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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Deion Sanders Makes His Feelings Clear About Shedeur Sanders' $4.6M Browns Contract
As the Cleveland Browns prepare to turn the page on a rough 3-14 season in 2024, one of the organization's newest additions has become the subject of widespread speculation. After leading the Colorado Buffaloes to a 9-4 record and winning the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2024, throwing for 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, Shedeur Sanders surprisingly slipped down to the fifth round, becoming the No. 144 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Advertisement On Tuesday, NFL Hall of Famer and current Colorado head coach Deion Sanders shared side-by-side images of his own 1989 rookie contract ($4.4 million) and that of his son, Shedeur, who just inked a four-year, $4.6 million deal with the Browns. He tagged the post with a simple caption: '@shedeursanders Proud Father I am!! I love my kids and I pushed my kids to be greater to be better to correct my wrongs & magnify my rights. My kids are built for whatever comes their way. We're prepared for whatever because I got them no matter what!. Thank you Jesus. #Dad." Drafted fifth overall by the Atlanta Falcons in 1989, Deion immediately made an impact as a shutdown cornerback and electric returner. Advertisement Over 14 NFL seasons with five franchises, he collected 53 interceptions, returned nine for touchdowns, and scored six more on punt returns and three on kickoff returns. Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders with son and quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2).Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Sanders earned eight Pro Bowl nods, six first-team All-Pro selections, and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1994. He won two Super Bowl rings, one with the San Francisco 49ers (Super Bowl XXIX) and another with the Dallas Cowboys (Super Bowl XXX), and remains the only athlete ever to appear in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Related: Alabama Football Reacts to Major Announcement on Saturday Related: No. 1 College Football Recruit Sends Clear Message After Declining Georgia
Chicago Tribune
10-03-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Offensive line rebuild continues for Chicago Bears, who land Drew Dalman — the top center on the market
Given a chance to continue building around quarterback Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles started the offseason with a focus on the offensive line — and the overhaul of the interior continued when the NFL's negotiating window opened Monday. The Bears will have a vastly different-looking line as the refurbishing continued with an agreement on contract terms with Drew Dalman of the Atlanta Falcons, the top free-agent center. It won't become official until the new league year begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday, but Dalman will be the second-highest-paid center in the league with a three-year, $42 million contract. ESPN first reported the deal, which includes $28 million guaranteed. Now the Bears have two new guards — trades to acquire Joe Thuney from the Kansas City Chiefs and Jonah Jackson from the Los Angeles Rams will be processed Wednesday — and a center, a position that has vexed Poles the last three seasons. With a shortage of left tackles on the market and a poor draft for centers, Dalman figured to be the Bears' No. 1 target in free agency, and they were aggressive to make it happen. In a free-agent pool that some view as weak — and that was watered down over the weekend by teams extending some of their own players — the Bears got a player coming out of his rookie contract and entering the prime years of his career. The pocket should look significantly different for Williams, who was sacked an NFL-high 68 times as a rookie, and the overhauled interior also should aid the running game. Addressing the protection for Williams was paramount after he spent too much time scrambling last season. Dalman, 26, was a fourth-round pick by the Falcons in 2021 out of Stanford and started 40 games over the last three seasons, missing eight last season and three in 2023 with separate ankle injuries. His father, Chris, was an offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1990s and a member of their Super Bowl XXIX championship team, so Dalman grew up around the game. The Bears have had four Week 1 starters at center in the last five seasons — Coleman Shelton, Lucas Patrick, Sam Mustipher and Cody Whitehair — and they missed a chance to get an anchor for the line when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected West Virginia's highly regarded Zach Frazier in the second round last year. Issues on the line have been growing for years. The Bears are tied with the New York Giants for the most sacks allowed (270) over the last five seasons, and three of the four highest single-season sack totals in franchise history have occurred in the last four years. Some of the blame belongs on the quarterbacks, offensive design, play calling and everything else you can imagine, but the Bears have gotten out of the line what they've invested — subpar play. Chances are Poles isn't done either. Thuney, 32, is entering his 10th season. He remains one of the elite guards in the league but is a short-term fix to a long-term problem. He's under contract for this season at $16 million, and it stands to reason the Bears will need to extend Thuney sooner rather than later. The Bears are banking on coach Ben Johnson's relationship with Jackson to spark a bounce-back season after a disastrous year with the Rams. Jackson, 28, is under contract for two seasons, so it wouldn't be surprising if the Bears invested significant draft capital in a potential left tackle, another guard — or both — with right tackle Darnell Wright, Poles' first-round pick in 2023, the only carryover with a clear role on the line beyond this season. Getting Dalman was essential as the Bears bring in an experienced center who should help take pressure off Williams at the line of scrimmage. By making it to free agency, Dalman was able to maximize his value. The Chiefs' Creed Humphrey signed a four-year, $72 million extension in August that made him far and away the highest-paid center at $18 million per season. The deal included $35 million guaranteed. Dalman's contract slots behind Humphrey's. The Detroit Lions signed Frank Ragnow to a four-year, $54 million extension ($13.5 million annually) in May 2021 that had him atop the center list for some time. Dalman's deal easily eclipses the four-year, $50 million contract Lloyd Cushenberry signed with the Tennessee Titans in free agency last March. That contract included $30 million in guarantees. Now Poles can turn his attention to finding help for the defensive line — but his attention is unlikely to stray far from the offensive line as the offseason unfolds.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Browns announce new additions to the coaching staff
