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The Lions have signed second-round cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. to his four-year rookie contract, the team announced Friday. The Missouri product is the fifth member of Detroit’s six-player draft class to sign. Only first-round cornerback Terrion Arnold remains unsigned. Offensive lineman Gio Manu, running back Sione Vaki, offensive lineman Christian Mahogany and defensive lineman Mehki Wingo previously signed. The Lions …

The approach to measuring how successful an NFL team’s pass rush is isn’t an exact science. So, what’s more important: sack numbers or quarterback pressure numbers? For the Detroit Lions, the 2023 NFC runner-up, the answer is multi-faceted. The Lions’ 41 sacks as a defense this past season ranked 23rd despite having a top-five quarterback pressure total (274, the third-most in …

The Pro Football Writers of America has named Rams General Manager Les Snead the 2024 Horrigan Award winner. Snead, the 52nd winner of the award, was lauded for his professional dealings with the media who cover the league. He is the second member of the Rams franchise to receive the award, with then head coach John Robinson winning it in …

The Bears are going to be the featured attraction on Hard Knocks this summer and head coach Matt Eberflus said on Friday that the team is excited about the chance to show that “we’ve got a good thing going.” Eberflus worked as the Colts’ defensive coordinator when HBO and NFL Films did an in-season version of the show in 2021 …

Gable Steveson won an Olympic gold medal in wrestling in Tokyo and he will now try his hand at life in the NFL. The Bills announced Steveson’s signing on Friday. He worked out for the Bills recently — ESPN reports it was his first time wearing a pair of cleats — and is going to be working with the team’s …

PFF slots Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards in top-10 of positional rankings originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago PFF has recently dropped several positional and team rankings ahead of the highly-anticipated 2024 NFL regular season. Of course, they slotted the Bears’ team, as a whole, in the bottom half of the rankings. But they gave some solid praise to the team’s …

The Buffalo Bills have undergone more change this offseason than almost any team in the NFL. They parted ways with numerous stalwarts on both sides of the ball; and while the most notable of those was Stefon Diggs on the offensive side, the losses on defense were significant as the team parted ways with Tre’Davious White, Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, …

Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Jori Epstein highlights the touching story of New York Jets’ fifth-round draft pick Qwan’tez Stiggers and what his mindset is moving forward in the NFL. View more Video Transcript Three days before the 2024 NFL draft, Quantz Diggers stood ready at attention not for the draft where the Jets would take him with the last …

Social media is buzzing about Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schröder making his soccer debut in Germany on Friday. The 30-year-old grew up in Braunschweig, Germany and previously played for Phantoms Braunschweig (2010-13) and SG Braunschweig (2009-13) before setting his sights on the NBA.  He spent the first five years of his professional basketball career with the Atlanta Hawks (2013-18), followed …

When Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson decided to stay put and not pursue open head coaching jobs around the NFL, it was surprise to many in the NFL world. The Lions had just reached the NFC Championship Game — the first time the franchise advanced out of the opening round of the playoffs since 1991 — and there was …

The inaugural NFL Draft was held in 1936 in Philadelphia, and involved no formal scouting departments, no agents, no 24-hour media coverage. In 1980, the NFL Draft was televised for the first time from New York City. Now, the NFL Draft is a three-day event with 24/7 media coverage and attracts millions of fans, both in person and online. Each …

May 31, 2024, 02:11 PM ET The Minnesota Wild are not retaining longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson, it was announced Friday. Hendrickson, 51, was an original member of the Wild franchise as a player from 2000-04 and joined the team’s coaching staff in 2010. “I would like to thank Darby for all his hard work and commitment to the Minnesota …

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  I’m not sure if we skipped half of May, but it’s somehow the final day of the month, which doesn’t seem possible. The fact that the end of May is here means we’re just two months from the start of NFL training camps. And if training camps are almost here, …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst When you’ve just turned $50 into $98,750 of profit, you can be forgiven for wanting to celebrate a little bit.  Such was the case Thursday night for a fortuitous Caesars Sports customer. “I’m a bit tipsy right now,” said the bettor, who wished to remain at least somewhat anonymous after the windfall, understandably so. …

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Three days before the 2024 NFL Draft, Qwan’tez Stiggers stood ready at Blue Beacon Truck Wash, soap gun in hand. The cornerback knew, at this point, that his draft stock was encouraging. Why would scouts from 29 teams travel to his independent pro day if they weren’t interested in hiring him? Why would 13 NFL teams …