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Emergency quarterbacks for all 32 NFL teams: Punters, high school QBs and more

The situation Kendall Hinton and the Denver Broncos were forced into Sunday was unprecedented in the NFL’s modern era. Hinton, a practice-squad wide receiver, played quarterback against the New Orleans Saints. The result was a 31-3 loss to the Saints, with Hinton completing 1 of 9 passes for 13 yards. The Broncos found themselves in […]

2020 NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who’s in and who’s out

Teams in the NFL were required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. Given the irregular offseason, with OTAs and minicamps occurring virtually for the first time, teams have had only training camp, which included 14 padded practices, to see their players in person. The biggest names let go […]

260 players who could win 2020 NFL MVP: Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, kickers and more

Picking an MVP in advance of a typical NFL season is difficult. Remember last year? The trendiest candidates heading into the regular season were Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson one obvious example, but Mahomes is the only one with the sort of airtight accomplishments to be added to this list. Although this is […]

Giants’ offense to take cues from Cowboys’ past for future success

Jones had a conversation over the past few months with Romo, the former Cowboys quarterback and current CBS analyst. And Jones expects there to be more as he digs deeper into Jason Garrett’s new offense with the Giants. Garrett was the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator and head coach from 2007-19. Romo played in his offense until […]

New York Giants claim ex-Cowboys QB Cooper Rush off waivers

Rush was waived on Monday after the Cowboys signed Andy Dalton. Rush served as Dak Prescott‘s backup prior to the addition of Dalton. The move reunites Rush and former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, who was hired this offseason as the Giants’ offensive coordinator. They spent the past three season together in Dallas. Rush now joins […]

Giants, Colt McCoy reach agreement on one-year deal

NFL Network was first to report the deal. McCoy, 33, spent the past six years in Washington. He joins Daniel Jones and veteran Alex Tanney on the team’s depth chart. McCoy is now in prime position to back up Jones, the second-year quarterback who was the No. 6 overall pick last year. He served as […]

Eli Manning gets ‘special’ win for Giants in likely final home start

The game ended with Manning being pulled to a standing ovation with 1:50 remaining. As fans chanted his name, the two-time Super Bowl winner got emotional on the sideline. “Obviously, I don’t know what the future is. I don’t know what lies next week, let alone down the road,” Manning said after completing 20 of […]