Top 10 pass-rushers for 2016

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The delightful dozen

The haul includes 11 high school players and one junior college transfer, which allows three available scholarships to be used for early enrollees from the class of 2013. The USC staff was successful in holding onto its committed players, losing just one recruit, defensive end Pio Vatuvei (Patterson, Calif./Patterson), who signed with Washington. The 12 […]

USC’s Steven Mitchell out for season

Mitchell was taking part in a throwing session with several of his USC teammates at the Loker Track Stadium when he began running a route, made a cut and instantly went down clutching his right knee in obvious pain. He was taken off the field on a cart by the USC medical staff and underwent […]

Jadeveon Clowney has Puma deal

“I just want to be a part of something different,” Clowney told ESPN.com on Wednesday night. “Why not change it up?” Because Puma doesn’t have a deal with the NFL, Clowney can’t wear cleats with the Puma logo on the field. But the defensive end, who is expected to be picked by the Houston Texans, […]

Balancing new technology

Among Carroll’s prime feats in the social networking sphere was his leadership in the launch of the USCRipsIt blog, PeteCarroll.com and PeteCarrollTV, a YouTube channel designed to give an inside look at the Trojans program. USC fans gravitated to the sites for the in-depth look at USC football, but Carroll knew his product would also […]

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Shorts, Hurns probable for Jags

Shorts (hamstring) and Hurns (ankle) are listed as probable for the Jaguars’ home opener. That helps the offense deal with the loss of Marqise Lee, who is out with a hamstring injury. It appeared earlier in the week that all three players might not be able to play against the Colts. This will be the […]

WR Marqise Lee waived by San Francisco 49ers after signing Monday

The San Francisco 49ers waived veteran wide receiver Marqise Lee on Friday, four days after they signed him to a one-year contract. Lee had received the contract Monday after trying out last weekend at the 49ers’ rookie minicamp, where he caught passes from rookie quarterback Trey Lance on Friday during the portion of practice open […]

How the New England Patriots spent $159.6 million over nine days to overhaul their roster

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Well, that was fun. The New England Patriots went on a free-agent splurge unlike any other in NFL history, dominating headlines with their bold, free-spending moves. The Patriots’ $159.6 million in guaranteed money spent on free agents signed after the start of the 2021 league year on March 17 sets an NFL […]

NFL COVID opt-outs like the Browns’ Malcolm Pridgeon grapple with a season that wasn’t

THE CLEVELAND BROWNS were in the middle of their best season in decades, and Malcolm Pridgeon was sitting alone in his Dodge Durango outside the Berkshire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in West Babylon, New York, thinking about better times. When there was no pandemic, and the doors to the nursing home were open, Pridgeon would […]