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How players like Brandon Aubrey helped develop UFL’s new ball
RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst The United Football League released its new ball on Thursday afternoon with a familiar provider: Big Game Football Factory. Big Game, a company based in Dallas, provided footballs for the XFL and USFL in each of the last two years. Big Game founder Chris Calandro has specialized in creating hand-crafted, custom footballs …
Read More »NFL free agency 2024: Ranking top 25 offensive free agents; WRs, OL dominate list of players likely available
With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror, we are officially out of the 2023 season and gearing up for 2024. Over the next several months, 31 teams are going to do their best to catch up to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. That process begins in earnest with free agency, which opens next month. With that …
Read More »Falcons DC Jimmy Lake: We’re going to play fast and free
The Falcons need to sort out their plans at quarterback before they can fully dig into what they are going to do offensively in 2024, but they have a slightly better sense of what their defense is going to look like. New coordinator Jimmy Lake told reporters at a Tuesday press conference that the team is going to run a …
Read More »Ja’Marr Chase contract projection: What could Bengals extension look like?
Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter The competitive relationship between the Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase and Vikings’ Justin Jefferson is well-documented. During their time in the NFL, the former LSU teammates have been known to engage in friendly banter, each claiming that they’re the league’s best wide receiver. So it should come as no surprise that Chase wouldn’t mind getting his second …
Read More »One person dead, at least 21wounded after shooting near Chiefs Super Bowl parade
One person is dead and at least 21 were injured after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Police Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a press conference. Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage. Graves initially said that officials did not believe any victims were children, but Chief Ross Grundyson …
Read More »Broncos re-sign Jonas Griffith – Yahoo Sports
The Broncos took care of a little piece of offseason business on Wednesday by re-signing linebacker Jonas Griffith. Griffith’s agency Roc Nation Sports announced that their client signed a one-year deal to remain with the team. Griffith was unlikely to leave as he was set for exclusive rights free agency this offseason and the Broncos only had to tender him …
Read More »Eagles sign Julian Okwara – Yahoo Sports
The Eagles added an edge rusher to their offseason roster on Wednesday. The team announced the signing of former Lion Julian Okwara to their 90-man roster. The move comes after the team gave Haason Reddick permission to look for a trade, although Reddick said that his preference is to remain with the Eagles while signing a new contract. Okwara was …
Read More »Agent’s Take: 2024 NFL offseason dates to know for free agency, contract options, franchise tags and more
Economic decisions move to the forefront as all NFL teams have entered the offseason after a Kansas City Chiefs 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Choices made in the early part of the offseason can have long lasting ramifications for teams. Here’s a look at key offseason dates running through the first 10 days …
Read More »Best NHL goalies of 2024: Rankings by players and execs
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. It’s said that goaltending is unpredictable. It’s the great equalizer, and the thing that can undermine a championship effort. One year’s rising star in the crease is the next season’s sieve. The top 10 goaltenders on our 2024 ESPN NHL Positional Rankings are, for the …
Read More »Bucs announce ST coordinator Thomas McGaughey, OL coach Kevin Carberry
The Buccaneers announced a pair of additions to Todd Bowles’ coaching staff on Wednesday. A report last week indicated that Thomas McGaughey would be hired as the team’s special teams coordinator and the Buccaneers confirmed that hire. They also announced that Kevin Carberry will be their offensive line coach. McGaughey was fired by the Giants at the end of the …
Read More »Chiefs sign Steve Spagnuolo to a contract extension
Steve Spagnuolo isn’t going anywhere. The Chiefs announced on Wednesday morning that the organization has signed Spagnuolo to a contract extension, keeping the defensive coordinator with the franchise. The length of Spagnuolo’s extension was not disclosed. As noted by Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Spagnuolo’s contract was about to expire and there was urgency on Kansas City’s part to get …
Read More »Bears’ Tyler Scott reveals moment his heart broke for Justin Fields last season
Bears’ Tyler Scott reveals moment his heart broke for Justin Fields last season originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAS VEGAS – When the Bears drafted Tyler Scott in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the speedy Cincinnati wide receiver and Ohio native was beyond excited to play with Justin Fields. Scott watched Fields play at Ohio State …
Read More »Bengals release AJ McCarron – Yahoo Sports
Quarterback AJ McCarron’s second stint with the Bengals has come to an end. The Bengals announced that they have released McCarron on Wednesday. The 2014 fifth-round pick returned to the practice squad in Cincinnati in September and spent the last month of the regular season on the active roster. McCarron appeared in two games in relief of Jake Browning and …
Read More »The great Patriots debate: Draft a QB now, or build out roster first?
The great Patriots debate: Draft a QB now, or build out roster first? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the most important decisions in New England Patriots history is looming around the corner. And depending on who you ask, there’s no clear direction to take. The Patriots own the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, guaranteeing …
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