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kernelgveRmwhirl240
1 day ago
The Detroit Lions now have a substantial cushion in terms of financial stability heading into their first game of the 2026 campaign. This will allow Brad Holmes and the rest of the front office more flexibility in whatever direction they see fit whether that is in-season moves or in preparation for the contracts they will need to negotiate next offseason.
But it is also an indicator of how much faith the team has put into their top two players. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell have each restructured their contracts without changing how vital they are to the squad.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) practices during mini camp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
The Lions have restructured the contracts of wideout Brown and offensive tackle Sewell, creating about $35.6 million in salary cap ***** e, per Spotrac. The news was announced on September 12, just one day ahead of the Lions' season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
Lions restructure contracts of Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell; create $35.6M in salary cap ***** e, per spotrac.

#brown #detroit #season #restructured
76pmwft_8c2ojm
1 day ago
New Orleans Saints RB Audric Estime (thigh) was placed on the Reserve/Injured list Saturday, Sept. 12. The team also signed practice squad TE Treyton Welch to the 53-man roster. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
SOURCE: NewOrleansSaints.com
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Audric Estime to miss multiple weeks

#orleans #saints #reserve #saturday
flipo
1 day ago
As Detroit's 2026 regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 13 against New Orleans nears, the Lions listed just one player with an injury designation on their Friday injury report.
Defensive back Christian Izien was listed as questionable after being a limited participant for the third straight day with his groin injury.
"He's doing well. We felt really good about him. He's close. I want to see what he looks like running around today and then knowing that we're going on a short week after this, that'll have a bearing on it, too. But, he's moving around really well. I feel like he's a little ahead of schedule in a good way. We'll see," Campbell said of Izien's injury status on Friday morning.
Izien, 26, signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Lions in March.
Unfortunately for Izien, three consecutive limited practices puts him behind the eight-ball in terms of being elevated to active on Sunday. The Lions' Week 2 matchup against the Buffalo Bills is Thursday, Sept. 17. With that short turnaround, if Izien misses the opener, he could miss each of the Lions' first two games of 2026.

#sept
spinecho
1 day ago
This could be interesting. Rookie running back CJ Donaldson is expected to come up from the New Orleans Saints practice squad for Week 1's road game with the Detroit Lions, reports Nick Underhill for NewOrleans.Football. While the Saints will have Travis Etienne Jr. and Kendre Miller in the lineup, veteran rusher Alvin Kamara is questionable to play and Audric Estime has been preemptively ruled out with a thigh injury. This would be one of three times the Saints can elevate Donaldson from the practice squad before they're required to promote him to the 53-man roster.
Donaldson is a bigger back, listed at 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds, and the Saints took time to figure out what he could do during the preseason and training camp by moving him around the formation as a fullback and halfback. That's a role he's familiar with dating back to his time in college with Ohio State and West Virginia. We know that rookie tight end Oscar Delp isn't playing in Week 1 due to a hamstring injury so maybe Donaldson does more than take some handoffs in short-yardage situations. He could get some opportunities to pave the way as a lead blocker and stand up blitzing defenders in the backfield.
But that doesn't mean he won't get some carries. Even if Etienne is going to take the lion's share of rushing attempts, Kamara isn't likely to see many touches if he does get the green light, being so soon removed from a preseason knee injury. Miller has missed 30 of his 51 possible games with New Orleans because of injuries. It makes sense to have Donaldson available in case of an emergency, if for no other reason than to keep Kamara from being rushed into some unfavorable situations.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Report: Rookie RB to be called up from Saints practice squad vs. Lions

#rookie #squad #injury
packetsi
2 days ago
Some might have been surprised to see Stan Verrett back in ESPN's orbit, but not him.
Verrett, who left the Worldwide Leader last year, has returned as host of NFL Total Access on NFL Network. NFL Total Access originally ended in May 2024, but after ESPN acquired NFL Network, the powers that be decided to revive the show.
The new NFL Total Access debuted on Sept. 8 and will air Tuesday through Friday from noon to 2 p.m. ET. Verrett has stayed busy over the past year. The New Orleans native hosted a digital pregame show for the Saints and appeared on the L.A. Clippers, NBA TV, and FanDuel Sports Network, as well as a Twitch show with his former SportsCenter co-anchor, Neil Everett.
We recently caught up with Verrett to discuss his new job.
Note: This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

