Alex Highsmith’s ‘walk-on mentality’ helped him earn $68 million extension

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Standing in the doorway of the media room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin grinned and nodded as linebacker Alex … Read more

Madden 99 Club: Cowboys’ Zack Martin is first guard to earn honor in 20 years

Football fans, it’s that time of year! Madden NFL 24 is set to release next month, but before that comes the game’s highly coveted 99 Club reveal. The 99 Club represents the highest video-game honor known to man — and the highest the game has to offer — signaling that a player has virtually no … Read more

AFC rookies picked after Day 1 of NFL Draft who could earn key roles in 2023: Tyjae Spears among 16 sleepers

Breece Hall and Dameon Pierce were Day 2 picks who played like first-rounders in Year 1 in the NFL. The season before that, Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith went from somewhat obscure non-Day 1 picks to key pieces of the Chiefs offensive line as rookies. In 2020, Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, Steelers receiver Chase Claypool, and Patriots guard Michael … Read more