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• Nick Herbig, Steelers agree to $100M extension, per report: Why deal could reshape Pittsburgh's EDGE room

With Herbig locked up long term, Alex Highsmith could become the odd man out in Pittsburgh...2026
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• Steelers’ Highsmith reportedly a trade candidate
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith is reportedly a trade candidate even though the team has made zero indication they plan to move the outside linebacker. Could a draft-day move be in play? Steelers’ Highsmith reportedly a trade candidate appeared first on Steel City Underground....2026
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• Alex Highsmith Admits the Steelers Were ‘Stunned’ By Mike Tomlin’s Exit
Alex Highsmith admits the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room was completely stunned after Mike Tomlin announced his departure....2026
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• Chargers to hire former Steelers LBs coach Denzel Martin as Asst. LBs coach

This past Sunday, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the Chargers are hiring former Steelers outside linebackers coach Denzel Martin to be their new assistant linebackers coach under Sean Spence. Martin has been with Pittsburgh under Mike Tomlin since the 2016 season and has worked with notable players such as T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, and […]...2026
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• Steelers' Christian Kuntz, Alex Highsmith react to changes after hiring of Mike McCarthy

The times are changing in Pittsburgh....2026
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• The 10 best NFL player matchups to watch in Week 18
Below are 10 head-to-head collisions to circle as you determine which games to prioritize watching and/or following this weekend, including Alex Highsmith vs. Ronnie Stanley....2026
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• Steelers' Porter, Highsmith taken off injury report
Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and pass rusher Alex Highsmith no longer appear on the team's injury report, paving the way for both players to take the field in Sunday's AFC North matchup against the Browns....2025
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• Alex Highsmith injury: Steelers LB expected to miss time after suffering high-ankle sprain

Highsmith's injury occurred during Sunday's loss to Seattle...2025
• Chargers Daily Links: Monday Open Thread

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Your source for all Chargers and NFL news from around the web. Good morning, Chargers fans! Welcome back to another week. We’ve got six days until the Chargers play their next preseason game. Let’s hope it flies by. And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Check out pictures from Day 13 of Chargers training camp (Chargers.com) Nikko Reed is off to a st...2025
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• Horse Tracks: Broncos in the Hall of Fame revisited

Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Mike Shanahan aside, who should go in next? Just a short 13-years ago, when I wrote this article, the Broncos Hall of Fame landscape looked vastly different than it does today. While the last decade hasn’t been great for Broncos football on the field, Denver’s representation in Canton has blossomed. ...Not that w...2025
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• NFL contract predictions on 4 EDGE rushers holding out for better deals

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Let’s predict how the NFL holdouts of four EDGE rushers will end. In the NFL, the market for every position resets every single year. It’s how things are. Everyone wants to get compensated for their work on the field, and their play usually backs it up. Sometimes, a certain position gets the contract spotlight. How many times have we seen the wide receiver m...2025
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• Where did Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper rank in pass rusher effectiveness?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Would you rather have a consistent rusher or a boom and bust rusher? While sacks get talked about often, pressures are the truest measure of the effectiveness of a pass rusher. SISdatahub.com and pro-football-reference.com both track QB pressures, but they don’t agree. SIS is much more generous with pressures. Trey Hendrickson led the league according to...2025
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/25/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Could Eagles rookie Andrew Mukuba start? Winding road to NFL prepped him for challenge - The AthleticThe Eagles most appreciate the versatility Mukuba affords them in coverage. Roseman emphasized upon drafting Mukuba that it’s “really hard to find cover safeties...2025
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• Giants news, 5/24: Breakout for Jalin Hyatt, Justin Tuck, Andrew Thomas, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Saturday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Make or break year: Can Jalin Hyatt become a weapon on offense for Giants? Better or worse in 2025? New York Giants wide receivers This New York Giants’ wide receiver named league’s most underrated 2028 Summer Olympics: Which New York Giants would be best for flag fo...2025
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• Broncos QB Bo Nix has already planned a QB and WR retreat