#total #show #leader #espn
76pmwft_8c2ojm
2 days ago
History is not on the Carolina Panthers' side as they enter the 2026 regular season. They have lost their last four openers and have an all-time record of 11-20 in Week 1. If that's not discouraging enough, they are considered an underdog by more than a field goal even though they're at home hosting the Chicago Bears.
If the Panthers are going to pull off an upset, they're going to have to win some key individual matchups. Here are four to watch come Sunday afternoon:
Sometimes, the greatest battle is within—and that's definitely the case with Carolina's starting quarterback.
Young has struggled in all three of his Week 1 games in his NFL career. In his rookie year, he managed just 146 passing yards and threw two interceptions in a loss to Atlanta. In 2024, he bombed against New Orleans—throwing for 161 yards and two more picks with no touchdowns. Last season, Young wasn't much better against Jacksonville—passing for 154 yards, one score and two picks in a 26-10 defeat.
Young has to shake off whatever it is that has him stumbling out of the gate, and deliver a strong performance if the Panthers are going to have any chance this week.

#week #they 're
36stomp
2 days ago
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Haynes Academy faced off against Sophie B. Wright on Thursday night.
The Yellowjackets won the contest, 39-32.
Here are highlights featured on WGNO's Friday Night Football.
You can catch more high school football action on Season 35 of WGNO's Friday Night Football, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The show airs Friday nights at 11 p.m. on NOLA 38, the CW. It replays at midnight on WGNO.
Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter.

#wgno #Friday #night #thursday
ydtd52lr
2 days ago
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Country Day Cajuns played against the Willow Lions on Thursday night.
Cajun quarterback Jack Grace threw nine touchdowns, breaking a single-game record, in the team's 70-35 victory over the Lions.
Here are highlights featured on WGNO's Friday Night Football.
You can catch more high school football action on Season 35 of WGNO's Friday Night Football, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The show airs Friday nights at 11 p.m. on NOLA 38, the CW. It replays at midnight on WGNO.
Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter.

#night #orleans #cajuns
hy7er81
2 days ago
New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara (knee), who is listed as questionable for the Week 1 game against the Detroit Lions, is not expected to have a big role if he does play.
SOURCE: Nick Underhill - NewOrleans.Football
Why it Matters: Although Kamara still has a chance to suit up in the season opener, it sounds like the Saints will play it safe with their veteran running back. Kamara should be a solid flex option this season, especially in PPR formats, but even he does play, he should probably be left on the bench in Week 1.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alvin Kamara likely limited

#play #Alvin #lions #source
jiseqalefunyizigeg33
2 days ago
The Detroit Lions released defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike on Friday, Sept. 11, two days before their season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
A second-round pick out of Washington in 2021, Onwuzurike was expected to play a rotational role on the Lions' defensive line this fall and still could return on the 53-man roster next week or to the practice squad on Saturday.
NFL teams sometimes release veterans before the start of the regular season to avoid having their contracts guaranteed for the season. All vested veterans on Week 1 rosters have their salaries guaranteed.
ROSTER WORK: Lions close to naming starting LG; Izien's status vs Saints uncertain
The Lions would avoid guaranteeing Onwuzurike's salary by re-signing him to the practice squad, according to OverTheCap.com, but still could elevate him for Sunday's game.

