Scouting Report on Ole Miss Defensive Tackle Walter Nolen for the NFL Draft
Can Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen validate his five-star billing and command first-round capital with his scouting report in the 2025 NFL Draft?
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Saints Defensive Player Endures Unfortunate Injury
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) After securing a winning season last year but missing out on the playoffs, the New Orleans Saints are looking to have an even better 2024. While the hopes were high for the team, especially on defense, those hopes took a hit when veteran role player Tanoh Kpassagnon went down…
Graeme Souness believes a top-tier club would sell Marcus Rashford for his lack of defensive contribution – Latest Manchester United News and Transfer Updates
4 Graeme Souness has claimed that a “proper club” would look to part ways with Marcus Rashford due to his unwillingness to track back and help out defensively for Manchester United. To say that Rashford has underwhelmed this season would be a massive understatement. He has been a far cry from the sensational player he…
Projected Kansas City Chiefs 53-Man Roster: Anticipating the Defensive Lineup for the upcoming season
Looking for a three-peat and returning a majority of their dominant 2023 defense, who will make the Chiefs’ final 53-man roster in 2024?
David Long Jr. Takes Charge as Defensive Leader for the Miami Dolphins
We can measure statistically how much productivity the Miami Dolphins‘ defense lost in their offseason salary cap purge. What is harder to quantify: What the team lost in terms of spirit and leadership. Christian Wilkins, Andrew Van Ginkel, Jerome Baker, Xavien Howard, and DeShon Elliott brought intangibles to the table that aren’t easy to replicate….
Rudy Gobert Clinches His Fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year Title
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert won his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award on Tuesday, joining Hall of Famers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace for the most in league history. Gobert, 31, received a staggering 72 first-place votes, 24 second-place votes, and a single vote for third. The 11-year veteran also won the…
Rudy Gobert secures his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award
Rudy Gobert has been named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time. Gobert had 72 first place votes and 433 total points. Victor Wembanyama finished second with 245 total points out of 19 first place votes, 44 second place votes and 18 third place votes. Bam Adebayo finished third…
Paris Saint-Germain Manager Encourages Kylian Mbappe to Prioritize Defensive Duties in Champions League Showdown Against Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager Luis Enrique has urged his talisman Kylian Mbappe to help out in defense in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund. Enrique is confident of his team’s chances of making it into the final but believes it will take a team effort to overturn the first-leg deficit. PSG…
The NBA World Responds to Timberwolves’ Exceptional Defensive Performance against Nuggets
The Timberwolves literally slayed the Nuggets in their Game 2 win with incredible defense and the NBA world is going nuts. The things the T-Wolves were doing on D were seriously wild. One of the highlights was keeping Jamal Murray to 3-18 from the field. Nikola Jokic was also limited to 16 points and 5-13…
Cincinnati’s Strategy: Selecting Defensive Tackles in Consecutive Rounds
CINCINNATI – For the second year in a row and the third time in the previous four drafts, the Cincinnati Bengals pulled off a double double-dip. After selecting tackles Jackson Carman and D’Ante Smith and defensive ends Joseph Ossai and Cam Sample in 2021, plus cornerbacks DJ Turner II and DJ Ivey IV and wide…