Every team has offseason goals. For some, such as the world champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it’s how to maintain the standard. For others, such as those teams that missed the postseason, it’s how to get better, particularly now that there are two extra playoff teams this season. Mandatory minicamps are done. Some teams shortened theirs; […]
Continue readingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Now that the Jacksonville Jaguars have their quarterback, their priority should be adding players around him. But as tempting as it is to load up on weapons for Trevor Lawrence in the NFL draft (April 29-May 1, ESPN/ESPN App) — especially with their next four picks through the third round — the […]
Continue readingWe tracked every first-round trade made leading up to the 2021 NFL draft, from trades that occurred nearly two years ago to ones that happened the first night of the draft. They each play an integral part in telling the complete story of the NFL draft. Here are all of the latest draft-pick deals for […]
Continue readingThe 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 readingAs the NFL rolls into Week 11 of the COVID-impacted 2020 season, it is the two first-year players who were tossed into the deepest end of the football pool who now lead the way in our second round of rookie rankings. Six ESPN writers and analysts — Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Mina Kimes, Kevin Seifert, […]
Continue readingAs the NFL Power Rankings dive into the second half of the season, we decided to be gluttons for punishment and play the “What if?” game. We asked every NFL Nation reporter one thing that the teams they cover have done in 2020 that they wish they could take back. From clumsy in-game decisions (like […]
Continue readingThe Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade franchise defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2021 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2022 fifth-round draft pick that could go as high as a third-round pick, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ngakoue has agreed to a one-year, $12 million deal with the […]
Continue readingHow will Cam Newton‘s arrival affect the quarterbacks room in New England? Is there an odd man out at running back in Green Bay? After an offseason without practices amid the coronavirus pandemic, veterans might have more security than usual — or it just might be harder to identify who is on the bubble. With […]
Continue readingEvery college football team begins a given season with questions to answer. Some just have far more than others. This time last year, we were wondering if Justin Fields was ready to dominate at Ohio State or if Joe Burrow’s late-2018 surge at LSU meant something significant. He was, and it did. This year the […]
Continue readingFree agent Aaron Lynch, who can play both defensive end and outside linebacker, has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Tuesday. The signing of Lynch, 27, is another indication the Jaguars are going to use more 3-4 looks in 2020; the team has run the 4-3 defense since coach Gus Bradley was hired […]
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