The NFL Network reports based on the smashing success from last April, the league has decided to stick with its 2015 host city rather than going back to New York or venturing to another city in 2016. MORE: Ranking all 31 NFL stadiums | NFL preseason schedule: Thursday games The announcement will be made official when commissioner Roger Goodell and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel hold a joint press conference on Tuesday afternoon....
The L.A. Coliseum and Rose Bowl — homes to UCLA and USC, respectively — were among the facilities contacted, although the league didn’t identify any other sites beyond those two, which have in the past hosted NFL games. League executives also have touted the viability of Dodger Stadium as a potential temporary pro football venue. MORE: Scenes of a decaying Candlestick | Rams owner reveals L.A. stadium design Los Angeles has been without an NFL team since 1995, when the Rams moved to St....
RUNNING BACKS (rankings) Studs: Alfred Morris at NYG (Brad Pinkerton); Isaiah Crowell vs. CIN (Craig Williams); Justin Forsett vs. JAX (Matt Lutovsky) Sleepers: LeGarrette Blount vs. MIA (Pinkerton); Terrance West vs. CIN (Williams); Chris Ivory at TEN (Lutovsky) Stumblers: Kerwynn Williams at STL (Pinkerton); Frank Gore at SEA (Williams); Andre Williams vs. WAS (Lutovsky) MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: The ‘Most Hated’ list | Week 15 Waiver Wire | Try DraftKings...
It might be the best pass he has all year. The most head-scratching move of 2018 NFL free agency involves a quarterback who Ravens safety Eric Weddle on Twitter proclaimed “has been paid more for nothing than anyone in (the) history of (the) NFL.” It’s one thing for a media member to level such scathing criticism. It’s far more damning when a player gets publicly eviscerated by one of his own, especially a peer as accomplished and well-regarded as Weddle....
Just a few days after being released by the Cowboys, the 27-year-old agreed to a one-year deal with the Dolphins early Friday, the team announced. Hurns’ new deal reportedly is worth up to $3 million. “The decision was to bring in competition, bring in what we feel like is a good player, someone who embodies a lot of the characteristics we are [talking] about,” Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said of Hurns on Thursday....
The league announced Friday that it is barring Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from watching a “Monday Night Football” game with Goodell in the commissioner’s “Fan Cave,” despite Portnoy making the winning bid of $250,000 for the privilege during the league’s April Draft-A-Thon for COVID-19 relief. League spokesman Brian McCarthy (per SportsBusiness Daily) said Portnoy failed a required background check, citing several incidents of trespassing at the league’s New York offices and a Super Bowl event, and posting a nude photo of Tom Brady’s two-year-old son....
The league has even announced an “international series” of games in 2022, with three games being played in the U.K., one in Mexico and another in Germany. But, as NFL vice president of football operations Troy Vincent sees it, the future of American football on the international stage isn’t in the NFL. It’s in the Olympic Games, played in the form of flag football. Vincent, speaking to the Associated Press, said the NFL’s “ultimate goal” was to make flag football an Olympic sport, potentially as soon as the 2028 Los Angeles Games....
In fact, according to league data obtained by ESPN, the average televised NFL game was watched by 1.4 million fewer viewers this year than in 2015. The average NFL game in 2015 drew 17.9 million viewers vs. 16.5 million this season. MORE: SN’s NFL playoff predictions Prime-time games were most affected with NBC and ESPN suffering double-digit declines in viewership for the league’s most costly rights deals, NBC’s “Sunday NIght Football” (down 10 percent) and ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” (down 12 percent)....
The second-year quarterback will be hoping for a repeat of his exploits from last season when the Browns take on the Jets in New Jersey Monday night. Cleveland imploded spectacularly under the weight of expectations in Week 1, suffering a 43-13 shellacking on home turf against Tennessee. The Titans arrived in Ohio intent on puncturing the bubble of expectations that had surrounded the Browns throughout the offseason, and followed through on those plans....
From updates on Sam Darnold’s illness to another disgruntled player potentially on the move, we take a look at what is happening around the league in this edition of NFL news and notes. Three things that matter Sam Darnold to undergo further evaluation on Friday The Jets quarterback will have an ultrasound on his spleen and blood tests done that will determine whether he will be able to play against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday....
