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  • Ranking all 32 NFL owners based on their leaked NFLPA report card grade

    Ranking all 32 NFL owners based on their leaked NFLPA report card grade

    The NFLPA report cards weren’t supposed to be available to the public this year, but they got leaked out anyway, so we’re going to break them down and we’re going to focus on the owners. One of the most interesting parts of the grading system is that it allows each player to anonymously rate their owner, which gives us an idea of how well the person at the top of the organization relates to the players on the field. 

    The NFLPA had 1,759 players rate their team in 17 different categories, including ownership. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how each owner graded out (The survey was taken Nov. 2 through Dec. 11, so the 2025 season wasn’t yet complete when players handed out their grades). 

    Grade: A+

    Teams: Broncos (Walton-Penner family), Vikings (Wilf family), Commanders (Josh Harris)

    Notes: The last two NFL teams to be sold were the Broncos (August 2022) and Commanders (July 2023) and the two new ownership groups have clearly set a high bar. The two teams have been successful both on and off the field with the Commanders reaching the NFC title game in 2024 while the Broncos got to the AFC title game in 2025. The group that ends up buying the Seahawks are going to have a lot of pressure on them to live up to the standard what Washington and Denver have set. 

    The Vikings also deserve some credit for being here. In the three years that players have been allowed to evaluate their owner, the Vikings are the only team that has scored an A+ each time.

    Grade: A

    Teams: Falcons (Arthur Blank), Lions (Sheila Ford Hamp), Texans (Cal McNair), Colts (Carlie Irsay-Gordon), Jaguars (Shad Khan), Raiders (Mark Davis), Dolphins (Stephen Ross), Seahawks (Jody Allen)

    Notes: The Seahawks made the biggest jump here. Last year, the ownership group was given a C+, but this year, Jody Allen was graded out with an A. However, Allen won’t be around much longer because the Seahawks are in the process of…

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  • Dalton Risner’s wife announces he’s remaining with Bengals

    Dalton Risner’s wife announces he’s remaining with Bengals

    Dalton Risner joined the Bengals shortly before the start of the 2025 season, but he won’t be waiting nearly as long to make his plans for 2026.

    Risner’s wife announced on X.com Monday that her husband will remain with the Bengals. Risner is listed as No. 81 on PFT’s list of this year’s top free agents.

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    No terms of Risner’s agreement with the Bengals were included in his wife’s announcement.

    Risner signed with the Bengals in late August and made 11 starts at right guard during the 2025 season. Risner started 19 games in two seasons with the Vikings before moving on to Cincinnati and started 62 games for the Broncos over his first four seasons in the league.

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  • Colorado QB Dominiq Ponder dies at 23 in single-car crash: Buffaloes junior played in two games last season

    Colorado QB Dominiq Ponder dies at 23 in single-car crash: Buffaloes junior played in two games last season

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    Colorado junior quarterback Dominiq Ponder died at the age of 23, the school announced on Sunday. Ponder was killed in a single-car crash that occurred in Boulder early Sunday morning.

    Ponder, who transferred to Colorado in 2024, spent the last two seasons with the Buffaloes. Colorado coach Deion Sanders and athletic director Fernando Lovo both issued statements honoring Ponder and his family.

    “God, please comfort the entire Ponder family during this difficult time,” Sanders said. “Dominiq was one of my favorites because of his passion, his heart and his willingness to go beyond what was asked. He will certainly be remembered, missed, and in our thoughts and prayers.”

    According to the Colorado State Patrol, Ponder was driving his Tesla when he lost control on a curve. The vehicle then went through a guardrail and hit an electrical pole before rolling down an embankment and catching fire. Ponder was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities suspect speed was a factor in the crash.

    “The entire CU Athletics family is devastated at the tragic passing of Dominiq Ponder,” Lovo said. “He epitomized the values of passion, enthusiasm, leadership, toughness, and intelligence that were revered by his teammates and coaches alike. Our hearts go out to his family and all of his teammates during this difficult time.”

    A native of Opa Locka, Florida, Ponder played high school football at Miami Carol City. He spent the 2023 season at Bethune-Cookman before transferring to Colorado. Ponder appeared in two games last season, and he was set to play his third season at Colorado in 2026.

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  • 2026 NFL Combine grades: Top OL prospects led by Spencer Fano, Monroe Freeling

    2026 NFL Combine grades: Top OL prospects led by Spencer Fano, Monroe Freeling

    The two NFL teams that appeared in the Super Bowl — the Patriots and the Seahawks — each used last year’s first-round pick on an offensive lineman. Who from this year’s draft could follow a similar path? This year’s candidates participated in athletic testing and on-field drills Sunday to close out the NFL Scouting Combine.

    CBS Sports currently has seven prospects ranked among the top-25 overall: Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor, Penn State’s Olaivavega Ioane, Utah’s Caleb Lomu and Spencer Fano, Miami’s Francis Mauigoa, Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor and Clemson’s Blake Miller. A year ago, eight offensive linemen heard their names called on opening night of the draft.

    Here is how several offensive linemen fared Sunday in Indianapolis.

    The 2026 NFL Draft will take place April 23–25 in Pittsburgh. You can find more draft coverage at CBSSports.com, including weekly mock drafts and regular evaluations of the top prospects.

    Grading top OL prospects

    Measurables: 6-foot-5½, 329 pounds, 10⅝-inch hands,…..

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  • Top Alabama recruiting target reportedly sets commitment date

    Top Alabama recruiting target reportedly sets commitment date

    According to ESPN’s Paul Biancardi, top Alabama Crimson Tide basketball recruiting target Jaxon Richardson is set to make an official commitment.

