Teams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]
Continue readingWe are closing in on the 2021 NFL season, and that means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best, and how do they stack up? To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 NFL experts to rate […]
Continue readingMETAIRIE, La. — Jameis Winston has officially secured his second chance. Winston, 27, will be the New Orleans Saints’ starting quarterback in Week 1 when they host the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. It will be Winston’s first start since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to move on from him […]
Continue readingMETAIRIE, La. — In the end, the choice became clear for coach Sean Payton, who named Jameis Winston as the New Orleans Saints’ starting quarterback Friday. Although the battle was close for a while, the 27-year-old Winston arguably offered more upside than the 31-year-old Taysom Hill — and definitely made a stronger closing argument with […]
Continue readingIn the eighth mock draft of the season, members of our ESPN Fantasy Football and NFL staff took part in a 12-team, 1/2 PPR league. After last week’s two-QB mock draft, the biggest difference was naturally that the first round shifted back to being dominated by running backs. And, of course, quarterbacks returned to being […]
Continue readingWe’re closing in on the start of the 2021 NFL regular season and fantasy football, which means it’s time for one last run of The 192. What is The 192? Fantasy leagues come in all shapes in sizes, but many have settled into the vicinity of 12 teams and 16 roster spots. The 192 is […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS — Jameis Winston couldn’t have made a stronger case to become the New Orleans Saints’ next starting quarterback on Monday Night Football. Winston completed 9 of 10 passes for 123 yards and two deep touchdown throws that ended with spectacular catches by receiver Marquez Callaway against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Caesars Superdome. […]
Continue readingNever done one of these before? In a nutshell, everything is different. Quarterbacks go fast. Really fast. And there’s a science to knowing when to pass on a QB in the early rounds for a star RB, WR or TE; in this mock draft, for example, no WRs or TEs came off the board until […]
Continue readingMichael Thomas joined the New Orleans Saints in Baltimore for Saturday night’s preseason opener — the latest sign that tensions have eased between the team and its star receiver. Thomas was seen on the sideline wearing a boot on his left ankle as he continues to recover from June ankle surgery. Yahoo Sports reported earlier […]
Continue readingTaysom Hill got the first start of the preseason. Jameis Winston threw the first touchdown pass. But neither of the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback contenders was able to avoid the turnover epidemic that doomed a 17-14 loss at the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. Each QB threw an interception as part of the Saints’ whopping total […]
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