Curran: Why Ja’Whaun Bentley injury is ‘big loss’ for Patriots defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The defense is one of the New England Patriots’ biggest strengths, but that group lost a super important player this week when it was reported that linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley will miss the rest of the 2024 NFL season. Bentley, according to NFL Media’s …
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NIL talent fees & high pressure games for USC and Oklahoma | College Football Enquirer
On today’s episode of the College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde explore new NIL innovations that schools are announcing. They dive into a decision by Tennessee Athletics to implement a talent fee on top of all ticket sales. Additionally, on today’s show, they share an update on the Pac-12’s expansion search, discuss the conference debuts …
Read More »NFL DFS: Optimizer makes Week 3 Thursday Night Football Jets vs. Patriots picks for DraftKings, FanDuel
Aaron Rodgers will make his return to MetLife Stadium for New York Jets vs. New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. Rodgers has failed to throw for 200 yards in his first two games with the Jets, but he does have three touchdowns with at least one score in both games. The Jets are coming off a 24-17 victory over the …
Read More »Former No. 2 overall NFL Draft pick roasts Panthers for benching Bryce Young: ‘This organization is horrible’
Ryan Leaf knows all too well the backlash that comes with the failures of being a high draft pick. The San Diego Chargers gave Leaf every opportunity to succeed after selecting him No. 2 overall in 1998, yet the franchise had to move on after three seasons. Leaf wished the Panthers would have given Bryce Young a longer leash. Speaking …
Read More »Why Nixa football, Jackson Cantwell have a Waffle House flag when they run onto the field
Nixa football offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell went viral for running out onto the football field carrying a “Waffle House” flag which left many confused as to why he did so. Video of Cantwell with the flag has been shared by 247Sports, Barstool Sports, Bleacher Report and others. It has over 6.5 million views on X, formerly Twitter. Various outlets have …
Read More »What’s fueling NFL rushing leader J.K. Dobbins’ historic start with Chargers?
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 2 winner: Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins. After the Chargers’ 26-3 rout of the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, general manager Joe Hortiz spoke to running back J.K. Dobbins in the celebratory postgame locker room. …
Read More »Sherm explains his panic-meter level after 49ers’ loss to Vikings
Sherm explains his panic-meter level after 49ers’ loss to Vikings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Richard Sherman is not ready to hit the panic button on the 49ers’ 2024 NFL season just yet, despite San Francisco’s mistake-filled loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Speaking to Mitchell Eisenstein on “The Richard Sherman Show” on Tuesday, the former NFL …
Read More »How Tennessee’s ‘talent fee’ could become a trend | College Football Enquirer
Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Volunteers’ move to add the cost to season tickets to help cover NIL deals and the likely sharing of revenue with players. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple …
Read More »Grading NFL’s rookie QBs and other young signal-callers: Top draft picks still can’t find their footing
The 2024 draft class of quarterbacks are still struggling to lift off in the early stages of their rookie campaigns, as none of the three first-round picks turned starters demonstrated noticeable improvement in their second contests of the regular season. None of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix has thrown a touchdown pass in their first two games. The second-year passers haven’t …
Read More »Bill Belichick takes digs at Falcons during ‘Manningcast’ broadcast of ‘Monday Night Football’
As if coming back from a 28-3 deficit in Super Bowl LI to defeat the Falcons in the greatest Super Bowl comeback of all time wasn’t enough, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick took several digs at Atlanta during his appearance on the “ManningCast” on “Monday Night Football.” The Falcons defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-21, but in the meantime …
Read More »C.J. Stroud shares postgame advice with Caleb Williams in mic’d up moment
The Houston Texans defeated the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, but C.J. Stroud wanted to leave Caleb Williams with some words of encouragement. When Stroud and Williams shook hands moments after Houston’s 19-13 win, the Texans quarterback spoke with the highly outed rookie. Williams could be seen mostly nodding along to what Stroud was saying, which was a mystery at …
Read More »Cameron Rising injury update: Utah QB expected to play in Week 4 game vs Oklahoma State
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising is expected to play Saturday against Oklahoma State in a top-25 showdown at 3 p.m. in Stillwater. Rising suffered a finger injury on his throwing hand in a Week 2 win over Baylor, and he missed the team’s Week 3 win over Utah State as a result. But Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said this past …
Read More »Eagles’ Jalen Carter was benched to start Falcons game due to tardiness, per report
USATSI The Philadelphia Eagles got little push from their defensive line in an epic Monday night collapse against the Atlanta Falcons. It turns out the Eagles were also missing arguably the best piece of that line to open the Week 2 contest, with defensive tackle Jalen Carter benched for the opening series in a disciplinary move, according to The Philadelphia …
Read More »Patriots release former 1st-round pick Jalen Reagor after his cryptic social media post
The Patriots released wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the practice squad on Tuesday, hours after Reagor published a cryptic social media post suggesting that he might not have been happy with his role in New England. A former first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Reagor signed a one-year, $1.3 million extension with the Patriots in March after spending the 2023 …
Read More »Billy Napier’s, Mike Norvell’s contracts at UF and FSU are a scandalous misappropriation of funds | Commentary
The news media is in a tizzy about the extravagant spending of former University of Florida president Ben Sasse, who apparently was spending the school’s money on hosting a lavish holiday party for big-money donors that featured a $38,610 sushi bar. As a result, Gov. Ron DeSants’ administration has directed the state auditor general to investigate Sasse’s expenditures as part …
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