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Editor's note: This story was published before the Los Angeles Rams reportedly agreed to a deal with the Cleveland Browns for edge rusher Myles Garrett, giving up edge rusher Jared Verse, a first-round pick and a second-round pick. Everything can change in one offseason in the NFL. Just take a look at what happened last year. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots went head-to-head in Super Bowl LX after […]

Finally, after months of speculation, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown's trade saga could conclude as soon as this week. Yet, it still seems like it isn't a guarantee that Brown will end up getting traded to the team that's been favored to land him during the sweepstakes. The New England Patriots have no plans to trade a first-round pick for Brown, NFL Network recently reported. As New England has […]

It’s natural to expect regression in the NFL. When a team like the Chicago Bears ascends from last place all the way to 11 victories and an NFC North title with a second-year quarterback and first-year head coach, there tends to be skepticism about repeatability. If Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson are the real deal, though, the Bears’ orange and blue rocket ship could keep climbing. "People see the win […]

Penei Sewell has been an All-Pro three times and selected to the Pro Bowl four times during his first five seasons, putting him in elite company with just three Hall of Famers. The Detroit Lions are switching Sewell's position this season, setting him apart from Anthony Munoz, Tony Boselli and Joe Thomas. The trio of former all-time greats are the only other offensive tackles to be first-team All-Pro at least […]

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud can sling it, but the results have been a mixed bag over three years, with roaring highs and concerning lows. Now, it's decision time, as Stroud is extension-eligible. What are the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year's thoughts on the matter? "I let my agent handle that [extension talks]. If it's time to do it, then it is. My job is football. That's what […]

Nick Bosa is encouraged by the pace of his recovery from another major knee surgery and believes he's on track to return to the field during training camp and start the season on time for the San Francisco 49ers. That wasn't always the case for the star edge rusher in the early days after he had his third major knee injury of his career when he tore the anterior cruciate […]

Matthew Stafford says he understands why the Los Angeles Rams drafted Ty Simpson last month, even though they happen to have got the NFL's reigning MVP quarterback under contract for at least the next two years. "Listen, I’m not 25 years old, and I get that," Stafford said Thursday after organized team activities at the Rams' training complex. "So we’re doing everything we can to be as good a football […]

Geno Smith knows what a lot of New York Jets fans are daydreaming about. The quarterback has been here before, a much younger and less-experienced version, of course. The Jets had only missed the playoffs the previous two years when Smith was selected by the franchise in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He has come and gone elsewhere — four other stops, actually — and that postseason […]

Hope springs eternal with every coaching change in the NFL, as fan bases wish the new hire can turn their team around in Year 1. And that could also be a sentiment held by players, who might believe that the right coaching staff can maximize their potential. Just under a third of the league made a change at head coach this offseason, with 10 teams hoping that their change could […]