KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In Patrick Mahomes‘ first season as a starter in 2018, the Kansas City Chiefs were scoring quickly and giving up points almost as fast. General manager Brett Veach remembers urging that year’s defense to get just one stop per game. “I still remember just saying if we can just get them […]
Continue readingKANSAS CITY, Mo. — In terms of their roster numbers from last season, the Kansas City Chiefs are at a net negative at wide receiver with the draft three weeks away. They signed free agent Marquise Brown, but released Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Mecole Hardman and Richie James, who were also in the playing rotation, are free […]
Continue readingKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs agreed to a deal to re-sign running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a source confirmed. According to NFL Network, which first reported the news, Edwards-Helaire agreed to a one-year contract. Edwards-Helaire’s return gives the Chiefs some depth at the position behind starter Isiah Pacheco and comes on the same day the […]
Continue readingThe 2023 NFL season is behind us, and 2024 offseason activities are already underway. Free agency, which will include players who were waived or released, is one of the first big sessions on the calendar. For the purposes of this column, I’ll be taking a look at the top free agents at the key fantasy […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The “Get Up” crew examines the potential quarterback options for the Pittsburgh Steelers next season. (1:36) There’s nothing wrong with change. Some of the NFL’s best players have had their careers jump-started by switching franchises. Both sides can benefit from these changes, whether it be players who excel in new schemes […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Harry Douglas details why Saquon Barkley should move on from the Giants and team up with C.J. Stroud and the Texans. (0:46) Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard are all expected to become free agents in what promises to be a star-studded running back market, sources told ESPN on Monday. […]
Continue readingIs the twist ending better than the one you can see coming from a mile away? For most of Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII between the 49ers and Chiefs, it felt like the game we were watching was entirely different from what we would have expected to see from these teams. A matchup of the NFL’s […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Erin Dolan provides a sports betting primer, going over all the information bettors need for Super Bowl LVIII. (1:35) There are literally hundreds of ways to bet on the Super Bowl, ranging from the familiar picking of sides and totals all the way to guessing the color of the Gatorade that […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tyler Fulghum explains how he’s handling prop bet lines for George Kittle and Deebo Samuel in the Super Bowl. (0:41) What are the best rushing and receiving prop bets to make before you watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII? NFL betting experts […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) Late in the third quarter of the Ravens’ divisional round matchup against the Texans, Baltimore, leading 17-10, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Houston 49-yard line. Then, in the bottom […]
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