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Matt LaFleur says Saints ‘absolutely embarrassed’ Packers as Aaron Rodgers cautions, ‘it’s just one game’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This isn’t a stat line you see from Aaron Rodgers every day: 15-of-28 passing for 133 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. This isn’t a statement you hear every day, either: “I played bad.” And no one on the Green Bay Packers saw it coming. Coming off their second straight 13-win […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers tackle David Bakhtiari to start season on PUP list
All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, protector of Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side, remained on the physically unable to perform list when the Packers trimmed their initial roster to 53 players on Tuesday. By rule, players on reserve/PUP are ineligible to play or practice for the first six weeks. Bakhtiari, who tore the ACL in his left […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers’ Jordan Love ‘dinged’ in first half of uneven pro debut
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love was neither spectacular nor an abject failure in his first professional start at quarterback. No, the Green Bay Packers’ heir apparent was exactly what he has been through the offseason and training camp: uneven. In his first game action of any kind in 567 days, Love expertly crafted one […]
Continue readingNFL position battles to watch in training camp: Who will win the quarterback jobs for the Patriots, Saints and Broncos?
Whether you are a fantasy football hawk, a super fan of your favorite NFL team or prepping to place bets this season, figuring out who will come out on top of key position battles is an important part of the preseason. The New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and Denver Broncos are among the teams […]
Continue readingCollege football post-spring Top 25 power rankings
Alabama, the defending national champion, had six players selected in the first round of last week’s NFL draft, tying the Miami Hurricanes’ record set in 2004. Alabama and Ohio State each had 10 players drafted overall, the most of any program in this year’s draft. Georgia was third with nine draft selections, the most in […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers take Wisconsin OL Cole Van Lanen in 6th round of NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Despite being the NFL’s smallest city, Green Bay, Wisconsin, has produced a surprising number of draft picks and pro prospects in recent years. There was quarterback James Morgan in the fourth round last year, guard Max Scharping in the second in 2019 and defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie in the sixth in […]
Continue reading2021 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects
For years, folks in the NFL would often openly wonder if they needed to be in Indianapolis for the entire combine. They would complain about the cold weather, saying they were counting the hours until they could hit the road, as they speed-walked through the convention center to another round of interviews. Then the combine […]
Continue readingHow Dolphins, Panthers will benefit from coaching 2021 Senior Bowl
The 2021 NFL draft season begins at the Senior Bowl for most NFL teams, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, that will be the same again this year. The Senior Bowl announced Monday the Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers have been assigned to coach the two teams of top senior and graduating college football prospects on […]
Continue readingThe 2021 Way-Too-Early college football top 25
Even in a 2020 college football season that featured more starts and stops than Los Angeles traffic, there were a handful of near certainties, such as Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State reaching the College Football Playoff. Even a pandemic couldn’t balance power in the most top-heavy sport. Will we finally see those heavyweights fall back […]
Continue readingAlabama Crimson Tide players take home several major college football awards
As Alabama prepares for Monday’s national championship game against Ohio State, five Crimson Tide players were honored with individual awards Thursday at the Home Depot College Football Awards. As expected, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith won the Fred Biletnikoff Award (best receiver), while quarterback Mac Jones (Davey O’Brien), left tackle Alex Leatherwood (Outland), running back […]
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