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NFL salary-cap space for all 32 teams: Who’s set to spend, who needs to save?
NFL free agency kicks off next week and teams will be working with a salary cap of $182.5 million for the 2021 season, an 8% decrease from the $198.2 million cap in 2020. The cap has risen every year since 2011, but the reduced revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic forced a drop for next […]
Continue readingSuper Bowl timelines for all 32 NFL teams: Who’s in mix, getting closer and years away?
Thirty other NFL teams want to be in the position of the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — one win away from a Super Bowl title and the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Unlike for the Chiefs and Bucs, the biggest obstacle facing many teams in getting to championship contention is at quarterback, a position […]
Continue readingGus Bradley tabbed by Las Vegas Raiders to be team’s defensive coordinator
Defensive shortcomings down the stretch hurt the Raiders, who fired Paul Guenther as DC after a 44-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 13 and replaced him with defensive line coach Rod Marinelli on an interim basis. Marinelli will be retained by Bradley. “The style that you should see is a team that plays […]
Continue reading2020 NFL season in review: What went wrong, what’s next for non-playoff teams
The 2020 NFL regular season came to a close Sunday. To say it was an unusual year is an understatement. The league worked through a season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, holding games on every day of the week for the first time in history. The Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens both experienced COVID-19 outbreaks […]
Continue readingLas Vegas Raiders’ Jon Gruden ‘optimistic’ Derek Carr will be active, but won’t ‘let the cat out of the bag’ on starter vs. Miami Dolphins
“That’s my plan, right now, as I sit here,” Gruden said Thursday, when asked specifically if Carr, the franchise’s all-time leading passer, would be in uniform. “But, again, these groins are funny. You saw what happened last Thursday night. I mean, he’s running to his right and I didn’t see him the rest of the […]
Continue readingRaiders rule out defensive starters Clelin Ferrell, Nicholas Morrow, Damon Arnette, Johnathan Abram vs. Chargers
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders will be without four defensive starters for their crucial Thursday night home game against the Los Angeles Chargers, a less-than-optimal start for new interim defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell (shoulder), linebacker Nicholas Morrow (concussion), cornerback Damon Arnette (concussion) and safety Johnathan Abram (concussion) will all […]
Continue readingNFL Week 14 takeaways, stat leaders: Offensive outbursts for Bears and Cowboys, but letdown for Giants
Week 14 in the NFL saw offensive outbursts from the Broncos, Bears and Titans, an AFC West-clinching win for the Chiefs, a big letdown for the Giants and a huge win for the Buccaneers in their chase for an NFC wild-card spot. In all, six of the week’s opening eight games — including a Rams […]
Continue readingNFL Week 13 fantasy football inactives watch: Who’s in and who’s out?
Refresh often for the latest information. Note: After Week 12’s COVID-19-related postponements, the league has made some changes to the Week 13 schedule. The Washington-Pittsburgh game, originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, has been moved to Monday at 5 p.m. ET. The Baltimore-Dallas game, originally scheduled for Thursday night, has been moved to Tuesday night. To […]
Continue readingLas Vegas Raiders to be without Josh Jacobs, Johnathan Abram
Safety Johnathan Abram, who has a knee injury, also will stay home. Gruden had said Monday that Jacobs told him he would be ready to play against the Jets. “I was optimistic that they would both play in New York, or New Jersey, but I was wrong,” Gruden said Friday. “I’ve been wrong a lot […]
Continue readingLas Vegas Raiders face ‘daunting task’ with COVID-19 issues ahead of game vs. Kansas City Chiefs
HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther lamented that his defense has been decimated with so many players on the reserve/COVID-19 list and self-isolating this week, ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. “I don’t know how we can beat these guys with a full lineup at practice, let […]
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