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4 days ago
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Raiders officially announce a multi-year extension with All Pro punter AJ Cole
It's official. Raiders will hold onto their latest elite punter for a long time to come. Wednesday the team officially announced they have signed punter AJ Cole to a multi-year extension. The deal is a reported four-year contract which makes Cole the NFL's highest paid punter. Advertisement The deal is well-deserved as Cole has proven himself to be the NFL's best punter over the past four seasons. It's been an impressive rise for the former undrafted free agent tryout player. That's right, he didn't just go undrafted. He had to try out for the team in rookie minicamp back in 2019 to earn a contract. From there he's gone on to be twice named AP First Team All-Pro (2021, 2023) and head to three straight Pro Bowls (2021-23). Cole has topped the NFL in several areas since he joined the league in 2019 including his 48.6 yards per punt and 44.7% of his punts inside the 20-yard line. His 50.8 yards per punt average last season is tied for the second-best in Raiders history (min. 50 punts) and the fifth highest single-season average in NFL history. Advertisement No franchise in football has had more great punters than the Raiders. Starting with Ray Guy who is the only ever full time punter to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and continuing with Shane Lechler who has the best shot at becoming the second ever punter in Canton. Between Lechler and Cole, the Raiders have absolutely dominated the punting game in the NFL this milennium. Expect this stat to hold at least until 2030 with Cole's extension keeping him in Silver & Black until 2029. With the Raiders having signed AJ Cole to an extension, who could be next to get an extension in Las Vegas? This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders officially sign All Pro punter AJ Cole to multi-year extension
USA Today
19-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Three Notre Dame women's basketball players named All-Americans
Three Notre Dame women's basketball players named All-Americans Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles are the first two players people think of when it comes to Notre Dame women's basketball these days. After all, both are considered among the best players in the country. But Sonia Citron is equally important to the Irish, and that has been proven with her being named to this year's AP All-American Team alongside Hidalgo and Miles. It's a sign of how tough the Irish will be to take down in the NCAA Tournament, even with their late-season slump. Hidalgo is only the fourth player in history to be named to an AP First Team All-American as both a freshman and sophomore. Miles is an AP Second Team All-American for the second time, previously becoming one in 2023. Both players also have been named All-Americans for those respective teams by the USBWA. Citron has been named to the AP All-American Team as an Honorable Mention. She recently was named First Team All-ACC and ACC All-Defense. Here all are three players being interviewed by injured teammate KK Bransford before the season: Congratulations to all three players on receiving such a big honor. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes and opinions. Follow Geoffrey on X: @gfclark89 More: Tale of the Tape: Team Stats - Notre Dame vs. Stephen F. Austin More: Notre Dame continues March Madness green nails tradition for 2025 More: Can Notre Dame women reach Final Four in March Madness? Our prediction
