. The individual performances are not always meaningless in the …

USATSI Iowa has named Cade McNamara its starting quarterback, according to the team depth chart released on Monday ahead of the opener against Illinois State on Saturday. The former Michigan signal caller started the first five games of the 2023 season for the Hawkeyes before suffering a torn ACL against Michigan State on Sept. 30 that ended his season prematurely. …

Getty Images John Schneider has managed to stay quite busy over the past few days and we know that because the Seahawks general manager has pulled off three trades over the past 96 hours.  Schneider’s latest move came on Monday when the Seahawks made a deal with the Jaguars for linebacker Trevis Gipson. According to NFL.com, Seattle will be sending …

Your 2024 fantasy football drafts are rapidly approaching, and it will be as important as ever to knock your first-round pick out of the park … and of course, all of the rounds to follow. To help you do that, we’ve outlined the “perfect” draft plan and how to execute it from the first round on through the middle of …

Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks will be without edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu for the foreseeable future. The 27-year-old suffered a sprained MCL and is expected to be sidelined for anywhere between 2-6 weeks, according to ESPN.  Nwosu was injured in the first quarter of Seattle’s preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. He was hit on a chop block …

The first week of high school football is in the books, and there were plenty of standout performances on fields throughout District 10. Which player had the best performance? The Times-News would like to know who you think deserves District 10 Football Player of the Week honors in our poll. We’ve narrowed the choices to the following 12 options: Tyler …

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are like a rollercoaster: owner and general manager Jerry Jones can be moving along slow as molasses before suddenly kicking into high gear and getting deals done.  At the age of 81, Jones showed he still can close a deal when it matters most even when things look bleak. All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb …

FRISCO, Texas — The game of cat and mouse between Cowboys 2023 All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas front office (Jerry and Stephen Jones) concluded with both sides’ desired end game: Lamb remaining a Cowboy for the foreseeable future as both sides agreed to a contract extension. The team made the announcement Monday afternoon.  Dallas is re-signing Lamb, …

It didn’t take long for Georgia Tech to make one of the biggest statements of the 2024 college football season. With Week 0’s 24-21 win against No. 10 Florida State on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets have a claim to being “back” after years spent far away from the national radar.  It’s another achievement logged in a rapidly growing list for …

David Helman NFL Reporter Training camp is drawing to a close and the NFL season is imminent, so of course it was time for the Dallas Cowboys to start doing business. Word came down Monday that the Cowboys have finally agreed to a blockbuster deal with star receiver CeeDee Lamb. The four-year extension secures Lamb in Dallas through the 2028 …

Report: Williams won’t return to 49ers until contract is resolved originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers could be without Trent Williams for the start of the 2024 NFL season. San Francisco’s All-Pro left tackle held out the entirety of training camp as he awaits a reworked contract, and it appears the 36-year-old is prepared to wait even …