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The 2024 NFL Draft is finally here, and all 32 teams will do their best to improve for next season and beyond. Some will make franchise-changing picks in Round 1, while others will take total busts. And while we won’t know exactly how these picks will turn out for a few years, that won’t stop […]

Let’s be honest. Carolina Panthers fans don’t have the most exciting 2024 NFL Draft to look forward to. After trading a boatload of picks, including this year’s first-rounder (No. 1 overall) to the Chicago Bears, the Panthers are short on picks. However, the Brian Burns trade did bring back another second-rounder, and the team also […]

The Las Vegas Raiders need a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft, and after playing for new head coach Antonio Pierce at Arizona State, Heisman-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels reportedly wants to play for the Raiders. So, what’s the problem? Well, Daniels is a top-three QB prospect this year and the Raiders sit at 13 in […]

The Dallas Cowboys head into the 2024 NFL Draft with some clear needs to fill, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Luckily for Jerry Jones and company, this is a deep offensive draft, with good players available throughout at positions the Cowboys need, like offensive line, wide receiver, and running back. Here’s what […]

The New York Giants head into the 2024 NFL Draft with a lot of question marks. Can Daniel Jones return to his 2022 form? Even if he does can the offensive line protect him? Can the team finally find a No. 1 wide receiver? Will the defense survive losing Wink Martindale? We’ll try to answer […]

The Arizona Cardinals hold the keys to the 2024 NFL Draft with pick No. 4. With the draft less than a week away, it seems almost certain that quarterbacks will go one, two, three. That means if another team wants that fourth and final elite QB prospect or the top non-QB on the board, Ohio […]

The Buffalo Bills made one of the biggest moves of the 2024 NFL offseason dealing star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in a blockbuster trade. Now, facing the media for the first time, head coach Sean McDermott revealed what he told his players after shipping out one of the squad’s best players. […]

There are a lot of New York Jets 2024 mock NFL drafts out there, and the majority of them have the team taking an offensive tackle to protect Aaron Rodgers. However, as the draft gets closer, there is growing momentum for Gang Green to take Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 10. That hype […]

During the 2024 NFL season, Jacksonville Jaguars fans will get what they want, which is seeing their team in throwback uniforms. “Back by popular demand. #DUUUVAL,” the Jaguars official X/Twitter account tweeted on Monday. What followed was a video of a tweet asking about what Jaguars uniforms the team should wear this season, and the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders head into the 2024 NFL Draft with plenty of needs all over the field, but quarterback remains the biggest issue. While there may be a temptation to trade up for LSU QB Jayden McDaniels, the Raiders need to avoid doing so this year. Here is why they should pass on this […]

The worst-kept secret heading into the 2024 NF Draft is that the Minnesota Vikings and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensa want to trade up for a quarterback. Despite that fact, Adofo-Mensa is still keeping things as close to the vest as possible, refusing to even divulge how many franchise quarterbacks he thinks are in this draft […]

It’s not the same ol’ Detroit Lions anymore. After decades mired in futility, the Lions made the playoffs this past season for the first time since 2016, and behind quarterback Jared Goff, they have one of the most talented young rosters in the league. Despite the good vibes throughout most of the Motor City, Goff […]

Hall of Fame former NFL running back and controversial figure O.J. Simpson is dead at 76 after battling cancer according to his family. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans got a massive scare Tuesday night as the team’s superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, went down with a non-contact injury in his squad’s 104-91 win over the Boston Celtics. On Wednesday morning, the Bucks got the best injury update they could hope for on the Giannis injury, but they’re not totally out of the […]

Retired NFL player Terrell Suggs, best known for his time with the Baltimore Ravens, has been arrested for assault in Arizona, the state he went to high school in and where he played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. “Former Ravens star Terrell Suggs was arrested in Arizona late Tuesday night,” Pro Football […]

The Duke basketball team showed improvement in March Madness during Jon Scheyer’s second season as head coach. While the team finished with an identical 27-9 regular-season record, this Blue Devils team went to the Elite Eight, while the previous squad flamed out in the second round. The 2024-25 group — with top prospect Cooper Flagg […]

Former NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson was a franchise legend for the San Diego Chargers during the 2000s. Despite being a superstar in the league for several years, Tomlinson never graced the cover of any installment of the Madden video game franchise. Being the Madden cover athlete is an honor that is usually reserved for […]

The Buffalo Bills have painted themselves in a bit of a corner heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. After trading Stefon Diggs for a ham sandwich (in 2025), the team pretty much has to go with a wide receiver in the first round. However, while general manager Brandon Beane may be tempted by wideouts like […]

The 2023-24 English Premier League title race is coming down to the wire with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City all within one point of the top spot. On Sunday, outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool side had a shot to grab first place, but choked against Manchester United, settling for a 2-2 draw and […]

Whether Purdue wins its first-ever or UConn wins its sixth — and second in a row — men’s college basketball title on Monday, the odds are they won’t be back in the championship game in 2025. While next year’s March Madness tournament is still a long way away, Las Vegas is giving Duke and Kansas […]

