Here's the top crop in contention to be selected — on the first ballot, not as various alternates — to appear in this year's Orlando, Florida-based game.
Equipped with a proven general manager and a potential franchise quarterback, this represents the most promising point on the Browns’ timeline in more than a decade.
How many of the tight ends who hold the record for most catches in a season for every NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?
Two defensive linemen in the late 1990s, Sean Gilbert and Dan Williams, followed through with full-season protests of the franchise tag, and no franchise-tagged player has missed an entire season in the 20 years since then.
In NFL history, 37 players have topped 1,600 or more yards from scrimmage in the second seasons in the league. How many of those 36 can you name in five minutes?
Although the NFL features a handful of teams that fell far out of contention in the first half, the league has a slew of compelling playoff races. And most teams' second-half schedules will feature several key games.
This has been a strong year for the NFL. But plenty of letdowns have occurred as well. Here's a wide-ranging list of them.
Whose ability to impact games stands out most in today's NFL? Here are the players who jump off screens, some having displayed their world-class gifts for years and others set to have a major stake in the future of the league.
The offseason decision to extend Blake Bortles' contract has drawn rampant mockery, and now a would-be AFC power is paying for its choices made a year earlier.
Some teams have made poor decisions in signing players. Some players have seen bad injury luck sidetrack their careers. There are several reasons for bad contracts, but here are the league's most overpaid performers.
The Chiefs are much closer to a Super Bowl berth than just about anyone (probably even the Chiefs themselves) envisioned before the season. If it takes future draft capital to ensure the AFC playoffs go through Missouri, the Chiefs need to be buyers.
The NFL's financial side is nearly as interesting as the on-field product, with free agency and franchises' roster-building moves generating widespread interest.
In NFL history, 29 players have reached 5,000 or more receiving yards through their first five seasons in the league. How many of the 29 can you name in five minutes?
Prior to the Oct. 30 NFL trade deadline, a few key players will change teams. A handful of teams have already shown they're well off contention pace this season and may look to unload veterans as a result.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks who have been sacked the most in the "sack era" (1982 to present) can you name in five minutes?
The first quarter of an NFL season is usually the strangest, and that probably will end up being the case in 2018. But after five weeks, teams' deficiencies start to emerge.
The next five games will be pivotal in determining if Cincinnati’s offseason caution was correct.
Positioned next to one another atop most major pre-Week 5 power polls, the Rams and Chiefs arrived at these destinations differently. Los Angeles moved aggressively this offseason, forming a team most expected to vie for the NFC’s slot in Super Bowl LIII.