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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Eagles sign an intriguing undrafted free agent offensive lineman
Philadelphia announced on Monday that they have signed rookie offensive lineman Marcus Tate (6-5, 321 pounds) after the former Clemson star participated in the Eagles' Rookie Camp earlier this spring. A four-year starter, Tate saw action in 42 games (37 starts), logging 2,502 snaps during his Tigers career. Tate became just the third true freshman offensive lineman in Clemson history to start a season opener in 2021. In 2024, Tate earned second-team All-ACC honors and finished at Clemson as one of 28 players in school history to play more than 2,500 career snaps from scrimmage at multiple positions. This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles sign former Clemson star to a one-year deal
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jaxson Dart continues to pass Giants tests as he awaits more
It does not take long to sense that Jaxson Dart is comfortable with himself, around his teammates — even those he just met — in interview settings with the media, as the centerpiece of an offense and as the face of a program. He is the quarterback and acts like it. What cannot be known just yet, from the outside, looking in, is how much Dart knows about what he is doing when he is on the field. Advertisement How quick of a study he is. How his command of everything around him compares with other young players thrust into a new situation. How he is able to take what he has learned and share it with the guys in his huddle. First impressions are not always accurate but sometimes they are. The Giants traded back up into the first round of the NFL draft to select Dart, a three-year starter at Ole Miss, with the 25th overall pick. On Friday, as rookie minicamp kicked off, Dart already was on his way to bringing followers to his cause. Jaxson Dart (6) speaks with the media during Rookie Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Friday, May 9, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST 'I mean he's incredibly smart,' rookie running back Cam Skattebo said after a one-hour practice that was moved indoors to escape the rain. 'I've talked to him the last 24 hours and the kid is incredibly smart. He's one of the smartest I've been around, and he did a great job with the seven-on-seven play calls, snap counts and all of that, and making sure everybody was in line. I can't wait to see what he does and what he's capable of.'' Advertisement This is a good sign but not an essential immediate ingredient in what the Giants have cooking up for Dart. There is no urgency to get him ready to roll, as he arrives as the No. 3 quarterback, behind starter Russell Wilson and backup Jameis Winston, two veterans signed as free agents. Dart is the presumed starter of the future. Will that be sometime during the 2025 season? Will his ascension wait until 2026? There are so many factors at work with all this. Dart, 21, sounds interested in learning as much as he can as quickly as he can. New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) participates in a drill during rookie minicamp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. John Jones-Imagn Images 'Yeah, as a quarterback you're the one, you run the ship when you're out there,' he said. 'So, if you don't know the ins and outs of everything, you're not going to have everybody around you prepared. And I think that that's super important. It's very important to have that mindset coming to work each and every day. Advertisement 'And I think that that also raises the bar for everybody around you. And I think that if you want to be a great team and you want to compete at the highest level, that's definitely how you have to be as a quarterback.' Dart participated in the 7 on 7 period, on the field for 10 snaps and his passes were thrown with plenty of accuracy and pace. He had the plays relayed to him into his helmet radio by offensive coordinator Mike Kafka via walkie-talkie. Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) greets quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) during rookie camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Friday, May 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Players on Thursday evening were given the script for the practice session and Dart made sure to go over it with his new teammates on the bus ride from the Giants facility to the hotel where the rookies are housed for the two-day camp. Advertisement 'As the quarterback, you got to make sure that everybody knows what they're doing,' Dart said. 'So, I tried to get as many guys as I could together on the offensive side of the ball and go through it and teach everybody, making sure that we're all on the same page.' The teaching is going well. Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) throws a pass during Rookie Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Friday, May 9, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST The first-year guys are constantly getting information and then asked to regurgitate that information, often with rapid-fire responses. No one gets everything right. It sounds as if Dart is getting a whole lot right, though. 'I mean coaches say things and if you answer it fast and right, that's hard to do, especially with the nerves and everything that rack up as a rookie,' Skattebo said. 'The head coach asks you a question and you know the answer like that, you're into your books and you're very smart and just talking to [Dart] about football and certain routes and play calls and just hearing him hear a call one time and being able to call it multiple times back to back, it's just something that he does well.' Advertisement Dart said he and head coach Brian Daboll 'were able to just form an organic relationship,' during the lengthy pre-draft getting-to-know-you process. He said the Giants 'tested me harder than any other team.' Dart passed enough of the tests for the Giants to trade up to get him. There are plenty more in store for him, though, as NFL quarterbacks are not made in a day.