The 2024 NFL Draft really starts at pick No. 2. The Chicago Bears are going to take USC quarterback Caleb Williams at No. 1, so the Washington Commanders now hold all the cards. Whether they take LSU’s Jayden Daniels, North Carolina’s Drake Maye, or even Michigan’s JJ McCarthy, this pick will determine how the rest […]

WWE superstar Chelsea Green is having an interesting week leading into WrestleMania 40. First, she wrestled in front of a historic Brooklyn, New York crowd on Monday. Then on Tuesday, on the eve of her 33rd birthday, she was kicked out of The Plaza Hotel in New York City amid accusations that she was an […]

The Stefon Diggs trade rocked the NFL world, but it didn’t exactly shock anyone paying attention to the wide receiver’s X/Twitter account the last few weeks. The former Buffalo Bills wideout has been sending out cryptic tweets for almost a month now, and many guessed a trade was imminent. New Houston Texans running back Joe […]

In just a few weeks, dozens of NFL rookies will enter their new team’s facilities for the first time and come face-to-face with the icons they’ve watched on TV growing up. Hopefully, these rookies won’t have as scary an interaction as Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua did the first time he met the […]

Early in the 2024 NFL Draft process, North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye was the unquestioned No. 2 QB prospect behind Caleb Williams of USC. Now, as the draft rapidly approaches, LSU’s Jayden Daniels and even Michigan’s JJ McCarthy are making their way into that conversation as analysts like former NFL signal-caller Kurt Warner poke holes […]

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons may not have his fastball anymore these days, especially when it comes to his out-of-touch NFL predictions or his homer-rific NBA takes. However, you can’t deny that he is still plugged-in to the NBA world and loves the gossip around the business side of pro basketball. That’s why when Simmons offers […]

In the 2024 NFL Draft, a team will pick a quarterback who changes the direction of the franchise. Another will pass on a Hall of Famer and take a bust. Still another will win a Super Bowl because of the choices made in this draft. These things happen every year in the NFL in late […]

The 2024 NFL Draft will start with the Chicago Bears taking USC quarterback Caleb Williams, and there’s a good chance LSU QB Jayden Daniels will come off the board shortly after. If ESPN analyst Louis Riddick was still in an NFL front office, though, he would likely reverse these positions. Louis Riddick loves the LSU […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have the No. 11 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and they would love to get a franchise quarterback. Rumors are that the one they want most is LSU signal-caller Jayden Daniels, who new Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce recruited to Arizona State back in 2019, and that buzz grew […]

The Arizona Cardinals hold one of the keys to the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 4 overall pick. With three quarterbacks likely to go in the top three and this class quickly turning into a four-QB group, Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort may be able to get a king’s ransom for this selection. That […]

After months of listening to college football coaches whine about the transfer portal, it’s now the college basketball coaches’ turn. And the latest powerful voice to express his discontent with student-athletes having a choice of where they go to school is none other than defending national champion, UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley. “I don’t […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is right around the corner, which means it is NFL mock draft and mock trades season. In his latest mock, ESPN draft guru Matt Miller has both the Minnesota Vikings (to No. 3 with New England Patriots) and Denver Broncos (to No. 4 with Arizona Cardinals) trading up in the first […]

The 2024 NFL Draft seems to be set at the top with USC quarterback Caleb Williams long-earmarked for the Chicago Bears. After that, though, the intrigue begins. Everyone knows the Washington Commanders will also take a QB at No. 2, but who that is will impact the rest of the draft. LSU’s Jayden Daniels and […]

The Buffalo Bills enter the 2024 NFL Draft with some significant holes on their roster for the first time in several years. After purging their roster of high-priced veterans to get under the salary cap and letting some heretofore key players walk in free agency, there is more pressure than ever on general manager Brandon […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Russell Wilson on a minimum deal after the Denver Broncos cut him and traded for Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields ahead of his team drafting Caleb Williams No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite Fields being the younger, (often) more effective signal-caller these days, Steelers head coach Mike […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into the 2024 NFL Draft having locked up most of their key free agents. With quarterback Baker Mayfield, wide receiver Mike Evans, and linebacker Lavonte David all coming back, the team is looking to build on last year’s playoff success. So, in this Buccaneers mock draft, the franchise focuses on […]

The Denver Broncos are in a weird spot heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. Head coach Sean Payton desperately needs/wants a franchise quarterback, but the team wasn’t quite bad enough last season to guarantee itself one. Plus, the team doesn’t have a ton of draft capital or cap space to get one after the Russell […]

The Tennessee Titans head into the 2024 NFL Draft looking to rebuild after back-to-back double-digit loss seasons that ultimately cost Mike Vrabel his job. Now, general manager Ran Carthon and new head coach Brian Callahan are being aggressive this offseason, and the draft will be the final piece of this puzzle. One thing to note […]

The Michigan football Pro Day in Ann Arbor was another huge moment for the 2023 Wolverines who are continuing to make history even after lifting the national championship trophy. The squad had a record 18 players get invites to the NFL Scouting Combine and over 150 NFL evaluators attend their Pro Day. Now, they’ll look […]