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NFL Power Rankings 2024: Which teams improved in free agency?
Welcome to the second edition of the 2024 NFL Power Rankings. The free agent frenzy has slowed down — these players remain unsigned — and teams are looking ahead to April’s NFL draft. So, we’re doing a reset on expectations for the 2024 season with a new poll. How has the addition of quarterback Kirk […]
Continue readingWill Josh Allen be back with the Jaguars in 2024?
“I’m a legacy guy,” Allen said. “I have a great opportunity to continue to leave a legacy here and I’m going to continue that as much as I can and stand on that. “At the end of the day, I play the game because I love it. Some people don’t play the game. They make […]
Continue readingRavens’ Lamar Jackson enters playoffs, proving ground vs. Texans
More Teams. More Games. Pat McAfee says Mark Andrews‘ potential return for the Ravens’ divisional round matchup should give their offense a boost. (2:26) OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC’s No. 1 seed on New Year’s Eve, players joyfully commemorated the season by taking group pictures while holding a newspaper […]
Continue readingNFL 2023 midseason report: AFC, NFC questions and stats
More Teams. More Games. Booger McFarland and Herm Edwards break down their concerns for the Bills and Seahawks, respectively (1:34) Nine weeks of the 2023 NFL season have given way to heightened hopes for some and a heavy dose of reality for others. Much of what we thought we knew when the campaign began two […]
Continue reading‘Think Takeaways’: How the Jaguars defense found their identity
More Teams. More Games. Gardner Minshew is pressured on fourth down and tosses his third interception of the game. (0:28) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars defense earned the nickname “Sacksonville” because they finished second in the NFL with 55 sacks. Finding a nickname for this season’s defense is tougher — it’s pretty hard […]
Continue readingJaguars activate LB Dawuane Smoot (achilles) off PUP list
More Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears picks the Jaguars to increase their winning streak against the Colts. (0:30) The Jacksonville Jaguars activated linebacker Dawuane Smoot from the physically unable to perform list Saturday. He is expected to make his season debut against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. He has been sidelined since sustaining an Achilles […]
Continue readingHow the Jaguars dealt with travel fatigue after London trip
More Teams. More Games. Daniel Dopp explains why starting Evan Engram could be a good move this week for fantasy managers. (0:42) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson has been worried about the team’s 10-day London trip since the NFL announced the international game schedule in May. Not about the logistics of pulling […]
Continue readingHow top picks Travon Walker, Aidan Hutchinson are doing in the NFL
Seven months ago, the debate raged over which defensive end the Jacksonville Jaguars would take with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Would it be Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson — who was regarded as the top prospect by ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. — or would they take Travon Walker, the […]
Continue readingNFL Week 12 Power Rankings 2022: 1-32 poll, underachievers
Welcome to Week 12 of the NFL regular season. We have updated our Power Rankings! Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — have evaluated how teams are stacking up through 11 weeks. After suffering losses this weekend, where do the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and […]
Continue readingThe NFL player who helped his wife deliver their baby
“Whew.” Silence. “Whew.” Silence. “Whew.” Silence. In the middle of that night, Oct. 19, 2021, Dawuane Smoot needed a full three seconds to orient himself and realize that he was not, in fact, on the set of “Halloween Ends.” The giant Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle sat upright in bed, gathered himself and realized what was […]
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