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Take for instance Dabo Swinney, the coach at Clemson. Swinney lost a heartbreaking battle to land five-star tailback Keith Marshall. Swinney and his staff were understandably spurned and disappointed when Marshall committed to Georgia. They thought they had made up enough ground on the Dawgs to land Marshall when he announced his decision last month. […]
Continue readingNo pressure, Jared Goff: Rams are ready for a Super Bowl run
More Teams. More Games. Aqib Talib says there’s no adjustment needed for him as the Rams’ defense under Wade Phillips is the “same defense” he’s accustomed to. (0:38) IRVINE, Calif. — Jared Goff bites his nails, which is weird because that’s a habit you normally associate with nervous people, and Goff doesn’t otherwise strike you […]
Continue readingFive offseason moves to improve all 16 AFC teams
More Teams. More Games. Victor Cruz says the Bengals should draft LeSean McCoy and is a replacement-level back at this point of his career. Bodine’s spot at center already has been filled by Spencer Long, who signed a three-year, $12.6 million deal earlier this month. The team can free up about $4.5 million in cap […]
Continue readingPicking best free-agent offers for Le’Veon Bell, and the one he should take
More Teams. More Games. Trey Wingo, Field Yates and Louis Riddick pick the teams most likely to sign Le’Veon Bell. (1:17) Le’Veon Bell is expected to reset the market for running backs when he hits free agency next month. Which teams are interested, and what could his contract look like? We asked NFL Nation reporters […]
Continue readingThree NFL prospects share pre-draft visit experiences
Teams have their motives for these visits, from posturing to genuine interest to angling for undrafted free-agent signees. Often enough, players are drafted by teams they haven’t visited. That doesn’t mean the visits lose importance for players. Just ask Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley, who arrived to every complex in a suit or a slacks-tie-sweater […]
Continue readingMailbag: How the 2011 draft provides lessons for 2015
Do you have a query for John Clayton? Click here to send a note to his mailbag. Twelve of the top 16 players in the 2011 draft have been to the Pro Bowl. It was loaded on defense, with J.J. Watt and Robert Quinn at end, Marcell Dareus at tackle, linebackers Von Miller, Aldon Smith […]
Continue readingRB Sony Michel chooses Georgia
The week keeps getting better for the University of Georgia. Three days after ESPN 150 tight end Jeb Blazevich committed, ESPN 150 running back Sony Michel (Plantation, Fla./American Heritage) chose the Bulldogs during an announcement on ESPNU. The No. 16 overall prospect in the country, Michel took visits to Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami and […]
Continue readingSpecial teams superb
The latter is the key to widening the error margin. “When you play like we do you better be good in special teams and you better have good specialists,” Muschamp said. “You better have a punter that can flip the field and coverage units that can handle that. And you’ve got to have a field […]
Continue readingLions QB Jared Goff, jilted by LA Rams, at home with Detroit
More Teams. More Games. Ryan Clark breaks down how Jared Goff has flourished in Detroit ahead of the Lions’ game vs. the Chiefs. (1:40) REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — The label “laid-back California quarterback” follows Jared Goff everywhere and almost sounds like an insult, but true to form, he doesn’t really care. He doesn’t hate it […]
Continue readingSwami Sez: Chris Berman’s Super Bowl LIII pick
Chris Berman took his Swami Sez NFL picks segment, seen on SportsCenter, to Chalk every week two seasons ago. He’s back for Super Bowl LIII to give his pick for the big game. What a surprise. Bill Belichick has the Patriots far and away playing their best football in January, not looking like the team […]
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