The NFL has suspended Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo two games for violating the league’s Performance Enhancing Substances policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Garoppolo reportedly used a prescribed medication without having a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption. According to Schefter, Garoppolo will not appeal the suspension and will miss the first two games of the 2024-25 NFL season. Which …
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Ranking 2023 NFL rookie classes after Year 1: Texans claim top spot; Packers, Rams and Lions crack top 10
With the 2023 NFL season in the books, it’s only right that we now rank the rookie classes for all 32 teams. The “hits” are ranked in order of how well they performed as rookies, and that ranking is based relative to when they were drafted. Higher expectations for earlier picks etc. Year 1 hits: None Not a good sign …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: Where Chiefs rank among NFL’s greatest dynasties of past 60 years after latest championship
With their win in Super Bowl LVIII, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have officially become NFL’s second dynasty since the turn of the century, five years removed from the New England Patriots’ final Super Bowl win. If you weren’t sure before, there’s no denying the Chiefs’ place in history now. While several teams have won two Super Bowls, very few have managed …
Read More »Report: “Internal division” over whether Kenny Pickett or Mason Rudolph should start for Steelers
The Steelers don’t have a clear-cut No. 1 quarterback. And they apparently don’t have a clear-cut vision within the building about who the No. 1 quarterback should be. As explained by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “there appears to be some internal division that maybe Mason Rudolph should be the starter,” given his performance at the end of the …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: L’Jarius Sneed hopes Chiefs can afford to keep him and Chris Jones this offseason
USATSI The Kansas City Chiefs defense was one of the best units in the NFL this season, highlighted by the play of L’Jarius Sneed and Chris Jones. Both players are going to be free agents in a month, and the Chiefs would likely need both to make a run at a three-peat. Sneed certainly hopes the Chiefs have enough money …
Read More »Three reasons why 49ers own the best odds to win 2025 Super Bowl despite title-game loss to Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a dynasty, fresh off their third Super Bowl win in five years. But the San Francisco 49ers are already early favorites to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the 2024 season, with oddsmakers deeming them 2025’s top Super Bowl contender after their second-place finish. History tells us that teams who lose in the …
Read More »Leaked text shows Patrick Mahomes ‘decided’ he was going to win Super Bowl before NFL playoffs even started
Patrick Mahomes was so confident that the Kansas City Chiefs would win the Super Bowl this year that he actually predicted that it would happen BEFORE the regular season even ended. The reason we know that is because his wife, Brittany, leaked out some family texts after the Super Bowl. In one of the texts, which was from Jan. 5, …
Read More »NFL free agency 2024: Ranking top 25 defensive players, including Chiefs’ Chris Jones, other star D-linemen
Nothing sells tickets in the NFL quite like an elite quarterback and explosive offense. But Super Bowl LVIII is recent evidence that defense still matters greatly in the hunt for a Lombardi Trophy. Perhaps more than even Patrick Mahomes, Steve Spagnuolo’s Kansas City Chiefs defense helped propel the third title in five years for this generation’s NFL dynasty. With that …
Read More »2024 NFL free agency: Ranking top 25 offensive free agents; WRs, OL dominate list of players likely available
With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror, we are officially out of the 2023 season and gearing up for 2024. Over the next several months, 31 teams are going to do their best to catch up to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. That process begins in earnest with free agency, which opens next month. With that …
Read More »2024-25 NFL odds: Jim Harbaugh favored to win Coach of the Year
Now that Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, and the Kansas City Chiefs have been crowned the 2023 NFL champions, the betting markets are officially open for next season. With that, there is one market in particular we have our eyes on — NFL Coach of the Year. Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski won the award at the …
Read More »Joe Mixon pushes back on talk of Bengals moving on from him
The Bengals can save nearly $6 million in salary cap space by cutting Joe Mixon, and given the way running backs are valued in today’s NFL, that would seem to be the logical move. But Mixon doesn’t seem to think that’s going to happen. Responding to a social media post that said the Bengals are expected to move on from …
Read More »Ranking NHL Stadium Series games based on venue, hype, more
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 07:05 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. What’s the difference between the NHL Stadium Series and the Winter Classic, besides their spots on the calendar? Steve Mayer, the NHL’s chief content officer, has said there’s an aesthetic difference between the two. “The Winter Classic is more traditional, historic. It’s got that touch …
Read More »NHL Stadium Series 2024: Favorite jerseys, game predictions
The 2024 NHL Stadium Series is a two-game affair at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. On Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers take on the New Jersey Devils (8 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+) followed by the New York Islanders squaring off against the New York Rangers on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+). All of that is known. But let’s answer some of the …
Read More »Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Who will Eagles’ backup tackles be?
Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Who will Eagles’ backup tackles be? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro bring back Stay or Go in 2024, trying to figure out the futures of every Eagles player on the roster. We already looked at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and interior offensive line. Up today: Offensive tackle …
Read More »2024 NFL mock draft: With combine looming, QBs go 1-2-3 and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy goes to the Shanahan tree
We’re a couple of weeks away from the NFL scouting combine, when our 2024 draft silly season kicks into a higher gear. Here’s the latest mock draft between Nate Tice and Charles McDonald. In this edition, Tice makes the selection of the odd numbered draft picks while McDonald selects the even. I think Maye or Caleb Williams are top-notch prizes …
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