Caitlin Clark landing a $20 million-plus signature shoe deal with Nike should end all debate on whether she made the right financial decision going to the WNBA.

Not only did she already have an NIL deal with Nike, but Iowa is a Nike school, and she wouldn't have had the free…

As she joins the WNBA, Caitlin Clark is lifting women’s basketball to unprecedented heights. So what’s up with the weird frostiness towards her? My deep dive into the comments of Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi, and my attempts to ask them about Clark. usatoday.com/story/sports/c…

“A slower-than-normal 40 can often put a thought of doubt into decision makers,' Rams GM Les Snead told me.“Players who run faster 40(s) usually get drafted earlier. There can be many variables off that correlation, so it does help you navigate the draft.'
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When Bill Walsh passed away, I spoke to Bill Belichick about him and he opened up about the influence Walsh’s friendship and book — Finding the Winning Edge — had on him. When it comes to Belichick’s free time (and future book), this feels instructive: sports.yahoo.com/cr-walshinflue…

'If you gave truth serum' to the agents of all the top QBs, Daniel Jeremiah thinks all of them would say they want their guy going to Minnesota.

Vikings have 3 Ps: Play caller, protection, playmakers. Rookie can sit behind Sam Darnold at first potentially. By far best situation.

Which QB will WAS take at 2?

'Anybody that says they know exactly what Washington is doing is lying because I don’t think (GM) Adam (Peters) is saying a word,' Daniel Jeremiah says.

DJ likes Maye after Dan Quinn/Matt Ryan Super Bowl. Coaches, execs tell him they expect Daniels.

How did NFL respond to Xavier Worthy's record-setting 4.21-second 40?

Dolphins' Mike McDaniel came to Worthy's pro day even as it conflicted with Bama, USC.

Bears, Bills, Cardinals & Colts each allocated one of their 30 pre-draft visit invites to Worthy.
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The first thought when Xavier Worthy hit 4.21 was 'wow.'

The second thought: Is he just the latest combine speedster who'll underwhelm as a pro?

Here's what his time indicates — for both his NFL prospects and how the league values speed. Jori Epstein

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Caitlin Clark keeps breaking records 🤯 (h/t Lara Toscani Weems)

When Z A Y 🖤 told NFL teams he planned to run 4.2, they said: 'That's fast...you know, that right?'

He knew. And he became the first of more than 5,300 prospects to hit 4.21 anyway.

It matters more than you might think.

My latest for Yahoo Sports:
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3rd week with the Falcons & a teammate says to me in the lunch line: “I feel like you give off serious Dad vibes, Kirk”

you can buy a t-shirt to support the scholarships in his name at Howard University and Mizzou Journalism, all proceeds go to those scholarships

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Introducing the 10th annual All Juice Team, honoring the work and tradition of RIP Terez A. Paylor. Following his format, charles (“you look good” - andy reid) mcdonald and I toiled to select 23 players across college football and the 7 rounds of the #NFL draft (+1 UDFA). In memory of our friend… sports.yahoo.com/2024-all-juice…

NEW Mock Draft Monday episode dropped this morning with the man himself, Daniel Jeremiah 👀

DJ hands out his five favorite player-to-team fits from his most recent mock draft, including sending our favorite WR in the draft heading to Chicago and a QB of the future for the…

How a case of mistaken identity, the transfer portal and an extra year of eligibility resulted in quarterback Sam Hartman's year at Notre Dame -- and an improved draft stock.

Could more quarterbacks follow his path?

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As NFL teams look for speedy receivers in this month’s draft, what data will guide their decisions?

Charles Robinson, jason fitz and I discuss that & more on the latest episode of Inside Coverage:

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