Sports blog information from USA TODAY.
It was a good weekend for two former Longhorns in the NFL.
It was a good weekend for two former Longhorns in the NFL. Continue reading “Former Longhorns PJ Locke, Kris Boyd re-sign with Broncos, Texans”
The NFL experts have made their picks, and the Baltimore Ravens are favored to defeat the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round
We’re a little over 30 hours away from the Ravens (13-4) and Texans (11-7) kicking off the AFC divisional round of the playoffs on ESPN.
Houston advanced to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs for the fifth time in franchise history with a 45-14 win over the Browns in Super Wild Card Weekend.
The playoff win earned the Texans a rematch against the Ravens, and they’ll return to M&T Bank Stadium hoping to avenge a 25-9 loss in Week 1.
With kickoff fast approaching, here’s the NFL expert picks.
We’re looking at ten things to know about the Houston Texans ahead of their AFC Divisional Round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens
The Texans advanced to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs for the fifth time in franchise history with a 45-14 win over the Browns in Super Wild Card Weekend.
The playoff success earned Houston a rematch against the Baltimore Ravens, and they’ll return to M&T Bank Stadium hoping to avenge a 25-9 loss in Week 1.
The Texans are a different team since that humble welcome to the NFL moment for C.J. Stroud, and all the former Ohio State star has done is shatter records and lead his team to the postseason as a rookie.
With final preparations for Saturday’s kickoff underway, we’re looking at ten things about the Houston Texans.
From Teddy Bridgewater to Stefon Diggs, there are 11 former Minnesota Vikings with a chance to win the Super Bowl
After a successful wild card weekend in the National Football League, the playoff bracket is down to eight teams and leaves some really tasty matchups.
If you need a rooting interest for the divisional round and beyond, there are still 11 former Minnesota Vikings with a chance to win the Super Bowl.
All three of them were cornerbacks.
The Seahawks brought in three free agents for workouts Tuesday, according to the NFL’s transactions report. All three of them were cornerbacks.
Here’s who came in for a visit at the VMAC today.
The Titans brought seven players in for tryouts on Thursday, including three familiar faces.
The Tennessee Titans are on their bye week and are taking the extra time this week to get a look at some players, according to the league’s transactions wire.
Among the players to try out for the Titans on Thursday were three familiar faces in running back Jonathan Ward, linebacker Joseph Jones and defensive back Josh Thompson.
Ward and Thompson were both with the Titans during the offseason, also, but suffered injuries that thwarted their bids at the team’s initial 53-man roster.
This is Ward’s second meeting with the Titans this month. Tennessee only has two running backs on the active roster, so there’s a need for depth there. Thompson and Ward can offer help on special teams, also.
Jones appeared in 24 games with the Titans from 2021 through 2022, playing mostly on special teams. He saw just 64 snaps on defense in that span.
Now, a look at the rest of the players the Titans worked out, along with some information for each.
The Cardinals had a couple of minor injuries on Saturday night. We don’t know much more than that yet.
The Arizona Cardinals lost on Saturday night in their second preseason game 38-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs at home.
They didn’t have any major injuries but did have a couple of what appeared to be minor injuries.
Head coach Jonathan Gannon gave some information as an update after the game.
Cornerback Kris Boyd, who left the game after a punt, injured his ribs.
Linebacker Dennis Gardeck exited the game with a knee injury.
We will see how much time they have to miss and if they are more serious than they appear.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
[lawrence-auto-related count=4 category=1362]
Boyd projects right now as the Cardinals’ No. 4 cornerback and should play heavily on special teams.
The Arizona Cardinals added depth to their cornerback room and bolstered their special teams unit. The team announced it signed former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Kris Boyd to a one-year contract.
Boyd was a seventh-round pick of the Vikings in 2019 out of Texas.
He is 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds.
In four seasons, he has mostly played special teams. Last season, he logged 403 special teams snaps, 82% of the Vikings’ total snaps for the unit.
He has had 29 special teams tackles in his career.
According to the Cardinals’ Craig Grialou, Boyd was the NFC’s top vote-getter for special teams last year, although he was not selected to the Pro Bowl.
He has played as many as 343 snaps on defense (in 2020), primarily as an outside cornerback.
In four seasons, he has 95 total tackles, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
Right now, he probably is slated as the Cardinals’ No. 4 cornerback behind Marco Wilson, Rashad Fenton and Marco Wilson.
Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1363]
[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbw7fa4ahbvdd03 player_id=01eqbvhghtkmz2182d image=]
The Minnesota Vikings lost one of their core special teams players with Kris Boyd signing with the Arizona Cardinals.
The Minnesota Vikings lost one of their best special teamers on Monday as the Arizona Cardinals have signed cornerback Kris Boyd. The move was reported by Darren Urban of the teams official website azcardinals.com.
A seventh-round pick in 2019, Boyd has been a standout on special teams as a gunner for the Vikings. He was great in multiple ways on special teams but struggled the few times that he was on the field on defense.
The decision to no re-sign Boyd is a curious one. He was great on special teams, but that choice is likely salary cap related, as not bringing him back at the minimum likely saved $200k versus a rookie on the minimum contract.
After the first few weeks of free agency, the Minnesota Vikings still have multiple free agents on the market.
The Minnesota Vikings have had a pretty active free agency thus far. They spent a lot of resources on Josh Oliver, Marcus Davenport and Byron Murphy Jr. and have also done a great job in re-signing their talent
Free agency isn’t over yet and the Vikings still have multiple roster spots open and there are still players on last year’s roster. Here are the remaining Vikings free agents.
