New NFL rule opens door for Eagles to bring back black helmets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A new NFL rule has opened the door for the Eagles to bring back their black helmets as a second alternate for the 2025 season. The league sent out a memo to teams on Wednesday announcing that all teams will be able …
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Eric Williams NFC West Writer With only seven picks in this year’s draft, Seattle Seahawks president of football operations John Schneider surely wants an opportunity to accumulate more selections. Since Schneider took over as the team’s general manager in 2010, the Seahawks have picked seven players or fewer in a draft only once — in 2021, when they had a …
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Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Twenty years have passed since the Giants faced a quarterback dilemma quite like this, but John Mara hasn’t forgotten how hard it was back then. The team had a quarterback it liked — one who had the owner’s full support. But the general manager and head coach had their eyes on someone else. “We had …
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Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett is back for a 10th season with the team, but his contract looks a little different than it did at the start of the offseason. Lockett agreed to a revised two-year deal with the team that guaranteed a portion of his salary while shifting $4 million in salary to incentives. The new deal also included …
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Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers pushed to get back on the field after tearing his Achilles four plays into the 2023 season, but his initial response to the injury was a very different one. During an appearance on the I Can Fly podcast, Rodgers said that running on the field with the American flag before the Jets’ opener against the Bills …
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Although six teams have clinched a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference half of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs bracket, there is a fierce battle being contested for those final two spots among five teams. Two of them play against each other Thursday. The Detroit Red Wings visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m. ET, NHL Power Play on ESPN+), with …
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After the Seahawks changed head coaches this offseason, there was some question about whether they’d move forward with quarterback Geno Smith but it quickly became clear that he’d be staying in Seattle. Smith’s full salary for 2024 became guaranteed in February and the team restructured his deal in order to create more cap space for the 2024 season. There was …
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We’ve made it past the NFL scouting combine. Free agency has opened and (mostly) petered out. That means draft needs are set. So what does your team need? What picks does it have? Who are the best fits? What’s the dream fantasy pick? Click on each team for an in-depth look. AFC East Buffalo Bills The Bills traded Stefon Diggs …
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Terrell Suggs won Super Bowls with the Ravens and Chiefs during his NFL career. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Former NFL star Terrell Suggs was arrested on an assault charge Tuesday night in Arizona, TMZ Sports has reported. Suggs, 41, was booked into jail in Maricopa county on charges of threatening and intimidating, and disorderly conduct with a weapon, Scottsdale Police …
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Caleb Williams is the presumptive No 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.Photograph: Ryan Sun/AP In theory, the NFL draft is an even playing field. Unlike the Super Bowl, you don’t automatically win the draft because Patrick Mahomes is nestled on your roster. Teams are free to build draft capital or ship it away in lieu of constructing the missing …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The annual South Florida stop of the Rivals Camp Series has consistently been one of the most talent-rich and impressive of the entire tour. That trend continued in a big way Sunday, with standouts all over the field. Here are 10 prospects that may not be ranked highly or have been at the top of their …
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Seattle has continued to look at adding a veteran offensive lineman. Earlier this week, Lucas Patrick took a free-agent visit with the Seahawks, per the league’s transaction wire, working out with the club. Patrick, 30, started 15 games for the Bears at center last season. It was his second year with the franchise, after appearing in seven games with five …
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Two years ago, the Titans traded star wide receiver A.J. Brown for the Eagles’ first-round draft pick, then used that pick on wide receiver Treylon Burks. To say the trade hasn’t worked out for the Titans would be an understatement. Brown has shown himself to be one of the NFL’s elite wide receivers in Philadelphia, while Tennessee’s offense has slumped …
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The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil. The 6 September matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season’s opening weekend. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had said in February that the Eagles would be …
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Jaguars edge rusher Josh Allen agreed to a five-year contract with the team on Wednesday and that means seven of the nine players who were tagged by their teams earlier this year have struck long-term deals. One of the other two may be on track for one. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that safety Antoine Winfield Jr. and the Buccaneers …
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