Six NFL playoff games down, seven to go. The offseason is nearly here — and for 24 teams, it already is — bringing the opportunity for every team to get better and make changes as they prepare for the 2021 season. How will free agency shake out? Who will land playmakers in the 2021 draft? […]
Continue readingRefresh often for the latest information. Miles Sanders, RB, PHI: Knee — OUT Impact: Boston Scott takes over as the team’s No. 1 RB. DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI: Ankle — OUT Impact: Alshon Jeffery/Jalen Reagor to start for the Eagles at WR. Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Ankle — OUT Impact: Zach Ertz will handle the […]
Continue readingThe 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 readingAfter the most unusual of offseasons, we’re a couple of weeks away from kicking off the 2020 NFL season. That means it’s time to see how the league shapes up before games get going. But that’s not all we’re evaluating in this ranking. This is also a good time to identify players, coaches and general […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL draft is complete, with all seven rounds and 255 picks in the books. While some teams have found their new franchise quarterbacks in the draft — including Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert — others used their picks on elite playmakers on both sides of the ball. And how about all […]
Continue readingThe Panthers used all seven of their picks in the NFL draft the past three days on defensive players, the most in the common draft era to be made all on defense, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Carolina tied the 1985 Cleveland Browns for the most picks on one side of the ball. […]
Continue readingWith 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 readingYou 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 […]
Continue readingWeatherly, 25, is the type of player the Panthers are looking for as they rebuild their roster under new coach Matt Rhule. Weatherly is a young up-and-comer who doesn’t come with a high price. The former Vanderbilt star can play defensive end or outside linebacker, so he will fit into whatever front defensive coordinator Phil […]
Continue readingThe NFL still plans to start its new league year and 2020 free agency at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. That means, as of noon ET on Monday, agents for players whose contracts expire Wednesday will be allowed to talk to interested teams about contract terms. It has been a weird offseason, with voting on […]
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