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Feb 20, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore will play for the first time in three months Tuesday night against the visiting Nashville Predators. Theodore, 28, underwent surgery in late November to address an upper-body injury. He last played on Nov. 22 and has missed 35 games. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “It’s great to be back,” …

The Detroit Lions have decided to move on from safety Tracy Walker Tuesday, as the the six-year NFL veteran announced on Instagram that he’s being released by the franchise that drafted him. The team also announced the move as well. The 29-year-old Walker spent six seasons in Detroit and started 43 out of a possible 79 games, totaling 398 tackles and three interceptions. Walker …

The University of Nebraska football program, like similar programs across the country, is planning to host spring football clinics for players and coaches led by their own head coach, Matt Rhule, along with some special guest speakers. But the Huskers may have the biggest headliner of them all — Bill Belichick. Yes, the former New England Patriots head coach will …

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce recently danced close to the line, and potentially crossed it, with comments about how his team has played, and will play, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. His public words, which reflect the things many players and coaches say privately, surely will attract the attention of 345 Park Avenue. For now, the NFL has declined comment on the …

The Detroit Lions have decided to move on from safety Tracy Walker, as the six-year NFL veteran announced on Instagram that he will be released by the franchise that drafted him. The 29-year-old Walker spent six seasons in Detroit and started 43 out of a possible 79 games, totaling 398 tackles and three interceptions. Walker recorded 15 tackles for loss in his career, …

Feb 20, 2024, 06:42 PM ET The New Jersey Devils will welcome back defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to their lineup on Tuesday after he missed 16 games with a broken left foot. Siegenthaler, 26, injured the foot blocking a shot against the Vancouver Canucks back on Jan. 6. He returned in time to face his former team, the Washington Capitals. Devils …

Steelers not looking to bring on a veteran quarterback to be their starter: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago When the Steelers hired former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith to be their offensive coordinator, they closed the door on a potential trade for Justin Fields to satiate their quarterback needs. But if any sliver of a chance still existed …

The 2024 NFL offseason is officially here. Teams can start placing the franchise tag on unrestricted free agents Tuesday, Feb. 20 up to the franchise tag deadline on March 5, with the new league year beginning on Wednesday, March 13 (when teams have to get under the salary cap and officially sign teams to contracts). The legal tampering period (when …

When quarterback Kirk Cousins became a free agent in 2018, he had two serious suitors: the Vikings and the Jets. He ultimately signed a three-year, fully-guaranteed contract with the Vikings, which paid out a then-record $28 million per year. (Fun fact: The high end of the quarterback market has nearly doubled in less than six years, from $28 million to …

Rams head coach Sean McVay is reportedly adding another voice to his offensive staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is going to hire Jerry Schuplinski. Schuplinski will work as a senior offensive assistant during the 2024 season. Schuplinski spent the last two seasons with the Raiders. He was a senior offensive assistant in 2022 and worked …

One of the most decorated special teams players in NFL history is calling it a career. Longtime New England Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 16 seasons.  In a lengthy statement shared by the team, Slater thanked Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft as he spent his entire 16-year career in New England. …

NFL free agency is fast approaching, and veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins headlines the free agent quarterback class looking to re-sign with his current team … or move on to his next. Last season, Cousins threw for 2,331 yards, 18 touchdowns and just five picks before suffering an Achilles tear in a Week 8 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, bringing …

The Texans signed a player to their offseason roster on Tuesday. The team announced that they have reached a deal with defensive end Marcus Haynes. No terms of the contract were announced. Haynes signed with the Broncos last year after going undrafted out of Old Dominion. He had five tackles and a pass defensed in the preseason, but failed to …

Feb 20, 2024, 05:08 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Influential labor groups announced Tuesday they are opposing efforts to move the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Captials from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, citing in part an apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. The opposition of the Northern Virginia AFL-CIO …

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