#still
nhjNZxaF2
2 days ago
The Detroit Lions released defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike on Friday, Sept. 11, two days before their season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
A second-round pick out of Washington in 2021, Onwuzurike was expected to play a rotational role on the Lions' defensive line this fall and still could return on the 53-man roster next week or to the practice squad on Saturday.
NFL teams sometimes release veterans before the start of the regular season to avoid having their contracts guaranteed for the season. All vested veterans on Week 1 rosters have their salaries guaranteed.
ROSTER WORK: Lions close to naming starting LG; Izien's status vs Saints uncertain
The Lions would avoid guaranteeing Onwuzurike's salary by re-signing him to the practice squad, according to OverTheCap.com, but still could elevate him for Sunday's game.

#lions #onwuzurike #defensive #still
3slowly
2 days ago
New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara (knee) practiced fully on Friday, Sept. 11, and is listed as questionable for Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.
SOURCE: NewOrleansSaints.com
Why It Matters: With Kamara listed as questionable and practicing fully, he could factor into the backfield. He could be used as a flex play in leagues or an RB2 or RB3 in deeper ones. He will be a volatile play, though, with the team signing Travis Etienne Jr. this offseason, it leaves a lot up in the air with their backfield.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alvin Kamara questionable for Week 1

#kamara #Alvin
neon
2 days ago
The Detroit Lions will enter Week 1 with only one player carrying an injury designation for Sunday's opener against the New Orleans Saints.
Defensive back Christian Izien is questionable with a groin injury after being limited throughout the week. Everyone else listed on Detroit's final report finished Friday as a full participant and carries no game-status designation.
That includes rookie edge rusher Derrick Moore and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo, who both progressed from limited participation Wednesday and Thursday to full participation Friday. Detroit's official final Week 1 injury report leaves Izien as the only legitimate availability question heading into the weekend.
That is a considerably cleaner injury picture than Detroit faced during much of training camp.
Moore's progression is particularly encouraging.

#injury #detroit #designation
zancigukuramozxogum
2 days ago
At the beginning of the week, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell dropped an interesting update that the left guard position was still up for grabs in the lead up to the team's season opener against the New Orleans Saints. Incumbent Christian Mahogany and free agent addition Ben Bartch were to split reps in practice all week, and Campbell even said he'd consider rotating the two in the game if a leader hadn't emerged in the competition.
But on Friday, Campbell gave a little clarity on the situation, suggesting that Mahogany will start on Sunday.
"I don't know. It's a good question. I'm still thinking about that. There's probably a good chance Mahogany starts," Campbell said.
Now, of course, who starts the game and who finishes it could very different. Campbell's comments are vague enough to suggest that the guard rotation could continue and/or Mahogany could be on a short leash. He could even change his mind before Sunday. Campbell did note that both players have played well in the two practices thus far this week.
"I thought both of those guys did a really good job in practice," Campbell said.

#campbell #week #good #practice
nrisiwu744
2 days ago
The Yahoo Fantasy Football crew is ready to get bold for Week 1. Which one of these predictions will come true?
I know the quarterback situation in New Orleans is going to make people nervous, but this matchup has all the ingredients for the Chris Olave show. Alvin Kamara looks questionable, first-round rookie Jordyn Tyson will not play and the Saints are facing what many expect to be the best offense in the NFL.
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Detroit is going to score points. If New Orleans wants to keep up, Tyler Shough is going to have to throw the football and his easiest answer will be feeding Olave. Olave is coming off career highs with 100 catches, 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns on 155 targets. He finished as the WR7 in fantasy points per game and already showed us this exact ceiling with a 10-catch, 148-yard, two-touchdown performance last season.
I am calling for double-digit targets, more than 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. There will be bigger names attached to better quarterbacks across the Week 1 slate, but very few receivers have a clearer path to dominating their team's passing volume. Olave takes advantage of the game environment and opens the season as the overall WR1. — Ray Garvin