New York Post
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Abdul Carter feels ‘good' about his new number after selection drama
On the first day, Abdul Carter wore jersey No. 51. Not 56. Not 11. Those numbers remain retired for Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms, respectively. Advertisement 'I feel good,' Carter said Friday of his new number after his first on-field action for the Giants as rookie minicamp opened. 'I feel like it's going to have to grow on me a little bit, but it's feeling good right now.' Not long after the Giants made Carter the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL draft, the edge rusher made inquiries to Taylor about wearing No. 56. Taylor respectfully said no and urged Carter to make famous whatever number he eventually got to wear. Carter wore a legacy jersey at Penn State — No. 11 — and Simms said he would be fine with his number coming out of retirement for Carter, who said he would be honored to wear No. 11. Simms got overruled by his wife and daughter, though, and 11 remains off-limits. Advertisement So, why 51 for Carter? 'Pretty much what we had available,' he said. 'It was a good number.' 3 New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) speaks with the media during rookie camp at the Quest Diagnostics center on Friday, May 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Advertisement This does not have to be a permanently assigned number for Carter, but he said, 'It's pretty much set. I'm just happy to be out here playing football. That's all I'm worried about.' That is all head coach Brian Daboll is worried about, too. 'Yeah, he'll wear 51,' Daboll said. 'I'm more concerned about the player and proving him, so that's what number he's in, 51.' 3 Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) runs a drill during Rookie Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center on Friday, May 9, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Advertisement Running back Cam Skattebo wore No. 44 in his Giants camp debut. He wore No. 4 at Arizona State and did not sound thrilled with the double-4 look. 'This is what I'm in for now,' he said. 'We'll see — this is a temporary number. We'll see what I end up in the season, but we won't know that until later on.' Quarterback Jaxson Dart wore No. 2 at Ole Miss, but cornerback Deonte Banks currently has that jersey number. Dart wore No. 6 for his first Giants action. 3 Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51), running back Cam Skattebo (44) and tight end Thomas Fidone ll (86) speak with head coach Brian Daboll during Rookie Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center on Friday, May 9, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST 'Yeah, I think we'll come to a final decision here soon,' Dart said. 'Quite honestly, I kind of have to just look at the pictures to see if I like myself in six.' Advertisement Three draft picks signed their rookie contracts: OL Marcus Mbow (fifth round), TE Thomas Fidone (seventh round) and DB Korie Black (seventh round). … The Giants needed a roster spot, so they released WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey two months after signing the six-year veteran to a one-year deal for $1.24 million. Humphrey might be re-signed Monday. The addition of WR Gabe Davis, cut this past week by the Jaguars, remains a possibility. Advertisement Former Giants star DE Michael Strahan watched practice and addressed the team afterward. 'It's crazy seeing the Hall of Famer here on the first day just come watch us practice, watch us have fun as rookies like he did when he was younger,' DT Darius Alexander, a third-round pick, said. 'It was awesome.'
New York Post
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Jaxson Dart continues to pass Giants tests as he awaits more
It does not take long to sense that Jaxson Dart is comfortable with himself, around his teammates — even those he just met — in interview settings with the media, as the centerpiece of an offense and as the face of a program. He is the quarterback and acts like it. What cannot be known just yet, from the outside, looking in, is how much Dart knows about what he is doing when he is on the field. Advertisement How quick of a study he is. How his command of everything around him compares with other young players thrust into a new situation. How he is able to take what he has learned and share it with the guys in his huddle. First impressions are not always accurate but sometimes they are. The Giants traded back up into the first round of the NFL draft to select Dart, a three-year starter at Ole Miss, with the 25th overall pick. On Friday, as rookie minicamp kicked off, Dart already was on his way to bringing followers to his cause. 4 Jaxson Dart (6) speaks with the media during Rookie Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Friday, May 9, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Advertisement 'I mean he's incredibly smart,' rookie running back Cam Skattebo said after a one-hour practice that was moved indoors to escape the rain. 'I've talked to him the last 24 hours and the kid is incredibly smart. He's one of the smartest I've been around, and he did a great job with the seven-on-seven play calls, snap counts and all of that, and making sure everybody was in line. I can't wait to see what he does and what he's capable of.'' This is a good sign but not an essential immediate ingredient in what the Giants have cooking up for Dart. There is no urgency to get him ready to roll, as he arrives as the No. 3 quarterback, behind starter Russell Wilson and backup Jameis Winston, two veterans signed as free agents. Dart is the presumed starter of the future. Will that be sometime during the 2025 season? Will his ascension wait until 2026? There are so many factors at work with all this. Dart, 21, sounds interested in learning as much as he can as quickly as he can. Advertisement 4 New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) participates in a drill during rookie minicamp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. John Jones-Imagn Images 'Yeah, as a quarterback you're the one, you run the ship when you're out there,' he said. 