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Detroit Lions RB D’Andre Swift exits Thanksgiving game loss to Bears with shoulder sprain
DETROIT, Mich. — Lions running back D’Andre Swift was ruled out of Detroit’s 16-14 Thanksgiving game loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday with a shoulder sprain. Swift exited the field and headed to the locker room during the second quarter after being pushed out of bounds by Bears linebacker Roquan Smith at Chicago’s 32-yard […]
Continue readingSources: Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers agree on 5-year, $95 million extension
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers took care of their final piece of big offseason business Wednesday, agreeing to terms with Fred Warner on a contract that will make him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Warner and the Niners agreed to a five-year, $95 million deal […]
Continue readingNFL win total predictions for 2021: Reporters make over/under picks for all 32 teams
Even though the 2021 NFL season is roughly five months from kicking off, it’s never too early to speculate about win totals. Or to gamble on them. As far as the latter is concerned, Caesars William Hill released its initial projected win totals for each team for the coming season. There’s a lot that will […]
Continue readingNFL 2020 all-short-guys team: Drew Brees, Aaron Donald and more
Let’s get this straight from the jump: This is a celebration, not a list making fun of short players. It’s not a hey-isn’t-it-cute pat on the head, it’s a by-gawd confetti-tossin’, piñata-bustin’ celebration. Why? Because as any of the hundreds of NFL players I have interviewed have seen, I am short. Vertically challenged. Front row […]
Continue readingNFL playoffs wild-card round game picks, bracket schedule, odds, injuries, bold predictions and more
The opening weekend of the NFL playoffs has arrived, with six games on the wild-card round slate. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power […]
Continue readingAnswering the biggest injury questions for NFL wild-card teams
The Cleveland Browns head into the Sunday night’s game missing coaches — including head coach Kevin Stefanski — due to COVID-19. But which players might be at risk of missing the first round of the NFL playoffs due to injury or illness? Probably the biggest question marks revolve around a pair of quarterbacks. The Washington […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 16: 1-32 poll, plus the most underrated standout on each team
By this time of year in the NFL Power Rankings, most teams, star players and overarching subjects have been discussed. That is why we’re devoting the rankings before Christmas to highlighting players on each team who have been overlooked in 2020. From players who should be bigger stars than they are to “glue” guys to […]
Continue readingNFL Pro Bowl rosters: Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Packers’ Aaron Rodgers starting QBs
The Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks each had seven players selected to the 2021 Pro Bowl teams on Monday. The Dallas Cowboys were among the teams without a Pro Bowl player. This is only the third time in franchise history that Dallas didn’t have at least one Pro Bowl […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 15: 1-32 poll, plus each team’s offense, defense, special-teams rankings
As the NFL Power Rankings get into crunch time, we checked in with our Football Power Index (FPI) friends to see how powerful each team really is. From the good (the Chiefs’ offense) to the bad (the Lions’ defense) to the mediocre, our NFL Nation writers explain the offense, defense and special-teams rankings for the […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 12: 1-32 poll, plus what each team is thankful for
The NFL Power Rankings are a big fan of the holidays (who doesn’t love Thanksgiving football?), so we’re using this space this week to identify what we’re thankful for across the league. Whether it’s feel-good stories (Washington), great success (Steelers) or being creative (Jets), our NFL Nation writers picked one aspect of the teams they […]
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