#season #points
gepyutyovhayubi
2 days ago
A key piece from Lady Di's iconic wardrobe could soon be yours.
The black Christina Stambolian evening dress the late Diana, Princess of Wales, famously wore to a fundraising dinner at London's Serpentine Gallery in June 1994 will be auctioned off by Sotheby's this December.
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nhjNZxaF2
3 days ago
The Detroit Lions finally answered the Tom Kennedy roster question.
Detroit announced Thursday that it has signed Kennedy from the practice squad to the active roster and added defensive back Natrone Brooks to the practice squad. The Kennedy move fills the final opening on Detroit's 53-man roster just three days before the season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
This was the move Detroit had been telegraphing for most of the week. Kennedy was already expected to play Sunday, and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp confirmed Thursday that the veteran receiver will handle punt-return duties.
Detroit originally brought Kennedy back on the practice squad after final cuts, but leaving him there was increasingly looking temporary. He gives the Lions a fifth active receiver while solving their most obvious special-teams vacancy at the same time.
When Detroit opened two roster spots by waiving Seth McLaughlin and Jabari Small, Kennedy immediately moved to the front of the line.

#practice #squad #thursday #active
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kwtaliuakmiuo
3 days ago
Drew Petzing would rather not rotate offensive linemen.
"I'd like to have five Hall of Famers up there that we're going to sit in there for 15 years and roll," he said Thursday, Sept. 10, in Allen Park.
But after managing line rotations on multiple occasions during his three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, the Detroit Lions' first-year offensive coordinator said a left guard rotation like the one the Lions could use Sunday against the New Orleans Saints (1 p.m., Fox) could benefit the team.
"I think the reality of the NFL ... is sometimes the best thing for the team is not to [have one lineman take all the snaps]," Petzing said. "And it's an opportunity for those guys to continue to compete and earn their reps and to help this team win games. So looking forward to seeing whatever that ends up looking like one way or the other kind of play out on Sunday."
Christian Mahogany started 11 games at left guard for the Lions last season and took most of the first-team reps at the position this summer, but Lions coach Dan Campbell said he planned to rotate Mahogany and Ben Bartch at left guard in practice this week.

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wr188eyqevdawl2j
3 days ago
The 2026 NFL season will be Jared Goff's sixth season in a Detroit Lions uniform. Goff played in all 17 games last season for Detroit. He completed 68.0% of his passes for 4,564 yards, 34 touchdowns and eight interceptions, finishing second in the NFL in both passing yards and passing touchdowns.
That production still was not enough to put him inside the top 10 at his position entering this season.
Nick Shook of NFL.com sorted all 32 starting quarterbacks into tiers ahead of Week 1. Tier 1 held only four names: Josh Allen, Matthew Stafford, Patrick Mahomes and Drake Maye. Goff landed in Tier 2 at No. 11 overall, one spot outside the top 10.
Shook wrote, "Jared Goff and the Lions have plenty to prove after missing the playoffs last season, although their offensive line concerns me and could be an issue if it doesn't collectively elevate its play in 2026."
Detroit finished 9-8 last season, fourth in the NFC North, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2022. The Lions will look to get back for the third time in four seasons when they open the season against the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field on Sunday.

#last #shook
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softlytableuvstissca
5 days ago
Rookie linebacker Jimmy Rolder was back on the practice field Tuesday, Sept. 8, for the Detroit Lions after missing more than a month with a hamstring injury.
Rolder, the Lions' fourth-round pick, pulled a hamstring on the third day of training camp and missed the rest of the summer. He said in late August he was close to a return.
Rolder was one of several injured players the Lions got back on the field for the first full practice of the week ahead of their season opener Sept. 13 against the New Orleans Saints.
Safeties Thomas Harper and Christian Izien also returned from ankle and leg injuries, respectively, as the Lions had all 52 players on their roster on the field.
Lions safeties coach Jim O'Neil indicated Harper could play in a safety rotation with starters Chuck Clark and Avonte Maddox to start the season.

