Getty Images Ranking season is in full swing around the NFL, none bigger than Pete Prisco’s Top 100 list. Prisco ranks the elite players in the NFL every June, with some controversy, of course (this is a rankings list, after all). The running backs take center stage next. Who did Prisco rank as his top running backs in the league? …
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Biggest Eagles questions by position: Offense
Biggest Eagles questions by position: Offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles are now into their down time with about a month before they report for training camp on July 23. While this team seems talented enough to compete for a Super Bowl, there are plenty of questions to be answered in training camp this summer. Here are …
Read More »Seven key takeaways from Prisco’s Top 100 list for 2024: Aaron Rodgers hype is back, 49ers cream of the crop
Identifying the top players in the NFL is one thing. Sorting all the stars into a rundown of the Top 100 is another. Yet that’s what CBS Sports Senior Writer Pete Prisco has done in advance of the 2024 season. Which players made — or missed — the cut? You can check out the entire Top 100 pecking order right …
Read More »Big NFL stars film gladiator-themed Pepsi commerical
“Joey, do you like commercials about gladiators?” If you do, you’re soon to be in luck. Via Terry Lefton of Sports Business Journal, several major NFL stars recently traveled to Canada for a “gladiator-themed” Pepsi commercial. (“Drink Pepsi, you’ll feel like you’ve been stabbed impaled by a spear in the stomach“?) The NFL players in the spot include Bills quarterback …
Read More »Yankees get Gerrit Cole back; Cameron Brink suffers torn ACL; NBA’s top 75 trade targets
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Read More »Teams with the fewest players in Pete Prisco’s Top 100 list for 2024: Commanders, Colts get shut out
The NFL is not lacking in star players, and with so many to choose from, coming up with a list of the best of the best is no easy task. But it is a task CBS Sports senior NFL writer Pete Prisco has once again brought on himself, going through each team’s top guys and determining who deserves to be …
Read More »NFL coaches on shaky ground entering 2024 season: Ranking eight hot-seat candidates to watch
Some NFL coaches have perpetual job security: Andy Reid, of the Kansas City Chiefs, for example; or even Mike Tomlin, who just landed a three-year extension from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Others aren’t so fortunate. Due to recent struggles, high ownership expectations or a combination of both, every season tends to put a slew of coaches on the hot seat. So …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 30 Denver Broncos are a mess Sean Payton signed up for
(Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) Nobody is going to feel bad for Sean Payton. Payton could have stayed in NFL coaching hibernation, but the Denver Broncos were in the middle of a messy head coaching search and paid big to land Payton. They traded a first- and second-round pick to the New Orleans Saints for Payton and a third-round pick, then gave …
Read More »Top 10 defensive players in Pete Prisco’s Top 100 list for 2024: Myles Garrett, T.J. Watt headline group
Getty Images Pete Prisco is at it again. CBS Sports’ senior writer has looked every player in the NFL up and down and has now come up with his annual Top 100 list. One player who used to be a staple in these rankings and oftentimes at the very top was Aaron Donald. However, the Rams defensive tackle retired this …
Read More »Top 10 offensive players in Pete Prisco’s Top 100 list for 2024: Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill headline group
USATSI It is that time of the year again when CBS Sports senior writer Pete Prisco pulls up his sleeves, stacks up every player in the NFL, and then rolls out his annual Top 100 list. Naturally, Prisco’s rankings will stir some sort of debate, but one thing that cannot be denied is who he has atop his rankings: Patrick …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – Denver Broncos team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss the state of Denver’s roster and how long it will take before the Broncos can become contenders. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript My one big thing for the Broncos is just thinking about how long is this …
Read More »Dak Prescott attends Tight End U, calls tight ends “a quarterback’s best friend”
Many of the NFL’s best tight ends are in Nashville this week for Tight End U, an annual event in which players train together and share their thoughts about how to play the position at an elite level. Also there is Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who has been throwing to the tight ends and addressed the group to tell them …
Read More »NHL free agent rankings: Guentzel, Montour among top options
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL offseason comes at you fast. The Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils made huge trades in between Games 5 and 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. The NHL draft is next week. Less than 48 hours after the second day of the …
Read More »Shane Steichen: Colts need Anthony Richardson to be smart on when to get down
The Colts drafted quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth overall pick last year but saw only brief flashes of his talent, as Richardson suffered a concussion in Week Two and a season-ending shoulder injury in Week Five. This year, Colts coach Shane Steichen wants Richardson to prioritize keeping himself healthy. Part of the reason the Colts drafted Richardson is that …
Read More »Anthony Richardson’s film, albeit limited, doesn’t lie. There’s supernova talent and plays waiting for the Colts
It doesn’t take long to be wowed by Anthony Richardson. Even with fewer combined college and professional pass attempts (477) than Gardner Minshew had in 2023 alone (490), Richardson’s otherworldly combination of size, athleticism and arm talent stands out right away and brightly flashes on the screen: Listed at 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds (but saying he’s now carrying north of …
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