#NFLrank is the Twitter hashtag to use if you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along. You can also follow along here: @ESPNNFL (NFL on ESPN) and on Facebook. We polled 63 experts to rate each player on a 0-to-10 scale, with 10 being the best regardless of position in the […]
Continue readingThis has everything to do with Williams’ stated ambition in his first mass interview as a Jet. Before his career had even started, Williams was describing a career highlight as a sack of Tom Brady, preferably his first sack as an NFL player. Never mind that nobody wants to wait until Week 7 to get […]
Continue readingThanks to a quiet agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA, the period in which teams can sign players classified as unrestricted free agents was shortened (it previously ended on June 1). It was a smart change. Very few unrestricted free agents get deals in May, and if they do, the deals are usually for […]
Continue readingSurprisingly, owners, general managers and coaches went no-huddle on Tuesday morning and finished a lot of the work at this year’s gathering. They entered the day with 23 rule proposals to debate. By late Tuesday morning, only five proposals were left for consideration. Six had passed, and the others were tabled, withdrawn or voted down. […]
Continue readingSeven years ago, the New England Patriots and New York Jets played an overtime classic that inspired tears of joy and a bizarre controversy. The tears dried quickly, but the controversy lived on. The Jets, kicked around by their AFC East rival for 15 years, celebrated their 26-20 win over the reigning Super Bowl champions […]
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