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NFL trade deadline offers: 13 proposals for players who could get dealt in 2020, including Sam Darnold, Dwayne Haskins, Zach Ertz
The NFL trade deadline used to be a waste of time. Not anymore. While there were no actual trades on deadline day a year ago, we saw 11 significant trades in the two weeks leading up to it. The big acquisitions seemed like cornerback Jalen Ramsey (Rams) and wide receivers Mohamed Sanu (Patriots) and Emmanuel […]
Continue readingBaltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh hasn’t heard from NFL about maskless argument
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Friday that he hasn’t heard from the NFL office after lowering his face covering to argue with an official during Monday night’s 34-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL Referees Association complained about the incident to NFL executive vice president of football operations […]
Continue readingNFL issues strong warning to coaches who won’t wear masks on sideline
The NFL has issued another strong warning to coaches who won’t wear masks on the sideline during games, threatening suspensions and forfeiture of draft picks as punishment for failing to comply with COVID-19 game-day protocols, according to a league memo obtained Wednesday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The strongly worded memo, sent to coaches, general managers […]
Continue readingCould Lamar Jackson repeat as MVP? A progress report on the Ravens star, and what to expect in 2020
This week, I’m going to check in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I’ll take detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to you another time. […]
Continue readingFalcons trade for Ravens TE Hayden Hurst after Austin Hooper chooses Browns
Hurst is set to replace Austin Hooper at tight end for the Falcons. Hooper told ESPN’s Vaughn McClure on Monday that he has agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. Hurst, 26, hadn’t lived up to the expectations of being a 2018 first-round pick after falling behind Mark Andrews on Baltimore’s […]
Continue readingNFL playoffs confidential: The book on Lamar, Brady, Brees and more
And so here we are 256 games later. We know who the 12 teams are in the 2019 NFL playoffs. We also know Super Bowl LIV will be held in Miami. What we don’t know is the inside scoop on what makes each playoff team so good from the people who know best. First game: […]
Continue readingBarnwell’s bizarro 2019 NFL season: Moves and injuries that could have changed everything
Of course, we can see the direct impact of those slight changes over the course of a game like Sunday’s NFC West decider. When narrow games or important decisions go a different way, everything we know about what happened in an NFL season can change. An injury happening to a different player or at a […]
Continue readingSunday’s fantasy football inactives watch: Who’s in and who’s out?
To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest […]
Continue readingBarnwell’s 2019 NFL awards ballot: Picks for MVP, best rookies and more
With one week to go in the 2019 NFL season, I’ve pieced together my regular-season awards ballot. While I would typically wait for Week 17 to play out before making any proclamations, there really aren’t many close races this year; the winners for most of the key awards are comfortably ahead of the competition, and […]
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