Reese’s Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy and his experienced scouting staff recently released their watch list for next year’s game, which included 720 prospects from more than 100 college football programs. Below, I rank my top 25 players from that list and provide 25 other 2024 NFL Draft hopefuls who could crack the rankings […]
Patriots trading veteran kicker Nick Folk to Titans
Kicker trades are all the rage this summer. The NFL saw its third kicker traded in a two-day span on Tuesday when the Patriots sent Nick Folk to the Tennessee Titans, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The Patriots will receive the Titans’ 2025 seventh-round pick in return, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero added. Folk, […]
RB Dalvin Cook thinks Jets winning Super Bowl is 'very realistic': 'That's why I'm here'
Expectations are Empire State Building-high for the New York Jets in 2023 with the offseason additions of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and running back Dalvin Cook. Cook believes Gang Green can break the 55-year streak of Super Bowl futility. “I think it’s very realistic,” Cook told the New York Post on Monday. “Obviously you look at […]
Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo on Trey Lance's trade to Cowboys: 'He's got a bright future in this league'
If there’s an NFL quarterback who understands the difficulties and trials of the position from both ends of the spectrum, it might be Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo first experienced the awkwardness of having to back up Tom Brady for four seasons with the New England Patriots before he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. Then […]
2023 NFL season: Projecting win share leaders on offense (quarterbacks + non-QBs) and defense
Inspired by the idea of wins above replacement in baseball and real plus-minus in basketball, I created a metric that measures the contribution of each player, position group and side of the ball for every snap in an NFL season. I call it WIN SHARE to reflect the fact that 11 players are working together […]
Browns acquiring kicker Dustin Hopkins from Chargers in trade, releasing Cade York
Cade York’s rough preseason has prompted the Browns to head in a new direction at kicker. Cleveland is acquiring veteran Dustin Hopkins via trade with the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. The teams have since announced the trade. The Browns are […]
NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Monday, Aug. 28
NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com’s transaction hub for a daily breakdown. (NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order.) Related Links Top nine NFL offenses in 2023: AFC well represented in rankings, but surprise NFC team earns No. 1 spot 2023 NFL fantasy […]
Packers QB Jordan Love looking for 'consistency' heading into Week 1 after preseason games
The next time Green Bay takes the field, the Jordan Love regular season era will officially commence. After Love went 9 of 15 passes for 63 yards and one touchdown in Saturday’s 19-15 win over the Seattle Seahawks, Love told reporters postgame that he is looking at one area of improvement heading into Week 1 […]
Broncos QB Russell Wilson, starters out for preseason finale
Most of the Broncos’ starters got multiple series of playing time in each of the team’s first two preseason games. Then they got heavy workloads Wednesday and Thursday against the Los Angeles Rams. That made for a light night Saturday against the Rams. Virtually none of Denver’s starters dressed for the team’s preseason finale and […]
Observations from Broncos’ Thursday joint practice with Rams
Denver’s second day of joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams and the final day of a grueling training camp was an intriguing battle between the Broncos’ defense and the Rams’ offense. There were moments when Denver had the upper hand. But there were also times when Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford showed he still […]