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Jaguars counting on Arkansas' Cam Little to tee up new era following four-year kicking carousel

May. 02, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville’s recent kicking situation can be summed up like this: two Wrights and more than a dozen wrongs. The Jaguars are now counting on the youngest kicker ever drafted, Cam Little of Arkansas, to stop a revolving door and bring stability to a...

After a strong first round, overall NFL draft ratings down 3% from last year

Apr. 30, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After posting strong numbers for the first round, viewership for the NFL draft was down 3% from last year on TV and digital platforms. The draft averaged 5.74 million viewers for the three days this year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network after averaging 5.93...

Pac-12 posts an impressive haul in the NFL draft before the conference breaks up

Apr. 30, 2024 11:24 AM EDT

The final season of the Pac-12 turned out to be as big a hit in the NFL draft as it was on the field. The conference that is breaking up with 10 schools joining new leagues next season produced a record haul over the draft weekend led by No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams of Southern...

NFL teams pick up 5th-year options on Waddle, Rousseau, Darrisaw, Pitts and other 2021 1st-rounders

Apr. 29, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

Receiver Jaylen Waddle, linebacker Jaelan Phillips, defensive end Gregory Rousseau, left tackle Christian Darrisaw and tight end Kyle Pitts were among the 2021 first-round draft picks whose fifth-year contract options were formally exercised Monday. The Miami Dolphins picked up...

Jason Kelce will join ESPN and be part of 'Monday Night Football' pregame show, AP source says

Apr. 29, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

Jason Kelce will join ESPN's “Monday Night Countdown” after retiring from the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity on Monday because it was not...

CBS Sports announces Matt Ryan will join NFL studio show. Longtime analysts Simms and Esiason depart

Apr. 29, 2024 12:52 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Ryan, who retired last week after 15 years in the NFL, will join CBS Sports as a studio analyst on “The NFL Today” and Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason will leave after long runs on the show, the network announced Monday. Ryan will join James Brown, Nate...

Recently reinstated receiver Quintez Cephus signs a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills

Apr. 29, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Previously suspended receiver Quintez Cephus is back in the league after signing a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Monday. Cephus was one of three players suspended indefinitely last April for betting on NFL games in 2022. Two of his teammates...

Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry will take part in Jaguars' rookie camp in May

Apr. 29, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry is trying to get back in the league after sitting out last season. The 31-year-old Landry will take part in Jacksonville’s rookie minicamp May 10-11, a chance to prove he’s fully healthy following a nagging...

NFL mock draft 2025: Titans take Carson Beck No. 1; Giants select Shedeur Sanders in top 10

Apr. 28, 2024 10:46 AM EDT

Even before the 2023 college football season kicked off, there was a fairly clear pecking order among quarterback prospects. Southern California's Caleb Williams was the presumptive QB1 and likely first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft and North Carolina's Drake Maye was considered...

NFL draft attendance record set with more than 775,000 fans attending the event in Detroit

Apr. 27, 2024 23:10 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 775,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revealed Saturday at Campus Martius Park that Detroit had broken the record, and the league later released its...