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Re-drafting the NFL: We picked 128 foundational players across all 32 teams
What if every NFL team had a complete do-over in building its roster? What if every single player were a free agent? What if the worst team in the league had a chance to add a Super Bowl MVP at quarterback? Or one of the worst defensive teams out there was able to plop a […]
Continue readingFalcons’ Matt Ryan impressed with new running back Todd Gurley
Ryan, currently in Atlanta, spent time with Gurley in Southern California in recent weeks. “I’ve gotten to work with Todd and he’s awesome,” Ryan told ESPN. “Really, really good guy. A hard worker. He’s super-smart. The stuff I was telling him one day, the next day he had it done. I was really impressed with […]
Continue readingNFL ultimate all-conference teams: ACC and SEC
Just because sports is on hiatus doesn’t mean the competition needs to end. While we wait for the live action to return, ESPN has assembled a collection of “ultimate all-conference teams” that should intrigue college football and NFL fans alike. Our panel of NFL analysts, college and NFL Nation reporters — Andrea Adelson, Matt Bowen, […]
Continue readingDeAndre Hopkins thinks he’s best WR, is excited about Kyler Murray
TEMPE, Ariz. — New Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins thinks he’s the best pass-catcher in the NFL despite not having the type of consistency with quarterbacks that some of his peers have. And now that he’ll be paired with reigning rookie of the year Kyler Murray in a pass-happy offense, Hopkins believes he’ll put […]
Continue reading49ers’ George Kittle looking for more than top TE money
George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers haven’t made much progress on a new contract, with his agent saying he is looking for more than a deal that makes Kittle the highest-paid tight end in the NFL. “I don’t care about the tight end market,” Kittle’s agent, Jack Bechta, told NFL Network. “I’m being paid […]
Continue readingRanking NFL teams with the worst offseasons: Barnwell on the Texans, Patriots, Packers, more
With the NFL universe on pause, now seems like a good time to continue our big-picture look into how each organization did during the player-acquisition period of the offseason. Over the next four days, I’m going to run through all 32 teams and rank the work they did from worst to first. To measure how […]
Continue readingHow will the 2020 NFL offseason work? Answering big questions about virtual workouts, rookie camps, more
Free agency was easy. The draft required some innovation. The rest of a typical NFL offseason, however, can’t be replicated. The simple act of practicing together on the field, through organized team activities and minicamps, is prohibited by physical distancing requirements related to the coronavirus pandemic. So how has the NFL adjusted? What can teams […]
Continue readingWR-needy Raiders draft Bama’s Henry Ruggs 12th overall
Seven selections later, with a pick acquired in the September 2018 trade of Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears, the Raiders took Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette. “We feel like the Las Vegas Raiders got faster, we got tougher and we got more competitive tonight,” Raiders general manager Mike Mayock said on a conference call. […]
Continue readingDeAndre Hopkins says ‘there was no relationship’ with Bill O’Brien during time with Texans
DeAndre Hopkins told Sports Illustrated that he had “no relationship” with coach Bill O’Brien during their six years together with the Houston Texans and defended himself against anonymous criticisms that surfaced after he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals. Hopkins, who told reporters last week that he wasn’t surprised by the trade, reiterated that stance […]
Continue readingDeAndre Hopkins says trade to Cardinals ‘wasn’t a big surprise’
Talking to reporters though a conference call for the first time since his trade to the Cardinals was finalized Wednesday, Hopkins said he heard rumors about potentially being traded as early as the start of the 2019 season. “It wasn’t a big surprise to me after the year,” Hopkins said Friday. “I was preparing for […]
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