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Rodgers’ flu news moves point spread in NFC title game
The Falcons were 6-point favorites over Green Bay on Saturday at the majority of books. Likewise, the New England Patriots were 6-point favorites over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game. Atlanta was favored by only four when the line first opened. It was bumped up to Falcons minus-6 Friday night. Johnny Avello, […]
Continue readingSwami Sez: Chris Berman’s NFL conference championship picks
Playoff record ATS: 3-5 Regular-season record ATS: 51-32 When your preseason Super Bowl picks are Kansas City and Seattle, and the Chargers move out of San Diego, you’re bound to have a bad week. But I’m back at it for championship weekend. Here’s who I like in the two games Sunday. Green Bay Packers at […]
Continue readingNFL Rank 2022: Predicting the top 100 players, with stats, notes and quotes for the league’s best
The 2022 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 8, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best this season, and how do they stack up against each other? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than […]
Continue readingHow the Atlanta Falcons have approached ‘transition’ from a salary-cap disaster
Fixing it would take time and patience in a sport where playing careers are short and a willingness to see things through doesn’t always occur. They understood the surface issues and some of the critical, if not difficult, moves to come. Like with any job, the more you are there, the more you learn. “You […]
Continue reading2021 NFL roster cuts tracker: Who’s in and who’s out for all 32 teams
Teams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]
Continue readingDetroit Lions release veteran WR Breshad Perriman
Perriman signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with Detroit in March and was expected to team with fellow newcomer Tyrell Williams to stabilize a completely overhauled Lions receiving corps. But Perriman, whose contract included $2 million in guaranteed money, struggled throughout training camp and the preseason, and found himself in a position battle in recent […]
Continue readingDetroit Lions, ex-Las Vegas Raiders WR Tyrell Williams reach deal, source says
The Lions might have a revamped wide receiver corps in 2021, as Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr. and Danny Amendola are set to become free agents later this month. Golladay could be a candidate for the team’s franchise tag. On Tuesday, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he didn’t believe it would take long to […]
Continue readingBiggest 2020 NFL offseason missed opportunities: Packers pass on WRs in draft; Lions still need pass-rushers
For every big NFL offseason signing, savvy draft selection or forward-thinking trade, there is a curious failure by another team to address an area of need. Hindsight is 20-20, and multiple teams and players whiffed over the past few months. Where did it all go wrong, and why will some franchises have regret once the […]
Continue readingPredicting roster turnover for all 12 NFL playoff teams: Which players could move
Roster turnover is a fact of life in the NFL. In a league in which many players don’t have guaranteed money due in the upcoming season and somewhere between five and eight organizations typically swap out their football personnel each offseason, just about every player is on a short leash. Even the league’s banner franchises […]
Continue readingSunday’s fantasy football inactives watch: Who’s in and who’s out?
To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest […]
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