ASHBURN, Va. — In Adam Peters’ first draft as the Washington Commanders general manager, he has a chance to: Find a franchise quarterback with the second overall pick. Select a left tackle who could be in place for a decade. Transform the franchise with six picks in the top 100. “There is a lot of […]
Continue readingThis year’s class brings intriguing skill sets and a renewed optimism to the virtual game. Below are 10 of my favorite 2024 NFL draft prospects and where I think they would best — and most realistically — fit. Surprised not to see Caleb Williams headlining this piece? That’s because I’m not optimistic about Caleb’s chances […]
Continue readingThey were wrong. The defense sunk to the bottom of the league, the run game was never emphasized, and the quarterback, Sam Howell, already has been traded. So here they are again. This time the Commanders have the second overall pick in the draft and will select a quarterback, and once more they’ve spent an […]
Continue readingRees-Zammit stunned rugby fans when he announced in January that he was leaving the sport to pursue a dream of playing in the NFL. On Friday, Rees-Zammit posted a 4.43 in his 40-yard dash at the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) pro day. He also achieved a 9ft 7in broad jump and 29-inch vertical jump. […]
Continue readingBEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns overcame a multitude of injuries and produced, in many ways, a magical season in 2023. Behind resurgent 39-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco and the NFL’s top-ranked defense, the Browns reeled off four straight wins late in the season to secure their third playoff berth in almost three decades. • A […]
Continue readingThe football season is right around the bend and senior campaigns will give us our final viewing of the current class leading into the all-star game season in early January. Below are some highlights of major (and minor) shifts in the ranks. As always, some players may see a drop in rank not reflective of […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) Late in the third quarter of the Ravens’ divisional round matchup against the Texans, Baltimore, leading 17-10, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Houston 49-yard line. Then, in the bottom […]
Continue readingAs always, make sure to use the hashtag #AskLoogs to get in on our discussion. I’ll answer fan questions on player rankings and scouting each Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. ET on Twitter, with the five best making it to this weekly mailbag, but you can send questions in any time and I’ll get to as […]
Continue readingWhat better time to do your first fantasy football mock draft of 2024 than during the week between the end of the 2023 regular season and the beginning of the playoffs? Many of our ESPN Fantasy analysts and contributors got together to conduct our first of many mocks we’ll do this year and added a […]
Continue readingAnd it’s done. Another fantasy season in the books. I’m not going to say it flew by because there were weeks in late November/early December that took years off of my life. But it does feel weird knowing that I won’t be setting a lineup this weekend. Not even for a consolation bracket. It was […]
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