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  • Eli Manning wants Arch Manning, Jaxson Dart to have their own journeys with Texas and New York Giants

    Eli Manning wants Arch Manning, Jaxson Dart to have their own journeys with Texas and New York Giants

    ORLANDO, Fla. — Jaxson Dart and Arch Manning both have lofty expectations for their future careers, with Dart being the second quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL Draft and Manning carrying the legacy of the most famous quarterback family in history into his first season as the full-time starter at Texas. 

    Eli Manning has a connection to both as Arch’s uncle and Dart as Ole Miss alums drafted by the New York Giants. Manning has plenty of experience to share with both young QBs, knowing exactly what it feels like to be the youngest Manning trying to live up to the name and having navigated the journey from Oxford, Mississippi to the Meadowlands, with the hopes of the Giants franchise placed on his shoulders. 

    Manning spoke to media on Friday at EA Studios in Orlando for a Madden 26 launch event and offered his thoughts on both Dart and Arch as they get set to take big steps forward in their careers. With Dart, Manning is encouraged by a consistent theme of growth throughout his career, and says all indications from his visits to Giants camp is that the 25th overall pick is going about things the right way at Giants camp. 

    “I’ve been to some practices, and I’ve known Jaxson for the last three years, since he’s been at Ole Miss and gotten to watch his career. So I’ve been just impressed with Jaxson, because I’ve seen him get better every single year,” Manning said. “And that’s what you want your players to do, to make improvements — even though you’re playing well, not being content and wanting to make those improvements every day. So I’ve kind of seen that. It sounds like he’s doing that with the Giants. Every day, you’re going to learn something, and you’re going to make mistakes. That’s just part of it, but learning from those mistakes, not…

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  • Aaron Rodgers has not affirmatively told the Steelers that he is signing with them, per report

    Aaron Rodgers has not affirmatively told the Steelers that he is signing with them, per report

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    While the Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping that Aaron Rodgers signs with them, the quarterback “has not affirmatively told the Steelers that he’s coming,” NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero said on Friday during an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show.” 

    While Rodgers has not yet committed to playing for Pittsburgh, all signs continue to point to the four-time MVP eventually signing with the Steelers, who just completed their first week of OTAs. Rodgers has reportedly continued to stay in communication with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and has also been in contact with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Rodgers himself recently alluded to the likelihood of him signing with the Steelers. 

    On multiple occasions, Rodgers has said that personal reasons has been the biggest reasons why he has not made an affirmative decision on his plans for the upcoming season. 

    “I don’t think it was fair to the Steelers or anyone to make a decision while I’m dealing with a lot off the field,” Rodgers said back in April. “At the same time, I want to keep the lines of communication open. That’s why I’ve talked to all the important people. The people that need to know know what’s going on, and the people that don’t make up shit about me. And that really hasn’t changed since COVID.”

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  • Michigan football adds two analysts to recruiting department

    Michigan football adds two analysts to recruiting department

    Michigan football recruiting has been on something of a slow burn, which is to be expected around this time of year. But the Wolverines are still very active behind the scenes.

    With official visits slated to commence on Friday, marking the month-long slog toward building the 2026 class with recruits making it to campus, the maize and blue have been doing more than meets the eye. Per social media, Michigan has added two new analysts to the recruiting team, growing the department just as head coach Sherrone Moore had promised he would do when he was hired in January 2024.

    An in-state prospect with SEC ties

    Originally a recruit in the 2018 class, Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s running back Tyler Markray ended up being recruited by (former Michigan secondary coach) Steve Clinkscale and ultimately committed to him at Kentucky. He had limited production in Lexington, with four carries for 62 yards and a touchdown in his career, with the score coming on a 45-yard carry against Tennessee-Martin in 2019.

    Markray made the transition to a behind-the-scenes role, accepting a job with Western Michigan’s recruiting department earlier this year. But the Wolverines hired him away quickly, with Markray announcing he’s joined the Michigan football recruiting department as an analyst.

