This season, the NFL is implementing a revamped kickoff structure aimed at reducing player injuries and enhancing the excitement of what has become a routine, predictable play. Players on both teams form a line of scrimmage of sorts, while the kicker and returner are stationed a good bit away from the trenches. In my offseason … Continue reading NFL Preview 2024: Sizing up the Super Bowl contenders
In the bowels of Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium on a Sunday afternoon a couple Octobers ago, I caught a glimpse of a Ravens legend and one of the most electrifying players I have ever watched. The game itself — a Ravens-Browns matchup celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Super Bowl XLVII team — was soaked … Continue reading Opinion: Remembering Jacoby Jones, an all-time Ravens playmaker and the receiver of the Mile High Miracle
We're just over a month away from the start of another exciting NFL season, and as I've done since elementary school, it's time for my annual NFL preview. The tradition includes tearing through hundreds of pages of NFL preview magazines, picking every single game (I used to do this by hand in a notebook!) and … Continue reading 2023 NFL Season Preview: Unpredictable season culminates in a fantastic Super Bowl rematch
The 2023 NFL Draft is hours away! Before the proceedings in Kansas City, I teamed up with six NFL experts -- John Volk, Patrick Andres, Christian Clark, Davis Johnson, Tristan Tucker and Bradley Locker -- to give it a go at drafting for the 31 first-round picks. Each general manager was tasked with improving his … Continue reading 2023 NFL Mock Draft: QB’s go 1-2-3 in Kansas City
INDIANAPOLIS -- The phrase "NFL offseason" isn't quite a truthful one. Just a couple weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs captured another Super Bowl title in Arizona, the NFL world has converged on Indianapolis as the draft buzz is starting to pick up. Of course, I felt obligated to make the trip and once again … Continue reading NFL Combine Photo Gallery: Wednesday and Thursday Highlights
You asked for it, you get it. A 2022 NFL season preview, complete with tiered team rankings and analysis, an awards ballot and playoff predictions. Below, I've predicted each of the 272 regular season games and 13 playoff games and crowned a prospective Super Bowl winner. Whether you agree or disagree with my projections, this … Continue reading 2022 NFL Season Preview: Mahomes, Herbert star in electric football fall
The NFL Draft is the Super Bowl of the offseason calendar, and there's no better way to get in the mood than with mock drafts. Obviously there's never going to be a perfect mock draft, but for the third consecutive year, our crew of NFL Draft experts went at it, splitting up selection duties for … Continue reading 2022 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 – Edge rushers dominate top five picks
We’re entering the biggest football weekend of the year, and all signs point to an all-time classic Super Bowl LVI. After divisional and conference championship rounds that had all six games decided by a field goal, the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals survived and will have the opportunity to win their first Super Bowl … Continue reading Read Option: Super Bowl LVI Edition
The 2021 NFL season kicks off tomorrow night with one of the most electric matchups I can recall from my time as a fan — Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Dak Prescott and my Dallas Cowboys (I just want the Boys to escape Florida without any major injuries, though a miracle would be … Continue reading 2021 NFL Preview: Another valiant attempt at predicting the NFL season, and my picks for Super Bowl LVI
I say this every year, but I can legitimately say that I am more excited for this NFL season than I’ve ever been for a football kickoff. Both of my teams, the Ravens and Cowboys, have reason for optimism after uneven 2020 seasons. Beyond those two, though, there’s plenty of intrigue and must-watch action to … Continue reading 2021 NFL Preview: 11 storylines to track, and the 11 games that will test them
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