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During his rookie season, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson showcased his dynamic skill set. Despite only playing in parts of four games, Richardson accounted for 713 total yards and seven touchdowns, regularly creating big plays with his arm and his legs. Alas, his season was cut short by injuries. Richardson first suffered a concussion and had to sit out part of …

Special to Yahoo Sports An old fantasy football theory is that players perform better when they are heading into the last year of their contract. Last offseason, the great Brandon Niles did an in depth analysis of this phenomenon to assess if it held up — you can read it here. Today, I will be adding the information we know …

Getty Images It’s been well over 50 years, but Chuck Howley still has the distinction of being the only Super Bowl MVP of a losing team. Howley, who celebrated his 88th birthday on Friday, was named Super Bowl MVP of Super Bowl V despite his Cowboys losing the first Super Bowl that was decided by a field goal.  Outside of Howley’s …

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles brought back their popular Kelly Green uniforms for two games in 2023. The team will again wear them for two games during the 2024 season.   On Friday, the Eagles announced that they will wear the Kelly Green uniforms for their Week 9 “Sunday Night Football” showdown against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars as well as …

Getty Images Over the last couple of years, Connor Williams emerged as one of the top centers in the NFL. After spending the early part of his career playing guard with the Dallas Cowboys, Williams signed with the Miami Dolphins and kicked even further inside, and his athleticism helped turn Miami’s run game into one of the league’s best in …

Welcome to Friday, football fans! It’s Tyler Sullivan here lending a helping hand with the Pick Six newsletter as our buddy John Breech takes some much-deserved time off and prepares for the countless kicking battles that await us when training camps open up in about a month.  Even with this being the dead period on the NFL calendar, there’s plenty …

Philadelphia has dropped a little uniform news on a summer Friday. The Eagles announced that they will wear their Kelly Green throwback jerseys two times in 2024: Week 9 against the Jaguars and Week 17 against the Cowboys. The Week 9 matchup with Jacksonville is set for Sunday Night Football. Philadelphia brought back the Kelly Green throwbacks last season. The …

It’s been over 50 years, but time hasn’t diminished the shine of the Dallas Cowboys’ greatest moment. Like several other teams, the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl win remains the greatest victory in franchise history, even though Dallas has enjoyed many other memorable wins in the decades since.  The Cowboys’ victory on an unseasonably cold New Orleans afternoon in January 1972 …

Two of Jerod Mayo’s former Patriots teammates believe he showed signs of his head coaching future when he was still a player for the team. Rob Gronkowski joined Julian Edelman on a recent episode of the podcast Games With Names and Edelman asked him about his rookie memories of Mayo. Gronkowski explained how Mayo “showed his coaching abilities” by being …

A key newcomer on list of most important Eagles in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season. 25. Brandon Graham24. Nakobe Dean23. Milton Williams22. Jake Elliott21. Nolan Smith20. Cooper DeJean19. Reed Blankenship18. Tyler Steen17. Devin White …

Getty Images Russell Wilson is beginning anew in 2024 as the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers following his Denver disaster. After being dealt from the Seattle Seahawks to the Denver Broncos in 2022, the Super Bowl champion struggled mightily — which led the Broncos to part ways with him just two years later, and take on an NFL-record $85 million …

Why ESPN ranked 49ers’ roster No. 1 despite one weakness originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers again find themselves atop a list for the 2024 NFL season. Even though it’s not perfect, San Francisco’s roster was ranked No. 1 for the upcoming season by ESPN analysts Mike Clay, Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder in an article published …

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ictqjttB97LxRwSLpnGEf9f4JQypB8HDZdUYqoTd2pA_javonte.jpg 2023 Stats (Rank) Points per game: 21 (19th)Total yards per game: 298.4 (26th)Plays per game: 59.8 (29th)Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 33.2 (27th)Dropback EPA per play: -0.01 (21st)Rush attempts per game: 26.5 (18th)Rush EPA per play: -0.11 (17th) Coaching Staff Sean Payton enters his second season as head coach of a Broncos team that struggled through the AFC …

No, running backs were taken in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft — so it’s a challenge to sort which runners will be the most effective as rookies.  In what was mostly deemed a “bad” running back class, the 2024 collection together featured a diverse collection of talented runners who just didn’t carry immense hype into the draft …