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  • Cowboys news: Dallas could look at this vet free agent for the d-line

    Cowboys news: Dallas could look at this vet free agent for the d-line

    “The Dallas Cowboys could be a fit for Jordan, too. After trading Micah Parsons last season, they haven’t quite recovered. They were seemingly in on Maxx Crosby, but nothing ever came of it,” Pressnell said.

    “As a result, they could pivot to the more affordable Jordan in an attempt to open their Super Bowl window a bit wider this season. It could make sense. The fact that Jordan isn’t likely to land a big deal makes it even more realistic,” he added.

    It’s hard to fathom Jordan playing in another uniform after he has spent the past 15 seasons with the Saints, but the franchise legend has made it clear he isn’t afraid to move on.

    “Of course, I’d love to be in New Orleans, but at the same time, if the cents doesn’t make sense, then we have to find our own path,” Jordan said of possibly leaving the Saints in 2026.

    Jordan’s career looked to be winding down in 2023 and 2024, but the 36-year old exploded for 10.5 sacks last season, which was his first double-digit sack campaign since 2021.

    In the three years before his impressive 2025 showing, Jordan had tallied just 14.5 sacks, including four in 2024 and two in 2023. There’s clearly still some juice left in the bottle, and the Cowboys should be looking to get one last cup.

    Assuming he can recreate or even come close to recreating what he did last season, Jordan would amount to a sizeable upgrade considering nobody on Dallas’ roster had more than 8.5 sacks during the 2025 campaign.

    Spotrac projects a one-year, $6.7 million deal for Jordan, which is well within the range the Cowboys can afford, and a one-year deal with Jordan would not preclude Dallas from taking an edge rusher in the 2026 NFL Draft.

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  • Miami football recruiting: 2027’s No. 2 QB Israel Abrams commits to Hurricanes

    Miami football recruiting: 2027’s No. 2 QB Israel Abrams commits to Hurricanes

    Israel Abrams, a four-star recruit and the No. 2 quarterback in the 2027 signing class, has committed to Miami, he anounced Friday. Abrams is ranked as the No. 14 overall prospect in his class, per 247Sports, and that makes him the highest-ranked quarterback Mario Cristobal has landed at Miami.

    Abrams, a rising senior at Montini Catholic in Arlington Heights, Ill., owns a 24-0 record as a starter in high school. Abrams has led the Broncos to back-to-back state championships — one at the Class 3A level and another at the Class 4A level.

    This past season, Abrams completed 68.5% of his passes for 4,072 yards, 40 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He also rushed for 224 yards and 10 touchdowns. In the state title game, Abrams threw for 425 yards while totaling five touchdowns.

    247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins compared Abrams to UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava while highlighting his “easy exit velocity with a rapid release.” Ivins also described Abrams as a “potential high-level distributor for a College Football Playoff hopeful.”

    While it may not be surprising to see Miami doing well on the recruiting trail, this is a different tact for the program give how it has handled the quarterback position in recent years.

    Miami steering away from high-profile transfers?

    In each of the last three years, the Hurricanes have spent big on hired guns at the quarterback position. It was Cam Ward in 2024, Carson Beck led the team to the national title game last season, and Miami lured Darian Mensah away from Duke this offseason.

    Thus far, it’s been tough to argue with the results. Ward and Beck put together a combined record of 23-6. The former went on to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, which certainly doesn’t hurt…

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  • Jaguars extend former first overall pick to four-year, $110 million deal with $77M guaranteed

    Jaguars extend former first overall pick to four-year, $110 million deal with $77M guaranteed

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    The Jacksonville Jaguars opted to let running back Travis Etienne and linebacker Devin Lloyd walk in free agency this offseason, and the reason why is now clear. 

    They decided to allocate that cap space toward extending 2022 first overall pick edge rusher Travon Walker to a four-year, $110 million that includes $77 million in total guarantees and $50 million fully guaranteed at signing, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. Walker, who is 25-years-old, got off to a slow start to his NFL career with just 3.5 sacks in 2022 at the age of 2022. He picked up his production in 2023 and 2024 with 10.0 and 10.5 sacks across each of those two seasons respectively. Walker’s 20.5 sacks between 2023 and 2024 ranked as the 12th-most in the NFL in that span. He regressed back into his rookie form in 2025 with just 3.5 sacks in 14 games played that included 12 starts. Walker’s 36 career tackles for loss are the sixth-most in Jaguars history while his 27.5 career sacks stand as the ninth-most in franchise history. 