#practice #players
chunkyzesty671grumpy
5 days ago
Christian Mahogany and Ben Bartch will split reps at left guard in practice for the Detroit Lions this week and the team could use both players in their season opener Sunday, Sept. 13, against the New Orleans Saints, Lions coach Dan Campbell said.
"Yeah, we could," Campbell said. "[Tuesday] they're going to split. I see them splitting on Thursday, I see them splitting on Friday, and then if nothing's been decided by then, then maybe they both play."
Mahogany started 11 games at left guard for the Lions last season and handled most of the first-team reps at the position this summer, while Bartch was recovering from injuries.
Bartch underwent Lisfranc surgery last year while playing for the San Francisco 49ers and missed time with a concussion in training camp.
Campbell praised Bartch's play in camp but said Aug. 20 he did not think there was enough time for Bartch to win the starting job. The Lions signed Bartch this offseason with thoughts of having an open competition at left guard.

#campbell #team
ux_jh
5 days ago
The 2026 NFL season is finally here and you've likely got your fantasy football rosters all drafted for the upcoming campaign. With that, the time is now to start looking at rankings for Week 1.
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The running back landscape hasn't changed too drastically, though there are a few things to consider from the offseason. Jeremiyah Love was the top back taken off the board in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Arizona Cardinals. We saw a couple big-name free agents land in favorable spots with Kenneth Walker III joining the Chiefs and Travis Etienne Jr. in New Orleans.
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While you won't have a difficult time plugging Jahmyr Gibbs into your starting lineup for Week 1, there will be plenty of tough lineup calls. Let us help you out with our consensus RB rankings for Week 1.

#Football #season #join
yhb2hajpfeafp7u
5 days ago
Brandon Graham's first retirement was a brief one, but he says the second one will be a lasting exit from the football field.
Graham said at an event on Tuesday, via Rob Kuestner of NBC Philadelphia, that he is "officially done" playing football. Graham retired after the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans in February 2025, but the defensive end returned to the team in October and played in 10 games for the team.
Graham spent his entire NFL career with the Eagles. The 2010 first-round pick has the franchise record with 215 regular season appearances and he played in 13 playoff games, including both of the franchise's Super Bowl wins.
Graham had 495 tackles, 79.5 sacks, 23 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in those 215 regular season games. He added 21 tackles, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in the playoffs. One of those forced fumbles came against Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter of Philadelphia's Super Bowl LII win.

#bowl #first
fluxmixru
5 days ago
ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the New Orleans Pelicans are sending Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick, and a future second-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson.
The main reason for this trade is pretty simple: New Orleans needed to clear salary before officially adding Bennedict Mathurin on his two-year, $16.0 million deal. Because the Pelicans are using the non-taxpayer mid-level exception to sign him, they can't finish above the first apron afterward, so they had to open enough room under that line first. Memphis is basically getting paid to help the Pelicans clean up the payroll, and I think the Grizzlies did very well here.
Memphis Grizzlies Receive: Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, future second-round pick, future second-round pick (swap)
New Orleans Pelicans Receive: AJ Johnson, Taj Gibson
Hawkins is making $7.0 million this season, and Peavy is at $2.2 million, so New Orleans moves roughly $9.2 million in salary. Johnson costs only $3.2 million, while Gibson's $3.8 million salary isn't guaranteed yet, so he's gone from $0 to $200K in the trade, as the Pelicans are likely to waive him. Mathurin's first-year salary will be about $7.8 million on the two-year deal he agreed to last month.

