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What will Packers do with 5 NFL draft picks in Rounds 1-3?
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brian Gutekunst has just about done it all when it comes to the draft, even in his relatively short tenure as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager. Since his first draft in 2018, he has traded up, traded back, picked a franchise quarterback in the first round, doubled up at positions […]
Continue readingWhat Packers have, what they need heading toward NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The last time the Green Bay Packers made this drastic of a change on defense, when they moved from a 4-3 to a 3-4 in 2009 after hiring Dom Capers as coordinator, they supplemented it with two first-round picks in nose tackle B.J. Raji and outside linebacker Clay Matthews. This year’s […]
Continue readingChargers hire Jim Harbaugh as coach: Perfect match for both sides?
If you have to hire a head coach, landing the reigning national champion seems like a good place to look. The Los Angeles Chargers got their man on Wednesday, hiring Jim Harbaugh away from Michigan to take over. After nine seasons at the collegiate level, Harbaugh returns to the NFL, where he went 44-19-1 in […]
Continue readingBest NFL pass-rushers by year: Who owns the Championship Belt?
More Teams. More Games. Andrew Hawkins breaks down why T.J. Watt is the best edge rusher in the NFL right now. (0:47) Let’s take a step back through history and pull out an old favorite: the Championship Belt. The concept is simple at its core: At the end of each year, who would be considered […]
Continue readingSwami Sez: Chris Berman’s NFL conference championship picks
Playoff record ATS: 3-5 Regular-season record ATS: 51-32 When your preseason Super Bowl picks are Kansas City and Seattle, and the Chargers move out of San Diego, you’re bound to have a bad week. But I’m back at it for championship weekend. Here’s who I like in the two games Sunday. Green Bay Packers at […]
Continue readingBest available 2020 NFL free agents at every position: Earl Thomas, Eric Reid, Antonio Brown, more
Every week — and this week especially — the fantasy football sites go through a rundown of what to do if your team lost a key player to injury. It’s a list of who might be available on the league’s waiver wire with players who can fill the void. Sometimes, you find some league-winning gems […]
Continue readingMatthew Stafford or Jared Goff for 2020 NFL MVP? Long shots for six NFL awards, including best coach and rookies
If it feels like I’ve prefaced every one of my columns recently by pointing out that the 2020 NFL season is going to be weird, it’s not an accident. We’re approaching a season in which it would be a pleasant surprise if each team were able to play all 16 games. Even if that happens, […]
Continue readingWhat went wrong for Baker Mayfield, and can he be fixed? A progress report on the Browns QB
This week, I’m going to check in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I’ll take detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to you another time. […]
Continue readingRanking NFL teams with the worst offseasons: Barnwell on the Texans, Patriots, Packers, more
With the NFL universe on pause, now seems like a good time to continue our big-picture look into how each organization did during the player-acquisition period of the offseason. Over the next four days, I’m going to run through all 32 teams and rank the work they did from worst to first. To measure how […]
Continue readingSource: Todd Gurley doesn’t plan to file grievance against Rams
Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley does not plan to file a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over an unpaid roster bonus, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Gurley, who was released by the Rams in March, is owed a $7.55 million roster bonus, but offset language can reduce the payment by $2.5 million. […]
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