The Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers both arrive into this season off the back of a 12-4 campaign, Denver Broncos have a new coach and a new quarterback and Jon Gruden’s revolution continues apace in Oakland. Here’s what to expect from the AFC West this time out. Kansas City Chiefs The Chiefs took the league by storm last season, falling only against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game....
Houston won the division last season for the third time in four years behind a healthy Deshaun Watson and a defense that still features J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney. Indianapolis, however, beat the division champion in the wild-card round of the playoffs. 2019 NFL PREDICTIONS:Standings, playoff projections, Super Bowl pick Based on SN’s picks for the entire 2019 season, here are our predictions for the AFC South. NFL predictions 2019: AFC South Houston Texans Watson passed for 4,165 yards and 26 touchdowns while locked in on Deandre Hopkins (1,572 yards, 11 TDs) last season, and Watt and Clowney combined for 25 sacks....
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones set the world on fire with his first NFL snaps, going a perfect 5-for-5 for 67 yards and a touchdown as he tries to out-duel Eli Manning for the starting job. He’ll have a chance to build on his debut as the Giants travel to Chicago in Week 2. Arizona’s Kyler Murray and Washington’s Dwayne Haskins were among other rookie quarterbacks making their NFL debuts in Week 1 of the preseason, and it was Murray who had far greater success in coach Kliff Kingsbury’s new offense....
Eighteen NFL receivers are on pace to break the 100 receptions mark this season, including four on pace to break Marvin Harrison’s record of 143 catches. MORE: Top 20 wide receivers for 2015 Atlanta’s Julio Jones (34), New England’s Julian Edelman (30), Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown (29), and San Diego’s Keenan Allen (29) would break Harrison’s record if they play all 16 games at their current pace. Only five players broke the 100-catch mark last season, led by Brown, who caught 129 passes....
That’s what a team of researchers at the University of Buffalo appears to have uncovered as it studied ways to make the NFL schedule more equitable, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. MORE: All-time worst Thursday night games | 2015 Thursday night schedule | Must-watch games The team’s research, led by Dr. Murat Kurt, was launched after Bills president Russ Brandon made a formal complaint to the league in 2013 about having to play five games against opponents with more rest....
On Thursday night, the Buccaneers made their way to Charlotte to win their first game of the season, handing the Panthers their second loss. Sunday featured the rematch of the 2018 NFC championship game everyone was waiting for between the Saints and Rams, but an injury to Drew Brees in part led to an easy Los Angeles win. Fans also saw the latest chapter in the Antonio Brown saga as the Patriots blew out the Dolphins....
You can’t do anything to your jersey or your helmet or your cleats, if you’re an NFL player, or else you’ll be fined. It’s become a hard-and-fast rule that the league enforces at every opportunity. Once they stopped Peyton Manning from wearing black high-tops to honor Johnny Unitas, the horse left the stable. Whether they meant to or not, the NFL painted itself into a corner. It’s a just-because show of power, and it’s stupid; players should be able to do as they wish with their cleats, then deal with any fall out....
“It’s not healthy for the NFL to be in the kind of litigious position that it’s been for last several years,” Blank told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I think that the commissioner is working hard to hold up the respect and integrity of the game, the competitive balance of the game and the shield. Having said that, I think we have to find ways to get to a better place sooner with the NFLPA than the process that we’ve gone through....
The Cowboys head coach came under fire after his team’s 13-9 road loss against the New England Patriots on Sunday, which franchise owner Jerry Jones described as a significant setback. “It’s a significant setback for our team,” Jones said after the loss in Foxborough, Massachusetts. “We needed this win. We needed to win against an opponent like this. We haven’t had them, and consequently, we are very aware of that and so we dig a hole that we really got a challenge as we look at the rest of the schedule....
News outlets are making the connection in the wake of Friday's developments. Vick's signing with the Jets combines with the Philadelphia Eagles' apparent willingness to dispose of their playmaking wide receiver creates intriguing options. "Philly is trading him or cutting him," a source told the New York Daily News. "That's a fact. They don't want him." MORE: Geno’s reaction to Vick signing? “Awesome, man” Vick talked up the possibility Friday....
That leaves the Lions searching for a new kicker one week away from the regular season. As the waiver wire gets underway soon, here are three kickers the Detroit Lions should target to round off their roster. Three kicker options for the Detroit Lions #1 - Nick Folk Bill Belichick continued to shock on Tuesday as the head coach cut Nick Folk in favor of an undrafted rookie. Folk is a veteran kicker with tons of experience....
While he isn’t necessarily cheap this year, the fact that Barkley has just one year remaining on his current contract makes him a low-risk trade target for teams that may be interested. A contending team could potentially trade for him this year without necessarily requiring a long-term commitment. He provides plenty of upside due to his talent, despite struggling to stay healthy the last couple of years. Across his first two seasons, Barkley was one of the most dynamic running backs in the NFL....
He suffered a torn ACL in the win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night, and will miss the rest of the season. Before his injury, White was having a rather lackluster season, ranking 43rd in overall defensive grades among cornerbacks in PFF. He had just one interception and six passes defended in 2021, but was still an excellent defender on the field for the Bills. In IDP fantasy football leagues, you start specific defensive players over just a team’s entire defense....
Florida is scheduled to host the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season next year, with Super Bowl LV due to be played on February 7, 2021 at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Aside from having to scrap plans to hold the draft in Las Vegas last month and conducting it remotely instead, the NFL has emerged relatively unscathed from the coronavirus pandemic so far....
Although several of the top pending free agents are no longer options because of franchise tags and re-signings, there will still plenty of help on the open market. From the team with the most projected salary-cap space to the least — according to SN contributor Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com — here’s a list of the top unrestricted free agent every team should target as a good fit: Browns A.J. Bouye, CB, Texans....
Teams can hold a total of 10 days of OTAs, but no drills are allowed. Here’s a team-by-team look at when mandatory minicamp begins, along with OTAs. MORE: Full 2015 NFL Draft board | KURT WARNER: QB more mental than physical | Draft grades NFL Minicamps, OTAs schedule Arizona Cardinals OTA Offseason Workouts: May 19-21, May 26-28, June 1-4 Mandatory Minicamp: June 9-11 Atlanta Falcons OTA Offseason Workouts: May 26-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12...
After nine months of scouting, reporting, information gathering and mock drafting, the 2014 NFL Draft has finally arrived. This mock draft doesn’t have any listed trades, but certainly accounts and discusses them. It's a reflection of what I’ve heard from people in and close to teams in the league. Houston Texans — Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina The Texans would like to move out of the pick, but odds are they won’t find a trade that fits value-wise....
