Gilbert Burns, come on down. You’re the next contestant on “Can an aging ex-UFC title challenger maintain his position in the rankings against a rising young stud?” A 39-year-old Brazilian, Burns will have the chance to answer on Saturday at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he’ll meet surging Canadian fan favorite Mike […]

The ongoing Dianna Russini–Mike Vrabel saga has become the story of the NFL offseason, yet instead of trying to get ahead of the narrative, those inside the league office would rather it simply go away. On Friday, ESPN’s Ben Strauss shared a detailed account of the scandal, which began when the New York Post published […]

Netflix has dipped its toe into the NFL ocean with a pair of Christmas games over the past two seasons. Will there be more NFL on Netflix? Apparently, yes. “The NFL is a great property, and it delivers value as part of our total offering,” Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said on an earnings call this […]

Making a mock draft a year ago was so much simpler. When the Titans were put on the clock at No. 1 overall, all 32 NFL teams held their own first-round picks. This year, four teams have two first-round picks, and five do not pick until Day 2. In addition, draft pundits believe teams will […]

For decades, the best college football players left school after three years, as soon as the NFL would take them. That’s changing. Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta doesn’t see it as a good thing. The NCAA now allows players to make money off lucrative name, image and likeness deals, and the NCAA has also become […]

Crissy Froyd is now out of a job after her post this week about fellow reporter Dianna Russini. USA Today has parted ways with their NFL reporter Froyd after Froyd made a post to her X page earlier this week celebrating Russini’s resignation from The Athletic. Froyd told TMZ Sports that USA Today severed ties […]

Last month, Dak Prescott gave teammate George Pickens some advice about the Cowboys placing the franchise tag on him. The quarterback’s comments to Pickens to “bet on yourself” by playing on the tag danced on a fine line. Prescott danced around the subject on Friday. Prescott and Pickens have worked out together this offseason as […]

The edge defender market stood south of $35MM per year barely 13 months ago. It has now climbed to $50MM AAV. Will Anderson Jr. agreed to a monster Texans extension Friday, continuing this market’s rocket rise. Houston and Anderson agreed to a three-year, $150MM extension that comes with $134MM guaranteed, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports. The contract […]

Cody Rhodes gave WWE fans a first look at what the latest edition of WrestleMania will look like Friday during a tour of Allegiant Stadium. Rhodes officially revealed the WrestleMania 42 stage ahead of the Saturday start of the two-night event. WrestleMania 42 will feature 13 matches, including eight championship bouts, across two nights in […]

Shortly after the Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Kyler Murray to a team-friendly one-year contract in March, rumors surfaced suggesting the Vikings could make 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy available to other teams and that McCarthy could ask to receive a fresh start elsewhere.   For a piece published on Thursday night, NFL reporter Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports shared […]

The United Football League hasn’t generated much interest from football fans, but NFL scouts are watching. Raiders General Manager John Spytek said he and his pro personnel department make a point of scouting the UFL, Canadian Football League, NFL International Player Pathway program and any other potential source of players that other teams missed on. […]

The Falcons and Jaguars have changed GMs and coaching staffs since the 2024 draft, when the teams respectively chose Ruke Orhorhoro and Maason Smith in the second round. The two are now switching sides. Atlanta is sending Orhorhoro to Jacksonville for Smith, straight up, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Both defensive tackles have two seasons […]

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers thinks one of the biggest benefits from replacing John Harbaugh with Jesse Minter will be how practice is handled. Appearing on the 4th and South podcast (starts at 8:30 mark), Flowers explained that he felt one of the reasons the Ravens often dealt with injury issues is because of […]

Recent whispers have emerged suggesting that Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones could make a trade with Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry so the Cowboys can move up from the 12th overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft to choice No. 6 with a defensive player in mind.  Meanwhile, the Washington Commanders hold the draft’s seventh selection. While […]

Joe Flacco has played 209 games in his career, and he’s back with the Bengals this year at the age of 41. He has managed to keep going despite the wear and tear of 18 NFL seasons, but he has concerns about the season getting longer. Flacco said that with NFL owners wanting to add […]

The Jets canceled a scheduled “30” visit with David Bailey, but that is hardly an indication they will pass on the Texas Tech edge defender at No. 2 overall in the draft. On the contrary, “most of the league” expects the Jets to use their first pick on Bailey, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports hears. […]

Jordan Chiles’ season came to an end on Thursday as UCLA was eliminated in the semifinals of the NCAA championships. Still, the star gymnast ended her season as a champion. Chiles was one of five individual champions crowned on Thursday night, winning the floor routine title after posting a score of 9.9750. Chiles’ night started […]

The Power Four conference dominates the NFL Draft, especially early on. Sure, it doesn’t matter where you played college ball once you actually make it in the NFL.  There have been NFL Hall of Famers who have come from schools like Kutztown University (Andre Reed) or Jackson State (Walter Payton). Recent examples of great small-school […]

The Broncos are without a first-round draft pick. They traded the 30th overall choice and their third-rounder in a deal with the Dolphins for veteran wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Broncos made the deal believing Waddle will help them more than two rookies selected in the top 94 would have. The team’s first pick next […]

With just one year left on his rookie contract, Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston surfaced in trade rumors in early March. A deal has not materialized over a month later, though, and general manager Joe Hortiz revealed that he is not shopping Johnston. “There’s a lot of rumors out there on Twitter,” Hortiz said Thursday […]

The window for pre-draft visits closed on Wednesday and former Texas A&M wide receiver K.C. Concepcion made a couple of final trips before it did. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Concepcion visited with the Chargers and 49ers to wrap up his pre-draft meetings with teams. Concepcion also had visits with the Bills, Browns, Dolphins, […]

Ever since it was first reported that New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II had submitted a trade request, reports indicated that he simply wanted a pay raise and wasn’t looking to leave the Giants this offseason.  It appears that may not be entirely accurate.  Dexter Lawrence II doesn’t want an extension from the Giants? On […]

One week away from being the likely No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza took part in an exercise to build the perfect NFL quarterback, wide receiver and shared his go-to hype song before a game. In a video with Sports Illustrated (starts at :19 mark), Mendoza’s list of attributes to build […]

It happens almost every year. Months of pre-draft evaluation have established a clear top quarterback in the draft class who is projected to be drafted with the No. 1 pick. And then the trade offers come in. This year, the QB1 is Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, who has long been considered a lock for the Raiders […]