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Green Bay Packers tackle David Bakhtiari to start season on PUP list

All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, protector of Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side, remained on the physically unable to perform list when the Packers trimmed their initial roster to 53 players on Tuesday. By rule, players on reserve/PUP are ineligible to play or practice for the first six weeks. Bakhtiari, who tore the ACL in his left […]

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2021 NFL roster cuts tracker: Who’s in and who’s out for all 32 teams

Teams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]

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NFL Rank: Predicting the top 100 players for the 2021 season and why they’ll be among the league’s best

We are closing in on the 2021 NFL season, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best, and how do they stack up? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 NFL experts to rate […]

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Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love fails to lead scoring drive but shows progress in preseason finale

But the question now is whether they saw enough to feel good about him as their quarterback in 2022 if this is indeed the end for Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. Love played into the third quarter of Saturday’s preseason finale — a 19-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills to cap a winless preseason in […]

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Fantasy football 12-team, 1/2 PPR mock draft: First eight picks are RBs

In the eighth mock draft of the season, members of our ESPN Fantasy Football and NFL staff took part in a 12-team, 1/2 PPR league. After last week’s two-QB mock draft, the biggest difference was naturally that the first round shifted back to being dominated by running backs. And, of course, quarterbacks returned to being […]

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Green Bay Packers place Devin Funchess on IR; WR hasn’t played regular-season game for team

Funchess last played in an NFL game in Week 1 of the 2019 season, when he broke his collarbone in his only game with the Indianapolis Colts. Funchess made more headlines off the field than on it after he signed one-year, $2.5 million contract that included a $1 million signing bonus with the Packers in […]

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NFL Power Rankings 2021: Preseason 1-32 poll, plus players, coaches, general managers on hot seat

Preseason is a time for looking ahead, but as we unleash the latest version of the 2021 NFL Power Rankings, we’re looking way ahead. That means looking into the future to see whose status could be in jeopardy if they don’t step it up this season. Whether it’s judging who might be looking for a […]

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Kevin King addresses NFC title-game woes, tries ‘to win a Super Bowl’ with Green Bay Packers

But it wasn’t until seven months later that King spoke about it for the first time. King’s appearance in the Lambeau Field media auditorium on Tuesday might finally be the last piece toward putting that stunning loss by the Packers to rest. King didn’t back down from his “quote-unquote ‘failures’” — as he put it […]

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Fantasy football rankings: The 192 players who should be rostered

We’re closing in on the start of the 2021 NFL regular season and fantasy football, which means it’s time for one last run of The 192. What is The 192? Fantasy leagues come in all shapes in sizes, but many have settled into the vicinity of 12 teams and 16 roster spots. The 192 is […]

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NFL Quarterback Council 2021: Ranking the top 10 QBs in arm strength, accuracy, decision-making, rushing ability, more

Today’s NFL quarterbacks do so many different things extremely well, and picking out the best of the best is no easy task. Every Sunday, we are treated to incredible highlight-reel plays across the league, from 60-yard deep balls to huge gains on designed rushes to inconceivable pinpoint throws outside the pocket. To get a sense […]

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