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• Analyst explains potential 'downside' of George Pickens, Cowboys marriage

ESPN NFL analyst Bill Barnwell offered one reason why George Pickens could become an unsettled talent with the Cowboys....2025
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• ESPN’s Bill Barnwell says the Saints most likely to be dragged into the future

Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Is this a backhanded compliment? Bill Barnwell with ESPN has released his NFL Offseason NFC Teams Superlatives and he listed the New Orleans Saints as the “Most likely to be dragged into the future.” This feels hurtful but also somewhat true. Every year, we hear that the Saints are going to be in cap hell forever... that they’ve got negative cap space... they’re $...2025
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• Cowboys news: DeMarvion Overshown provides an update on his rehab progress

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images The latest Cowboys news. DeMarvion Overshown on injury rehab, learning from Matt Eberflus, more - Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The latest on DeMarvion Overshown. Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown is over five months removed from his devasting ACL, PCL and MCL tear that he suffered in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s returned to the rehab gro...2025
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• ‘Everyone but Deshaun Watson’: Browns QB room lacks continuity of play styles

Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Signing Joe Flacco, trading for Kenny Pickett and drafting Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, the Browns have options At the end of the 2024 NFL season, really much earlier in the year, Cleveland Browns fans were ready for the next phase of the franchise. The Browns moved on from Baker Mayfield with the hopes of the upside of Deshaun Watson to ...2025
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• Will 2025 Bring a Shift in the Vikings’ Philosophy?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images On both sides of the ball, even? When it came to what they wanted to accomplish in free agency and the NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings had one clear goal: get stronger on the interior on both sides of the football. The majority of their free agency signings went towards that goal, as did their first pick in April’s selection meeting wh...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Jim Irsay’s Legacy

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Colts owner sadly passed away last week at the age of 65. The NFL was saddened last week when it was announced that Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay, had passed away at the age of 65. Irsay took over ownership of the Colts in 1997 when his father, Robert, passed away and worked in different departments with the team since 1982 before taking over. Th...2025
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• Cowboys news: DeMarvion Overshown provides an update on his rehab progress
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• Around SB Nation: Jim Irsay’s Legacy
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• Should the Browns turn back the clock on offense?

The QB position is still unsettled, so could Cleveland take a page from 1985 and build a run-first offense in 2025? The Cleveland Browns headed into the 1985 season with questions on offense. After making the ill-fated decision to move on from quarterback Brian Sipe, the offense struggled with Paul McDonald running the show. The Browns averaged just 15.6 points per game, scored 17 or fewer points ...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 05/23/25

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets recently exercised the fifth year option for their trio of 2022 first round picks: Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson. That keeps each of them under contract through the 2026 season. Now there’s talk of a push to get some or all of them l...2025
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• How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Here are the numbers since 2010, and they are not encouraging With the New York Giants still in the quarterback market, I am updating a series of posts I did last year looking at the success rates of quarterbacks drafted on Day 1, Day and Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Today, we look at Round 1. The bulk of this post appeared on Big Blue View prior to the 2024 N...2025
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• Why drafting a wide receiver early is a must for the Seahawks

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Seahawks do not have a deep receiving group for 2025 and have a scarce cupboard for 2026. The Seattle Seahawks’ makeover of the offense may lead with the decision to trade quarterback Geno Smith and sign Sam Darnold, but as big a story is the overhaul of the wide receiver group. Tyler Lockett? Seahawks legend, but no longer on the team. DK Metcalf? W...2025
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• ESPN analyst suggests Seahawks give up first-round pick for Browns guard

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images There is no way the Seahawks do this, otherwise my jaw will detach from my face. It’s been six years since the Seattle Seahawks last traded down in the first round of an NFL Draft. John Schneider has opted to stick and pick from his number one draft selection from 2020 onward. We’re in the middle of “any draft content is content” portion of the offseason...2025
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• Cowboys named ideal landing spot for free agent LB Kyzir White

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Linebacker depth has improved for the Cowboys this offseason. The Dallas Cowboys made it a mission filled holes defensively through the first wave of free agency. Specifically, they have upgraded the linebacker position due to DeMarvion Overshown recovering from a torn ACL, veteran Eric Kendricks being a free agent, and Damone Clark not taking the next step ...2025
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• Rams need to be smart about spending in weak free agent class

