The 2020 NFL season is just over a week away, so it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best players? We asked a panel of 46 ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on how good they will be in the 2020 season […]
Continue reading“It’s really unfortunate for a guy that’s put in a lot of work, put himself in position to be a huge impact player for us,” McVay said. Following the departure of Cory Littleton in free agency, Howard was on track to start alongside Micah Kiser. The Rams will now turn to Kenny Young, who they […]
Continue readingIn the salary-cap era, no NFL team can head into a season with above-average starters at every position. Some teams have come close — and others have been able to mask their issues with dominant players at other positions — but every team’s weakness gets exposed. The New England Patriots, who have won six Super […]
Continue readingRiddick’s deal is for one year, a source told ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Riddick, a 29-year-old who spent his first six NFL seasons with the Lions, hasn’t played since the 2018 season. The Denver Broncos signed him in August 2019 after he was released by Detroit, but Riddick hurt his shoulder in a preseason game and […]
Continue readingIt was a day of positive vibes for quarterbacks during Sunday’s 2020 NFL training camps as Alex Smith of the Washington Football Team was cleared for football activity and activated off the physically unable to perform list, capping a remarkable recovery from a leg injury that nearly cost him his life. Smith, 36, who broke […]
Continue readingThe coronavirus pandemic forced NFL teams to shut down this spring and summer, creating an offseason devoid of in-person organized team activities and minicamps. This could be especially problematic for teams that made a lot of moves this offseason, or advantageous for clubs that maintained continuity from 2019 to 2020. The Buffalo Bills top the […]
Continue readingWith 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 readingLet’s break down some of the winners and losers from this NFL offseason. Some of the stories in the short term were obvious — you don’t need me to tell you again who won the DeAndre Hopkins trade — but I’m going to try to take a look at the bigger picture to see how […]
Continue readingTom Brady and the New England Patriots are the Super Bowl champions for the sixth time with a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. We tracked everything you needed to know about Super Bowl LIII, from the memorable plays on the field to the scene at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to the best commercials […]
Continue readingFrom hiring three new coordinators to releasing running back Todd Gurley and trading wide receiver Brandin Cooks, the Los Angeles Rams have experienced significant turnover throughout the offseason. But roster changes aren’t cause for concern for quarterback Jared Goff, and he said he doesn’t think fans should be worried about the changes, either. “Just relax,” […]
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