    Richardson will reportedly announce his decision between four different finalists this upcoming Thursday, March 5. Those finalists are Alabama, Creighton, Ole Miss, and USC, per Biancardi.

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    One of the nation’s top uncommitted prospects, Richardson is considered as the No. 27 overall player nationally in the 2026 class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings. A four-star prospect, Richardson also ranks as the nation’s No. 10 small forward, as well as the No. 5 player in the state of Florida where he attends Southeastern Prep.

    Alabama’s 2026 recruiting class currently has two players signed with the Crimson Tide in Qayden Samuels and Tarris Bouie. Both of ranked as Top 50 prospects nationally, per 247Sports, with Samuels considered a five-star recruit.

    Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.

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  • Reportedly far apart on contract talks, Colts using transition tag on QB Daniel Jones remains an option

    Reportedly far apart on contract talks, Colts using transition tag on QB Daniel Jones remains an option

    With the Indianapolis Colts and pending free agent starting quarterback Daniel Jones reportedly still ‘not close’ in ongoing contract negotiations , ESPN’s Dan Graziano indicated that the transition tag could be an option for the Horseshoe before the league’s tag deadline of March 3rd at 4 PM EST:

    “If the Colts can’t get a deal done with Jones by Tuesday’s tag deadline, it sounds like they’ll put the transition tag on him,” writes Graziano.

    “That means Pierce could hit free agency and another team could sign Jones to an offer sheet (and the Colts wouldn’t get draft pick compensation if he were to sign elsewhere). I think the Colts push to get a long-term deal done with Jones to avoid those possibilities, but as of Saturday morning, it doesn’t sound close.”

    It’s worth noting that an NFL club can only use either the franchise tag or the transition tag once per offseason, so the Colts have one tag at their disposal to potentially use between the priority internal free agent duo of Jones and lead wideout Alec Pierce, who should also have a number of interested suitors.

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    Via Colts.com, in contrast to the franchise tag, the transition tag operates as follows:

    “Like the non-exclusive franchise tag, players can negotiate offer sheets with other teams while on the transition tag. There are two key differences: First, the salary of the transition tag is determined by the average of the top 10 salaries at a player’s position over the last five years; second, if a team declines to match an offer sheet, it does not receive compensation in return. It’s basically a right of first refusal mechanism.”

    For Jones ahead of this year’s free agency, the transition tag would be a projected $43.9 million.

    If I were the Colts, allowing breakout wideout Alec Pierce, who’s emerged as one of the league’s elite deep threats at 25-years-old—having led the NFL in highest average yards per reception for consecutive seasons, hit free agency…

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  • 2026 NFL combine results: Measurements, 40 times and testing numbers by position

    2026 NFL combine results: Measurements, 40 times and testing numbers by position

    INDIANAPOLIS — It’s Saturday of NFL combine week, which means prospect measurements and on-field workouts are officially in full swing. The schedule is as follows:

    Saturday: QB, RB and WR
    Sunday: OL

    In the morning, players log official measurements, including height, weight, wingspan, arm length and hand size. In the afternoon, they participate in on-field testing — including the 40-yard dash, vertical and broad jumps, and bench press — before wrapping up with positional drills inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

    The festivities kicked off Thursday with defensive linemen, edge rushers and linebackers. Much of the day’s discussion centered on Rueben Bain Jr.’s historically short arms, but once workouts began, attention shifted to the top prospects not named Bain, who elected not to work out. (Other top prospects to sit out included Peter Woods, Akheem Mesidor and CJ Allen.)

    Ohio State EDGE Arvell Reese — the No. 3 prospect in CBS Sports draft analyst Mike Renner’s rankings — performed like a bona fide top-five pick, as did Ohio State LB Sonny Styles (No. 10) and Texas Tech EDGE David Bailey (No. 19).

    Defensive backs and tight ends were next up Friday, and a pair of Oregon standouts stole the show. Dillon Thieneman, already a first-round talent in terms of production, blew away athletic expectations with his testing and on-field drills, solidifying himself as a Night 1 prospect. 

    His teammate, Kenyon Sadiq, followed that up by running a 4.39-second 40-yard dash — the fastest by a tight end in combine history. In a position group lacking elite talent, it’s not a question of if Sadiq will go in Round 1 — it’s a matter of how high.

    Now the focus shifts to the other offensive skill players, with quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers…

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  • 2026 NFL combine WR workouts: Top prospect grades and biggest standouts

    2026 NFL combine WR workouts: Top prospect grades and biggest standouts

    Day 3 of the NFL Combine means the fireworks can begin. Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers worked out Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. For wide receivers, it was a chance to stand out in a deep class loaded with potential. While some prospects stole the show, others left with more questions than answers.

    Below, we graded the performances of the top wideouts in the CBS Sports prospect rankings, courtesy of NFL Draft analyst Mike Renner, and highlighted other standout performers.

    The 2026 NFL Draft will take place April 23–25 in Pittsburgh. You can find more draft coverage at CBSSports.com, including weekly mock drafts and regular evaluations of the top prospects.

    Grading top WR prospects

    Measurables: 6-foot-2⅛, 203 pounds, 9⅛-inch hands, 30¼-inch arm length, 75¼-inch wingspanTesting: Did not participate in on-field testing

    Grade: N/A — Jordyn Tyson chose not to participate in drills or athletic testing. CBS Sports has him ranked sixth overall and as the top wide receiver in the…

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