The 2020 NFL season is here, and our NFL Nation reporters have bold predictions for all 32 teams to set up the slate ahead of Super Bowl LV. Here’s a sampling: Miles Sanders will lead the NFL in all-purpose yards. Le’Veon Bell will be traded by the midseason deadline. The Chiefs will repeat as Super […]
Continue readingThe Tennessee Titans are ranked No. 16 in ESPN’s Football Power Index ahead of the 2020 NFL season. With no preseason games this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Week 1 is the first time we’ll see new acquisitions and rookies for every team. Week 1 will also give us the first NFL games since Super […]
Continue readingDisgruntled defensive end Yannick Ngakoue went to sleep a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and woke up with the Minnesota Vikings to start Sunday of 2020 NFL training camp with a jolt like a double espresso shot. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Jason Peters says he wants more money for moving from right guard to left tackle. […]
Continue readingAfter the most unusual of offseasons, we’re a couple of weeks away from kicking off the 2020 NFL season. That means it’s time to see how the league shapes up before games get going. But that’s not all we’re evaluating in this ranking. This is also a good time to identify players, coaches and general […]
Continue readingThe most important thing for an NFL team is to find a franchise quarterback. The second-most important thing might be surrounding that quarterback with weapons. The Ravens went shopping for the likes of Mark Ingram and Marquise Brown last offseason and helped Lamar Jackson emerge as MVP. The Chiefs have been at or near the […]
Continue readingNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans declined to pick up the fifth-year option for wide receiver Corey Davis, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The fifth-year option would have carried a $15.68 million salary for Davis in 2021. NFL Network was first to report that the option would not be picked up. In three seasons […]
Continue readingThe Titans’ offense started virtual meetings Monday and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has encouraged Tannehill to share his thoughts on different things they are going over. “I get to be myself and be the leader that I am,” Tannehill said. “I am able to voice my opinion as far as how I want a guy […]
Continue readingAs the 2020 NFL draft approaches and free agency slows to a trickle, the league’s offseason programs are right around the corner. If team activities are reduced or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will have a far-reaching impact on rosters. With five new head coaches on the sidelines and quarterbacks Tom Brady and […]
Continue readingWith apologies to Packers and Titans supporters, the vast majority of football fans I spoke to over the past week wanted a Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl. After two impressive home victories on Championship Sunday, we’re going to get that dream matchup. It’s Kyle Shanahan versus Andy Reid. Richard Sherman versus Tyrann Mathieu. Jimmy Garoppolo. There are […]
Continue readingThe AFC divisional round was total chaos this weekend. On Saturday, the top-seeded Ravens were bounced from the bracket in a blowout loss to the Titans, who went up 28-6 in the third quarter and barely looked back. The Texans followed Sunday and seemed to be setting up an AFC South rubber match in the […]
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