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Good Morning Broncos Country! Good Morning, Broncos Country! Broncos rookie wide receiver Pat Bryant recently had an interview with Kay Adams and told her that quarterback Bo Nix already has a quarterback and wide receiver vacation/retreat planned for the offseason. Pat Bryant tells us that Bo Nix has already planned the Broncos' QB and WR retreat. ...2025
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Checking in on offseason decisions made by some of the Lions 2025 opponents With the 2025 NFL schedule now official and the Detroit Lions’ slate set, it’s a good time to revisit key offseason moves made by their upcoming opponents. While the NFC North rivals have been under the microscope all offseason, what about the rest? This primer breaks down some ...2025
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• Broncos QB Bo Nix has already planned a QB and WR retreat
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"Steelers veteran Alex Highsmith sounds off on Aaron Rodgers situation as NFL season approaches"

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"Alex Highsmith injury: Steelers edge rusher to miss a few weeks after hurting groin vs. Chargers, per report"

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"Steelers' Alex Highsmith says 'we can be the best defense in the NFL,' especially if one condition is met"

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"Steelers' Alex Highsmith wants to be strong complement to T.J. Watt in 2022: 'I gotta hit double digit sacks'"

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"Watt and an emerging talent in Alex Highsmith expected to start opposite him, Ingram has a chance to be plenty effective as [more]"

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"Charlotte Coach Will Healy can't hide how proud he is of Steelers third-round draft pick Alex Highsmith"

• Steelers’ Highsmith reportedly a trade candidate
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• Horse Tracks: Broncos in the Hall of Fame revisited
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• Seahawks film review: What level can Boye Mafe reach in year four?

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Can Mafe become an elite edge defender? The 2024 season confirmed that Boye Mafe is not just an athletic prospect — he is an edge rusher who is evolving technically and mentally. After posting incredible numbers in 2023, the Seattle Seahawks defender has established himself as one of the cornerstones of the defense under new head coach Mike Macdonald, playing more...2025
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• NFL contract predictions on 4 EDGE rushers holding out for better deals
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties
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• Giants news, 5/24: Breakout for Jalin Hyatt, Justin Tuck, Andrew Thomas, more headlines
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• Broncos QB Bo Nix has already planned a QB and WR retreat
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons
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• Thoughts on the Vikings’ 2025-26 Schedule

Get ready for a primetime beast of a schedule The NFL has released its 2025-26 schedule and has chosen to highlight the Minnesota Vikings with seven primetime/stand-alone games this season, the second-most of any team. In his most recent press conference, Vikings’ quarterback J.J. McCarthy said he feels most comfortable when the lights are brightest and the stage is the biggest, so he’ll get ple...2025
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• ESPN Sports analytics projects Ravens’ rookie Mike Green will be elite

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images ESPN Sports Analytics Writer Seth Walder has Ravens’ rookie edge rusher Mike Green projected to total double-digit sacks in Year 1. Over the past few years, ESPN sports analytics writer Seth Walder has tinkered with data to project sacks in the NFL. Predicting sacks is a challenge, seeing as there are numerous variables making it an inexact science, but Wald...2025
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• Alex Highsmith calls Super Bowl shot after Steelers' win over Ravens

The Steelers improved to 7-6 and grabbed hold of first place in the AFC North standings via a gritty 27-22 win over the rival Ravens on Sunday....2025
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• Where did Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper rank in pass rusher effectiveness?
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties
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• Thoughts on the Vikings’ 2025-26 Schedule
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• ESPN Sports analytics projects Ravens’ rookie Mike Green will be elite
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• NFL draft: DBN staff debates the Browns option at #2

Photo by CFP/Getty Images Browns rebuild – or reload – begins with the 2025 NFL draft The Cleveland Browns went into 2024 with high hopes after winning 11 games and a post-season appearance the season before. However, those hopes were dashed in Week 1 when they were taken to the woodshed by the Dallas Cowboys who had developed three straight seasons with 12-4-0 records. As the season roll...2025
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• The Linc - “This is the kind of game [the Eagles] need coming off a weird week”