BEREA, Ohio (WKBN) – The Cleveland Browns officially announced multiple additions and promotions to Kevin Stefanski's coaching staff on Friday. The Browns have added Christian Jones (tight ends), Sanders Davis (assistant offensive line), Kyle Hoke (assistant special teams), Adam Morris (assistant defensive line) and Ben Wilkerson (assistant offensive line) to the coaching staff. In addition, Bill Musgrave (quarterbacks), Stephen Bravo-Brown (assistant wide receivers) and Nick Charlton (pass game specialist) will have new roles in spent the past three seasons with the New York Giants, first as an offensive assistant in 2022 and then as assistant quarterbacks coach from 2023-24. Prior to the Giants, Jones spent three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2019-21), the first as an offensive quality control coach and two seasons as an assistant wide receivers coach. Davis joins the Browns after spending the previous six seasons at Rice University, first as a graduate assistant (2019) before serving as offensive line coach the final four seasons (2020-24). New Browns offensive line coach Mike Bloomgren served as Rice's head coach during all six seasons. Hoke has spent the past 13 years coaching on the college level. He has had stops at Texas A&M (2024), San Diego State (2020-23), Indiana State (2019), Texas State (2018), John Carroll (2017), South Carolina (2015-16), Army (2014) and Western Michigan (2012-13). Morris spent the 2024 season as the defensive line/run game coordinator at the University at Buffalo. He also had college coaching stints at Ball State (2023), Eastern Illinois (2021-22) and DePauw (2020). Wilkerson brings 10 years of NFL coaching experience following a four-year playing career. He served as the assistant offensive line coach with the Jets (2022-24), Giants (2018-21) and Bears (2015-17). Musgrave joined the Browns in 2023 and spent the past two seasons as senior offensive assistant. He has 27 years of coaching experience on the professional and collegiate level in addition to six seasons as an NFL player, where he was a member of San Francisco's Super Bowl XXIX winning team. Musgrave has served as an NFL offensive coordinator for 11 seasons with six teams (Philadelphia, Carolina, Jacksonville, Minnesota, Oakland and Denver). Prior to the Browns, he spent three seasons (2020-22) as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Cal. Bravo-Brown joined the Browns in 2020 and spent two seasons as defensive quality control coach and three seasons as special teams assistant (2022-24). Charlton joined the Browns staff as an offensive assistant/run-game specialist in 2024. He spent the previous two seasons (2022-23) as UConn's assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Charlton spent seven seasons (2015-21) as a coach at Maine in various offensive roles before serving as head coach from 2019-21. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dana Stubblefield is finally released from prison, but prosecutors intend to refile rape charges
More than six weeks after an appeals court overturned his rape conviction, former NFL defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield has been freed from prison. Via the Associated Press, a judge granted Stubblefield's release on Friday. "Finally, an innocent man is no longer sitting in a cage away from his family," attorney Kenneth Rosenfeld said in a statement. Stubblefield and his lawyers will hold a press conference on Wednesday. The district attorney's office intends to refile charges. "A jury unanimously found Mr. Stubblefield guilty of raping a woman at gunpoint, he was given an appropriate sentence, and we felt that justice had been served," Assistant District Attorney Terry Harman said in a statement. "That justice has been interrupted and although we are disappointed that the judge released Mr. Stubblefield from custody while we await a decision from the California Supreme Court, we remain focused on the sexual assault that occurred, the victim, and the need for accountability and community safety." The conviction was reversed because prosecutors used "racially discriminatory language" at trial, in violation of California law. His release had been delayed by the time needed to deliver the proper paperwork from the appeals court to the trial court. While free from custody, Stubblefield is required to wear an ankle monitor, not possess firearms, and not contact the alleged victim. Stubblefield spent 11 years in the NFL, playing for the 49ers, Washington, and the Raiders. He won Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers and was named both the 1997 defensive player of the year and the 1993 defensive rookie of the year. He'll potentially face a new trial on the charges, along with the possibility of another conviction.
NBC Sports
12-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Dana Stubblefield is finally released from prison, but prosecutors intend to refile rape charges
More than six weeks after an appeals court overturned his rape conviction, former NFL defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield has been freed from prison. Via the Associated Press, a judge granted Stubblefield's release on Friday. 'Finally, an innocent man is no longer sitting in a cage away from his family,' attorney Kenneth Rosenfeld said in a statement. Stubblefield and his lawyers will hold a press conference on Wednesday. The district attorney's office intends to refile charges. 'A jury unanimously found Mr. Stubblefield guilty of raping a woman at gunpoint, he was given an appropriate sentence, and we felt that justice had been served,' Assistant District Attorney Terry Harman said in a statement. 'That justice has been interrupted and although we are disappointed that the judge released Mr. Stubblefield from custody while we await a decision from the California Supreme Court, we remain focused on the sexual assault that occurred, the victim, and the need for accountability and community safety.' The conviction was reversed because prosecutors used 'racially discriminatory language' at trial, in violation of California law. His release had been delayed by the time needed to deliver the proper paperwork from the appeals court to the trial court. While free from custody, Stubblefield is required to wear an ankle monitor, not possess firearms, and not contact the alleged victim. Stubblefield spent 11 years in the NFL, playing for the 49ers, Washington, and the Raiders. He won Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers and was named both the 1997 defensive player of the year and the 1993 defensive rookie of the year. He'll potentially face a new trial on the charges, along with the possibility of another conviction.
