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Five offseason moves to improve all 16 AFC teams

More Teams. More Games. Victor Cruz says the Bengals should draft LeSean McCoy and is a replacement-level back at this point of his career. Bodine’s spot at center already has been filled by Spencer Long, who signed a three-year, $12.6 million deal earlier this month. The team can free up about $4.5 million in cap […]

Mark Davis says new GM Tom Telesco right ‘fit’ for Raiders

More Teams. More Games. Tom Telesco details the appeal about taking the Raiders’ general manager position. (0:49) HENDERSON, Nev. — While Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis told ESPN he was “uncomfortable with the concept” of pairing a rookie coach with a rookie general manager, as he had done in 2012, that was not the […]

Three NFL prospects share pre-draft visit experiences

Teams have their motives for these visits, from posturing to genuine interest to angling for undrafted free-agent signees. Often enough, players are drafted by teams they haven’t visited. That doesn’t mean the visits lose importance for players. Just ask Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley, who arrived to every complex in a suit or a slacks-tie-sweater […]

Steelers keep playoff hopes alive with win over Ravens

More Teams. More Games. Diontae Johnson hauls in the pass and takes off away from the defense for a 71-yard touchdown. (1:01) BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens’ NFL-best six-game win streak is over after a 17-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the short-handed Ravens achieved one significant goal: Escaping the regular-season finale without a […]

Dalvin Cook joining Ravens after going unclaimed on waivers

More Teams. More Games. Adam Schefter, Andrew Hawkins and Mina Kimes react to Dalvin Cook signing with the Ravens after clearing waivers. (0:33) OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens signed running back Dalvin Cook to their practice squad on Thursday, according to a source, which could provide a boost to Baltimore’s backfield heading into the […]

Ravens coach won’t use injuries as excuse for first loss

More Teams. More Games. Lamar Jackson takes it himself and dives across the goal line to put the Ravens on the board. (0:17) OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A day after a 22-19 upset loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh did not blame his team’s first loss of the season on the […]

Swami Sez: Chris Berman’s Week 15 NFL picks

Season record: 46-23 ATS (last week: 2-3) New England Patriots at Denver Broncos This is one of the few venues that New England has struggled at during the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick regime, as they are just 2-7 straight up and against the number in Denver. Last year’s loss here cost the Patriots home-field advantage and […]

Swami Sez: Chris Berman’s Week 10 NFL picks

Season record: 31-15 ATS Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger looked as if he started to knock the rust off in the fourth quarter last week against Baltimore. Dallas has been rolling and has given up only 20-plus points in one game since mid-September. But they’re due for an average performance sometime, aren’t they? […]

Louisville-Clemson among worst ‘bad beats’ of the weekend

Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies Closing line over/under: 46.5 It wouldn’t be a football weekend without at least one bad beat from a Pac-12 game. On Friday night, the spread was never in doubt, as Washington led from start to finish. But the problem for the 26 percent of bettors on the under was that […]

Why star NFL running backs have been devalued: What’s next

Something feels wrong about what’s happening for running backs in the NFL. As teams approach training camp later this month, four respected veteran rushers remain free agents, seemingly with little interest. Kareem Hunt wasn’t re-signed by the Browns after his contract expired, while Ezekiel Elliott, Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook were released by their respective […]

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