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Rams 2024 free agent class was forgettable to say the least. While they got solid contributions from safety Kam Curl and even backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to an extent, Jonah Jackson and Colby Parkinson didn’t work out as planned. Jackson was traded for a sixth-round pick, and it wouldn’t be surprising if the Rams moved on from Parkinson...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Let’s Be Aggressive

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Should the Vikings be aggressive in free agency? As we motor on towards the Combine and free agency, the QB question dominates the discussion. The interior offensive and defensive lines along with cornerback are also area of desperate need for upgrades. I wonder if a veteran QB will be comfortable signing a one year deal knowing full well that as soon as ...2025
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"com/3SwNpqRChc— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 6, 2025 Thought Sam (uncharacteristically this season) missed 5 TDs for @Vikings pic."

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"com/FetZASmBeI— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 16, 2024 And would you look at that."

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"Per ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, the Giants offense only rivaled the 2020 Denver Broncos when led by noted non-QB Kendall Hinton."

2022
"“With apologies to [Sauce] Gardner and Jalen Ramsey, no cornerback is playing better right now than the second-year superstar in Denver,” ESPN's Bill Barnwell wrote."

2021
"Mile High Morning: ESPN's Bill Barnwell says Broncos are the best they've been since Super Bowl 50"

2020
"Bill Barnwell weighs in."

2019
"Earlier in the week, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell noted that the Steelers would owe around $21 million in dead cap money if they trade Brown before June 1."

2018
"With a sixth Super Bowl title in reach for Brady and Belichick, Bill Barnwell dissects who has been most important to the Pats' success."

2017
"Bill Barnwell has answers."

2016
"com also suspected Floyd's off-field conduct was a factor in the decision: Bill Barnwell of ESPN."

2015
"For Grantland's Bill Barnwell, the way in which Detroit fought back to nearly go ahead made the final moments all the more painful:This result doesn't automatically eliminate the Lions from the playoff discussion, but their chances are looking slim."

2014
"Grantland's Bill Barnwell was amazed at the fact that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin relied so heavily on Le'Veon Bell when he had Blount to bring off the bench: Blount did have a little fun in the fourth quarter, helping out Bell with a touchdown celebration, per NFL on ESPN: Concern over carries isn't a recent issue for the 27-year-old."

• Analyst explains potential 'downside' of George Pickens, Cowboys marriage
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• ESPN’s Bill Barnwell says the Saints most likely to be dragged into the future
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• Cowboys news: DeMarvion Overshown provides an update on his rehab progress
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• ‘Everyone but Deshaun Watson’: Browns QB room lacks continuity of play styles
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• Around SB Nation: Jim Irsay’s Legacy
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• Should the Browns turn back the clock on offense?
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes now the world’s 18th highest-paid athlete

Photo by Jamie Squire/NWSL via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, May 24. The latest Off-field earnings push Patrick Mahomes into top 20 of world’s highest-paid athletes | The Star The San Francisco 49ers last week gave quarterback Brock Purdy a huge five-year contract extension worth $265 million, and many people were talking about .... the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes. Yep, Over Th...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 05/23/25
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• Bill Barnwell isn’t sold on the Chiefs’ changes to the offensive line

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images In a new analysis, the ESPN analyst gives an unfavorable view of Kansas City’s biggest offseason moves. On Thursday, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell took a senior class yearbook approach to one of the NFL’s conferences, summarizing the offseason of every AFC team with a superlative. Most of them were pretty negative — and his thoughts about the Kansas City Chiefs w...2025
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• How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
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• ESPN’s Bill Barnwell says the Saints most likely to be dragged into the future
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• ‘Everyone but Deshaun Watson’: Browns QB room lacks continuity of play styles
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• Should the Browns turn back the clock on offense?
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes now the world’s 18th highest-paid athlete
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• ESPN lists Colts as ‘ideal landing spot’ for unsigned Cardinals free agent LB Kyzir White

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Could the Colts make another defensive free agency splash to add another starter—only this time, at the 2nd level? According to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts are among the ‘ideal landing spots’ for still unsigned Arizona Cardinals free agent linebacker Kyzir White: Kyzir White, LB 2024 team: Cardinals Why he’s still a fr...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: Could L.A. add Zack Baun?