The only thing to do from here is to take it one week at a time, getting better with our game choices starting in Week 10. This week offers some really tight lines with only three teams favored by more than a touchdown, with plenty more one-possession games ahead. Here’s diving into our latest round of pigskin prognostications with the fearless forecast for the next 14 matchups on the schedule:...
There also were some more predictable outcomes as the Chiefs, Eagles, 49ers and Dolphins took care of business at home. That gives us more confidence for stronger picks and predictions against the spread for Week 13. It’s another almost full slate, this time with only the Cardinals and Panthers, leaving 15 matchups to navigate from Thursday through Monday. Here’s the latest fearless forecast of professional pigskin prognostications: (Odds courtesy of Sports Interaction)...
According to the opening spreads at Sportsbook Review, per usual, a handful of Week 7 games are essentially toss-ups. Cowboys vs. Eagles, Seahawks vs. Ravens, Saints vs. Bears, Texans vs. Colts, Vikings vs. Lions, Cardinals vs. Giants and Chargers vs. Titans fall into that category when it comes to predictions. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds & betting advice at Sportsbook Review In an NFL season that has been uncommonly friendly to away teams, based on the odds, Week 7 figures to be tough on those who are on the road....
Since EA Sports released the Madden NFL 20 player ratings, there has been a variety of reactions from NFL stars on social media. Most of the negative reactions seem somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but some players do seem genuinely offended by their Madden NFL 20 player rating, and provide breakdowns that explain why they disagree with how they scored in certain areas. Fans also took issue with some Madden NFL 20 player ratings....
NFL playoff bracket: AFC teams Chiefs (12-4), AFC West champions The Chiefs locked up the division title and top playoff seed with home-field advantage with their blowout home win over the Raiders on Sunday. They will host either the Ravens, Chargers or Colts in the divsional round. Patriots (11-5), AFC East champions The Patriots fell short of another top seed but still get a first-round bye thanks to their win over the Jets....
Tthe Vikings pulled off a massive upset over the Saints in New Orleans to advance to the divisional round, where they will play the top-seeded 49ers in San Francisco. Yet Minnesota’s win might not be considered the biggest stunner of the playoffs thus far. MORE NFL PLAYOFFS:Complete TV schedule, results | Picks & predictions The Titans not only upset the Patriots on the road and guaranteed a new team will win the Super Bowl this year, but they very well might have ended Tom Brady’s tenure in New England....
The Eagles and Chiefs remain the class of the league after taking down struggling former NFC powers. The Bears and Texans are still down at the bottom after absolute cold streaks. From top to bottom and in between, here’s how all 32 teams stack up against each other with six weeks of action left: MORE: Updated NFL playoff picture after Week 12 NFL power rankings Week 13 Philadelphia Eagles 10-1 (previous week: 1) The Eagles had too much relentless offense against the Packers, even though their defense continued to be a growing concern at home, especially against the run....
There’s no change in the best teams from each conference as the Eagles and Bills won huge games against rivals. The NFC division races got tighter across the board, while there’s more cloudiness in the AFC wild-card picture. With that in mind and considering the four teams on bye, here’s how all 32 teams stack up against each other going into Week 7: IYER: What’s wrong with the Packers, Buccaneers and 49ers?...
Uncertainty has reigned supreme in the intervening 16 years and the division could remain similarly volatile, with the Dallas Cowboys tipped by the bookmakers to wrestle the title back from Philadelphia after one year. Elsewhere, the New York Giants will be hoping for steady progress in Joe Judge’s first season as head coach, while the Washington Football Team will be content with making news for what happens on the field than for off-field shenanigans....
But from the lock at the team picking No. 1 overall to the Super Bowl 55 runners-up selecting at No. 31, the chances of a quarterback in the forecast range from 100 to zero percent. Based on the big board and with 29 teams having first-rounders, 17 to 21 percent of them should end up with a high-drafted rookie QB. Would your team become one of them? MORE NFL DRAFT: SN’s latest 1-32 mock draft | Big board of top 50 prospects...
