Former Sun Devils QB Joins Kenny Dillingham’s Coaching Staff
The culture in Tempe that exudes from the Arizona State football program attracts talented players, and now it appears, talented coaches.
Home is where you hang your hat. It is where former Sun Devils quarterback Trenton Bourguet will hang his coach’s whistle. Bourguet will stay on at Arizona State and serve as an assistant running backs coach on Kenny Dillingham’s staff.
After being around Dillingham for five minutes, Bourguet understood what it takes to be a coach. Dillingham passes along his knowledge and passion for the game of football, for the concept of team and culture to those who seek a different calling.
Since the COVID year of 2020, Bourguet played for the Sun Devils as a backup quarterback to Jayden Daniels, Emory Jones and Sam Leavitt. Bourguet will help oversee a running backs room that has a huge void left behind by the departure of Cam Skattebo to the NFL.
Bourguet gained valuable coaching experience in his dad’s flag football league, coaching a team to a league title. Now, Bourguet will help coach the Arizona State rushing attack, hopefully, to another conference championship and a playoff berth.
Bourguet practices patience, encouragement and belief in his players. That is what makes one a good coach, one in Dillingham’s image.
The Nikefication of the NFL will continue.
One of the overlooked items that emerged during the draft is this: Starting in 2025, the NFL will introduce “Rivalries” jerseys inspired by the communities of the teams.
The league will add two new divisions every year.
Via Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com, the jerseys will be worn only by the home team in a division rivalry. Every team will be required to wear the “Rivalries” jersey at least once every three years. It can be used more frequently than that, against any of its three division rivals.
The AFC East and NFC West “Rivalries” jerseys will debut later this year, before the start of the season, for the Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Jets, 49ers, Seahawks, Rams, and Cardinals.
While teams are limited to four games with throwback or alternate jerseys, this is just another jersey that fans can buy. Which is the obvious motivation here. The most zealous fans will want to have another jersey. And another. And another.
Of course, if the economy goes sideways, maybe the fans will have two jerseys instead of thirty.
The NFL’s fifth-year option deadline for the 2022 NFL Draft class came and went Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET, with teams making designations as to whether or not to pick up player options for their former first-round picks in the 2026 season.
Fifth-year options are only available for players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, and when exercised, the fifth-year option will fully guarantee the player’s salary in the year to come. The base value of those salaries is dependent on the average of the third to 25th-highest salaries at their position over the past five seasons, per Over The Cap, with escalators for playing time, 1x Pro Bowl selection and multiple Pro Bowl selections.
Just one first-round selection from the 2022 class is ineligible for the fifth-year option — safety Lewis Cine, who was selected 32nd overall by the Minnesota Vikings prior to being waived in late August 2024.
Here’s a look at the status of the fifth-year option for each member of the 2022 NFL Draft class.