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    Walker’s career will always be compared directly to the No. 2 overall pick in his draft class: Detroit Lions two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson. Hutchinson’s 43.0 career sacks are tied with Pittsburgh…

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  • 49ers Draft Rewind 2023: Dee Winters breaks out of this group…three years later

    49ers Draft Rewind 2023: Dee Winters breaks out of this group…three years later

    It’s time to reflect on the San Francisco 49ers’ previous drafts again. Thanks to YouTube poster and 49ers fan Marvin49, we have videos of each draft. We’ll look at every year during the Kyle Shanahan era up to 2025. Today, it’s 2023.

    Three years later, the 2023 draft class feels incomplete at best and a contributor to the 49ers’ contract woes in 2025 at worst.

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    So how did we get here? The 49ers went into this draft without a first or second rounder, burning those picks on Trey Lance and Christian McCaffrey, respectively. Nine picks, all in the third round or later. Just moderate expectations, what could go wrong?

    A class defined by a kicker. And Ronnie Bell. At least, that’s what would be said until Dee Winters had his terrific 2025 — we’ll get to that.

    No first-rounder. No second-rounder. Three third-rounders and a handful of late picks. Here we go.

    Penn State safety Ji’Ayir Brown came in as the first pick of the class after the 49ers acquired his pick from the Vikings. He flashed early, stepping into the starting role when Talanoa Hufanga tore his ACL late in 2023 and held up through the Super Bowl run. Year two was messier — Hufanga came back, the rotation got crowded, and Brown was in and out. Entering 2025, the 49ers drafted fifth-round rookie Marques Sigle, who beat Brown out for the starting job before the season even started.

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    To be fair, he did carve out a big nickel role. He worked his way back into the starting lineup and was improving. Unfortunately, a hamstring injury in the Wild Card round against the Philadelphia Eagles ended his postseason. Brown finished the regular season with 76 tackles, two interceptions, and six pass deflections — respectable numbers for a guy who started the year with question marks. Whether he’s the long-term answer at safety is still genuinely unclear.

    Up next is the star of the draft and, for very painful reasons, Jake Moody. He looked the part: a kicker with a big leg who…

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  • 2027 Georgia safety names Tennessee football in top six schools

    2027 Georgia safety names Tennessee football in top six schools

    Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class.

    Four-star safety Ta’Shawn Poole named Tennessee in his top six schools, along Alabama, LSU, Clemson, Georgia and Florida State, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3.

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    The 6-foot-2, 185-pound prospect is from Howard High School in Macon, Georgia. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 4 safety in the class and No. 6 player in Georgia.

    Tennessee offered Poole a scholarship on Feb. 21, 2025. He unofficially visited Tennessee for the Vols’ game against Arkansas on Oct. 11, 2025 and for a spring practice on Thursday. He has an official visit to Tennessee scheduled for June 5.

    UNLV was the first school to offer Poole a scholarship on Aug. 1, 2024. Other schools to offer him scholarships include Louisville, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Auburn, Missouri, Delaware State, Miami, North Carolina State, Kentucky, Nebraska, Georgia State, Sacramento State, Florida, Howard, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Memphis, Connecticut, North Carolina, Penn State, Ole Miss, Indiana, Wake Forest, Mississippi State and Virginia Tech.

    Tennessee has six commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace, offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo, defensive lineman Kadin Fife, quarterback Derrick Baker, athlete Jaden Butler and wide receiver KeSean Bowman.

    This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: 2027 four-star safety names Tennessee football in top six schools

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  • Chiefs’ Rashee Rice won’t face NFL discipline for abuse allegations

    Chiefs’ Rashee Rice won’t face NFL discipline for abuse allegations

    The NFL determined on Friday that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice “has not engaged in conduct that violates the personal conduct policy” after the completion of its investigation into the matter. The league also announced its investigation into allegations from Rice’s former girlfriend Dacoda Jones is also done.  

    “Mr. Rice wants to thank the NFL for their thorough investigation, and looks forward to the start of the 2026-27 NFL season,” Sean Lindsey, Rice’s attorney, said in a statement, via ESPN.  

