Worst fear comes true for Steelers punter Cameron Johnston​

In his post-game press conference, Mike Tomlin feared the worst for Pittsburgh Steelers punter Cameron Johnston. Those fears have come true, as Ian Rapoport reported that, indeed, Johnston is done for the season.

Johnston, who took a blow to the knee in the fourth quarter of the Steelers' Week 1 victory over the Falcons, signed a three-year contract* in March.

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*Cameron Johnston signed a 3 year, $9,000,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including $2,875,000 signing bonus, $2,875,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000. In 2024, Johnston will earn a base salary of $1,125,000 and a signing bonus of $2,875,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,083,333 and a dead cap value of $2,875,000.

Career Earnings thru 2024: $9,756,156​

• On if he's more confident in the safety depth between Jaylen McClain and Malik Hartford getting more reps. "Yes. Yes. Both of those guys are coming along."

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Stock Up/Down: Ohio State Takes Massive Strides in Run Blocking and Dominates Western Michigan, C.J. Hicks Passed By Arvell Reese on LB Depth Chart​

There’s an argument to be made for every single Ohio State starter being in the Stock Up section of this week's stock report.

The Buckeyes slaughtered Western Michigan 56-0 and looked like every bit of the national championship contender they were touted to be entering 2024. The defense posted its first shutout since 2019. The offense answered questions about its running game with a 273-yard rushing performance.
Name a position group for Ohio State, it excelled against the Broncos, plain and simple. A special teams hiccup or two will be thrown on film and coaches are always going to look for fine details to improve on, but the Buckeyes’ investments are having fantastic returns two weeks into the college football season. The same can't be said for a collection of Big Ten foes, however.

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Run Blocking​

The Nose Guards​

Arvell Reese​

Devin Brown​

Secondary Depth​

Texas​

Stock Down:​

C.J. Hicks​

Marcus Freeman​

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johnson2443 said:

Cocoa HS gonna Cocoa HS, I wouldn’t touch this HS with any recruiting efforts.

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You’re not lying, OSU has had some brutal luck with that HS

Hall of Famer Wade Boggs reveals he has prostate cancer​

Baseball Hall of Fame member Wade Boggs has prostate cancer.

The former third baseman made the announcement Saturday night on social media and sounded optimistic, saying he will be ready to take part in the ritual cancer patients have of ringing a bell when they have concluded their treatment.

"With the strength and support of my family and my faith in God I'm going to ring that damn bell," Boggs wrote, adding a photo of a prostate cancer patient guide.

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ScriptOhio said:

Who here would want to actually live on Mars?

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Not me, but I think they wouldn't have much difficulty finding people.

LovelandBuckeye said:

Or...we could build that wall around Mississippi.

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Having lived in Mississippi for periods totaling a little over 2 years while in the Air Force, I fully and enthusiastically endorse this idea.

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FSU having a rough go at it over the past couple of weeks eh?

Way to cut it off before we had to hear tsun. Nice work

To the Bulls.

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Steelers make a living doing it.

cincibuck said:

Which makes me ask the question, aren’t they coaching “heads up” tacking? I saw at three possible targeting on Ohio State d-backs, all made with head down helmet on helmet hits plus the one that was called on Burke.

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The problem it is hard to tackle a RB who tries to spear you with a helmet with a heads up tackle you either go the legs from behind or the side which brings the head down or you take a helmet to the collarbone and catch him giving up yardage in the process. The old across the bow form of tackling I was taught as a kid doesn't work there.

USC shut out a division 1 football team (mountain west Utah state).

Not a great team, but shut them out.

Could they have done that with Alex Grinch?

pnuts34 said:

I can’t believe, that in the year of our lord 2024, that a CFB QB in Division 1 can not throw for over 100yds!

And to think, Ferentz was suspended a game for illegally recruiting him…

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Ha!
Howard currently has 274 pass yards.
And it's halftime.

Well pinch my toes and call me a jelly donut...

What a gorgeous and talented woman. Congrats to her on a great career.

Next man up!

AKAK said:

Don't you think he knows that? The house of jeffbuck have been Puffin Stuffin since time immemorial.

The Earl, Duke, and LordJeffbuck just this morning:

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Film Study: Reviewing the Debuts of Chip Kelly and Will Howard in the Ohio State Offense​

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Cederian Morgan visited Auburn this past weekend and says they’re at the top of his list along with schools like Ohio State, Alabama and others.
When asked what other schools he wants to visit this fall besides Auburn, Ohio State was the first school he named.

Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin to make first start since cardiac arrest in 2023​

The safety appeared in three preseason games and five regular games last season.



Bills safety Damar Hamlin will start for the team in Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo announced Wednesday.

It will be his first start since suffering a cardiac arrest on the field in January 2023.

“What else can’t this young man do? He basically went through what he went through on the field, you guys have written about that over and over, and to come back from that,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday. “It’s one thing to come back off of an ACL or a broken bone. It’s another thing to come back off of what he came back off of, right? Let alone just to decide to play football and contact football in full pads at the NFL level. I don’t think I need to say anything more. It’s incredible.”
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Wifey and I hit 35 years in July 2024. Can't hold a candle to the above folk, but there it is. got a late start, as my first marriage lasted all of 18 months, and it took me 15 years to get over that first experience. I give most of the credit to my wife, as I'm not the easiest person to live with. Anyway, congrats to all of us, as it seems like the "till death do us part" seems to have been morphed into "till I get tired of it" or somesuch. PS, nowhere in our vows does it say anything about Yard Sales.....

Weirdest things that happened in week 1:

Louisiana Tech lost the turnover battle by 5

and won 25-17

East Carolina lost the turnover battle by 4

and won 42-3

That fact alone tells you that yes... they were playing FCS schools (Nicholls State and Norfolk State), but that is still incredible

And testifies even more than the 70-burgers posted by bigger schools that games against FCS schools need to stop

And oh by the way... One of those 70-burgers was Auburns "win" over Alabama A&M

Auburn lost the turnover battle by 2 and won 73-3