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The ancient credo that fueled the Patriot Way, inspired Nick Saban and helped Ryan Shazier heal
Here is Ryan Holiday, alone in his off-campus apartment at UC Riverside, a decade before he writes a book that Tom Brady poses with next to his Super Bowl-winning football and Rory McIlroy credits with helping him maintain his No. 1 ranking on the PGA Tour. Here is Ryan Holiday before all of that, a […]
Continue readingCam Newton’s complicated NFL free agency: Why it’s not simple and what’s next
There were legitimate reasons for it to happen and all kinds of ways to see it coming, but if you were surprised by the Carolina Panthers’ decision to release longtime franchise quarterback Cam Newton in March, you’re surely surprised that he still hasn’t signed somewhere else. Newton turned 31 on Monday, which is by no […]
Continue reading2021 NFL draft QB class: Early look, eight names to know and potential landing spots
There was a time, not so long ago, when the flood of quarterback talent from college football to the NFL seemed to have dried up to little more than a trickle. There were some lean years for the position in the NFL draft. From 2010 to 2016, 19 quarterbacks were taken in the first round, […]
Continue reading2020 NFL draft surprises: Why did the Packers, Eagles draft quarterbacks Jordan Love, Jalen Hurts?
After the hype suggesting that this would be a wild 2020 NFL draft because of the coronavirus-enforced information gap between organizations, the weekend actually went mostly by the book. Teams generally stayed put and chose the prospects or attacked the positions we would have expected. Most of the trades were mild. Last year, we had […]
Continue reading2020 NFL Mock Draft with all trades: 32 picks, 32 trades from Bill Barnwell
I love a good NFL mock draft, but there’s one problem with everyone’s favorite April exercise: The vast majority of mock drafts don’t feature trades, and in the modern NFL, trades are a must. Of last year’s 32 first-round picks, only 20 were made by the original team holding the selection. One pick — the […]
Continue readingNFL players for all 32 teams who would be hurt most by lost offseason
As the 2020 NFL draft approaches and free agency slows to a trickle, the league’s offseason programs are right around the corner. If team activities are reduced or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will have a far-reaching impact on rosters. With five new head coaches on the sidelines and quarterbacks Tom Brady and […]
Continue readingInside the NFL’s $900 million quarterback spending spree
After helping Matt Ryan become the NFL’s first $30 million per year player, agent Todd France was thrilled for Ryan but didn’t pop any corks around the Creative Artists Agency office in Atlanta. France, who co-brokered the deal with Tom Condon that earned Ryan $150 million over five years with $100 million guaranteed in May […]
Continue readingClay: 50 things I learned while doing 2020 fantasy football projections
Although some would swear the projection numbers are totally automated or randomly generated, I assure you they are not. I have a lengthy process that involves both statistical calculations and subjective inputs. The latter is where this piece truly comes in hand. To begin each NFL year, I go team by team and thoroughly analyze […]
Continue readingMost impactful moves and offseason goals for all 32 NFL teams
With 2020 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. Maybe you heard some big-name quarterbacks like Tom Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Teddy Bridgewater (Carolina Panthers) changed teams. Those weren’t the only huge moves. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott got the franchise tag […]
Continue readingInside 2020 NFL free-agent contract numbers: Who really got the best deals?
You hear a lot of numbers thrown around during NFL free agency, but they don’t always reflect reality. That five-year, $70 million deal you heard about might turn out to really be a three-year deal that the team can escape after just two. That doesn’t make it a bad deal, by any stretch. It just […]
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