Ranking NFL’s top 10 cornerbacks of 2023: There’s a new No. 1 as Jets’ Sauce Gardner takes top spot

The NFL is and will likely for the foreseeable future be a passing league. Because it is, cornerbacks have arguably never been more important. They have the primary coverage assignment on the league’s top pass-catchers, and thus have arguably the most responsibility for disrupting an opponent’s passing game.  The secondary tends to be a weak-link … Read more

Vikings WR Justin Jefferson attends minicamp, takes contract talk in stride

Justin Jefferson jogged onto the sun-soaked practice field, proceeding to jump in the air with a karate kick of his left leg as he approached his teammates. Absent all spring on his own offseason training and business agenda, Jefferson’s salient presence was a natural highlight for the Minnesota Vikings as they convened for minicamp. “You … Read more

Jalen Hurts takes batting practice, throws before Phillies game

Hitting a baseball out of Citizens Bank Park is harder than it looks. That’s what Philadelphia Eagles stars Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown discovered when they paid a visit to the Philadelphia Phillies’ home ballpark before Friday’s Phillies game against the Detroit Tigers. Hurts and Brown took some batting practice swings in the afternoon, showing … Read more