The Dallas Cowboys have already had one of the strangest offseasons of any team in the league. After Jerry Jones declared that the team would be all in for the upcoming season, the team instead allowed six starters to leave in free agency and lost another to retirement, and signed only one outside free agent. The Cowboys have cried poor, …
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2024 NFL Draft: Here’s how sportsbooks see the top of the draft unfolding weeks before the event
The 2024 NFL Draft is now less than three weeks away, and there are plenty of questions we all are wondering. How many quarterbacks will go in the top five, and who could be aggressive enough to trade up for one? Is it possible NFL teams aren’t as high on this quarterback class as some appear to be? Who will …
Read More »Canadiens D Arber Xhekaj to have season-ending surgery
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder, the team announced Tuesday. Per the Canadiens, Xhekaj will have surgery Wednesday and is expected to be ready for the start of next season. Xhekaj, 23, recorded 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and a plus-6 rating in 44 games this season. He also had 11 points …
Read More »NFL says five new helmet models to be used in 2024 are safer than any helmets before
Five new helmet models will be used in the 2024 season that the NFL says are safer than any helmets previously worn in the league. The NFL and NFLPA announced today that the new models tested better than ever before in the safety testing that the league oversees before approving helmets for use. Additionally, six helmet models that have previously …
Read More »Jets owner Woody Johnson addresses Aaron Rodgers’ vice president interest: ‘Momentary distraction’
Getty Images This offseason, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was in the headlines for non-football reasons. The New York Times reported last month that Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approached Rodgers about potentially serving as his running mate. However, Kennedy eventually landed on attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. During a Monday interview on …
Read More »Logan Ryan retires: Two-time Patriots Super Bowl champion calls it a career after 11 NFL seasons
Logan Ryan, the versatile defensive back who won a pair of Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the NFL after spending 11 seasons in the league. Ryan was a third-round pick of the Patriots out of Rutgers back in 2013, and he quickly emerged as a starter and one of the …
Read More »Former 49ers DB Logan Ryan retires from NFL after 11 seasons
Former 49ers DB Logan Ryan retires from NFL after 11 seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Defensive back Logan Ryan may have figured he had already played his final NFL game when he went on a late-November Disney cruise to the Bahamas with his family. On Tuesday, he made it official. Ryan, 33, announced his retirement in a …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Changes to the QB market, veterans getting traded and other unexpected scenarios
When projecting what could occur during the 2024 NFL Draft, analysts often explore the likely outcomes, but the long shots should be acknowledged just to explore all possibilities. Here are some specific scenarios that are considered unexpected: New England passes on a quarterback in the first round At this point in time, most fans expect the Patriots to use the …
Read More »NHL playoff watch: Capitals-Red Wings is Tuesday’s key game
All 16 teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference will have completed their 82-game seasons by the end of April 17. At that time — and perhaps not a moment earlier — we will officially know the identities of the eight Eastern clubs moving on to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Eight of Tuesday’s 13 games include Eastern teams, and no game …
Read More »If Micah Parsons is “wearing thin,” Cowboys should just thicken their skin
The Cowboys’ flagship radio station recently dropped a bomb regarding the relationship between the team and its best defensive player (if not best overall player), Micah Parsons. Shan Shariff of 105.3 The Fan, the station on which Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appears twice per week during the season, shared a surprising claim about the relationship between the Cowboys and Parsons. …
Read More »Holley: ‘Really good chance’ Patriots take J.J. McCarthy at No. 3
Holley: ‘Really good chance’ Patriots take J.J. McCarthy at No. 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The J.J. McCarthy hype train continues to gain steam. While McCarthy was viewed as a late first-round pick at best earlier this offseason, the Michigan quarterback prospect has rocketed up draft boards since the NFL Scouting Combine, with many draft experts now pegging …
Read More »Top three 2024 NFL free agents at every defensive position: Stephon Gilmore, Justin Simmons best available
A month into NFL free agency has come and gone as the league is past its second wave of the offseason signings. The top players have already signed, and the next crop of free agents have found a home for 2024. There are still some good players available, but the market has significantly dried up over the past few weeks. Teams …
Read More »Eagles-only mock draft: A trade up to get their guy
Eagles-only mock draft: A trade up to get their guy originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With just over two weeks until the 2024 NFL Draft, it’s time for another mock draft. This time, the Eagles trade up in the first round: Round 1-17: JC Latham, OT, Alabama* (Projected trade with Jaguars) Eagles acquire: 17th pick in 1st round, 96th …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Five AFC teams that must ace the draft, including rebuilding Chargers, Patriots
The 2024 NFL Draft is just weeks away. For all 32 teams, the event represents hope for the future. Hope for unearthing the next big thing. Hope for identifying and then cultivating the next generation of star talent. It also represents pressure. Many decision-makers, after all, can’t afford to swing and miss when it comes to certain positions. And some …
Read More »JC Latham set to visit with Bears this week
During the league meetings last month, Bears General Manager Ryan Poles suggested the team would consider players at three positions as selections with the ninth overall pick in the draft. Wide receiver, edge rusher, and offensive tackle were those spots and the team is set to spend time with a player who fills the last of those roles. Adam Schefter …
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