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Haason Reddick trade leaves lingering questions for Eagles

PHILADELPHIA — The lasting image of Haason Reddick in an Eagles uniform will be of him flying off the edge and laying a blindside hit on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy midway through the first quarter of the 2023 NFC Championship Game — a play that knocked the quarterback out of the game and […]

Behind Jake Fromm’s drive to end his third act with a Georgia title

WARNER ROBINS, GA. — JAKE FROMM HUNCHES over a to-go box filled with tacos, inhaling his lunch with a ferocity usually reserved for a nature documentary. He’s running late, and he hates that. He has a schedule, designed daily to squeeze as much into 24 hours as possible, and every delay is a practice rep […]

WR George Pickens flips commitment from Auburn to Georgia

Pickens gives Georgia 16 ESPN 300 commitments in the class. Pickens had been committed to Auburn in 2017, but he did not sign in the early signing period. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound receiver from Hoover High School (Birmingham, Alabama) visited Georgia, Miami, Tennessee and Auburn before making his final decision and signing with Georgia. It’s a […]

Nakobe Dean chooses Georgia over Alabama, other SEC powers

More Teams. More Games. Tom Luginbill breaks down ESPN 300 No. 23 overall prospect Nakobe Dean‘s decision to sign with Georgia. (0:53) Georgia landed a commitment Wednesday from linebacker Nakobe Dean, the No. 23 ranked prospect overall, who chose the Bulldogs over Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn and LSU. Dean’s recruitment was one of many battles […]

No. 1-ranked WR Jadon Haselwood commits to Oklahoma at All-American Bowl

Haselwood signed in the early-signing period in December but kept his decision quiet until announcing Saturday. Once Haselwood announced his decommitment, Miami was recruiting him aggressively, as were Georgia, Florida State and Tennessee. The Hurricanes eventually fell off, and the Sooners shot up his top list. Haselwood, the No. 12-ranked prospect overall, is a 6-foot-3, […]

Get ‘grimy’? Jets implore Breece Hall to be more physical

More Teams. More Games. Brandin Echols reads the play perfectly as he steps in front of the receiver to make the pick-six. (0:31) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Hall of a slump: Joking about his “robot knee,” Breece Hall was absolutely beaming after his 177-yard […]

Florida legislator says Bears DT Gervon Dexter’s NIL deal violated law

Dexter, a second-round draft pick, agreed to pay Big League Advance Fund (BLA) 15% of his pre-tax NFL earnings for the next 25 years in exchange for a one-time payment of $436,485 in 2022, according to a copy of a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday. According to […]

Inside the Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to draft Jalen Carter

The organization had been scouting Carter, a gifted game-disruptor, for the past two years and conducted a deep dive into his background during the pre-draft process led by adviser to the general manager/chief security officer Dom DiSandro. Based on performance, Carter was the highest-rated player on the Eagles’ draft board. But there was a lot […]

Sources: Eagles DE Derek Barnett eyes possible trade

More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith explains why he’s confident Jalen Hurts and the Eagles will repeat as NFC champions. (2:03) PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett, through agent Drew Rosenhaus, is gauging the market for the potential to play more elsewhere, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. The Eagles plan to […]

2023 NFL Rank: Predicting top 100 players for this season

To create our list, we asked a panel of dozens of ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on performance expectations for the 2023 season as compared with their peers. Emphasis was placed solely on the upcoming season and predicting potential greatness, rather than past performance, career résumé or positional value. That means long-term injuries […]

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