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The path that led former New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones to his current role as Trevor Lawrence’s backup with the Jacksonville Jaguars was a strange one.  Jones was selected in the same draft as Lawrence, but 14 picks later. Lawrence went No. 1 overall to Jacksonville, while Jones came off the board to New England at No. 15. In …

Damien Harris was a running back on the Patriots during Mac Jones’ first two seasons as New England’s quarterback, and Harris says that Jones’ downfall was not his fault. Instead, Harris blames the Patriots’ coaching staff, saying that Josh McDaniels did a great job as offensive coordinator during Jones’ rookie year, and Bill Belichick failed Jones by turning the offense …

Natalie Darwitz’s tenure is over as general manager of the PWHL champion Minnesota franchise following an internal and external review, vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford said Saturday. Without going into detail on the findings, which included input from players and staff, Hefford called the decision a difficult but eventually necessary one for the betterment of the PWHL. “The …

Edmonton Oilers forward Warren Foegele will return to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed on Saturday morning that Foegele will return from a three-game absence for undisclosed reasons. He skated on a line with Ryan McLeod and Corey Perry in practice …

PHILADELPHIA — Mandatory minicamp has concluded for the Philadelphia Eagles, as the team begins its summer break before putting the pads on for training camp and beginning preparation for the 2024 season.  The depth chart for training camp isn’t a clear picture yet, even though there’s a better sense of who will be in competition for certain positions on the …

The Houston Texans were the surprise team of the 2023 NFL season. First-year head coach DeMeco Ryans took this squad from worst to first in the AFC South and even defeated the 11-6 Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round for the franchise’s fifth-ever postseason win. One of the main reasons why the Texans were so successful last year was because …

It was no secret in the lead-up to the 2024 NFL Draft that the Denver Broncos were looking for a quarterback. They had cut ties with Russell Wilson ahead of free agency, and were left with only Jarrett Stidham, and later Zach Wilson, on the depth chart.  Rumors abounded that the Broncos would try to move up for one of …

Eagles minicamp leftovers: DeVonta Smith’ contract, Bryce Huff’s snaps and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles wrapped up their three-day mandatory minicamp on Thursday and will now go their separate ways until late July for training camp. We had plenty of coverage of minicamp, including practice observations each day: Day 1  Day 2 Day 3 But we …

Josh Jacobs started a firestorm this week when he casually mentioned during a podcast interview that the Packers and Eagles wouldn’t be allowed to wear green for their Week 1 game in Brazil. However, it appears that’s not actually the case.  During a recent interview on the Green Light with Chris Long, Jacobs said that the Packers have been told …

Getty Images Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard is still looking for his new NFL home, but he’s now dealing with a serious issue off the field. According to new court filings that were filed Thursday and provided to CBS News Miami, Howard is accused of circulating photos and videos of himself and other women having sex to humiliate them …

While there are several good divisions in the NFL, the NFC West might be the league’s most interesting division in 2024. The NFC West, after all, includes the last NFC squad to win the Super Bowl, the reigning conference champions as well as the highest skill position player selected in this year’s draft.  The division has several other juicy storylines …

The Giants are coming off a disappointing 6-11 season, looking to again resemble the team that won a playoff game in Minnesota two years ago. In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group heading into the 2024 season. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the safeties group… Projected depth chart Starters: Jason Pinnock, Dane Belton …

Heading into the 2024 season, the Jets have made a series of moves to improve the state of their roster and overall depth, but are they ready to compete for a playoff spot? In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the safety positions… Projected depth chart Starters: Tony …

We recently listed the three most important things about mandatory minicamps. One of those factors bit the Lions on Friday night. Detroit lost its final OTA session for having too much contact during offseason work. Of course, any contact is too much contact. But pretty much every team has at least some prohibited contact during offseason workouts. Why else would …

On Sunday, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reported that the punishments of the Falcons (for tampering with Kirk Cousins) and Eagles (for tampering with Saquon Barkley) were “likely to come this week.” The work week has ended. Unless there’s a Saturday announcement, it’s not happening. In fairness to Schefter, he said “likely” not definite. Also, it wouldn’t be the first time …