    Following domestic violence allegations she made in January, Jones filed a lawsuit against Rice on Feb. 16, accusing him of physical assault. Dacoda Jones, the mother of Rice’s two children, filed the civil suit in Dallas County (Texas) District Court and seeking $1 million in damages.

    Jones said in the lawsuit that Rice assaulted her over the course of many months from December 2023 through July 2025 and caused severe and permanent injuries.

    The lawsuit states that Rice strangled Jones at their shared home in Victory Park, Texas, in December 2023 and continued to assault her over the course of their relationship. Many of his alleged acts occurred while Jones was pregnant. In addition to the physical assault, Rice is also accused of abusive behaviors including throwing objects, destroying property and locking Jones out of their home in the middle of the night.

    Rice responded to the lawsuit via his legal representation at the time.

    “On October 9th, 2025, well after the parties’ relationship had ended, Ms. Jones stated under penalty of perjury in a sworn Affidavit for Non-Prosecution that ‘Mr. Rice and I had a verbal argument, but he did not punch me.’ We will allow the legal process to run its course and have no further comment at this time,” Rice’s attorney, Sean Lindsey, said in a statement to ESPN.

    The Chiefs also issued a statement after the lawsuit was filed. The team did…

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  • President Trump signs executive order aimed at regulating college sports

    President Trump signs executive order aimed at regulating college sports

    President Donald Trump has signed an executive order of “urgent national action to save college sports,” an intervention at the highest level aimed at federally regulating NIL collectives, limiting transfer movement, capping player eligibility, and enacting funding requirements for the Olympics and women’s sports, the White House announced Friday.

    Trump’s recommendation includes strict guardrails on player transfers and even mentions the return of the NCAA’s “one-time” transfer rule, a source with direct knowledge of the order told CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. That rule was previously deemed illegal in court. Under the revised transfer rules, athletes would be allowed to transfer once without penalty, but a second transfer would trigger an automatic redshirt season. The order also redefines eligibility with a 5-for-5 model where athletes have five years to play five seasons, the source said.

    Trump’s order includes a provision to review federal government grants and contracts for schools and potentially cut funding if they fail to comply with NCAA rules, according to the fact sheet released by The White House. 

    NCAA president Charlie Baker released a statement on the order Friday evening:

    “The NCAA has modernized college sports to deliver more benefits for student-athletes, and the Executive Order reinforces many of our mandatory protections – including guaranteed health care coverage, mental health services, and scholarship protections.

    “This action is a significant step forward, and we appreciate the Administration’s interest and attention to these issues. Stabilizing college athletics for student-athletes still requires a permanent, bipartisan federal legislative solution, so we look forward to continuing to work alongside the Administration…

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  • Colts chart course of 2026 offseason training program

    Colts chart course of 2026 offseason training program

    As the NFL’s nine-week offseason program is set to begin in April, the Indianapolis Colts have a structured path moving forward into the 2026 season.

    Indianapolis will open Phase One of the league’s voluntary offseason training program on April 21, which is a period focused strictly on meetings, strength training and rehabilitation. On-field instruction ramps up in Phase Two as the Colts will hold Organized Team Activities on May 26-27, May 29, and June 1-2 and June 4. The final phase of the offseason training program will be a mandatory minicamp scheduled from June 9-11.

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    By design, the program emphasizes gradual progression. No live contact is permitted at any stage, but Phase Three allows for non-contact team drills, which is a critical window for installing schemes and evaluating roster battles ahead of training camp.

    Fresh off the annual NFL League Meetings in Phoenix, Colts general manager Chris Ballard made it clear that he is done entertaining any hypothetical scenarios from 2025 and instead ready to double down on the direction centered on Daniel Jones. Indianapolis has committed $100 million to Jones across two deals since first landing him 13 months ago. Ballard’s message this week left little room for interpretation, which is that he has heard enough of the Colts 8-2 start in 2025 that showed signs of an unstoppable force. Jones is the starting quarterback, and the organization is aligned to build around him.

    That investment effectively closes the door on any quarterback competition. Former first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson was once viewed as the future, but now is stuck in the crossroads. The Colts have explored trade options since Richardson requested a trade during the NFL combine, but a “soft” market yielded no deal to materialize.

    The inconsistency, along with a widely scrutinized moment where Richardson gestured to the sideline that he needed to exit the game on a third down, contributed to his plummet down the depth…

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