FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Harrison at No. 3: By the time director of scouting Eliot Wolf and the Patriots’ personnel and coaching staffs complete their evaluation process in late April, the best-case scenario for them would be if they are convinced by the three […]
Continue readingMatt Barkley, the preseason Heisman Trophy favorite and quite possibly the face of college football this year, often just wants a place to hide. When he’s not dissecting another Pac-12 defense as USC’s soon-to-be fourth-year starting quarterback, Barkley sticks on a hat and sunglasses and tries to blend in around Los Angeles. The more he […]
Continue reading(Not counting players who slide up based off other player movement.) • Uncommitted Zack Greenlee (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln) makes his debut in ESPN 150 at No. 120. He is up 14 spots in the QB-PP rankings from No. 23 to No. 9. • Georgia commit Brice Ramsey (Kingsland, Ga./Camden County) moves up from No. 107 to […]
Continue readingKingsbury will receive a four-year deal with a team option for a fifth year. A news conference to introduce him is set for Wednesday. “Cardinals fans, can’t tell you how excited I am to be your head coach,” Kingsbury said in a tweet released by the team. “Looking forward to taking the field at State […]
Continue reading“I’m very confident that I can be the guy for us next year, I have no doubts about that,” Stidham said. “I’m going to continue to work as hard as possible … I’m excited for the opportunity for sure.” Stidham started the Broncos’ last two games of the season, including Sunday’s season-finale loss to the […]
Continue readingON THE MORNING of Dec. 3, 2017, Geno Smith took the field as the starting quarterback for the New York Giants. He was greeted by Giants fans who had made the 3,000-mile trip to the Oakland Coliseum. “That’s my quarterback! That’s my quarterback!” they screamed. Except they weren’t talking about Smith. Giants fans, dressed in […]
Continue readingBackup Tyrod Taylor was ruled out after suffering a concussion in Sunday’s 20-12 win over the Chicago Bears. Jones and Davis Webb, who will be elevated from the practice squad, will be the Giants’ active quarterbacks against the Packers in London. New York doesn’t have any other quarterbacks on its roster. Jones suffered a sprained […]
Continue readingCoach Brian Daboll seemed encouraged his quarterback was responding to treatment. Jones said he felt good when he was on the field. “Yeah, it felt good to get out there and then working with the trainers and, you know, I made a lot of progress last couple of days,” Jones said. Daboll said Jones is […]
Continue readingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has an ankle sprain and showed some signs of improvement on Monday, coach Brian Daboll said. Whether he’ll be able to play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in London remains in doubt. “Daniel is feeling a little bit better today,” Daboll said. “We’ll just […]
Continue readingWeek 4 of the 2022 NFL season got underway Thursday night with a Cincinnati Bengals win that was overshadowed by a frightening injury to Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion and was briefly hospitalized. Sunday’s slate of games ended with the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes using some trickery and […]
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