The New York Jets were one of the NFL’s most disappointing defensive units last season. That sentence would have sounded absurd not long ago, but reality does not care about reputations. New York ...

Former NFL defensive end Josh Mauro has died, his family announced Tuesday. He was 35 years old. Greg Mauro, Josh’s father, announced his son’s death in a Facebook post, saying he passed on April 23. ...

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The Chicago Bears selected Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman with the 25th overall pick. General Manager Ryan Poles expressed confidence in the team's secondary to force quarterbacks to hold the ball ...

Caleb Downs, Rueben Bain Jr., and Sonny Styles are the premier defensive prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft due to their elite athleticism and scheme versatility. Bain is a powerful run-stuffer for the ...

The undisputed top defensive tackle in this class is Peter Woods out of Clemson. If he were eligible last season, he would have been a fringe top-five pick. A down year does not derail his potential, ...

The 'On The Clock' crew of Matt Williamson, Mike Prisuta and Max Starks take a look at the top prospects in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. Today, they give us their top 10 defensive players. The ...

The Green Bay Packers may look to the NFL draft to add a run-stopping defensive tackle. Even in a pass-heavy league, the value of two-down, run-stopping defensive linemen has increased. Potential ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued to build their 90-man offseason roster for 2026 on Friday, signing a trio of defenders in the days leading up to the NFL Draft. The three new additions are ...

Will the New York Jets run a 3-4 defensive scheme, or a 4-3 defensive scheme? Well, neither, according to head coach Aaron Glenn. Speaking to the media at the annual NFL owners meetings in Arizona, ...

We have taken our 79 greatest defensive NBA players ever list and split it into five positions: point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers. The players who received some ...

Bela Fischer/DAILY. Buy this photo. It’s been one hell of a year for Aday Mara. In his first collegiate season as a primary starter, the 7-foot-3 junior center for the No. 3 Michigan men’s basketball ...