'So, if you don't know the ins and outs of everything, you're not going to have everybody around you prepared. And I think that that's super important. It's very important to have that mindset coming to work each and every day. 'And I think that that also raises the bar for everybody around you. And I think that if you want to be a great team and you want to compete at the highest level, that's definitely how you have to be as a quarterback.' Advertisement Dart participated in the 7 on 7 period, on the field for 10 snaps and his passes were thrown with plenty of accuracy and pace. He had the plays relayed to him into his helmet radio by offensive coordinator Mike Kafka via walkie-talkie. 4 Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) greets quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) during rookie camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Friday, May 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Players on Thursday evening were given the script for the practice session and Dart made sure to go over it with his new teammates on the bus ride from the Giants facility to the hotel where the rookies are housed for the two-day camp. 'As the quarterback, you got to make sure that everybody knows what they're doing,' Dart said. 'So, I tried to get as many guys as I could together on the offensive side of the ball and go through it and teach everybody, making sure that we're all on the same page.' The teaching is going well. 4 Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) throws a pass during Rookie Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Friday, May 9, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Advertisement The first-year guys are constantly getting information and then asked to regurgitate that information, often with rapid-fire responses. No one gets everything right. It sounds as if Dart is getting a whole lot right, though. 'I mean coaches say things and if you answer it fast and right, that's hard to do, especially with the nerves and everything that rack up as a rookie,' Skattebo said. 'The head coach asks you a question and you know the answer like that, you're into your books and you're very smart and just talking to [Dart] about football and certain routes and play calls and just hearing him hear a call one time and being able to call it multiple times back to back, it's just something that he does well.' Advertisement Dart said he and head coach Brian Daboll 'were able to just form an organic relationship,' during the lengthy pre-draft getting-to-know-you process. He said the Giants 'tested me harder than any other team.' Dart passed enough of the tests for the Giants to trade up to get him. There are plenty more in store for him, though, as NFL quarterbacks are not made in a day.
Associated Press
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Benjamin Morrison says he felt people gave up on him before the Buccaneers selected him at No. 53
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Benjamin Morrison burst into tears when he got the long-awaited call from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second round of the NFL draft last month. 'Thank you for believing in me,' Morrison told coach Todd Bowles in one of the most emotional videos of the three days. A star cornerback at Notre Dame whose season ended in October following a hip injury, Morrison was still considered a first-round pick by many analysts, with some rating him as the No. 1 player at his position. But he had to wait until the 53rd pick to hear his name called. Morrison explained his raw emotion Friday when the Buccaneers kicked off rookie camp. 'It was just the year that I had last year, going into the year, understanding I was one of the top corners, and then you get injured, and then you feel like you're forgotten about, and there's so many things behind closed doors that many people don't know that I had to go through last year with just uncertainty of my hip, the combine process, all that stuff,' Morrison said. 'So it honestly felt like a lot of people gave up on me. And, I'm still a kid in the day. I'm growing up. I still have to have those growing pains. So it was tough. But at the end of the day, I mean God doesn't make mistakes. I landed at the right spot. It kind of validated this when I walked through the doors. This is the place I'm supposed to be at. My mom was like: 'You're on a mission. God sent you here for a reason and go attack it.'' Morrison participated in positional drills on the field but sat out the team periods as he continues to recover from surgery. Morrison's dad, Darryl Morrison, played four seasons in the NFL as a defensive back after Washington selected him in the sixth round in 1993. He played with Bowles his rookie season so he gave his son input on his new coach. 'He was like, honestly, straight to the point, he's matter of fact. And he's just like what you got on the phone is what you're going to get. He's a good dude, great man, cares about his players and things like that,' Benjamin Morrison said about his dad's thoughts on Bowles. The four-time defending NFC South champion Buccaneers are counting on Morrison to bolster a secondary that finished fourth-worst in passing yards allowed in each of the past two seasons. The 6-foot, 190-pound Morrison had six interceptions as a freshman in 2022 and three picks along with a team-high 10 pass breakups in 2023, when he was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the top defensive back in college football. His experience playing for a high-profile college program should help him make a smooth transition to the next level. 'It's a national stage every single week,' Morrison said about Notre Dame. 'I opened up my first-ever game at 18 years old playing Ohio State. So for me, it's just prepared me to go against the best. Look at the guys I've gone against in college, different body types who are excelling in the NFL at a high level. So for me, it gave me that wide variety of different receivers and then also just the man that Notre Dame kind of molded me to be. I went there a boy and came out a man, just through my coaching staff, the people around me, even my players. Having guys like Cam Hart, even Kyle Hamilton coming back to school, just seeing the way they operate, it's inspiring for a young kid like me and I was like I wanna be like that one day.' ___ AP NFL:
