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Five offseason moves to improve all 16 AFC teams
More Teams. More Games. Victor Cruz says the Bengals should draft LeSean McCoy and is a replacement-level back at this point of his career. Bodine’s spot at center already has been filled by Spencer Long, who signed a three-year, $12.6 million deal earlier this month. The team can free up about $4.5 million in cap […]
Continue readingMailbag: Six things we learned from 2015 free agency
Thanks to a quiet agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA, the period in which teams can sign players classified as unrestricted free agents was shortened (it previously ended on June 1). It was a smart change. Very few unrestricted free agents get deals in May, and if they do, the deals are usually for […]
Continue readingESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 9
More Teams. More Games. Lawrence Arnold hauls in a big fourth-down reception, then Devin Neal scores the go-ahead touchdown to put Kansas ahead for good against Oklahoma. (0:39) With just a few days before the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, Week 9 was a chance for the undefeated teams stay alive and […]
Continue readingNew Orleans Saints QBs Taysom Hill, Trevor Siemian added to reserve/COVID-19 list
METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints’ top two quarterbacks — Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian — both landed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday, along with safety Malcolm Jenkins and six other backup players. Rookie quarterback Ian Book has been preparing to make his NFL debut against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, […]
Continue readingSource: Seattle Seahawks not picking up fifth-year option on RB Rashaad Penny
SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks are not expected to pick up the fifth-year option on running back Rashaad Penny, a source told ESPN. Penny is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2021 season. Monday is the deadline for teams to exercise the 2022 options for first-round picks from 2018, the year the […]
Continue readingNFL free-agency tracker: Latest signings, trades, cuts, news and rumors for 2021
Who’s ready for 2021 NFL free agency? With Super Bowl LV in the rearview mirror, one of the strangest NFL offseasons ever is just getting started. We’ve already seen quarterback trades and other drama around star signal-callers, and the franchise tag window has come and gone with 10 players getting tagged. Free agency kicks off […]
Continue readingWhat Russell Wilson’s frustrations could mean for him, Seattle Seahawks moving forward
SEATTLE — Three sacks and eight quarterback hits did not tell the story of how much Russell Wilson was under fire during a 17-9 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the 2017 season opener. Wilson was pressured on 44% of his dropbacks. The Seattle Seahawks’ pass block win rate of 24% still stands as […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones, center Alex Mack ruled out vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Jones, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, will miss his third straight game with a hamstring injury. Mack, a six-time Pro Bowl pick, will miss his first game of the season with a concussion. A third starter, left guard James Carpenter, will miss the game with a groin injury. Free safety Ricardo Allen is listed as […]
Continue readingFalcons’ Todd Gurley breaks free for longest TD run since 2017
The Atlanta Falcons running back scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the season with a 35-yard touchdown run on his team’s first possession against the Carolina Panthers. No Falcons player had more than four rushing touchdowns all of last season. Gurley took the third-down handoff from Matt Ryan, followed the hole cleared by left guard […]
Continue readingWeek 2 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus each team’s best rookie debut
As we unveil the first regular-season edition of the NFL Power Rankings, we keep in mind the unique circumstances that led to Week 1. This was the first action of any kind for the rookie class of 2020. For a rookie, seeing regular-season game action for the first time is a sink-or-swim proposition in normal […]
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