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Delia
@Delia -
about 2 years ago
The Leggy 100: Ranking the top 2022 NFL draft prospects
7:00 AM ETAny NFL draft without a quarterback at the top of the board is different from most editions of the annual affair, and that's the case this year.Without a consensus quarterback you'll hear more divergent opinions about how the top 20 picks will go when talking to...continued
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Hulda
@Hulda -
over 4 years ago
49ers acquire Broncos WR Sanders for picks
2:59 PM ETJeff LegwoldCloseESPN Senior Writer Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Boardof Selectors since 1999Nick WagonerCloseESPN Staff Writer Covered R...continued
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Elody
@Elody -
3 months ago
Welcome to the UFL! Laying out the new(ish) league heading into the 2024 season
The XFL and the USFL have merged into the UFL, and training camps are about to start. Here's how the league got to this point and what to expect.
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Priscilla
@Priscilla -
10 months ago
Which forgetful footballers have failed to turn up for a match? | The Knowledge
Plus: gum and football, more long caps between games at a home ground and more diverse trophy haulsMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“In light of Jack Grealish’s recent celebrations possibly putting his England call-up to the b…
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Elian
@Elian -
4 months ago
Gavin Newsom spikes youth tackle football ban
The culture wars have come for football.
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Adelia
@Adelia -
almost 5 years ago
Why Deshaun Watson will be fantasy's No. 1 QB in 2019
Jun 22, 2019Patrick Mahomes, during his storybook 2018, set a record for fantasy points by a quarterback in a single season, putting up 417.1.Mahomes' 50 passing touchdowns tied for the second-most by any player in NFL history, and his 5,097 passing yards was eighth-best....continued
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Josiah
@Josiah -
almost 2 years ago
Philadelphia Eagles' Gardner Minshew spent offseason in old prison bus, focused on 'Super Bowl or...
6:00 AM ETPHILADELPHIA -- Trainer Anthony Tumbarello didn't know if Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Gardner Minshew was serious at first when he told Tumbarello he wanted to live in a bus outside of Tumbarello's gym in Bonita Springs, Florida, this offseason.But sure enou...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
4 months ago
Why the average Super Bowl ticket already costs nearly $11,000
What do you get when you mix football, Las Vegas, Taylor Swift, and America's desire for in-person experiences? A really expensive Super Bowl ticket.
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Rex
@Rex -
almost 4 years ago
Ranking offensive weapons for every NFL team: Barnwell goes 32-1
6:55 AM ETThe most important thing for an NFL team is to find a franchise quarterback. The second-most important thing might be surrounding that quarterback with weapons. The Ravens went shopping for the likes of Mark Ingram and Marquise Brown last offseason and helped La...continued
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Hannah
@Hannah -
almost 3 years ago
NFL offseason in review: Which teams hit their goals, plus biggest remaining questions for all 32
7:05 AM ETNFL NationESPN Every team has offseason goals.For some, such as the world champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it's how to maintain the standard. For others, such as those teams that missed the postseason, it's how to get better, particularly now that there are two ex...continued
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Maureen
@Maureen -
about 3 years ago
The Leggy 100: Ranking the top 2021 NFL draft prospects
9:55 AM ETFor years, folks in the NFL would often openly wonder if they needed to be in Indianapolis for the entire combine.They would complain about the cold weather, saying they were counting the hours until they could hit the road, as they speed-walked through the conv...continued
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Erik
@Erik -
almost 4 years ago
Seahawks' Carroll: We all owe a lot to Kaepernick
11:26 AM ETSeattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said "we owe a tremendous amount" to former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for taking a stand against police brutality and racial oppression in 2016."I think that there was a moment in time that a young man captured. He too...continued
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
over 2 years ago
Source: Watt rebuffs agent, takes 5-yr. megadeal
4:47 PM ETPITTSBURGH -- After a contract negotiation that lasted throughout training camp and into the first week of the regular season, the Steelers and outside linebacker T.J. Watt broke from their traditions to come to terms on a megadeal on Thursday.Watt, 26, has sign...continued
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Alvah
@Alvah -
5 months ago
Notable bets: Longshot parlays highlight wildest wagers of 2023
David Purdum breaks down the some of the biggest and most notable bets of the past year, which saw more than $100 billion wagered at American sportsbooks.
