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On TwitterPaxton Lynch fits the mold but may be hard-pressed to earn his shot in Denver
The career obituaries for Paxton Lynch are already being written, just two starts into his NFL career. That’s the problem with taking a project in the first round when you’re a franchise with yearly championship aspirations.
NFL comeback players to watch in 2017
Be it injury, suspension, or simply a downturn of fortune, each year players seemingly bound for success fall by the wayside. That doesn't necessarily mean the drop-off is permanent.
NFL shifts blame for Zeke suspension to police and NFLPA
Ezekiel Elliott may very well see his six-game suspension reduced. One would think, should that happen, it’d be a setback for NFL executives, but it’s unlikely they would see it that way.
Is Cutler signing an ominous sign for Tannehill, Moore?
There are several conclusions to be drawn from the Miami Dolphins signing Jay Cutler, none of them particularly encouraging. For one, it’s fair to wonder why Miami wanted a starter-level quarterback with name recognition in the first place.
The Patriots will be special and annoying as all get-out
The Patriots are set to embark on a season where they are not only expected to repeat as champions, but possibly be undefeated. It’s seldom been a great time lately to be tired of the Patriots, but 2017 seems like a worse time than most.
Kurt Warner enters the Hall as the GOAT of perseverance
Toward the end of his career, in the days he was cementing his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame by guiding his second franchise to a Super Bowl, it was somehow possible to forget just how improbable Kurt Warner’s rise to NFL stardom had been a decade prior.
The 10 craziest NFL offseason stories
Of all the most-watched American professional team sports, football has the most sprawling offseason. For the fans obsessed with it, and the media tasked to cover it, that means filling a lot of time.
Making an NFL GM change in the summer has its benefits
Perhaps it’s not something bound to be remembered by most fans, but the 2017 NFL offseason has been notable for the way teams have shaken up their front offices late in the roster-building process.
The Falcons’ new concession prices are the least they do
Along with a confirmation that the new Atlanta Falcons stadium will in fact open before the start of the 2017 regular season, a tweet from ESPN’s Darren Rovell this week served to remind many fans of the new stadium’s most notable feature aside from a puckering roof: reasonably priced concessions!
Four 2017 developments that could have the NFL trending downward
Plagued by constant scandal, an aging core demographic and overseen by executives almost preternaturally gifted at enraging the public, the NFL has for years seemed on the verge of a great decline, and yet the other shoe is still yet to drop.
Zach Orr’s reported comeback is more than a labor loophole
It was a tragic story last winter when it was announced that Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zachary Orr was walking away from football after a breakout 2016 season.
It’s quarterback contract silly season, starting with Derek Carr
The reports are in, and quarterback Derek Carr is set to become the NFL’s highest paid quarterback to the tune of a $125 million, five-year contract extension – $25 million a year for those doing the math at home.
Whose continued success is worse for their league: Pats or Warriors?
The Warriors had little trouble avenging their NBA Finals loss in 2016, polishing off the Cavaliers in five games even though LeBron James was still dominant in his own right.
10 NFL veterans with something to prove in 2017
The mantra of the NFL is “what have you done for me lately?” Players are reassessed wildly on a week-to-week basis during the regular season. Have a full
Nothing has lower stakes than the Jets’ 2017 QB battle
The biggest news out of New York Jets OTAs this week is that journeyman Josh McCown appears to have taken a commanding lead in the team’s quarterback battle against Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg.
It’s our civic duty to stop attending Super Bowls in new stadiums
The news this week that the first Los Angeles Super Bowl in nearly 50 years (30 if you count Pasadena) is being pushed back until presumably 2022 sent a tizzy into the minds of the sort of people who think about Super Bowl locations five years in advance, which is to say people invested in the business of football.
Gisele brings focus on Brady’s late career back to head injuries
What’s the difference between a brain that has sustained injuries from playing football until the age of 40 and a brain that has sustained injuries until the age of 45?
On Kaepernick, Peter King is once again the NFL’s useful fool
A point of contention throughout the NFL off-season has been whether Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed by the world of professional football over his national anthem protest, which the quarterback has already admitted he will no longer continue past the 2016 season.
Yes, teams are jealous of the Patriots. But the Patriots deserved scrutiny
New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft echoed the talking point of the most abrasive fans of his team this week when he attributed “envy and jealousy” as motivating forces behind the NFL’s investigation into whether the Pats illegally deflated footballs two years ago during the playoffs.
Marshawn Lynch gives an already-spurned city hometown appeal
The Raiders don’t deserve the support of Oakland in their lame duck seasons in the Bay Area, and there’s no guarantee they’ll get it even with the acquisition of local hero Marshawn Lynch, but it does assure these two years will be a little more intriguing.
In some ways, Dan Rooney was just another NFL owner
In the week since former Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney passed away, there have been countless testaments to the man’s towering integrity and character throughout the years.
Matt Ryan’s journey of self-inflicted pain
You can’t blame a player for getting hung up on a Super Bowl loss, especially if it’s the unprecedented 25-point blown lead the Falcons endured back in February.
What’s to become of Phil Simms?
Going into the NFL off-season, the presumption was that there would be a high-stakes contest for the services of Tony Romo in 2017. Few guessed that it would be broadcast networks that would be the ones vying for him.
NFL Roundup: Jay Cutler wasted a perfectly good sendoff photo
Roughly a month before his 34th birthday and presently employed by exactly zero football teams, Jay Cutler was photographed bare-assed by his wife, who included a quote from a former teammate about how the sea sets you free.
The NFL distraction playbook
This week spelled the end of the strangest NFL mystery in recent memory, the whereabouts of Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jersey. In fact, the resolution only made the controversy more bizarre in retrospect.
