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Vaunted Browns defense faces stiffer challenge in 2024
The resurgent unit under coordinator Jim Schwartz ranked No. 1 in efficiency, defensive EPA (expected points allowed) and three-and-outs forced. Myles Garrett earned his first Defensive Player of the Year Award, while cornerback Denzel Ward and linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah were named to the Pro Bowl. Behind its vaunted defense, the Browns won 11 games and […]
Continue readingWhy Buddy Teevens’ legacy is so important to NFL, Mannings
Brownson, now the assistant wide receivers coach for the Cleveland Browns, was attending the Football Clinic & Camp for Women & Girls, a pilot program as part of the academy. Teevans, the late Dartmouth coach who helped the Manning family run its camp for quarterbacks and wide receivers, was “a little flustered” after the group […]
Continue readingEarly NFL power rankings 2024: Where do Chiefs, 49ers land?
More Teams. More Games. Domonique Foxworth weighs in on the pros and cons of Caleb Williams being drafted by either the Bears or Commanders. (1:09) Welcome to the first edition of the 2024 NFL Power Rankings. After the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, we are now looking ahead […]
Continue readingCan Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence fix his turnover problem?
More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are concerned about Trevor Lawrence‘s inability to close out games for the Jaguars. (2:16) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With three full seasons in the NFL under his belt, it seems Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has a turnover problem. It’s an unfortunate reality for the former […]
Continue readingClemson’s new recruit D.J. Uiagalelei is the country’s most patient quarterback
As folks flocked around the family, Uiagalelei’s father, Dave, had instinct kick in as he gently persuaded everyone to step aside. Big Dave, as he is affectionately known, is a 6-foot-4, 395-pound human who, in a past life, ran security measures for some of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities. “It was crazy to me, because I […]
Continue readingBehind Jake Fromm’s drive to end his third act with a Georgia title
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — JAKE FROMM HUNCHES over a to-go box filled with tacos, inhaling his lunch with a ferocity usually reserved for a nature documentary. He’s running late, and he hates that. He has a schedule, designed daily to squeeze as much into 24 hours as possible, and every delay is a practice rep […]
Continue readingOf locks and lore — the tallest tales of Trevor Lawrence
The look: Trevor Lawrence chic. The impersonation was his coach’s idea. The talking heads all wanted Lawrence, the well-coiffed Clemson sophomore quarterback who, at the age of 19, is one of this season’s Heisman Trophy favorites. Instead, they got Simpson, the senior offensive lineman. So Dabo Swinney bought the wig in advance and foisted it […]
Continue readingInside Clemson’s switch from Kelly Bryant to Trevor Lawrence, one year later
More Teams. More Games. Trevor Lawrence enters the game in the second quarter and throws four touchdowns to carry the Tigers to a 49-21 win over the Yellow Jackets. (1:30) CLEMSON, S.C. — It’s been one year since all hell broke loose at Clemson. It’s strange to look back now, knowing how the story ends, […]
Continue readingCleveland Browns’ continued rise hinges on Deshaun Watson
It had been nearly two years since the Browns had sent Houston three first-round draft picks for quarterback Deshaun Watson. As part of the blockbuster trade, Haslam then gave Watson a five-year contract extension worth an NFL record $230 million fully guaranteed. The Texans were rebuilding. Cleveland was pushing its chips in to make a […]
Continue readingPunt, kick or go for it on fourth down? Method to NFL analytics models
More 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 […]
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