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
about 4 years ago
Barnwell ranks the NFL offseasons: Did the Ravens and Chiefs get better?
6:45 AM ETWith the NFL universe on pause, now seems like a good time to continue our big-picture look into how each organization did during the player-acquisition period of the offseason. I'm going to run through all 32 teams and rank the work they did from worst to first...continued
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
over 2 years ago
Saints' Payton steps away, unsure of what's next
2:07 PM ETMETAIRIE, La. -- Sean Payton announced his decision to step away Tuesday, 16 years after he was hired as the New Orleans Saints' coach, though he stressed multiple times that "retirement is not the right word."Payton, 58, said he doesn't plan to coach another te...continued
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Elian
@Elian -
over 3 years ago
Murray Magic: Cards win on Hail Mary to Hopkins
7:42 PM ETGLENDALE, Ariz. -- After using his legs to pull the Arizona Cardinals back into a game they trailed for the majority of the afternoon, quarterback Kyler Murray used his arm to win it.Murray found DeAndre Hopkins for a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown with two seconds...continued
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
over 3 years ago
Goodell: NFL not satisfied with minority hirings
7:52 PM ETTAMPA, Fla. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expressed disappointment Thursday that only two minorities were hired for seven head-coaching openings despite a growing pool of qualified candidates."I'm not sure there's an issue we spent more time with our ownersh...continued
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Monserrat
@Monserrat -
over 1 year ago
Panthers name Mayfield as Week 1 starting QB
12:00 PM ETCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Baker Mayfield insists this is not a "redemption year,'' but he will make his first start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers against the team that gave up on him.The Panthers on Monday named Mayfield the starter for the Sept. 11 opener ...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
over 1 year ago
NFL betting cheat sheet: Why unders are hitting at historic rate
6:00 AM ETNot since 1996 have we seen unders cash at a 68% clip over the first two weeks. Rarely is the market that far off, even in a small size of 32 games. But that's the ripple effect of a scoring dip to 21.4 points per team, which would rank as the lowest since 2006,...continued
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 4 years ago
Zeke on $90M extension: 'I believe I'm the best'
4:49 PM ETFRISCO, Texas -- Ezekiel Elliott admits it was important to him to be the highest-paid running back in the NFL."Because I believe I'm the best," the Dallas Cowboys star said Wednesday, not long after his first practice since signing a six-year, $90 million exten...continued
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Elian
@Elian -
about 3 years ago
Breaking down the legal strategy in the Deshaun Watson case
7:24 AM ETWhen Texas attorney Tony Buzbee filed the first civil lawsuit against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on March 16, he said he knew of only two complainants. Within three weeks, Buzbee and his law firm had filed 22 cases, with women from four states acc...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
almost 4 years ago
Jets deal Adams to Seattle, get two 1st-rounders
4:17 PM ETAfter a seven-month contract dispute, the New York Jets agreed to trade All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the Seattle Seahawks for a package that includes first-round draft picks in each of the next two years.The Seahawks will send safety Bradley McDougald, first-ro...continued
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Felicita
@Felicita -
over 1 year ago
Benched QB Wilson apologizes to Jets teammates
5:54 PM ETFLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- On the day he lost his starting job in a dramatic quarterback shake-up, Zach Wilson tried to win back his New York Jets teammates with an apology.Under heavy criticism from fans and media, Wilson spoke to the entire team on Wednesday, admit...continued
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Bobby
@Bobby -
about 2 years ago
Lawyer: Jones paid millions to woman suing him
3:50 PM ETJerry Jones has paid nearly $3 million to the woman who says she is his biological daughter, including her full tuition at SMU and a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, and to her mother, according to the Little Rock, Arkansas, lawyer who delivered the pay...continued
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