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Patriots minicamp observations: Drake Maye has his best day yet originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After wrapping up voluntary OTAs last week, the New England Patriots hit the practice field on Monday for Day 1 of mandatory minicamp. As has been the case throughout the spring, rookie quarterback Drake Maye was the center of attention. The third overall pick …

USATSI With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror and OTAs underway, it’s time for the newest members of the NFL family to get paid. All 257 draft picks and their agents have turned their attention to their respective front offices and aim to sign their first NFL contracts. Thanks to the CBA, rookie contracts are more tied to the …

Six 49ers stars among NFL’s most profitable merchandise sales originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 2024 NFL season is right around the corner, and 49ers fans have showed just how Faithful they are by grabbing any and all San Francisco merchandise they can get their hands on. On Monday, the NFL Players Association released its year-end player sales …

Jun 10, 2024, 07:35 PM ET New York filled a necessary need on offense by selecting Princeton and Canadian national team forward Sarah Fillier with the first pick in the Professional Women’s Hockey League draft on Monday night. Regarded by PWHL scouts as a “generational player,” Fillier is a three-time Patty Kazmaier college player of the year finalist. She graduated …

One significant order of Pittsburgh Steelers business is squared away for the 2024 NFL season. Another is just beginning the sorting process, even if the franchise continues to insist otherwise. That’s how Pittsburgh is moving into its most pivotal practices of the offseason, getting ahead of this week’s full-squad minicamp — and a quarterback battle between Russell Wilson and Justin …

Getty Images The Carolina Panthers are reportedly expected to sign All-UFL wide receiver Daewood Davis, but he isn’t the only UFL pass catcher Carolina is interested in. According to NFL Media, the Panthers are expected to work out UFL Offensive Player of the Year wide receiver Hakeem Butler of the St. Louis Battlehawks before the break that precedes training camp. The big-bodied Butler, …

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the subject of trade rumors this offseason, skipped the team’s voluntary offseason program. Not participating in organized team activities is something Lattimore has done in the past. He will, however, attend the Saints’ mandatory minicamp this week. Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that Lattimore is at the team facility ahead of Tuesday’s start of minicamp. Lattimore …

Getty Images FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When we last saw the Patriots, there was a notable uptick in usage for first-round rookie Drake Maye. During that final OTA session last week, Maye seemingly took a jump up the depth chart as the second quarterback to participate in reps behind Jacoby Brissett and ahead of veteran Bailey Zappe. As New England opened …

San Antonio Brahmas coach Wade Phillips gave St. Louis Battlehawks receiver Hakeem Butler an endorsement during the teams’ UFL playoff game this weekend. Phillips said Butler should be in the NFL. The Panthers are the first team to give Butler that chance. Butler will work out for Carolina, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Butler earned UFL offensive player of …

Any NFL teams hoping Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin would become available to coach their franchise next offseason are sorely out of luck. The Steelers announced Monday that they’ve signed Tomlin to a three-year contract extension, keeping him in the Steel City through the 2027 season. “Mike Tomlin’s leadership and commitment to the Steelers have been pivotal to our …

Getty Images The first two years of the Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson experience can be summed up in one word: disappointing.  Watson, a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback (all with the Houston Texans), has battled both rust — after sitting out the entire 2021 season and the first 11 games of the 2022 season after having a number of lawsuits alleging …

The Steelers have renewed their commitment to head coach Mike Tomlin. Tomlin has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the Steelers announced today. That doesn’t automatically guarantee Tomlin job security, but it’s a strong sign that the Rooney family has no interest in finding a new head coach. Tomlin is one of only three head coaches the …

USATSI NFL coaches are excited to attack the new kickoff format, and this rule change opens the door for return specialists to have even more of a case to make a 53-man roster. The New York Jets are one of the teams eyeing players who have had success returning kicks and punts, and they reportedly are trying out one this …

Jun 10, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Canada’s participation in the Stanley Cup Final attracted plenty of interest as Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers on Saturday saw a 43% increase in ratings across North America over last season. According to the NHL, the championship series opener drew an audience of 7.1 million viewers across the United States …

The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on its way and we’re ramping up content over at Fantasy Football Today. One of my personal favorite offseason shows is always the Regression Candidates show. It’s incredibly important to factor in regression when projecting for the next Fantasy Football season. Instead of leaning on past production and points scored, the goal is to …