Defensive tackle Michael Pierce is back with the Minnesota Vikings after opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 28-year old said Wednesday that sitting out the season gave him a glimpse of what retirement would be like, and it’s an eventuality he wasn’t ready to experience. “There were, for sure, many times where I would […]

D’Wayne Eskridge is his own source of insider secrets, with the knowledge to open locked doors and execution to nullify defensive reconnaissance. How do you stop a threat that already knows your plans to thwart him?  A three-star recruit out of Indiana’s Bluffton High School in 2016 and the recipient of just two Division One offers, Eskridge committed to the Western Michigan […]

Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to change the long-standing rule that has often deterred players in high-profile sports from switching schools, two people with knowledge of the council’s decision told […]

After weeks of discussions, the NFL announced its offseason plans in a memo sent to all 32 teams on Wednesday. The league’s offseason program for 2021 will be nine weeks in total length, with all portions of it voluntary except for one mandatory minicamp, which will take place in the third phase of the program in a date range between […]

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Another milestone has been hit as NFL stadiums and facilities have opened their gates and doors to aid in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 2 million vaccines have now been administered at NFL sites across the country, the league announced Wednesday. “This building and this parking lot has become a place where literally people are crying as they get […]

Former NFL safety Matt Bowen is a veteran of four teams over seven seasons, and now provides analysis for ESPN Insider. The 2021 NFL draft class is talent-rich and packed with many different types of skill sets. But which prospects best fit the modern pro game thanks to scheme-specific traits and versatility? What exactly does that entail? For quarterbacks, it’s […]

Julian Edelman sat in a director’s chair at midfield at Gillette Stadium recently, telling Patriots fans his wheels had finally fallen off, and he was calling it a career. His former teammate thinks otherwise. Rob Gronkowski told TMZ he believes Edelman isn’t done yet, saying “he’ll be back. He’ll be back. Yeah.” As soon as news of Edelman’s release hit […]