With straight faces, the Broncos are counting on Joe Flacco to recapture his age-29 form, Sam Robinson writes. And he's backed up by rookie Drew Lock, who doesn't inspire confidence.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will induct its 57th class on Saturday. This one consists of eight members, four of them defensive backs.
If Jimmy Garoppolo cannot prove his bosses right this season, it will be difficult to see how the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch pairing stays in place in 2020, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.
Teams face heightened stakes for different reasons in 2019. For some it may be that their coaches or general managers are on the hot seat, while others may be challenged with certain roster blueprints running their courses.
Yardbarker's Sam Robinson explores the strange imbalance between the salaries of top receivers and the players best equipped to cover them.
Let's gaze into our crystal ball to identify young football players who could be on a path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This list is limited to players with three years or less of experience in the NFL and college players of immense promise.
On what would have been Sweetness' 65th birthday, here is a look at the career of one of the league's all-time greats.
With training camp kicking off, we have reached the end of the NFL offseason. Teams will now get a true look at their rosters. Certain franchises have done well to fortify position groups, while others are taking chances.
While the NFL will not have as many new starting quarterbacks as it did in 2018, some high-profile weapons changed teams this offseason. Here is how the NFL's skill-position situations look going into training camp.
What active NFL players are Hall of Fame worthy? That's the question we posed to Yardbarker editors and writers, and boy did we have some spirited debates.
Eli Manning’s Hall of Fame debate will be one of the more complicated in pro football history, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes. But the retiring star merits inclusion in Canton.
With an aim to highlight the players who went through a major change upon switching teams, as opposed to limiting choices to greats staying great in different cities, here are the league's best second acts.
Some acclaimed NFL talents recently submitted strong final seasons, with multiple perennial Pro Bowlers opting to call it quits earlier than expected. Here is how these players rank among the best final seasons in the NFL's first 100 years.
The fifth-year option gives NFL teams another way to slow top players’ earning potential, Sam Robinson writes. Case in point: Houston's Jadeveon Clowney.
Carson Wentz’s extension may look like another contract that will limit a team from building a championship-level roster. But it won't, Sam Robinson writes.
As NFL teams survey their depth at respective OTAs and minicamps, here is a reminder of roster-construction mastery executed by each franchise. These are the best position groups each team has ever fielded.
In the Super Bowl era (1966-present), 35 quarterbacks have thrown for 50 or more touchdowns in their first three seasons in the NFL. How many of the 35 can you name in five minutes?
If the quarterback guides the Steelers back to the playoffs after a rocky era, his critics will be silenced, Sam Robinson writes.
Here are the best talents since 1965 who either went their entire careers as regular-season-only players or have thus far done so.
We give you the underdog, and you name the favorite. How many of these famous boxing upsets can you name in five minutes?