    A former Ohio-based player joins the Wolverines

    From the 2019 class, originally from Pittsburgh, Anthony Johnson played defensive end his senior year of high school at Cleveland (Ohio) Heights. He originally committed to Bowling Green, where he appeared in three games but injury sidelined him and he transferred to Youngstown State, where he appeared in 36 games. After the 2023 season, he entered the transfer portal and originally committed to Bret Bielema and Illinois, where he spent spring, but after spring ball, he transferred to Pitt. However, during…

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  • The CW says so long to Inside the NFL

    The CW says so long to Inside the NFL

    Inside the NFL is on the outside looking in, again.

    A must-watch highlights repository in the days before the Internet, Inside the NFL has struggled in recent years. John Ourand of Puck reports that the show will be on the move, again.

    The CW held the rights to the weekly program for the past two years. It has decided not to renew the show.

    After an extended run at HBO, Inside the NFL spent 13 years at Showtime before a brief run at Paramount+. It’s unknown where it will land in 2025.

    As Ourand notes, there aren’t many options. Ourand adds that the league has opened talks with “several interested parties,” but no announcement is imminent. Some network may view buying the show as a price to be paid to otherwise have a good relationship with the league.

    Still, the overriding question is whether anyone will watch. It never creates news, never moves the needle. Even with Bill Belichick on the show in 2024, it was a tree that fell in an empty forest. (Indeed, the only news it made last year came from the hiring of Belichick.)

    If the show is going to survive, it needs to be ripped down and reimagined. Highlights are everywhere. Debates are everywhere. Interviews are everywhere. Inside the NFL needs to come up with a fresh approach that gives the audience something that it wants — and something that it can’t get anywhere else.

    In an ever crowded landscape of NFL media options, it’s entirely possible that this is impossible. And the inescapa

    ble conclusion could be that there’s no longer a seat at the table for Inside the NFL.

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  • TCU’s Sonny Dykes jokingly refers to season opener vs. Bill Belichick, North Carolina as ‘bad scheduling’

    TCU’s Sonny Dykes jokingly refers to season opener vs. Bill Belichick, North Carolina as ‘bad scheduling’

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    TCU will be in familiar territory when it opens the 2025 college football season. The Horned Frogs are in for a high-profile opener Sept. 1 at North Carolina, and all eyes will be on the opposing sideline when Bill Belichick puts on the headset for the first time with the Tar Heels. It lines up to be the second opener against a marquee first-year coach in three years for Sonny Dykes and the Horned Frogs, who in 2023 were at the center of the college football universe for all the wrong reasons.

    Then the reigning College Football Playoff runners-up, the Horned Frogs entered the 2023 opener as massive favorites over Colorado. Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter enjoyed an explosive afternoon, though, as they led Deion Sanders to a shootout victory in his first game as an FBS coach.

    “Not sure how we pulled that off,” Dykes quipped to ESPN, referencing the 2025 opener against UNC. “It’s called bad scheduling. Hopefully we’ll fare better than we did last time. We didn’t play well last time, but we’ve got a second chance.”

    Expectations for Belichick’s foray into college football are all over the board. On one hand, the longtime New England Patriots coach is an eight-time Super Bowl champion who could take UNC to new heights with his unmatched coaching acumen and winning experience. On the other hand, he is entirely new to college football and inherited a program that took steps backward each of the last two seasons.

    Where should Bill Belichick rank among college football coaches? A middling newcomer or strategic…

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  • Former Super Bowl MVP shuts down retirement speculation: Four possible landing spots for Von Miller in 2025

    Former Super Bowl MVP shuts down retirement speculation: Four possible landing spots for Von Miller in 2025

    After 15 NFL seasons and two Super Bowl wins, no one would blame Von Miller if he decided to retire right now, but that definitely won’t be happening. The eight-time Pro Bowler revealed this week that he absolutely plans on playing in 2025 and if things go well, he might even try to play in 2026. 

    The 36-year-old was asked about his future during an interview Wednesday. 

    “I got this year on the books for sure, I’m going to play this coming up season, just got to find a team to play on,” Miller said, via Andrew Mason. “We’ll just keep doing it one year at a time. If I had another great year this year, then I’ll play the next year after that, but we’ll just keep doing it one year at a time.”

    Although Miller is planning on playing this year, he likely won’t be making a return to Denver, where he spent the first 10.5 seasons of his career. 

