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Jets QB Aaron Rodgers says surgery for torn Achilles ‘went great’
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Thursday that surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg “went great.” The 39-year-old Rodgers suffered the season-ending injury on the fourth snap of his debut with his new team during the Jets’ 22-16 overtime win over Buffalo in Week 1. The four-time NFL MVP […]
Continue readingAfter Aaron Rodgers injury, NFLPA calls for grass in all stadiums
More Teams. More Games. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Stephen A. Smith about the NFLPA’s call for grass surfaces in all stadiums. (3:00) The NFL Players Association’s new executive director has called for the league to change all of its field surfaces to natural grass in the wake of Aaron Rodgers‘ season-ending injury. Rodgers […]
Continue readingCB Darius Slay pads Eagles lead with pick-six
Eagles cornerback Darius Slay intercepted Mac Jones on the New England Patriots’ first possession and returned it 70 yards to put the Eagles on top 10-0. Playing in the rain at Gillette Stadium, Jones’ third-down pass for Kendrick Bourne sailed high. It glanced off Bourne’s hands and was snatched by Slay, who weaved his way […]
Continue reading2023 NFL simulation: 285 game predictions, including playoffs
More Teams. More Games. Bill Barnwell and Mina Kimes break down the connection they could see from Odell Beckham Jr. and Lamar Jackson. (1:48) To forecast the 2023 NFL season, ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) simulates the season 20,000 times. That produces our projections, which are filled with probabilities, like the 14% chance the Eagles […]
Continue readingInside the Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to draft Jalen Carter
The organization had been scouting Carter, a gifted game-disruptor, for the past two years and conducted a deep dive into his background during the pre-draft process led by adviser to the general manager/chief security officer Dom DiSandro. Based on performance, Carter was the highest-rated player on the Eagles’ draft board. But there was a lot […]
Continue reading2023 NFL Rank: Predicting top 100 players for this season
To create our list, we asked a panel of dozens of ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on performance expectations for the 2023 season as compared with their peers. Emphasis was placed solely on the upcoming season and predicting potential greatness, rather than past performance, career résumé or positional value. That means long-term injuries […]
Continue readingSwami Sez: Chris Berman’s wild-card round NFL picks
Season record: 51-32 ATS (last week: 2-3) Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers Running back Jay Ajayi isn’t going to run for 200 yards again, as Pittsburgh has had plenty of time to get a game plan ready. Quarterback Matt Moore doesn’t scare me like Connor Cook does, as Moore has started more than 20 games […]
Continue readingSwami Sez: Chris Berman’s Week 17 NFL picks
Season record: 49-29 ATS (last week: 3-2) Swami warning: Week 17 predictions are dicey at best, as it’s very hard to handicap motivation when more than half the teams have “nothing to play for.” Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions I understand I’m going against the grain here, and not having Aaron Rodgers and the […]
Continue readingDarius Slay: Reunion with Matt Patricia ‘cordial’ after fallout
Having to work with Matt Patricia again could have been awkward for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Darius Slay, who once said he “lost all respect” for his former head coach with the Detroit Lions. However, Slay told the Detroit Free Press on Monday that he and Patricia have been “cordial” now that they are again working […]
Continue readingTom Brady, Baker Mayfield top NFL quotes of the week
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, on being asked to autograph a ball by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who had intercepted it during his team’s 35-7 win over Tampa Bay, via his “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, on wanting to play wide receiver for Jalen Hurts Seattle […]
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