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NFL Power Rankings Week 16: 1-32 poll, plus the most underrated standout on each team
By this time of year in the NFL Power Rankings, most teams, star players and overarching subjects have been discussed. That is why we’re devoting the rankings before Christmas to highlighting players on each team who have been overlooked in 2020. From players who should be bigger stars than they are to “glue” guys to […]
Continue readingCalais Campbell, Matthew Slater again finalists for Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award
The NFL on Tuesday announced the finalists for the award, which was created in 2014 and is given each year to an NFL player best demonstrating on-field sportsmanship with fair play, respecting the game and opponents and integrity in competition. Finalists include four players from each conference and were picked by a panel of former […]
Continue readingFantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 15: Jeff Wilson Jr., Tim Patrick among top streaming options
The roster percentages for this column are updated every Friday morning, and any players from Thursday’s Chargers-Raiders game have been taken out.–> Each week of the NFL season, we will identify fantasy football waiver-wire pickups specifically for those of you looking for streaming options in deeper formats (including IDP leagues). These are players available in […]
Continue readingAaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes among Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award nominees
From star quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes to standout center Jason Kelce to dynamic defensive end Joey Bosa, 32 players have been nominated for the seventh annual Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. Each NFL team nominated one player for the award, which recognizes players who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship on the field. It is named for […]
Continue readingTom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger are about to become the most-sacked quarterbacks ever: How they got here, and who’s next
The distinction of the most-sacked quarterback ever will soon belong to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tom Brady or the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger, who’ve gone down behind the line of scrimmage a combined 1,017 times over 38 regular seasons. The record belongs to Brett Favre, who surpassed John Elway (516) in his final NFL season […]
Continue reading$600 million offseason? ‘Nothing is impossible’ for Chiefs GM Brett Veach
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beginning Thursday against the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs are “running it back,” as they like to say, trying to win a second consecutive Super Bowl championship with largely the same roster. It’s easier said than done, but the Chiefs have secured the core of their roster for 2020 and […]
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 readingProjecting future Hall of Famers for all 32 NFL teams
In a normal universe, we would be celebrating the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 right about now. Instead, legendary players and coaches like Troy Polamalu and Jimmy Johnson will wait until next year to give their speeches in Canton, Ohio. The Hall of Fame Game, like the rest of the preseason, has […]
Continue reading260 players who could win 2020 NFL MVP: Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, kickers and more
Picking an MVP in advance of a typical NFL season is difficult. Remember last year? The trendiest candidates heading into the regular season were Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson one obvious example, but Mahomes is the only one with the sort of airtight accomplishments to be added to this list. Although this is […]
Continue readingBetter, worse or the same: Stacking up NFL teams’ progress in 2020
Better, worse or the same? That’s the question that many fans are wondering about their respective teams for the 2020 NFL season after an offseason of free agency, the NFL draft, retirements of star players and virtual meetings because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than offering an overarching answer about each roster as it stands, […]
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