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 readingMore Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky and Ryan Clark discuss how big of a threat the Cleveland Browns are in the AFC playoff picture after another dominant win. (2:11) CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb pulled down the Batman mask and began smashing the guitar. Thursday night, Chubb, the All-Pro running back who suffered a season-ending knee […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jaxon Smith-Njigba hauls in Geno Smith‘s pass to give the Seahwaks a 24-20 lead against the Browns in the final minute of the game. (0:39) SEATTLE — Seconds seemed more like minutes as the ball — and the game — was up in the air. “It felt like it was like […]
Continue readingBut he also never took a play off. And he never came off the field — no matter what — until a torn triceps tendon prompted retirement. Over 11 seasons at left tackle for the Cleveland Browns — from his rookie debut to his final game in 2017 — Thomas played 10,363 consecutive snaps, believed […]
Continue readingImagine the exhilaration when your fantasy football running back breaks loose for a spectacular 40-yard touchdown run. The joyous fist pumps as you tally up those precious fantasy points. But amid our celebrations, let’s not overlook the unsung heroes along the offensive line. Yes, a running back can create his own space to break away […]
Continue readingANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Michigan running back Blake Corum went outside as a kid, he never wore shoes. Barefoot Blake would grab charcoal briquettes from the family grill, mix them in a bowl of water and then paint on trees in and around Marshall, Virginia, his one stoplight hometown, about 50 miles west of […]
Continue readingBEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that the team is waiting to see what happens with the NFL’s appeal of Deshaun Watson‘s six-game suspension before altering its plans at quarterback in practice. To this point in training camp, Watson has gotten the overwhelming majority of the snaps with the first-team offense; […]
Continue readingHe thought about the days when he received extra one-on-one sessions with his high school coach. He recalled his growth at NC State, where he entered as the ninth best recruit in his class. So when he was handed a Carolina Panthers hat and stopped in front of a mirror, he could think of only […]
Continue readingNo team has gotten more value out of the NFL draft over the past decade than the Seattle Seahawks — thanks to an elite 2012 class — and no team has drafted less value than the New York Jets, according to our study of the last 10 drafts. Funny thing about the Seahawks and Jets: […]
Continue readingThe Indianapolis Colts led the NFL with seven selections for the Pro Bowl as the league announced this year’s teams. The Colts had three players selected on offense (running back Jonathan Taylor, center Ryan Kelly, guard Quenton Nelson), three on defense (tackle DeForest Buckner, linebacker Darius Leonard, cornerback Kenny Moore II) and one on special […]
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