“I think local media is the soul to the local team.'
— Dawn Staley, putting on a sports media clinic here.

USF grad lands with Patriots …

Let's hear those predictions! ⬇️ 🗣️

So NFL teams traded away Mac Jones, Justin Fields, Kenny Pickett, Sam Howell and Zach Wilson (along with two fourths and a sixth), all still in their rookie contracts, and got back, for all five:

two third-rounders
one fifth
one sixth
one conditional sixth
three sevenths

Slightly less than a pick swap for a former No. 2 overall pick …

A burger named after him? Best at his position, despite only 17 college starts, one on defense? A proud, legal name change? And he once signed an autograph 'Turd Ferguson'? Yes, Jackson Powers-Johnson is the most interesting man in the NFL Draft. More on @NFLonfox:
foxsports.com/stories/nfl/me…

From: Matt Ryan
To: Atlanta

#NFLDraft Week is HERE ‼️

Here’s a look at our latest Mock Draft ✍️

Ready for the draft to get here. 'Strong interest' in that an NESN story on Cahoon, uncredited here, mentioned Bucs, 49ers, Ravens requesting game tape on him. No other contact. Dane Brugler has him as the No. 86 QB prospect in draft, with only 23 projected as draft picks or

It's the first time he's been at the track for a 23XI Racing win.

Michael Jordan talks with Jamie Little from Victory Lane at Talladega!

Jordan | Tyler Reddick

We mourn the loss of Rams legend and football pioneer, Roman Gabriel. We extend our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.

This makes sense. Unless Falcons are specifically high on one guy, they’re in good position to trade down and add a second-day pick.

Wordle in one. Yessir.

Clowney back to his college number:

I am sending out ONE BIG THANK YOU and APPRECIATION to all of you who took a moment of your most valuable resource (Time) to wish me a Happy Birthday🙏🏾🙏🏾

Among the players at Jaguars' local predraft workout on Wednesday: UCF tight end Alec Holler (Winter Park) and Florida/Akron running back Lorenzo Lingard (Orange City).

The Bucs' one-year deal with Will Gholston is a VSB ('veteran salary benefit') contract -- minimum $1.21 million base salary, plus a $167,500 bonus, but only counts $1.15 million against the cap through this loophole. Good value on proven depth. @jason_OTC had the numbers first.

And a shoutout to Bill Polian and his wonderful vocabulary. Two quotes in this story, and he gave me pejorative, corroboration, surreptitiously and purveyor.

This time of year in the NFL, the art of draft misdirection is in full force. Everyone has stories of how teams do and say things to throw everyone off the trail, with secrecy and subterfuge until the moment the pick is in. More for @NFLonfox: foxsports.com/stories/nfl/th…

Breaking: Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark – the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft – is nearing a lucrative, eight-figure endorsement deal with Nike, per industry sources. Clark is set to receive her own signature Nike shoe.

Story with Mike Vorkunov, Ben Pickman: theathletic.com/5424729/2024/0…