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WVU DL Nate Gabriel stepping outside comfort zone

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley took the podium after the first day of fall practice, setting up the expectations for the fall. He was asked what unit on the defense had the most to grow, and he mentioned the defensive line first. “I’ve challenged our front four,” Alley said. “I want to be better there consistently. We got some guys that are talented enough, and now it’s putting it together and showing the physicality and doing their job every single day.” The Mountaineers were off to a hot start, creating disruption in the backfield, then they ...

New experienced, vocal leaders are setting a tone for the Bengals defense

CINCINNATI (AP) — Heading into the 2021 season, the Cincinnati Bengals' front office made a point to add veteran players on defense who had playoff experience and shined in big games on good teams. That strategy was rewarded as the veterans meshed with the young returning core on the Bengals ...

NFL will allow head coaches to designate an assistant to throw a challenge flag

NFL head coaches will now be able to designate an assistant to handle the task of throwing the red flag to challenge a call through instant replay. Since the current instant replay rule was put in place in 1999, only the head coach was allowed to throw the flag to challenge a disputed call. But the league tweaked the language in Rule 15 Section 1 of the rule book for this season, allowing that task to be delegated. "The head coach or head coach's pregame challenge designee can initiate a challenge by throwing a red flag onto the field of play before the next legal snap or kick," the ...

Bieniemy returns to practice after wife’s shooting at their Virginia home

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to the team Monday for his first training camp practice since his wife was shot at their Virginia home and the couple's 27-year-old son was arrested in the shooting. Bieniemy was greeted by a handful of fans as he walked down the long hill to the fields at Missouri Western State University, where the Chiefs hold camp. Then he jumped right into his first practice since Mia Bieniemy was shot the evening of July 26. "It was good to have EB back, back in full. I don't think he missed a snap he was ...