North Carolina and coach Bill Belichick will be featured in Hard Knocks: Offseason, per Ryan Glasspiegel. The apparent decision comes after NFL Films could not find an NFL franchise to participate.

"There are a lot of conversations going on right now about (Hard Knocks)," UNC general manager Michael Lombardi said Friday, via The Pat McAfee Show. "We've had offers. I don't think anything's yet been official or signed. When you're dealing with the university and the brand that we have at North Carolina, which is incredible, you've got to make sure that everything's done right. All the T's are crossed. Bill has been talking to different people that contacted all of us here and been sorting it out. I don't think it's official. If we do do it, the idea is to let people examine what we're doing, take a look at the 33rd team in the NFL and see how we're building this program and what we're trying to accomplish. It'll give an accurate portrayal."

https://247sports.com/college/north-caro...246300532/


As a Tar Heel fan, I'm actually excited about Tar Heel football for the first time in a long, long time. It's interesting no NFL team would agree to participate.

That’s going to be a problem especially with our current secondary situation.

Diggsy knows how to pick 'em

https://nypost.com/2025/02/27/sports/ste...n-lawsuit/

Stefon Diggs claims he was the victim of an attempted extortion attempt by a reality star in a new lawsuit.

The free agent wide receiver is suing Mia Jones — also known as Mulan Hernandez — in a six-count lawsuit filed in Harris County, Texas, this week.

Diggs, 31, alleges he was punched in the chest by Jones, “threatened with a deadly weapon” and was the victim of a “tale of abuse to extort millions of dollars,” the Houston Chronicle reported.

Stefon Diggs #1 of the Houston Texans warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
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Stefon Diggs warms up before the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Colts on Oct. 27, 2024 in Houston.

Diggs’ attorney, Kent Schaffer, described the relationship as “casual” and it took place in the months before a June 7 incident cited in the lawsuit.

The suit is seeking damages related to “defendant misconduct and the destruction of his property.”

The lawsuit claimed Jones, who previously appeared on “Basketball Wives Orlando,” and Mack destroyed property at Diggs’ apartment and had “refused to leave.”

Jones allegedly went to the hospital earlier that morning because of “nausea and vomiting” from what was described in the lawsuit as a “long” night of partying.

She was released from the hospital within an hour and denied that she had suffered “physical abuse of any kind,” the Chronicle reported.

Then, Jones allegedly had a second medical visit a week later where she claimed that she was “punched in the back of the head with a closed fist.”

Diggs’ lawyer denied this and said she had not seen Diggs the day that she made the complaints.

The football star’s lawsuit claimed that Diggs was attacked by Jones, who the morning of the June 7 incident and that he was hit in the chest and Jones allegedly tried to punch him in the head.

He claimed that Jones broke a wristwatch that Diggs owned, as well as a PC gaming system, while also alleging that Jones and Mack attempted to extort money from him.

TMZ reported the watch is worth $130,000 and that Jones threw Diggs’ phone into the toilet.

“There were threats coming from [Jones] that he had to pay her money or she was going to go public and ruin his career,” Diggs’ attorney told the Chronicle. “We’re kind of at the point where the threats have to stop. That’s why the decision was made to go ahead and file.

“At some point it just has to end.”

Dianna Russini
@DMRussini

The Rams are set to meet with Matthew Stafford at their facility in person today regarding his future, per sources.

The Raiders and Giants have discussed a two-year contract for Stafford that includes $90-100M guaranteed.

A decision is expected soon.

Vic Tafur
@VicTafur
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One reason Raiders are pushing for Stafford is they’re lukewarm on Sam Darnold, the other free agents and top of draft class.
Stafford and his wife may prefer Las Vegas over NY. twitter.com/jourdanrodrigu…

What will the Vikings do? And more to the point, what can they pull off? 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6163679...d-vikings/

The Pack will beat down the Vikings. You guys watch. The Vikings won’t have a good year next season.

Salary cap has gone up 8 fold since it started in 1994. Today, 17 QBs make more per year than each team's entire payroll in 1994. I really should've bought an NFL franchise when I had the chance. 

Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
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The #Chiefs are planning to franchise tag star guard Trey Smith, sources say. An intriguing move, as KC keeps one of its best players for $23.4M on a 1-year, fully guaranteed deal.