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Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey out Week 1 with hip injury

Pouncey has not practiced this week because of the injury. With Pouncey out, Dan Feeney will start at center and Forrest Lamp will take over at left guard. Right guard Trai Turner (knee) and right tackle Bryan Bulaga (hamstring) were listed as questionable before the team departed for Cincinnati, though coach Anthony Lynn didn’t sound […]

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Los Angeles Chargers 2020 season preview: Start of a new era at quarterback

The Los Angeles Chargers are ranked No. 20 in ESPN’s Football Power Index ahead of the 2020 NFL season. With no preseason games this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Week 1 is the first time we’ll see new acquisitions and rookies for every team. Week 1 will also give us the first NFL games since […]

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Final 53-man roster projections for all 32 NFL teams

The 2020 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 10, when the Kansas City Chiefs play host to the Houston Texans. It has been an irregular offseason to say the least with OTAs and minicamps canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. While teams have been in training camp since late July, they have had only 14 […]

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20 contenders for the 2020 NFL season, 20 big weaknesses: Ranking the Achilles’ heels

In the salary-cap era, no NFL team can head into a season with above-average starters at every position. Some teams have come close — and others have been able to mask their issues with dominant players at other positions — but every team’s weakness gets exposed. The New England Patriots, who have won six Super […]

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Panthers’ Russell Okung refutes report he considered retirement if coronavirus pandemic worsened

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, citing a source, reported two weeks ago that Okung was evaluating whether to retire over coronavirus concerns if he felt the football environment was not safe. The report also said Okung seriously considered opting out. Okung, who missed 10 games last year with the Los Angeles Chargers because of a pulmonary embolism […]

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Source: Panthers’ Russell Okung mulling retirement over coronavirus concern

Carolina Panthers left tackle Russell Okung, who missed 10 games last year with a pulmonary embolism due to blood clots, is evaluating whether to retire over coronavirus concerns, a source told ESPN on Friday. Okung, who seriously considered opting out at Thursday’s deadline, is comfortable walking away from the game if he feels the football […]

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Projecting future Hall of Famers for all 32 NFL teams

In a normal universe, we would be celebrating the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 right about now. Instead, legendary players and coaches like Troy Polamalu and Jimmy Johnson will wait until next year to give their speeches in Canton, Ohio. The Hall of Fame Game, like the rest of the preseason, has […]

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NFL all-decade: Best player on each NFC South team, every position

The start of a new decade is upon us with the 2020 NFL season. But before we get rolling with the ’20s, ESPN is taking a look back at the best — and worst — of the 2010s and naming the top players of the decade for all 32 teams. From the social media star […]

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NFL ultimate all-conference teams: ACC and SEC

Just because sports is on hiatus doesn’t mean the competition needs to end. While we wait for the live action to return, ESPN has assembled a collection of “ultimate all-conference teams” that should intrigue college football and NFL fans alike. Our panel of NFL analysts, college and NFL Nation reporters — Andrea Adelson, Matt Bowen, […]

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Chargers center Mike Pouncey says doctors have cleared him to play following neck surgery

Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey said Wednesday that doctors have cleared him to play the 2020 season. Pouncey underwent neck surgery after Week 5 last season and was placed on injured reserve. “I feel great,” Pouncey said on a Zoom call with reporters. “It’s still a process coming back from neck surgery, so I’m […]

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