    Miller had been in Buffalo for the past three seasons (2022-24), but he was released in March in a cost-cutting move that freed up more than $8 million in salary cap space for the Bills. Miller played in the AFC title game for the Bills, marking the third time in his career that he’s made it to the conference title round. In 2015, he was named Super Bowl MVP after the Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, 24-10, in Super Bowl 50. Miller picked up another Super Bowl ring in 2021 when he racked up two sacks for the Los Angeles Rams during their 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.

    Even though he’s 36, Miller can still be a strong role player, which he proved in 2024, when he totaled six sacks for the Bills, which was tied for the second-highest number on the team.  

    With his career winding down, Miller will likely be looking to play a for a contender in 2025, so lets take a look at four possible landing spots: 

    Philadelphia Eagles

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  • Louisville vs Kentucky game future if SEC football schedule changes?

    Louisville vs Kentucky game future if SEC football schedule changes?

    University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart and coach Mark Stoops discuss Governor’s Cup as SEC football weighs expanding to nine conference games.

    MIRAMAR BEACH, FL. — Conference realignment has killed many a storied rivalry over the years.

    Michigan-Notre Dame, Auburn-Georgia Tech, Louisville-Cincinnati, Pittsburgh-West Virginia, Texas-Texas A&M, Kansas-Missouri, BYU-Utah, Maryland-Virginia.

    Could the Governor’s Cup be next?

    The series’ fate has been called into question since the SEC expanded to 16 members in July 2021 and impetus toward a nine-game conference schedule grew. Adding an intraleague opponent would leave less room for UK to keep its annual rivalry matchup with U of L. Ten power conference opponents is a lot. Gridiron bragging rights may fall by the wayside in favor of so-called guarantee games that’d bolster the Cats’ chances of bowl eligibility.

    The current eight-game slate “has served the University of Kentucky incredibly well,” athletics director Mitch Barnhart told The Courier Journal at SEC spring meetings. It allows UK to host eight games every other season, which benefits the program financially, and it gives the Wildcats more freedom to assemble their own schedule. While Barnhart and coach Mark Stoops will ultimately support whatever the conference decides, Barnhart said they’d probably stand in support of eight games in whatever room the decision is being made.

    So, where does that leave the Governor’s Cup?

    “We’ve got contracts with Louisville for a few years out,” Barnhart said, “so we’ll work our way through all that and don’t anticipate that changing.”

    The UK-U of L series has been played every year (except 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic) since its renewal in 1994. Before the renewal, the programs faced off six times between 1912 and 1924. Kentucky owns a 20-16…

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  • Jayden Reed said meeting with Packers was “misinterpreted”

    Jayden Reed said meeting with Packers was “misinterpreted”

    Jayden Reed met with the media for the first time since his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, talked to the Packers to discuss the wide receiver’s role. Reed said he knew about the meeting beforehand, but he he wasn’t worried about his standing with the team after the draft.

    The Packers selected Matthew Golden in the first round and Savion Williams in the third.

    “A lot of people misinterpreted that,” Reed said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “I hired a new agent [Rosenhaus], and we talked about it before even the draft, really, that he said he was going to talk to the front office and everybody here to just catch up and make sure everybody’s on the same page. As a new client, he told me that’s the way he was going to do it, and he did it.

    “Now, I don’t know how it got out, because it was supposed to be confidential. But that’s how it goes sometimes. People get a different perception; they make their own perception, which is OK. That’s how it goes sometimes.”

    Reed led the team in receptions and receiving yards in each of his first two seasons, but he has yet to have a 1,000-yard season. Davante Adams, who had 1,553 yards receiving in 2021, was the last Packers wide receiver with 1,000 yards.

    As Packers running back Josh Jacobs said this offseason, the Packers need a No. 1 wide receiver to go with Reed, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson and Dontayvion Wicks, among others.

    “As long as, at the end of the day, we end out on top and we win, that’s all that matters,” Reed said. “I’m not the type to care about targets. I really don’t care about it. I could have two targets. If we win, I don’t care, you know what I’m saying? That’s just how I look at things.

    “I’m a very unselfish person. Whenever anybody fall, I try to be the first person around to pick ‘em up. I try to pick players up when they got they head down, so yeah, that’s just what kind of player I am.”

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