Super Bowl 54 marked the official end of the current NFL season. The week before, the Senior Bowl marked the unofficial kickoff of the serious pre-draft process with the NFL Combine on deck at the end of February. With the draft order being settled and the stock of several attractive pro prospects coming into focus, without further ado, here’s how we now see the picks playing out from No. 1 through No....
The Wolverines have produced 21 players selected in the draft since 2016, and there are more on the way. Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer projects eight Michigan players will be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft in his latest seven-round mock. That said, there is not a first-round pick. That’s one of the differences between the Wolverines and rival Ohio State. Here are the Michigan players Iyer projects will be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, and where they will land:...
The Dolphins eventually lifted the Lombardi Trophy to cap off a historic 17-0 season. Fast forward 47 years and Miami could be in danger of taking another step towards a whole different kind of record when it takes on the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Monday night. Miami is 0-6 following its 31-21 loss in Buffalo against the Bills in Week 7 and currently languishes at the bottom of the AFC East....
Both the Jets and Chargers have lost defensive stars to injury, and while it won’t happen just yet, some offenses could look a lot different this time next year. One offense already will. Those stories and more in Friday’s edition of NFL News and Notes. Three things that matter Defenses deteriorating due to injury A couple of teams took losses to their defensive units. Some, of course, are worse than others with season-ending injuries....
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That led to a mixed bag of success in our Sporting News picks and predicitons for the first weekend of the 2020 season. There’s only one thing certain in Week 2: Figuring out who will win and cover games will be just as difficult. Here’s more fearless forecasting to take on those challenges with our latest NFL game picks against the spread. The point spreads come courtesy of Sports Insider:...
Last week’s wild-card round was full of upsets with four lower-seeded teams emerging victorious, including wins by the Browns and Rams, the No. 6 seeds in the AFC and NFC brackets. Will the underdogs prevail yet again? Or will the top contenders reign supreme? Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL divisional round games, including a full schedule with TV channels and start times. MORE: Watch today’s NFL games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...
By fading Jackson and Mahomes, we have more money freed up for stud pass-catchers. We still slip in one boom-or-bust sleeper at WR because every good GPP lineup needs one, but we’re hoping our differentiation comes at RB, where we’re fading both Derrick Henry and Dalvin Cook. Our most expensive RB is coming off an injury (just like Cook was last week), and our RB2 heads up a backfield that gave fantasy owners headaches most of the season....
Will the Patriots return to the Super Bowl after Tom Brady’s Deflategate win? And if so, who will face them from the NFC? MORE: Week 1 NFL power rankings | AFC division predictions | NFC division predictions Who will win the AFC in 2015? The Patriots will take the AFC once again in 2015, according to Sporting News NFL writer Vinnie Iyer. Super Bowl 50, here they come. Full AFC division predictions here....
Manning finished his career in the mile-high city as he took the Broncos to two Superbowls and won an MVP award. Manning has stepped away from the nuts-and-bolts side of the game, however, he may now feel the time is right to buy his former team. Could Peyton Manning buy the Broncos? The Broncos are up for sale due to the sad death of influential owner Pat Bowlen. The Broncos won two Superbowls under Mr Bowlen’s stewardship....
This would certainly make Adams one of the hottest targets this year by many teams. Adams is also seeking to become the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history after his recent run of dominance. Over the last four seasons combined, he has recorded 432 receptions for 5,310 yards and 47 touchdowns. All three totals are the highest among all NFL players during the same time span. He has also been selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls and was named a First Team All Pro in the last two seasons....
A new voting system has been used this time around which has seen people having the chance for their five picks for MVP, while the top three can be voted on the other awards. The 12th annual NFL Honors ceremony will be aired live on February 9, and once again the selection has prompted a furious debate on social media as to who deserves to take the top awards....
In addition, the week-by-week setup played most favorably into the hands of two non-playoff teams who performed at a high level to close last season. PRIME-TIME SCHEDULES: Thursday, Sunday, Monday night games Here are the six contenders with the least difficult schedules in 2018: Pittsburgh Steelers The combined winning percentage of the Steelers’ opponents last season was .477, tied with the Jaguars (see below) for 25th in the league. That weakness is evident each month of this season’s schedule....
NFL schedule leaks seem to happen every year as people just can’t contain themselves by keeping a small bit of information less than 24 hours ahead of the official announcement. We already know who the opponents are going to be for each team, but the dates of those matchups are still TBD until Wednesday night. The preseason schedule has already been announced earlier this month. 2019 NFL SCHEDULES:Steelers | Cowboys | Packers | 49ers | Seahawks | Browns | Patriots...
MORE: Watch NFL games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The NFL has held Saturday games in December every season but one (2013) since 1970. A week ago, two lopsided matchups turned out as such with the Bills crushing the Broncos and the Packers cruising past the Panthers. Here’s what you need to know about Week 16’s Saturday NFL tripleheader, including a full schedule, TV channels and start times for all three games kicking off Week 16....
Including the Steelers and Mason Rudolph, 11 of the 15 teams that won last week started a QB who had not yet turned 27; Pittsburgh’s victory marked the 39th win by a starting QB age 26 or younger this season. In Week 5, four games matched up youthful QBs. Gardner Minshew and the Jaguars were in Carolina to play Kyle Allen and the Panthers; Jameis Winston and the Buccaneers were in New Orleans to play Teddy Bridgewater and the Saints; Luke Faulk and the Jets were in Philadelphia to meet Carson Wentz and the Eagles; Rudolph’s Steelers were hosting the Ravens and Lamar Jackson....
There have been 730 accepted penalties this year, which is the highest number of penalties through Week 3 in the history of the league, according to ESPN and the Elias Sports Bureau.MORE: Ladies love Gronk’s football clinic | NFL granted expedited appeal of Tom Brady ruling The previous record of 716 was set in 2005. The Chiefs and Packers combined for 19 penalties Monday night, and the Bengals and Ravens drew 22 flags Sunday....
Jon Gruden’s team has the highest strength of schedule of any of the 32 NFL franchises at .539, just marginally ahead of the Denver Broncos’ .537 – as calculated by their opponents’ combined winning percentage last year. The Raiders will be in a total of seven games against teams that made the playoffs last time around, playing twice against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers and once against the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears....
In 2022, one blockbuster did go down with Christian McCaffrey going from Carolina to San Francisco. Otherwise, it was a mix of minor-to-mid level roster tweaks. Here’s grading and ranking the limited volume of deals overall: MORE: 12 NFL players most likely to be traded at 2022 deadline NFL trade deadline grades 2022 49ers trade for Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey 49ers grade: A+ | Panthers grade: D- The 49ers got the ultimate running and receiving back for Kyle Shanahan’s offense....
Peterman will work out for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, a source tells Sporting News. MORE: NFL Mock Draft 2017 A graduate transfer from Tennessee, Peterman’s two years at Pitt saw him play in 26 games with 24 starts. Last season, he threw for 2,855 yards with 27 touchdowns and led the ACC in passing efficiency. Peterman during Senior Bowl practices showed good arm strength and accuracy. He also showcased his ability to get out of the pocket, not a surprise to Pitt fans who saw him become the team’s third leading rusher last year....
