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Who will start under center for the Minnesota Vikings next season is a mystery to the NFL world.  Kirk Cousins, who spent the past six seasons in Minnesota, took his talents to Atlanta this offseason, leaving a void at quarterback for the Vikings.  Since then, Minnesota has already made moves in the NFL Draft, most presume to select one of …

JJ Watt doesn’t like what the Pittsburgh Steelers have done this offseason. He loves it.  Watt, a future Hall of Fame pass rusher, current CBS NFL analyst and older brother of Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, recently lauded the bold moves made by general manager Omar Khan and the rest of Pittsburgh’s staff.  “I love it,” Watt said during an one-on-one …

The initial waves of NFL free agency have washed to shore and the New England Patriots look a lot like the team that ended the 2023 season. Sure, the club did make some seismic moves since the end of the year, like moving on from Bill Belichick and trading Mac Jones, but from a free agency standpoint, this new regime …

The NFL’s new league year kicked off with a flurry last week as marquee names like Saquon Barkley, Christian Wilkins, and others changed zip codes. After a reshuffling of the deck, new faces are in new places, so it’s time for the first offseason power rankings as we firmly turn our attention to the 2024 season. Here’s where all 32 …

Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst In today’s era of pass-happy offenses, edge rushers rank second behind only quarterbacks in terms of their value to NFL teams. Every club is on the lookout for young, inexpensive talent. This year’s class lacks an obvious headliner guaranteed to earn a top-10 selection but don’t let that fool you. There is plenty of talent …

The Philadelphia Eagles were certainly active in NFL free agency, thanks to a rising salary cap and the need to improve a team that lost six of their final seven games after a 10-1 start. There were plenty of holes on the Eagles roster that needed to be addressed in the first wave of free agency. Philadelphia didn’t address all …

Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald says he’s accomplished everything he set out to do as an NFL player, and now it’s time to do something else. Donald posted a video on social media saying that after a great career, he’s ready to move on. “Ten years, 10 Pro Bowls, eight All-Pros, three defensive players of the year, rookie of the …

Hip-drop tackles will be a 15-yard penalty if at least 24 NFL owners agree with the Competition Committee that it’s time to take the technique out of the game. The Competition Committee has formally proposed banning hip-drop tackles with the following new rule: “ARTICLE 18. HIP-DROP TACKLE. It is a foul if a player uses the following technique to bring …

When pass rusher Chase Young agreed to terms with the Saints, the simultaneous tweets announcing the development also claimed that he’s getting $13 million fully guaranteed. And while that’s technically true, there’s a major asterisk that was previously omitted. Of that amount, $7.99 million is tied to per-game roster bonuses. Via Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, Young will receive a …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 14, 2024, 07:10 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Practically everyone in hockey has heard that the Nashville Predators’ trip to see U2 in February at the Sphere in Las Vegas was canceled because of how poorly the team was playing at that time. They’d lost six of …

The Broncos have added an offensive lineman. Denver announced on Wednesday that the club has signed tackle Matt Peart to a one-year deal. Peart, 26, was a third-round pick in the 2020 draft. He appeared in 43 games with seven starts for New York during his rookie contract. He played eight games with one start in 2023, registering 133 offensive …

The Bills are taking a look at adding a veteran defensive lineman. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Austin Johnson is visiting with Buffalo on Wednesday. Johnson, 29, spent the last two seasons with the Chargers. He started all 17 games for the club in 2023, recording 46 total tackles with two tackles for loss, one QB hit, two passes defensed, …

The players don’t want it. Plenty of fans will complain about it. The NFL nevertheless feels compelled to push for a ban of the hip-drop tackle. The reason is simple. The league believes the play results in an injury rate at least 20 times hire than a normal tackle. The NFL understands, we’re told, that it might not be as …

Can Oren Burks be a factor in Eagles’ reshaped linebacker room? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If you only remember Oren Burks from the Super Bowl, yeah, it’s easy to wonder what the Eagles were thinking signing him. It was Burks who replaced Dre Greenlaw when he tore his Achilles jogging onto the field in the second quarter of …

As with most Thursdays on the NHL schedule, the lineup of matchups is pretty stellar. It includes an interconference showdown of two of the hottest teams in the league as the Nashville Predators visit the Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Hulu). There is also a game that will have big ramifications on the Eastern Conference wild-card race as the New …