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 2/21/25 Could the Los Angeles Rams add Zack Baun if he is not re-signed by the Philadelphia Eagles? It’s an easy question to ask, so figured we’d ask it! Baun had an amazing season and was perhaps as good of a signing for the Eagles as Saquan Barkley. I know that might sound crazy, but seriously Baun had an incredible season f...2025
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• Do stats show Jets' Aaron Rodgers is right QB for 2025 Steelers?

ESPN's Bill Barnwell offered a different perspective on how Aaron Rodgers could fit with the Steelers for at least the 2025 season....2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (2/16): Mock drafts (x3), the Myles Garrett sweepstakes, data points, and more!

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. The NFL has entered the offseason, a point driven home today by the realization that we are seven months away from a game being played that matters. It’s a sobering reality, but it also means that we are just a little more than a week away from the a...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Let’s Be Aggressive
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• Vikings Links: Senior Bowl Is On!

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Are you watching? The Senior Bowl is on today. Get to look at some possible future Vikings provided they have draft picks. Minnesota Vikings News and Links NFL Players Vote Vikings QB Sam Darnold CPOY There were arguably no more impactful contributors to the Minnesota Vikings strong 2024 season than Sam Darnold and Kevin O’Connell. The former is in line f...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Jim Irsay’s Legacy
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes now the world’s 18th highest-paid athlete
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• Eagles vs. Commanders: NFC Championship Game live score updates, highlights, injury news

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Follow along with updates here! The NFC Championship Game stage is set: the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders are squaring off at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 3:00 PM Eastern. The Eagles are 6.5-point favorites in this NFC East battle, their fifth straight home game against a Commanders team playing a fourth...2025
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• Vikings Need to Digest Loss to Lions, Get Right for the Playoffs

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images It’s time to learn and move on quickly, as they have at other times this season The Minnesota Vikings had their worst offensive performance of the season against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, falling 31-9 in the biggest game of the season and losing the division title and first seed in the process. It was a disappointing loss to a division and pl...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/2: What were your expectations for the Seahawks this season?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Read! In Today’s Links: a mailbag, a bit on Ernest Jones and his future, Abe Lucas and his injuries, Geno Smith and his QB1 status on the Seattle Seahawks, numbers of note, and more! What are your opinions regarding Sunday’s game? Should we sit starters and see what we’ve got going into next year? Or do we do our best to try and win a tenth game on the...2025
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• Cowboys news: Micah Parsons discusses contracts, holdouts, and future with Cowboys

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images The latest in Dallas Cowboys news heading into the weekend. Micah Parsons ends all speculation on possible holdout, future with Cowboys - Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Micah Parsons still plans to attend offseason practices with the team, regardless of his contract extension status. “I’ve got to be around the guys,” he said. “There’s going to be ...2024
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• Cowboys news: Another ‘tight’ budget looms in offseason, says Stephen Jones

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The latest Dallas Cowboys news is here. Cowboys predict another ‘tight’ budget looms in offseason, says Stephen Jones - SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News Stephen Jones has already started setting expectations for 2025, and it may be a repeat of 2024 in terms of player acquisition. “I think we knew we were going to have a challenge this year and ne...2024
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• Lions News: Best reactions as Lions defeat Seahawks in Monday night thriller

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We’re sure you’re tired, so grab a cup of coffee and relive the fun with the best reactions to the Lions’ win over the Seahawks. The Detroit Lions put on a clinic in the prime time spotlight Monday night, beating the Seattle Seahawks for the first time in 12 years. Detroit was firing on all cylinders in nearly every facet of the game...2024
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• It’s Crunch Time for Kwesi

His future as GM could hinge on the events of the next two months With just a couple weeks before the start of the new NFL year, it’s crunch time for Vikings’ GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. And unlike the past two years, how Adofo-Mensah navigates the next couple months could determine his future with the Vikings organization. It’s a Make-or-Break Offseason for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah For a variety of reason...2024
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• The Bills’ fake punt was a galaxy brain moment gone wrong vs. Chiefs in NFL Playoffs

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images The Bills’ fake punt to Demar Hamlin never had a chance. The divisional round matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills lived up to the hype in the 2024 NFL Playoffs. A heavyweight battle between two of the leagues’ best signal callers, with drama and intrigue. It also had one of the most questionable moments in a playoff game in recent me...2024
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• Lions vs. Seahawks: Score and Twitter Reaction for Monday Night Football
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• Rashad Jennings Was Told Not to Score During Controversial Drive vs. Cowboys
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• Washington Redskins Running Out of Excuses to Start Kirk Cousins at QB
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• LeGarrette Blount Leaves Field Early vs. Titans, Reportedly Angry over Carries
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• Joe Flacco Injury: Updates on Ravens Star's Knee and Recovery
2015

