NFL rule changes: Players can now wear No. 0, and one already says he'll do it
The updated rule also allows kickers and punter to wear to 0-49 and 90-99, expanded from the previous range of 1-19. 0 while at Utah before shifting to 33 in the NFL — but he wont be the first NFL player to wear No. Owners approved multiple rule changes, bylaws and resolutionsIn addition to spicing up player number options, NFL owners approved plenty more rule changes, bylaws and resolutions. Postseason rosters will also now be frozen at 4pm EST on the Friday and Saturday of the last week of the regular season. Also, the claiming period for players who are waived on the Friday and Saturday of the last week of the regular season is now Monday.
wftv.comGiants TE Daniel Bellinger taken to hospital with eye injury
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (AP) — New York Giants rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger was taken to a hospital with a bloody eye injury during a game Sunday at Jacksonville. Bellinger took an inadvertent fist in the face, and maybe a finger to the eye, from Jaguars rookie linebacker Devin Lloyd in the second quarter Sunday. Bellinger's injury was the latest for the 5-1 Giants, who were trying to match their best start since 2008 with a victory in Jacksonville. The Giants lost two starting offensive linemen to knee injuries, including rookie first-rounder and right tackle Evan Neal, in the first half. Left guard Ben Bredeson was ruled out with a right knee injury in the first quarter.
wftv.comTop pick Travon Walker signs $37.4M rookie deal with Jaguars
NFL Draft Jaguars Football Travon Walker, the Jacksonville Jaguars first round pick and No. 1 overall draft pick Travon Walker signed a four-year, $37.4 million rookie contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday, a deal that includes a $24.4 million signing bonus. Walker's contract is fully guaranteed and includes a team option for a fifth year, both standard for NFL first-round picks. He signed it one day before the Jaguars begin a rookie minicamp. Walker and Lloyd are among a dozen first-rounders from the 2022 draft under contract, including four of the first six selections.
wftv.comOhio State's Stroud feels slighted going into Rose Bowl
Despite not throwing a pass in a college football game coming into the season, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud had directed the nation's most prolific offense and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy by the end of it. Stroud agreed that Alabama's Bryce Young was the best player this year, but he isn't happy about finishing fourth behind Young, Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson and Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett in the Heisman voting.
news.yahoo.comBroussard, Jefferson headline AP All-Pac-12 football team
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Colorado's Jarek Broussard ran for 301 yards in one game and averaged more than six yards per carry. Oregon State's Jermar Jefferson averaged more than 145 yards per game and scored seven touchdowns. Broussard and Jefferson were voted co-offensive players of the year by a media panel in The Associated Press All-Pac-12 team released Friday. Broussard had the fourth 300-yard game in Colorado history when he went for 301 yards against Arizona on Dec. 5. He added 11 catches for 126 yards and was second among FBS freshmen with 144.6 all-purpose yards per game.