Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert grew up in Eugene, Oregon, watching Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota star at the University of Oregon,
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Herbert passed for 326 yards and two touchdowns against the Raiders last month and drove the length of the field in the final minutes, but the Chargers fell 31-26.
Jonathan Taylor ran for a career-high 150 yards on Sunday during 44-27 victory to spearhead a team output of 212 rushing yards, a season high.
The rookie has alleviated the Colts’ kicking woes with his powerful right leg, a meticulous, maniacal work ethic and, yes, his black recreational spectacles.
Richard threw a key block Sunday, paving the way for Derek Carr’s touchdown pass to Henry Ruggs. The fifth-year back said pass blocking is about personal pride.
He’ll miss the final four games of the 2020 campaign and the first two in 2021, but is allowed to partake in offseason and preseason practices and games.
After more than 18 months of inactivity, Findlay Prep will field a team this winter and play national competition, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation.
The New York Jets remained in poll position for the No. 1 pick in a 2021 NFL draft that could feature several talented quarterbacks — most notably Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence.
Undefeated boxer and Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather announced Sunday via Instagram that he’s returning to the ring to fight YouTube star Logan Paul in 2021.
Time may be running out for Darnold, who in three years has thrown 39 touchdown passes, 36 interceptions and, most glaringly, has an 11-22 record as the Jets’ starting QB.
Hurst quietly donated supplies and mattresses to 500 families in Nicaragua affected by Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota. A friend of his revealed his act of goodwill.
The Broncos welcomed quarterbacks Drew Lock and Brett Rypien to their practice facility Wednesday, thereby ending the debacle that left the team without a quarterback Sunday .
Raheem Morris improved to 4-2 as the Falcons’ interim coach with the most resounding victory of Atlanta’s season and one of the most resounding victories in franchise history.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden has embraced analytics, noting that the organization takes “a lot of pride in being analytical” and uses “a lot of statistical data, tendencies.”
Raheem Morris was christened as an NFL coach in 2002 by Jon Gruden and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who hired him away from Hofstra as a precocious defensive quality control coach.