[ad_1] The Dallas Cowboys and star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb have agreed to a four-year, $136 million contract extension, Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein has confirmed, ending Lamb’s holdout and temporarily calming the waters around the team. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the deal. Lamb, 25, held out of Cowboys training camp while seeking a new contract more in line with …
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5-star LSU commit to visit Florida for Week 1 matchup against Miami
[ad_1] . Five-star cornerback [autotag]DJ Pickett[/autotag] has been solid in his commitment to LSU since he pledged last month, but now the top-10 2025 prospect is set to visit an SEC rival. He is reportedly heading to Gainesville to see Florida’s season opener against Miami on Saturday. However, it seems Tigers fans may have nothing to fear here. According to …
Read More »Please, Patriots, I’m begging you to keep rookie QB Drake Maye on the bench
[ad_1] Henry McKenna NFL Reporter Poor Jacoby Brissett. Yes, this is a story about why he should be the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback. But that makes him something of a sacrificial lamb. If Brissett ends up the starter, we saw a preview of his upcoming trials and tribulations against the Washington Commanders on Sunday in the preseason finale. With …
Read More »10 things we learned in 2024 NFL preseason, plus winners and losers from final exhibition games before season
[ad_1] Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! If you’re shedding tears right now, I understand. I also get emotional about the end of the NFL preseason. Just kidding. We’re all glad it’s over, because that means the next game on the NFL calendar will actually count. With the preseason now over, we’ll be breaking down some …
Read More »AFC East positional and coaching rankings: Josh Allen sits atop QBs, Dolphins backfield dominates
[ad_1] And just like that, we’re on to the regular season. The exhibitions are in the books and clubs are now trimming down their rosters and gearing up for a mad dash that is the 2024 NFL season. While every division has its fair share of storylines, the AFC East is a fascinating collection of teams to zero in on. …
Read More »Top recruit Faizon Brandon sues North Carolina State Board of Education over ban of endorsement deals
[ad_1] Faizon Brandon, a five-star quarterback and the No. 1-ranked prospect in the Class of 2026, is suing the North Carolina State Board of Education over its ban of endorsement deals for student-athletes of public high schools. Faizon’s mother, Rolanda Brandon, is joining him in the lawsuit. Brandon is a standout at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. He’s …
Read More »Jerry Jones on why he should remain Cowboys GM: ‘Nobody [else] can do it’
[ad_1] Jerry Jones has owned the Dallas Cowboys since 1989. During that time, he has also taken the role of team president and general manager, leading the team’s football and non-football operations in a hands-on manner that the vast majority of his NFL owner peers past and present have usually delegated. Jones’ status as Cowboys GM has come under increased …
Read More »Eagles 2024 roster cuts: Tracking the roster moves to 53
[ad_1] Eagles 2024 roster cuts: Tracking the roster moves to 53 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have until 4 p.m. on Tuesday to cut their roster from 91 players to 53. This won’t be their final 53-man roster, but it’s where they have to start. Plenty of the players released before the deadline will end up on …
Read More »Notre Dame football releases its depth chart for Texas A&M with two big surprises
[ad_1] SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – NOVEMBER 18: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on in the second half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Stadium on November 18, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) You know that it’s a Notre Dame football game week when they release a …
Read More »Good, bad, ugly from each NFL team’s preseason finale: Saints’ Spencer Rattler shines, Eagles QBs struggle
[ad_1] The 2024 NFL preseason is now complete, which means it’s time for all 32 teams to evaluate the exhibition season and decide which players will survive each of the NFL’s roster cutdown from 90 to 53 on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Here’s is how the final slate of exhibition games went this past week plus all the important …
Read More »Why Patriots should stay on the path they chose with Drake Maye
[ad_1] Why Patriots should stay on the path they chose with Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If the Patriots start Drake Maye “too late,” what’s the harm? He gets a few more weeks of learning. His clavicle doesn’t get turned to chalk dust after his linemen collide and set some mutant defensive end loose off the edge. …
Read More »Big Ten football tiebreakers: How conference will decide championship game matchup with divisions gone away
[ad_1] USATSI The Big Ten released new tiebreaker procedures for selecting the conference championship game participants. While head-to-head remains the primary criteria, such games will become far less common with an 18-team conference. In previous years, the winners of the Big Ten East and West divisions met in the Big Ten Championship Game. The divisional races were guaranteed to have …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the new NFL kickoffs, before kickoff
[ad_1] What did we learn about the NFL’s new kickoff return in the 2024 preseason? This three-week crash course in the league’s new model is very much uncharted territory, but it gives us more than 400 kickoff returns and a decent sample size from which we can produce a clearer picture of how it might impact the upcoming season. Coaches …
Read More »Fantasy Football: 4 QBs to fade in 2024 drafts
[ad_1] Beware! Not all players will return their promised value in 2024 fantasy football drafts? The team at Yahoo Fantasy identifies five quarterback fades to consider avoiding at their current ADP. Yahoo ADP: 47.5 I don’t know any pundits who are down on Richardson, but some analysts are taking Richardson to the moon in the summer draft season. In fact, …
Read More »Eagles vs. Packers prediction, odds, line, time, spread: 2024 NFL in Brazil picks by top model on 181-129 roll
[ad_1] Brazil will host an NFL game for the first time when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Green Bay Packers as part of the 2024 NFL International Games on Friday, Sept. 6. This is also the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night during Week 1 since the Rams faced the Cardinals in 1970. Brazilian soccer …
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