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Dolphins All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey gets 3-year extension worth $24.1 million per year, AP source says
Read full article: Dolphins All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey gets 3-year extension worth $24.1 million per year, AP source saysA person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that All-Pro Jalen Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins have agreed on a three-year, $72.3 million contract extension.
Jets' Sauce Gardner voted No. 1 cornerback in the AP's top 5 NFL cornerback rankings
Read full article: Jets' Sauce Gardner voted No. 1 cornerback in the AP's top 5 NFL cornerback rankingsTwo-time All-Pro Sauce Gardner was voted the NFL’s No. 1 cornerback by The Associated Press in a preseason survey.
Dolphins’ Surtain, Madison have high expectations because ‘that’s the way it was with us’
Read full article: Dolphins’ Surtain, Madison have high expectations because ‘that’s the way it was with us’Former defensive back tandem Patrick Surtain and Sam Madison, as well as former wide receiver Wes Wekler, have all been added to new head coach Mike McDaniel’s coaching staff.
Jones, Smith, Harris reconnect at Alabama's pro day No. 2
Read full article: Jones, Smith, Harris reconnect at Alabama's pro day No. 2Patrick Surtain II and Mac Jones had the spotlight at Alabama's Pro Day, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)DeVonta Smith was there for quarterback Mac Jones once again, this time it was at Alabama's latest pro day. “He didn't have to do that,” Jones told the SEC Network, which aired the pro day. '”Jones showcased his arm strength a week after participating in the Crimson Tide's first pro day. “Mac was just on me like, ‘Bro, come catch, come catch, come catch,’” Smith told the network.
Playmakers wanted: Defending champ Alabama replacing stars
Read full article: Playmakers wanted: Defending champ Alabama replacing starsSaban and Alabama opened spring practice Friday, March 19, 2021l with an immediate goal. For now, they need to find replacements for three of college football's top offensive weapons. Patterson, File)Nick Saban and Alabama opened spring practice Friday with an immediate goal. He also didn't get a spring practice last year because of the pandemic. The Crimson Tide holds its spring game on April 17 and opens the regular season against Miami on Sept. 4 in Atlanta.
Despite no combine, NFL releases list of who merited invites
Read full article: Despite no combine, NFL releases list of who merited invitesThe last NFL event not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was the 2020 combine in Indianapolis. A year later, with the 2021 combine canceled, the league has released a list of players who would have merited invitations. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)The last NFL event not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was the 2020 combine in Indianapolis. A year later, with the 2021 combine canceled, the league has released a list of players who would have merited invitations. Cornerbacks got the most invitations with 44, including all-Americans Shaun Wade of Ohio State, and Patrick Surtain of national champion Alabama.
NFL draft early entry list has 3 national title-winning QBs
Read full article: NFL draft early entry list has 3 national title-winning QBsThose 128 players, plus three more who inquired about their draft status but didn't need special eligibility, were on the NFL's official list released Friday as available to be drafted after giving up their remaining college eligibility. The 30 players with college eligibility remaining after completing their degree requirements had to notify the NFL of their intentions for the draft. As for those 98 players granted special eligibility without yet finishing their degrees, that was one fewer than last year and the lowest total since 95 in 2017. Players less than four years removed from high school who have not completed a degree need to be granted special entry to the draft by the NFL. Southern California has the most players leaving early for NFL draft eligibility with six.
Alabama's Jones, Smith, Harris lead 6 Tide AP All-Americans
Read full article: Alabama's Jones, Smith, Harris lead 6 Tide AP All-AmericansLawrence, the likely first pick in the next NFL draft, made AP All-America for the first time in his career. ___The 2020 AP All-America team:FIRST TEAMOffenseQuarterback — Mac Jones, junior, Alabama. Running backs — Najee Harris, senior, Alabama; Breece Hall, sophomore, Iowa State. Guards — Ben Cleveland, senior, Georgia; Tommy Kraemer, senior, Notre Dame. Safeties — Kyle Hamilton, sophomore, Notre Dame; Tykee Smith, sophomore, West Virginia.
Smith, Pitts are the real stars of SEC's Alabama, Florida
Read full article: Smith, Pitts are the real stars of SEC's Alabama, FloridaAlabama receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts are the real stars of the leagues most potent offenses. Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts are the real stars of the league’s most potent offenses. “He’s great at the point of attack.”Added Smith: “Pitts, he just makes unbelievable plays.”Pitts was in the middle of a cautious and costly decision last week. Pitts is a lock for the Mackey Award given annually to college football’s top tight end. But anyone who has watched even a little bit of Alabama and Florida this season knows who the real stars are.