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/13/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Great Opportunity - Iggles BlitzThe Eagles take on the 10-3 Steelers on Sunday. That game is a great opportunity in a few ways. First, it gives the Eagles a chance to flush the past week down the drain. Go beat the Steelers and no one will care about last week. The sc...2024
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• Eagles-Steelers Game Preview: 5 questions and answers with the Week 15 enemy

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Opponent perspective on Philadelphia’s upcoming matchup. For the first time this entire season, the Philadelphia Eagles are playing a second straight game at Lincoln Financial Field. The Birds will be hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers, who haven’t won in Philly in nearly 60 years. In order to preview this Week 15 tilt, I reached out to our same-state enem...2024
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• Brownies & Frownies as Browns fall to Steelers with a few areas failing the others

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Browns vs Steelers results fits AFC North standings perfectly as Jameis Winston turns pumpkin again The Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers just two weeks ago but both clubs are going in opposite directions. The Steelers lead the AFC North Division while Cleveland is taking up the basement. Still, a win over a division rival is...2024
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• T.J. Watt ‘was supposed to be chipped’ on game-changing strip sack

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Brian Daboll says Daniel Jones “feels terrible” about not getting the protection set properly On the biggest play of Monday night’s game, a strip-sack of New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones by Pittsburgh Steelers future Hall of Fame edge defender T.J. Watt, the biggest question was why the Giants left right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor 1-on-1 with W...2024
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties
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• Thoughts on the Vikings’ 2025-26 Schedule
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• NFL draft: DBN staff debates the Browns option at #2
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• The Linc - “This is the kind of game [the Eagles] need coming off a weird week”
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• The Pittsburgh Steelers can keep getting away with it

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Every time you count them out, the Steelers just keep finding a way to win. We all know the formula for every Pittsburgh Steelers game. The offense looks a hair above incompetent for 50 minutes, being reliant on George Pickens’ wild catches or superhuman plays by Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. The defense looks incredible (sans a few blips), but the quart...2024
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• Giants-Steelers ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’: Winners and losers from Monday Night Football

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Who played well for the Giants, and who did not Let’s review Monday night’s gritty, but mistake-filled, 26-18 loss by the New York Giants to the Pittsburgh Steelers in our unique ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ style. Kudos to ... Tyrone Tracy — The rookie is clearly the Giants RB1, and when given the opportunity and a little bit of space to work with is show...2024
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• Position battleground (defense): Cowboys vs Steelers head-to-head breakdown

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Pittsburgh’s defense is going to be a very tall test for the Cowboys. Previously we broke down the offense for this week’s upcoming game for the Dallas Cowboys. Now we dive back into the position battleground, this time looking at how the defensive positions and special teams stack up against each other DEFENSIVE LINE Let’s start with the positive aspects...2024
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• Cowboys injury report: Brandin Cooks & Micah Parsons do not practice

Scott Galvin-Imagn Images Your latest Cowboys injury news. Never a dull moment in the world of the Dallas Cowboys. Needing help at wide receiver, the Cowboys have been linked to disgruntled All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, who is currently with the Las Vegas Raiders. The Cowboys were reported to be “monitoring” the situation with Adams, but it has since been stated that Dallas has no inter...2024
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• Seahawks draft quarterback, add two ex-Huskies in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Try this Seahawks mock draft on for size. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler recently released his full seven-round mock draft, making predictions from Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears all the way to former Washington Huskies running back Dillon Johnson as ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ as the 257th and final pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. We (generally spe...2024
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• Does the Rams offense have what it takes to beat the Steelers?

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Rams Week 7 matchup against the Steelers will tell us a lot about them moving forward The Los Angeles Rams have been a pleasant surprise this season. Not many would have had them sitting at 3-3 heading in Week 7’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers may be coming off of a bye, but according to Draft Kings Sportsbook, the Rams are three-...2023
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• Steelers' Alex Highsmith says 'we can be the best defense in the NFL,' especially if one condition is met

Pittsburgh's defense wasn't as strong in 2021 or 2022 as it had been over the previous few seasons...2023
• Steelers' Alex Highsmith says 'everything will work out' regarding his contract situation