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• Josh Gordon Suspended at Least 1 Year: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• The Texans did what? Barnwell grades the DeAndre Hopkins trade
Houston just dealt a No. 1 receiver for a distressed asset. What are the Texans doing? Bill Barnwell weighs in....2020
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• Ray McDonald Arrested for Violating Restraining Order: Details, Mugshot, More
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• NFL Draft 2016: Team-by-Team Analysis and Grades for Rounds 1-3 Results
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• Twitter Reacts to Jeremy Maclin Snapping Chiefs WR Touchdown Drought
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• NFL Week 2 Picks: Rounding Up Top Experts' Predictions
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• Cowboys news: DeMarvion Overshown provides an update on his rehab progress
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• ‘Everyone but Deshaun Watson’: Browns QB room lacks continuity of play styles
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• Around SB Nation: Jim Irsay’s Legacy
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• Should the Browns turn back the clock on offense?
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes now the world’s 18th highest-paid athlete
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• Bill Barnwell isn’t sold on the Chiefs’ changes to the offensive line
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• How successful are quarterbacks drafted in Round 1?
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• Ravens jump up AND trade Mark Andrews in ESPN ‘first-round trade’ mock draft

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Ravens acquire early 20’s pick and a starting guard in this mock draft. March and April are the months of mock drafts. Free agency comes and goes in a flash, the frenzy only lasting a week typically. With NFL news limited to the rules committee and the Owners Meeting outside of the free agents, majority of the attention for two months turns to the NFL draft...2025
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• ESPN analyst suggests Seahawks give up first-round pick for Browns guard
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• ESPN lists Colts as ‘ideal landing spot’ for unsigned Cardinals free agent LB Kyzir White
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes now the world’s 18th highest-paid athlete
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 05/23/25
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• Random Ramsdom: Could L.A. add Zack Baun?
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• Can the Browns ‘win’ the Myles Garrett sweepstakes?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Teams should be lining up to trade for game’s best defensive player. But are the candidates actually limited? It has been 12 days since Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett went public with his request for the team to trade him after eight seasons in Cleveland. The ensuing days have brought speculation over whether or not the Br...2025
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• Cowboys news: Micah Parsons discusses contracts, holdouts, and future with Cowboys
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• Bryce Young benched by Panthers for Week 3 in stunning fall for No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The former No. 1 overall pick has been bench just two games into his sophomore season with the Panthers. Just two weeks into the 2024 season, the Carolina Panthers are making a major change. According to multiple reports, new head Dave Canales is making a change at quarterback. In the wake of a 26-3 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Chargers, starting q...2024
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• Make the case: Should the Giants trade up from No. 6? Stay put? Move down?

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Let’s look at the pros and cons of each scenario There are three directions the New York Giants can go in the 2024 NFL Draft. Up for a quarterback. Stay put at No. 6, likely for a wide receiver or a quarterback. Trade down to accumulate picks. Which is best? In a recent look at which teams should trade up in Round 1, Bill Barnwell of ESPN could not make ...2024
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• It’s Crunch Time for Kwesi
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• Cowboys news: Why Ezekiel Elliott is still unsigned as a free agent
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The latest news and stories on the Dallas Cowboys. Why star NFL running backs have been devalued: What’s next - Bill Barnwell, ESPN Bill Barnwell goes deep dive into running backs and contracts, and gives some reasons why teams aren’t paying the likes of Ezekiel Elliott. Other teams could consider a rotation player — the Dolphins, Rams, Bengals or Ravens make...2023
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• ESPN columnist criticizes colleague Bill Barnwell, accuses him of secretly consulting for the Browns
ESPN 850 WKNR personality Tony Grossi wrote a peculiar column on ESPN Cleveland Friday.In that column, Grossi professed that the Browns should draft Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall pick but predicted that the team will instead pick a quarterback because of the “Harvard think tank” in the front office that “scrambles the brain of the head coach.”It’s clear that Grossi is no fan of advanced sta...2017
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