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Why don’t more NFL prospects try to dictate landing spots?
AROUND THIS TIME every year, Archie Manning places a call to former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, who is retired and often watching baseball or immersed in a book. It’s sort of a thank you, and Eli Manning will text, too, as thoughts drift back to 2004 and an afternoon at the NFL […]
Continue readingWhy No. 1 pick Jameis Winston is monumental risk for Buccaneers
Beathard was general manager of the San Diego Chargers in 1998 when, after failing to persuade Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian to deal him the first overall pick and the right to land Peyton Manning, he gave Arizona a truckload of assets to trade up to take Ryan Leaf with the second pick. Plenty of […]
Continue readingJets need Bryce Petty to be great
This has everything to do with Williams’ stated ambition in his first mass interview as a Jet. Before his career had even started, Williams was describing a career highlight as a sack of Tom Brady, preferably his first sack as an NFL player. Never mind that nobody wants to wait until Week 7 to get […]
Continue readingBiggest loser at NFL meetings: replay
Surprisingly, owners, general managers and coaches went no-huddle on Tuesday morning and finished a lot of the work at this year’s gathering. They entered the day with 23 rule proposals to debate. By late Tuesday morning, only five proposals were left for consideration. Six had passed, and the others were tabled, withdrawn or voted down. […]
Continue readingWhy NFL QB draft choices fall short
Things have gone wrong. Tune in to First Take to see Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate the hottest topics in sports every Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. Embrace Debate In each case I wound up publicly pilloried as a madman, a football fool, a quarterback hack who is daft […]
Continue readingJerry Jones’ influence still felt
But we’ve found out in the last couple of weeks that the old man can still flex his muscles. It’s all of our fault, really. We heaped so much praise on Stephen Jones for the way the club handled the DeMarco Murray negotiations that Jerry Jones felt compelled to show us that he was still […]
Continue readingWhat will Cowboys do with Dak Prescott’s contract?
More Teams. More Games. Adam Schefter explains how the Cowboys will attempt to re-sign Dak Prescott while also creating cap space. (1:09) FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys’ 2024 offseason will be defined by what happens with Dak Prescott‘s contract. The quarterback has a $59.4 million salary cap figure, second largest in the NFL behind […]
Continue readingWhy Dak Prescott has become the Cowboys’ new Tony Romo
More Teams. More Games. Rex Ryan sounds off on the Cowboys’ defense in Dallas’ shocking playoff loss to the Packers. (1:39) FRISCO, Texas — The career arcs of Dak Prescott and Tony Romo have become so similar they have essentially become the same Dallas Cowboys quarterback. Each showed outstanding regular-season success but left lingering questions […]
Continue readingBill Belichick’s Patriots legacy: The NFL’s greatest dynasty
More Teams. More Games. Tedy Bruschi joins “Get Up” to talk about his former coach Bill Belichick’s legacy with the New England Patriots. (2:19) We’ve closed the book on the greatest dynasty in the history of the NFL. The Patriots and coach Bill Belichick are expected to part ways Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter […]
Continue readingGus Malzahn: Newton, Manziel similar
Malzahn said the reigning Heisman Trophy winner reminds him a lot of former Tigers star quarterback Cam Newton, who captured the award in 2010. “I would say probably those two are probably two of the best that ever played the game in college football,” said Malzahn, who was Newton’s offensive coordinator. “We only got to […]
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