Former NFL star Larry Fitzgerald reflects on time at Pitt as he speaks at commencement, receives honorary doctorate
Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s time at Pitt was short. The wide receiver and Heisman Trophy runner-up flashed his professional bona fides in two years with the Panthers and was off to what would become a 17-year career with the Arizona Cardinals. But Fitzgerald’s fondness for Pittsburgh lingered long past his final...
Ravens draft pick Mike Green says he was open with teams about sexual assault allegations
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Mike Green has been open about the fact that he’s faced multiple sexual assault allegations, but when it comes to details, he wasn’t discussing it further at rookie camp this weekend. Green was available to Baltimore-area reporters Sunday for the first time since the Ravens drafted...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Shedeur Sanders’ hype will continue to dominate NFL media
Shedeur Sanders is a Cleveland Brown. That was likely at the behest of the owner and will be to the detriment of the coach. Kevin Stefanski will have daddy Deion in his ear, looking over his shoulder, bashing him, undermining him, perhaps even replacing him if the con goes perfectly....
Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Jeff Sperbeck, a business partner and former agent for NFL Hall of Famer John Elway, died Wednesday after suffering an injury last weekend at a Southern California golf resort community. He was 62. No cause of death was released, but the Riverside County coroner’s office said...
NFL fines Falcons, defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich following prank call to Shedeur Sanders
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have been fined $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been fined $100,000 as the result of Ulbrich’s son participating in a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft. The NFL confirmed the fines on Wednesday for the roles by the Falcons and...
49ers make George Kittle highest-paid tight end ever
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — George Kittle agreed to a four-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers that will make him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history. Kittle announced the deal on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast Tuesday, saying the extension was worth $76.4 million over four years...
Trump celebrates Super Bowl champ Eagles at White House, but QB Jalen Hurts skips ceremonyVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump feted the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, decided to skip the celebration. Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the reasons for their absences, according to a White House official...
Reports: Ex-Steelers WR Diontae Johnson agrees to 1-year deal with BrownsVideo
CLEVELAND — Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns on Monday, according to multiple reports. Cleveland will be the fourth team that Johnson has been on in a year. He began last season with Carolina before being traded to...
Saquon Barkley addresses criticism over golf outing with Trump
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hung out and golfed with President Donald Trump over the weekend. The internet reacted. In response, Barkley, also a former Penn State star player, told people to “get out my mentions with all this politics.” Their hangout occurred a day before the Philadelphia Eagles’...
Commanders and Washington agree to a deal to build at RFK Stadium site, a nearly $4 billion project
WASHINGTON — Growing up in the Washington area, Josh Harris cherished his chances once or twice a year to watch his favorite football team play at RFK Stadium, the home during the glory days when the likes of Joe Theismann and John Riggins made the stands shake on the way...
Falcons say defensive coordinator Ulbrich’s son was responsible for prank call to Shedeur Sanders
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons said Sunday that defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich’s son was responsible for a prank call made to Cleveland Browns draft pick Shedeur Sanders. The Falcons released a statement saying 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich “unintentionally came across the draft contact phone number for Shedeur Sanders off an open...
Shedeur Sanders generates most attention from Browns draft, but others have chance to make quick impact
BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders will generate the most attention and headlines of the Cleveland Browns’ seven selections in the NFL Draft. However, most of the Browns’ other six selections could make immediate contributions. Besides quarterback, general manager Andrew Berry filled a need at running back with Ohio State’s Quinshon...
Ravens boost defense early, then add intrigue by picking a 6th-round kicker in the NFL draft
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens entered the NFL Draft with few major holes — but they still made plenty of news. The Ravens added help for their secondary in the first round, then took a pass rusher in the second who comes with some off-field concerns. On the...
Bengals maintain focus on improving defense and offensive line with their picks in the NFL draft
Cincinnati used most of its offseason to make sure Joe Burrow had his top two playmakers wearing orange and black for a long time. With Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase signed, the Bengals turned their focus to two areas for the NFL Draft — trying to keep Burrow upright and...
Former Pitt, Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon to sign with Cleveland Browns
Before Donovan McMillon got to college, he had an NFL combine-themed party to celebrate a birthday while he was in high school. It’s safe to say that preparation for the NFL Draft is something the Peters Township native and former Pitt player had looked forward to for a long time....
Pitt’s Brandon George to sign with Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon George is highly confident in his abilities, and he believes his experiences at Pitt have prepared him for a career in the NFL. But George is blessed with a high sense of self-awareness. After becoming a starting linebacker during the final of his six seasons at Pitt, George plans...
Former Pitt kicker Ben Sauls signs with Steelers
Ben Sauls just sounds like an NFL kicker. Literally. Sauls proved so to the scouts and team personnel from across the NFL during Pitt’s pro day last month. “I know today especially,” Sauls said at pro day, “people wanted to hear the ball off my foot.” Seriously? Scouts care about...
Los Angeles Rams select Pitt WR Konata Mumpfield in 7th round
If Konata Mumpfield doesn’t make it in the NFL, rest assured it won’t be because the stress of the moment gets too big for him. An honorable mention all-ACC wide receiver for Pitt this past season, Mumpfield was drafted in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Rams at No....
Minnesota Vikings select Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew in 6th round
Gavin Bartholomew appeared in 49 of Pitt’s 52 games over the past four seasons, starting 41 and having at least one catch in all but seven of them. “I feel great,” Bartholomew said prior to performing drills among fellow tight ends at the NFL combine earlier this year. “I’ve been...
Penn State linebacker Kobe King picked by Minnesota Vikings in 6th round
The latest off-ball linebacker to enter the NFL out of “Linebacker U,” Kobe King during the combine relayed a chat he had with management of an unnamed NFL team. King is an old-school style inside linebacker who’s hoping to enter the league just as old-school is coming back into fashion...
Los Angeles Chargers pick Pitt’s Branson Taylor in 6th round of NFL Draft
A tear of the lateral meniscus in a knee ended the senior season of Pitt starting left tackle Branson Taylor. The ensuring recovery from surgery prevented Taylor from taking part in drills at the NFL combine, too. Five months of frustration and rehab, though, melted away when Taylor was finally...
Houston Texans select Penn State safety Jaylen Reed in 6th round of NFL Draft
Jaylen Reed didn’t take too much time to ponder what was the biggest lesson he learned from coach James Franklin over four years as part of the Penn State football program. If you’re not five minutes early, you’re late. “It might seem like a little thing, but if you show...
Shedeur Sanders’ long wait ends when Browns take him in the 5th round of the NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shedeur Sanders’ long wait finally has ended. The Cleveland Browns selected the Colorado quarterback and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. That ended a stunning fall for Sanders, the most...
West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum selected in 3rd round by Jaguars
Born and raised in southwestern West Virginia, Wyatt Milum talks as if he’s as proud of his native state — and its flagship university — as he is of his status as one of the college football’s best offensive tackles in recent seasons. “Last three years, I don’t think I...
Tennessee drafts Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. in 3rd round
When speaking last week in discussing safeties available in the draft, the NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah observed that the knee injury suffered by Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr. early last season would end up being to the benefit of the team that drafted him this spring. “I think there’s value...
