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NFL trade deadline targets: Reporters pick players who could change teams, including Jordan Love, Michael Gallup
The NFL trade deadline is less than two weeks away — 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 2 — and teams are setting up their rosters for the stretch run of the 2021 season. When evaluating rosters, certain players and situations stick out. Will the Chicago Bears trade third-string QB Nick Foles? Would the struggling […]
Continue readingSource: Atlanta Falcons not picking up TE Hayden Hurst’s fifth-year option
Hurst had been the No. 25 pick of the 2018 NFL draft by Baltimore and then was traded last March along with a fourth-round pick to Atlanta for the Falcons’ second-and-fifth round picks last year. He posted career-high numbers with the Falcons last season, making 56 catches for 571 yards and six touchdowns on 88 […]
Continue readingMost impactful moves and 2021 offseason goals for all 32 NFL teams
With 2021 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. While there were a number of significant free-agent signings such as the Tennessee Titans picking up a pair of edge rushers, the Baltimore Ravens upgrading their offensive line and the Super Bowl champion Tampa […]
Continue readingBuffalo Bills, wideout Emmanuel Sanders, 33, agree on a one-year, $6 million contract, source says
The New Orleans Saints released Sanders earlier this month as they scrambled to get under the salary cap. He had been scheduled to make $8 million, with $2 million guaranteed, in 2021. Sanders took to social media to express his excitement over joining the reigning AFC East champs, writing: “Bills mafia… let’s goooooooo!” Sanders, 33, […]
Continue readingNFL Week 15 fantasy football inactives watch for Saturday: Who’s in and who’s out?
Who should start? Who should sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy […]
Continue readingBuffalo Bills place four, including tight end Dawson Knox, on reserve/COVID-19 list
Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox has been placed on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list after testing positive for COVID-19, the Bills announced Saturday. He did not travel with the team to New Jersey for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Through the NFL’s contact tracing protocols, the team announced fellow tight ends Lee Smith, […]
Continue readingSources: Bills re-sign TE Jason Croom to 1-year deal
An exclusive-rights free agent, Croom missed the entire 2019 season with a hamstring injury. He caught 22 passes for 258 yards in 2018. While his return was expected given his ERFA status, Croom’s signing gives Buffalo five tight ends on its 53-man roster, including 2019 draftees Dawson Knox and Tommy Sweeney, Lee Smith and the […]
Continue readingRanking NFL trades that most impacted the 2019 season: 30 deals, from worst to best
Trades were some of the biggest stories in the NFL over the past year, but the deals that got the greatest attention mostly ended up being disappointing. Nobody could have expected Gareon Conley. Johnson was effective but touched the ball only 127 times, while Conley was inconsistent as an every-down corner. DeSean Jackson started the […]
Continue readingBarnwell’s 2019 NFL awards ballot: Picks for MVP, best rookies and more
With one week to go in the 2019 NFL season, I’ve pieced together my regular-season awards ballot. While I would typically wait for Week 17 to play out before making any proclamations, there really aren’t many close races this year; the winners for most of the key awards are comfortably ahead of the competition, and […]
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