The Steelers' OLB is entering the final year of his rookie deal...2023
• Steelers' Alex Highsmith wants to be strong complement to T.J. Watt in 2022: 'I gotta hit double digit sacks'
The young linebacker has high goals for the upcoming season...2022
• Alex Highsmith Calls Sacking Tom Brady ‘One Of The Coolest Moments In My Career’
Pittsburgh Steelers EDGE Alex Highsmith had 14.5 sacks this year, but one in particular stood out to him: sacking Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. A Carolina Panthers fan growing up, Highsmith had it on his mind to sack the quarterback who beat his Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII ever since Brady came out of retirement […]...2023
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• Bringing Chase Winovich Home To Pittsburgh Could Be Budget Steelers’ Free Agency Move
What will the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker room look like in 2023? We already know that the room will include the likes of the two starters, T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith, but what about beyond that? Will that room include a drafted rookie? It very well could and I hope it does. But what about […]...2023
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• Where Steelers' T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith currently rank among franchise's all-time pass-rushing duos

The duo has already moved up this impressive list...2023
• Building the Steelers' perfect 2023 NFL Draft plan: Prioritize OT, find backup for T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith

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• As a pass protector in the second week as a starter, Dawand Jones did great

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports PFF shows a lot of love to the Browns rookie When the Cleveland Browns selected OL Dawand Jones from The Ohio State University Buckeyes, many saw it as a value selection in the fourth round. Jedrick Wills just had his fifth-year option picked up and Jack Conklin had signed a contract extension at the end of last season. Even James Hudson III had shown some pr...2023
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• Fantasy Football: Week 6 IDP Report
Linebacker shakeups are front and center in Week 6, with the Bengals demoting Logan Wilson in favor of rookies Barrett Carter and Demetrius Knight—a shift that could have lasting fantasy implications. In Pittsburgh, Alex Highsmith returned but saw reduced snaps, opening the door for Nick Herbig to shine with two sacks in a breakout performance....2025
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• Bengals News (12/15): Leon Hall will be Ruler of the Jungle vs. Minnesota

Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images One of the best to ever do it in the Queen City. Bengals News Bengals Ruler Of Jungle Leon Hall Raves Of Michigan Clone DJ Turner II; Matchups Galore Vs. Vikings; Jake Takes On One Of NFL's Most Daunting BlitzesLeon Hal is this week's Ruler of the Jungle for the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium during Saturday's game vs. the Minnesota Vikings. Five T...2023
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• The 10 best NFL player matchups to watch in Week 18
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• Steelers' Porter, Highsmith taken off injury report
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• Chargers Daily Links: Monday Open Thread
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• Horse Tracks: Broncos in the Hall of Fame revisited
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• Seahawks film review: What level can Boye Mafe reach in year four?
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• NFL contract predictions on 4 EDGE rushers holding out for better deals
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties
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• Giants news, 5/24: Breakout for Jalin Hyatt, Justin Tuck, Andrew Thomas, more headlines
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• Broncos QB Bo Nix has already planned a QB and WR retreat
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties
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• Ravens News 1/5: Supreme Depth

Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ravens’ rise to top of AFC a testament to their roster depth: ‘We got dogs on this team’ Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is considered the favorite to win his second NFL MVP award next month. First-round pick Zay Flowers is having the best rookie season for a wide receiver in franchise history. Defensive...2024
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• Bengals News (12/15): Leon Hall will be Ruler of the Jungle vs. Minnesota
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• Do the Browns need a new offensive tackle?

Garett Bolles #72 of the Denver Broncos | Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images What is the status of both offensive tackle spots? The Cleveland Browns just may be a playoff team this year. They have the markings of perhaps taking their first-ever AFC North Division title. That is if the offense shows up to play. This group is a Jekyll and Hyde so far this season. They dominated the Cincin...2023
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• All 32 NFL teams, ranked by how likely they are to win 2024 Super Bowl

Let’s rank every team in the NFL by their Super Bowl chances before the new season begins. The NFL offseason is manufactured, packaged hope. As soon as one Super Bowl ends, all 32 fan bases start talking themselves into the notion that next year will be their year, or in the case of one fanbase, that next year will again be their year. If their favorite team just drafts the right players and/or ad...2023
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