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The explosive Aaron Jones and the muscular AJ Dillon have led the Green Bay Packers’ running game over the last three years. The hulking Dillon is set to enter free agency and faces an uncertain future with the team. He was drafted in the second round in 2020 and has proven to be an effective and dependable counterpuncher for Jones, as well as a valuable member of the locker room and community. On the other side, he is coming off the worst season of his career and was unable to handle the weight when Jones was injured. “AJ’s been a…

The Green Bay Packers will need to locate a running back in the 2024 NFL Draft, and one name that has surfaced is New Hampshire Wildcats running back Dylan Laube. Laube has spent the last few seasons playing for New Hampshire in the FCS. Throughout the NFL Draft process, an FCS candidate is consistently discussed. He is the most recent prospect to be mentioned. Green Bay will need a running back in the summer. A season ago, he rushed for 715 yards on 158 carries and nine touchdowns, along with averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Dylan Laube also caught 68…

Since arriving on campus in 2021, Hudson Wolfe has witnessed first hand the Ole Miss football program rise from SEC obscurity to now become a legitimate championship caliber program. That said, Wolfe himself has had his fair share of turbulence personally during that time. His career has been marred by injuries from the very beginning. He suffered a labrum tear during fall camp of his freshman year, then suffered a season-ending back injury as a sophomore and then this past year, broke his collar bone while making his very first collegiate catch against Mercer. Simply put, his playing career has not gone…

After being eliminated by the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs, the Dallas Cowboys could benefit from a new start next season if they want to compete. The same may be said for Michael Gallup if the wide receiver wants to improve later this season. All throughout the regular season, the Cowboys demonstrated their dominance. This was evident at the end of the regular season, when Dallas won the NFC East division with a 12-5 record. That all changed when they faced the Green Bay Packers in the wild card round and were eliminated by them. This unexpected loss from…

Elly De La Cruz, the Cincinnati Reds’ outstanding shortstop, bats during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Cincinnati on Monday, September 4, 2023. On Tuesday at Reds spring training in Arizona, De La Cruz hit a foul ball during a live batting practice session against teammate Hunter Greene, which struck Greene’s car in the parking lot and cracked the rear driver’s side window. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and pitcher Hunter Greene are two of Major League Baseball’s most promising young players. De La Cruz, who hit 13 home runs and stole 35 bases as a…

Luis Urias, a former Milwaukee Brewers infielder, joined the Seattle Mariners this offseason via trade. The Boston Red Sox traded him in November 2023, after acquiring him on August 1, 2023, in exchange for Bradley Blalock from Milwaukee. Upon reporting to the Mariners camp this spring two concerning reports have surfaced regarding Luis Urias.  One is about the health of his shoulder and the other is his playing shape.  A combination of these two issues, but mainly the shoulder, may result in him starting the 2024 season on the injured list. According to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, Luis…

On Wednesday, the NFL Players Association issued their 2024 team report cards, a survey of 1,706 players about their daily lives and working conditions. According to the NFLPA website, the yearly poll aims to “highlight positive clubs, identify areas that could use improvement, and highlight best practices and standards.” Big, strong football players require a lot of nutrition, but quality matters, and that’s where Bears players want to see improvements. Chicago finished toward the bottom of the league in these categories, with a C for food/cafeteria (21st) and a C+ for nutritionist/dietician (24th). According to the study, the food offered…

This offseason, the Green Bay Packers are expected to focus more on one side of the ball than the other. The second half of the season shown that when the offense is firing on all cylinders, it can outscore any NFL defense. However, the defense is sure to endure multiple modifications. In addition to a fully rebuilt coaching staff on that side of the ball, there are sure to be some on-field adjustments. However, it was revealed today that another element has been added to the defense for the 2024 season. The Green Bay Packers Add Key Piece To Defense…

When the Cincinnati Reds made a big move for Jeimer Candelario this summer, we all squinted and stared at one another at Red Reporter HQ. Another infielder? What gives?! The bottleneck there was clear. Matt McLain looked like a Rookie of the Year candidate for much of 2023, and Elly De La Cruz’s sparks on his finest days reminded grayheads everywhere of Eric Davis. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has hit a billion home runs in AA-AAA since the start of 2022 (and hit the ground running in his cup of coffee), Noelvi Marte hit better than all of those rookies last year,…

Alabama and Tennessee are tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference. And the Crimson Tide are in the midst of the Associated Press Top 25 poll, but they slid from No. 13 to No. 14 on Monday, two days after losing 117-95 at Kentucky. So Alabama (19-8, 11-3) remains in a solid postseason position when it faces Ole Miss on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss. However, Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats is beginning to wonder if his team’s continued defensive struggles will keep its ceiling lower than the standings and rankings suggest. “We have had question marks about our…