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Pittsburgh Steelers shoring up defense with Melvin Ingram addition
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are signing edge rusher Melvin Ingram, his agent confirmed on social media Monday. Ingram is signing a one-year contract, according to NFL Network. The 32-year-old Ingram fills a major hole in the Steelers’ defense left by the free-agency departure of Bud Dupree to the Tennessee Titans. “I met with Coach [Mike] […]
Continue readingThe NFL’s most vulnerable spots: 16 teams that have depth issues behind their stars, including the Cowboys, Titans, Bucs
The ultimate examples of how the “next man up” can make or break an NFL team are two recent Super Bowls. Last season, we saw the Chiefs lose various starting offensive linemen throughout the season, but when Eric Fisher tore his Achilles in the AFC Championship Game, the dam broke. Andy Reid & Co. couldn’t […]
Continue readingRating NFL offseasons for all 32 teams: Goals, top moves and biggest remaining questions
Every team has offseason goals. For some, such as the world champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it’s how to maintain the standard. For others, such as those teams that missed the postseason, it’s how to get better, particularly now that there are two extra playoff teams this season. Mandatory minicamps are done. Some teams shortened theirs; […]
Continue readingNFL salary-cap space for all 32 teams: Who’s set to spend, who needs to save?
NFL free agency kicks off next week and teams will be working with a salary cap of $182.5 million for the 2021 season, an 8% decrease from the $198.2 million cap in 2020. The cap has risen every year since 2011, but the reduced revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic forced a drop for next […]
Continue readingWhat the NFL free-agency period looks like for all 32 teams
The 2021 NFL free-agency period officially begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 17, but speculation about which players might be switching teams this offseason began months ago. With more than half of the league’s 32 teams rumored to be considering a change at quarterback, with franchises dealing with a lower salary cap and with […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 8 – 1-32 poll, plus players who need to step up in 2020
As the NFL Power Rankings charge toward midseason, this is a good time for assessment. And this week, it’s about identifying who must pick up the slack over the final 10 weeks of the campaign. While most of the selections below are individual players, position units and even coaches bear some of this burden. How […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 4 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: What’s next for Michael Thomas, George Kittle and others
The 2020 NFL season moves into Week 4, which features a highly anticipated matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The Chiefs could be without defensive lineman Chris Jones against quarterback Cam Newton and the Patriots, who received some good news on Wednesday when running back Damien Harris […]
Continue readingIntroducing new NFL run-blocking and run-stopping stats: How run block win rate and run stop win rate work
Two years ago, ESPN analytics created a revolutionary new way to measure the pass-block and pass-rush performance of individual NFL players using NFL Next Gen Stats player tracking data. This year, we present two new companion metrics for run-blocking and run-stopping: run block win rate (RBWR) and run stop win rate (RSWR). Our pass-blocking metrics […]
Continue readingNFL teams most likely to improve in 2020: Why the Cowboys, Lions should win more games
Each year around this time, I try to figure out what’s going to happen in the upcoming NFL season. Doing that in August isn’t exactly an exclusive hobby of mine, but I try to focus on using metrics and measures that have historically been good predictors of future team performance. What happened last year matters, […]
Continue readingChargers’ Joey Bosa thankful, relieved with record extension
But, for at least a few minutes before he reported for coronavirus testing last week, Bosa seemed uncertain that a deal would be reached after only a week of negotiations because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It definitely came together a little faster than I expected,” Bosa said during a video conference with reporters. Bosa revealed […]
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