Author: Mikesportz
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart announced the hiring of James Coley as wide receivers coach and Josh Crawford as running backs coach and run game coordinator on Monday. Coley replaces Bryan McClendon, now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach. Crawford replaces newly named Georgia State coach Dell McGee. Coley is making his second career move in two months after he was named South Carolina’s wide receivers coach on Jan. 12. Coley previously coached Georgia’s wide receivers from 2016-17 and worked with quarterbacks in 2018-19 while also serving as offensive coordinator in his last year…
Bears wide receiver DJ Moore said in December he wants Justin Fields to remain under center for Chicago. He’s not changing his tune in February. As the Bears prepare to take in the pool of quarterback prospects available at the NFL Scouting Combine this week, with many on the outside connecting the dots from their No. 1 overall pick to a QB such as Caleb Williams, Moore is steadfast in his belief that Fields remains the best option. “I still don’t think they compare to Justin right now,” Moore said Monday on NFL Total Access regarding the…
The Jets released guard Laken Tomlinson on Monday evening, further establishing the offensive line as New York’s most pressing need this offseason. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the transaction, which will save the Jets roughly $8.1M. Rich Cimini provided further context, noting that while Tomlinson’s durability made him respected in the locker room, his $18.8M cap number was too great for his production on the field. The offensive line was arguably New York’s biggest need before Tomlinson was cut. As Bill Barnwell noted, the cap savings could be enough to sign multiple starters as the franchise attempts to improve the…
During yesterday afternoon’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Devin Booker became the eighth-youngest player in NBA history to reach 14,000 career points. At 27 years old and 118 days, Booker joined some of the very best players of all time to hit this mark by this age. Only LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Wilt Chamberlain, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Michael Jordan reached 14,000 points at a younger age. Of these players, only Antetokounmpo is not in the top-10 all-time in points scored in NBA history. Booker also joins a fellow Suns’ teammate in Durant as…
Mavericks wrap up their four-game road trip with stops in Toronto (Wednesday) and Boston (Friday). “A lot of teams are coming after us. When you kind of see the press or the media kind of calling us legitimate contenders, I don’t think it’s our time right now to be listening to all that noise,” Irving said. “We just got to focus on one game at a time and just get ready for what’s ahead of us. A lot of teams are going to be playing their best basketball, and this is that test for us in the season.” Doncic finished…
Jalen Reeves-Maybin is sticking in Detroit, and the special teams ace is making history with his next contract. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Reeves-Maybin has agreed to a two-year extension with the Lions. The veteran was set to hit free agency in a few week. The contract is worth $7.5MM and can max out at $8MM. The deal features $5.245MM in guaranteed money, including a $2.5MM signing bonus. That type of money makes Reeves-Maybin the “highest-paid core special-teamer ever,” per Garafolo. The Tennessee product was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. He served…
The Detroit Lions head coach has been married to Holly Campbell for over 20 years. The pair have two children together, Cody and Piper, and made the move all together to Detroit, Michigan, after Dan got the coaching gig in 2021. The position was originally open in 2018, and Dan hoped to get an interview then, he told The Athletic in August 2022, but it wasn’t his time. “You kind of go through that feeling that the one job I really wanted is the one I’m never going to get,” Holly told the outlet of how he felt when…
On her podcast, the mother of four looked back on the challenges of her quarterback husband’s first season in Los Angeles Kelly Stafford looks back on her husband Matthew’s Super Bowl run in 2022 on the latest episode of her podcast The Morning After The mother of four said her weight dropped to 90 lbs. and that she was “miserable” Stafford shared her perspective with Emily Mayfield, the wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield “I felt like I was so nervous that Super Bowl year [2022] for Matthew,” Stafford said on the latest episode of her The Morning…
the trade proposal by Aaron Schatz of ESPN, he highlighted that the Raiders could send Adams and the no. 13 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft for the Arizona Cardinals’ no. 4 pick. Then by using the fourth overall pick, the Raiders could take Ohio State standout Marvin Harrison Jr. It makes sense for both teams since Las Vegas gets a highly-touted young prospect who can contribute immediately, while the Cardinals add another proven weapon for Kyler Murray “Is Adams happy in Las Vegas? He says yes, but his role could change with a new coaching staff. It might…
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most storied franchises in NFL history, and in the last column of one of the most historic writers sports journalism has ever had, two players received shoutouts. Those players were Cam Heyward and Charlie Batch. For the last time, fans will get to read Peter King’s Football Morning in America column, which has shaped generations of football fans. Now, he’s saying goodbye, hanging up his keyboard and announcing his semi-retirement with one final piece. “Who’s complaining? Not me. I’m the luckiest man on the face of the earth. To be a…