You need a good quarterback to win in the NFL. You have to pay a good quarterback market value to keep him around. It becomes a lot harder to win once you pay that quarterback market value. That’s the conundrum all NFL teams face. There is three decades of history that indicates your quarterback better not make more than 13% …
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Caitlin Clark’s WNBA regular-season debut follows similar hype as others
Caitlin Clark will make her long-awaited regular-season WNBA debut Tuesday when she faces the Connecticut Sun (7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN 2). Editor’s Picks 2 Related Clark’s decorated college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes included breaking the all-time Division I scoring record, two trips to the national championship game and two Naismith Player of the Year awards. An hour after …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: What Bears, Bills, Patriots and other teams accomplished with most, least capital
Back in March, shortly after the first wave of free agency, CBSSports.com explored how much and how little draft capital was controlled by each team. Using the trade value chart of SportsLine’s R.J. White, we ranked the teams based on the cumulative value of each team’s picks. It is time to look back at how teams used that draft capital …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers to begin second season with Jets on ‘MNF’ against 49ers
Aaron Rodgers’ second season with the New York Jets will begin with a similar setup to how his first season with the team started. The star quarterback and Gang Green will head West in Week 1 to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the first “Monday Night Football” game of the season. It marks the second straight year that …
Read More »2024 NFL schedule: Aaron Rodgers-led Jets to face Brock Purdy, 49ers in Week 1 on ‘Monday Night Football’
The 2024 NFL schedule will be released Wednesday night, but the league has announced a few premier matchups that will take place early in the year. On Tuesday, the NFL revealed that Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets would open up the season in California against Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers on “Monday Night Football” Sept. 9. …
Read More »Ranking the top-10 NFL rookie-team fits for 2024: 3 Round 1 QBs make the list, but a LB takes the No. 1 spot
We all know fit is vital for players once they enter the NFL. Not just quarterbacks. From scheme to type of teammates, environment is often the imperceptible element that makes or breaks a young player as he’s acclimating to the league. Let’s pinpoint the absolute best fits from the 2024 NFL Draft. The Packers have a new Quadzilla in the backfield …
Read More »NHL playoff lessons: No lead is safe, the Sam Bennett effect
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.May 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Sixteen games have been played in the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. Some trends from Round 1 have continued. …
Read More »CB Jerry Jacobs to visit Falcons, Vikings
Free agent cornerback Jerry Jacobs is set to visit with a couple of NFC teams as he looks for a place to play in 2024. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Jacobs has lined up visits with the Falcons and Vikings in the coming days. He visited with the Jaguars late last month as well. Jacobs signed with the Lions …
Read More »Why a former 250-pound lacrosse player is Bucs’ future leader on offensive line
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter There are many reasons why the Bucs liked Duke’s Graham Barton enough to make him their first-round pick and the first interior offensive lineman selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, but one of them is athleticism rare enough that you can ask his high school lacrosse coach about it. “He was still a pretty big …
Read More »Report: Patriots to interview former Panthers exec Samir Suleiman Wednesday
The Patriots have had some difficulties finding people willing to interview for their head of football operations job, but they have found a couple of willing candidates. Eagles director of scouting Brandon Hunt spoke to the team on Tuesday and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that former Panthers director of player negotiations and salary cap manager Samir Suleiman will meet …
Read More »Ranking top 10 offensive prospects for 2025 NFL Draft: Carson Beck leads way, Shedeur Sanders makes cut
The 2024 NFL Draft was stacked with offensive talent, but initial impressions of next year’s class suggest that the pool may be more shallow. The first defensive prospect to be taken will not have to wait until No. 15 overall to hear their name called as they did this year. Here are 10 of the best prospects on the offensive …
Read More »Steelers rookie Roman Wilson already drawing comparisons to Hines Ward
It’s never a bad thing to be compared to Hines Ward, a fearless, physical receiver who parlayed his unique skill set into a Hall of Fame career (he isn’t in yet, but that’s for another day). Roman Wilson, the former Michigan standout, was compared to Pittsburgh’s legendary receiver shortly after the Steelers drafted him. “In the third round, the Steelers …
Read More »Senators hire Travis Green as new coach through 2027-28 season
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 7, 2024, 12:14 PM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Ottawa Senators hired Travis Green to a four-year contract to serve as head coach through the 2027-28 season, it was announced Tuesday. He is expected to be formally introduced during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday. “After speaking to …
Read More »Saquon Barkley has even odds to top 1,000 yards for the Eagles
Will Saquon Barkley rush for more than 1,000 yards in his first season as an Eagle? The betting odds say he’s even money to do so. Barkley’s over/under for rushing yards in 2024 has been set at 1000.5, and the odds for both over and under are -112 at FanDuel. Barkley signed with the Eagles this offseason after spending six …
Read More »Bill Belichick, Peyton Manning and the best moments from Tom Brady’s roast
After more than two decades of winning, it was Tom Brady’s turn to take the hot seat. The iconic quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl winner was roasted in a Netflix special Sunday night titled “G.R.O.A.T. The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady.” Unlike many other televised roasts, Brady’s roast was live and ran for more than three hours, giving …
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