#pelicans #orleans #round
WN9TmpDRq
6 days ago
Milo Yiannopoulos, a key figure in Ye's inner circle, says he's "ashamed" he ever supported Donald Trump after his ICE arrest and subsequent deportation, which he says left him "weeping like an old woman" for an hour.
As previously reported, Yiannopoulos, whose ****** le under the artist formerly known as Kanye West as of May 2025 was Head of Special Projects, was arrested in Louisiana on Aug. 27, one day before Ye's New Orleans show. While ICE reps argued that he had chosen to "overstay his welcome" and failed to show up for an immigration hearing, Yiannopoulos has disputed these claims in a new interview with Piers Morgan.
"I think maybe in the past I've been a little bit blasé when people talked about their trauma, a little bit kind of cavalier when people talked about stuff kind of lingering with them, but I get it now," Yiannopoulos, who said in the same interview that he doesn't "do the right-wing provocateur thing anymore," said. "I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The thing that astonishes me, I have to say, is to see the various bits of the American government, all the machinery of the government, kind of lining up to lie."
In short, Yiannopoulos, born in the U.K. but married to a U.S. citizen, says his green card was canceled without him being informed due to notices being sent to an address at which he longer resides, adding that the government was aware that he "wasn't there."
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#kind #government #show #talked
54widget
7 days ago
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Notre Dame tight end James Flanigan knew exactly how he wanted to celebrate scoring his first career touchdown in the stadium where his father and grandfather played.
Flanigan's father and grandfather, both named Jim Flanigan, each played for the Green Bay Packers. After scoring on a 3-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter of No. 4 Notre Dame's 41-13 victory over Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, Flanigan pumped his fist in the air just as his dad used to do during his own playing days.
"I saw some clip of my dad, there's like this highlight reel out there I've watched before," Flanigan said. "I used to make fun of him for doing it, but now it's kind of become my thing, I guess. It's just super fun."
Flanigan's father also played at Notre Dame before launching a 10-year NFL career as a defensive tackle with the Chicago Bears (1994-2000), Packers (2001), San Francisco 49ers (2002) and Philadelphia Eagles (2003). He won the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2000.
Flanigan's grandfather, who died last year at the age of 80, played linebacker for the Packers from 1967-70 and New Orleans Saints in 1971. His 1967 Packers team won Super Bowl II.

#packers
XX31EFl
7 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Giants signed backup quarterback James Winston to a two-year, $13 million contract extension, according to a person with knowledge of the move.
The person spoke to The **** ociated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the deal had not been announced. The extension saves salary cap **** e this season and keeps Winston under contract through 2028.
Winston, 32, was going into the second of a two-year, $8 million deal, initially signed before the Giants traded up to select Jaxson Dart in the first round of the 2025 draft. He appeared in two games last season after starting third on the depth chart behind Russell Wilson and Dart.
Now firmly No. 2 and serving in a mentor role, Winston gives new coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy an experienced QB to step in when Dart is unavailable. He is also on Harbaugh's leadership council, a group of players counted on to serve as a liaison between the staff and the rest of the team.
Winston is going into his 12th NFL season since being the No. 1 overall pick by Tampa Bay in 2015 after winning the Heisman Trophy in 2013. The Giants are his fourth organization after stints with the Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns.

#season #york #year #million
79patch
8 days ago
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hdbiaxmlwdi
10 days ago
The Southeastern Conference has filed a lawsuit against LSU, its board of supervisors and head football coach Lane Kiffin.
The lawsuit comes as college football programs and schools fight over eligibility rules when it comes to former professional players.
This is a developing story. We're going through the lawsuit and will have updates on Channel 2 Action News at 5:00 p.m.
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The complaint alleges LSU is recruiting players who had signed NFL contracts with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The ****** ociated Press reports the players include Zxavian Harris, Dae'Quan Wright and Blake Cotton.

#southeastern
kocuva_n_voten_ki
10 days ago
The SEC has taken a page out of the Big 12 playbook.
Displeased with unfavorable state-court rulings, the conferences turned to federal court. For the Big 12, a federal lawsuit prompted Texas Tech to abandon a plan to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had won an injunction against an NCAA-imposed gambling suspension. For the SEC, the lawsuit against LSU, coach Lane Kiffin, and others has a goal of keeping LSU from adding players who have been on NFL 90-man rosters.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Via Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, the complaint alleges that LSU and Kiffin "waged a deliberate and coordinated campaign to recruit professional athletes to play football for LSU during the 2026-27 season, including players who had signed NFL contracts with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
The move comes on the same day a pending state-court lawsuit was due to return to court on the question of whether a temporary restraining order allowing LSU to add the former NFL players would proceed. It serves only to add to the current state of college-football chaos, which surely will be leveraged by the powers-that-be into renewed efforts to pass the Protect College Sports Act.

#play

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