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New Orleans Saints 2020 season preview: Can Drew Brees & Co. finally thrive in January?
The New Orleans Saints are ranked No. 4 in ESPN’s Football Power Index ahead of the 2020 NFL season. With no preseason games this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Week 1 is the first time we’ll see new acquisitions and rookies for every team. Week 1 will also give us the first NFL games since […]
Continue readingNFL Rank: Predicting the best 100 players for the 2020 NFL season
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 reading20 contenders for the 2020 NFL season, 20 big weaknesses: Ranking the Achilles’ heels
In 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 readingSome NFL teams cancel practices in response to Jacob Blake shooting
The Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers and Washington Football Team are among the NFL teams not practicing Thursday in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. “In the wake of what has taken place in our backyard of […]
Continue readingCB P.J. Williams, Saints reach 1-year deal
Williams battled injuries and inconsistency early in his career, but he found a niche over the past two seasons as a nickelback with the Saints, playing about 80% of their defensive snaps inside the slot when active. He also filled in at safety when needed because of injuries late last season. The Saints let cornerback […]
Continue readingThe best and worst recent NFL free-agent signings for all 32 teams: Picking deals since 2015
With 2020 NFL free agency getting underway next week, many teams will be looking for the veteran impact players to put their franchise over the top, or to contribute to culture change. But it doesn’t always work like that. While many free agents have a positive impact upon signing with their new teams, a lot […]
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 readingThe story behind Kirk Cousins’ perfect 43-yard pass to Adam Thielen that sunk the Saints
NEW ORLEANS — Redemption came tumbling out of the sky, a perfect rainbow ticketed for his outstretched hands, and all Adam Thielen had to do was catch it. It was overtime Sunday in the Superdome. The Minnesota Vikings had squandered a 10-point fourth-quarter lead but won the coin toss, and they needed a touchdown to […]
Continue readingBarnwell’s guide to the 2019 NFL playoffs: How all 12 teams can win the Super Bowl
With the 2019 NFL playoffs upon us, you already know a little bit about the NFL’s 12 remaining teams. Let’s go a little further and try to offer up some additional insight into the remaining contenders as part of my preview. How are they better or worse than public perception? Is that likely to play […]
Continue readingGiants’ Janoris Jenkins says using R-word a ‘hood thing’
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins explained his use of an inappropriate word while tweeting at a fan Wednesday, saying it was “slang” that is “just part of my culture.” Jenkins was responding to a critical fan, taking exception when asked why the stats Jenkins was using to showcase his effectiveness […]
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