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• Louis Riddick Reveals 3 Crucial Moves the Commanders Must Make To Help Jayden Daniels Avoid a Sophomore Slump
Jayden Daniels faces high expectations in Year 2. ESPN’s Louis Riddick outlines how Washington can help him avoid a sophomore slump in 2025....2025
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• 2025 NFC East win total picks, best bets: Sophomore slump for Jayden Daniels? Cowboys set to underachieve?

Here's a look at the win totals for the entire NFC East...2025
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• Horse Tracks: PFF’s ranking for Nix in 2025 is way too low

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images 19th out of 32? I don’t think so. Good morning, Broncos Country! The idiots analysts over at Pro Football Focus don’t think too highly of Bo Nix as he embarks on his sophomore NFL campaign. After having the most successful season of any Broncos rookie quarterback in history, Nix has somehow slipped under PFF’s radar. Of course, this is a theme of the PFF rankings...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce doesn’t care for the Chiefs being ‘America’s team’

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, May 27 The latest Ranking NFL’s most vulnerable division winners for 2025, from sturdy Chiefs to streaky Rams | CBS Sports 8. Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West) 2024 record: 15-2 | Division title streak: 9 seasons All three of their rivals should theoretically be better: the Denver Broncos have a promising gunslinger in Bo Nix, t...2025
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• Nine NFL players, headlined by C.J. Stroud, looking to rebound from sophomore slump for 2025 season

These players could either bounce back or take another step back...2025
• Who are the most important assets for the Rams over the next three years

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Rams’ top young players and assets that could shape the team’s future. In the NFL, having top young talent doesn’t carry quite the same long-term impact as it does in sports like baseball or hockey. Still, a promising young core can be a strong indicator of a team’s future outlook. During the early years of Les Snead’s time with the Los Angeles Rams,...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce doesn’t care for the Chiefs being ‘America’s team’
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• Who are the most important assets for the Rams over the next three years
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/20/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Packers submit revised proposal to ban tush push play ahead of Spring League Meeting - NFL.comOn the eve of the Spring League Meeting, an alteration has been introduced to one of the most anticipated decisions on a potential rule change. A revised proposal to ban th...2025
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• The Linc - PFF makes the case for the Eagles’ top breakout candidate

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/10/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Post-NFL draft breakout candidates for all 32 teams - PFFPHILADELPHIA EAGLES: S Sydney Brown. Brown will have some competition for a starting role after the team drafted Andrew Mukuba in the third round of this year’s draft, but Brown – a 2023 third-round pick ...2025
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• Horse Tracks: The Denver Broncos have come a long way in a short amount of time

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images As the Denver Broncos enter year three of the Sean Payton era, their future outlook is brighter than it has been in years. Good morning, Broncos Country. Roll back the clocks a few years ago and doom and gloom clouded the minds of many across Broncos Country. And for good reason. The short-lived Nathaniel Hackett experience and the failed Russell Wilson ...2025
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• 5 former first-round picks the Rams should consider as trade targets

Kyle Terada-Imagn Images The early part of May is an important part of the NFL calendar as that is when teams must decide whether or not to pick up the fifth-year options of their first-round picks. Throughout the Sean McVay era, the Los Angeles Rams haven’t had to do this as they haven’t had first-round picks. With that said, it’s still something to pay attention to as a player who hasn’t...2025
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• Thoughts on the Vikings UDFA Class

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images A few UDFAs could once again make the Vikings’ roster The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the better teams in recent years when it comes to adding future contributors from the ranks of UDFAs and as such it makes sense to take a closer look at the twenty players the Vikings added this year, as at least a few of them stand a decent chance to make the roster. Last ...2025
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• Top Five WR Draft Targets for the Houston Texans

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Which receivers would look best in Battle Red? 2024 was a wake up call to the Houston Texans’ offense. They have Super Bowl-caliber pieces, namely in quarterback C.J. Stroud, running back Joe Mixon, and wide receiver Nico Collins, but not much else. Wide receiver Tank Dell is certainly on that list, but with two season-ending injuries in both of his years...2025
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• NFL.com’s burning question for Colts is regarding QB Anthony Richardson’s future

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Like a few members of the Colts’ top leadership, 3rd-year quarterback Anthony Richardson is facing a ‘make-or-break’ 2025 campaign. According to NFL.com’s Jeffrl Chadiha, the Indianapolis Colts’ burning question this offseason is whether ‘this will be the end of the road’ for incumbent starting quarterback Anthony Richardson: Indianapolis Colts BURNING QU...2025
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• The grades are in: Evaluating the 2022 Houston Texans’ draft class

Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After three years, how did Houston do? Within a month, the NFL Draft will be upon us all. Brace yourself for the “hawt taeks” industry, where instant grades are all the rage. Yet, in the NFL, it is a rule of thumb that it takes three years to determine if a draftee was effective. Drafting is far from an exact science. All teams go throu...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce doesn’t care for the Chiefs being ‘America’s team’
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• Top Five WR Draft Targets for the Houston Texans
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• Winston lost 18 pounds to deter sophomore slump
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston went to great lengths this offseason to avoid a sophomore slump. He lost 18 pounds by adhering to a tailored diet and vigorous exercise regimen, with the emphasis being quickness and flexibility. He had no clue how to even begin approaching the offseason but knew he didn’t want to hit a sophomore slump. “I heard from around the league that most rook...2016
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"Nine NFL players, headlined by C.J. Stroud, looking to rebound from sophomore slump for 2025 season"

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"5 winners, 2 losers from the Lions’ BIG win against the Packers"

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"Rams stock up, stock down: Kevin Dotson needs to start moving forward"

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"Super Bowl 2022: Jonathan Taylor explains how he avoided sophomore slump, breaks down Bengals-Rams"

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"Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb, Vikings' Justin Jefferson have taken different routes to stardom in the NFL"

2020
"Seahawks want to help D.K. Metcalf build on rookie season, plan on moving him around 'quite a bit more'"

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"How the Golden Knights went from early struggles to one of West’s best"

2018
"Don't expect sophomore slump for A's Olson"

2017
"Fulmer, Tigers ride Collins' 2 HRs off Ubaldo"

2016
"Orlando City striker Cyle Larin motivated to avoid sophomore slump in MLS"

2015
"NFL Pro Bowl 2016 Voting Results: Latest Leaders Entering Week 15"

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"NFL Scores Week 16: Final Results, Playoff Standings and Picture for AFC, NFC"

• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce doesn’t care for the Chiefs being ‘America’s team’
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• Who are the most important assets for the Rams over the next three years
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few): The Houston Texans and the 2025 NFL schedule release.

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images We find out when the Texans play their games. Also, this is the last big event before the void of the NFL Calendar. Let’s discuss. The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of the 202...2025
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• Toughest and easiest stretches of the 2025 Bengals season

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Here’s a look at the easiest and hardest stretches of the Bengals 2025 season. The 2025 NFL schedule has been released and we not only know who and where the Cincinnati Bengals will play this upcoming season, but when those games take place. It’s truly difficult to consider a team’s strength of schedule this early in the offs...2025
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• Will this corner breakout in contract year?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Can Cobie Durant put it all together for Rams in year four? One of the biggest question marks on the Los Angeles Rams’ roster heading into the 2025 season is the cornerback position. Out of Darious Williams, Cobie Durant, Ahkello Witherspoon, Derion Kendrick, and Emmanuel Forbes, who will emerge as LA’s starters? While on the surface the Rams are seeming...2025
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• The Linc - PFF makes the case for the Eagles’ top breakout candidate
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• Horse Tracks: The Denver Broncos have come a long way in a short amount of time
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• 5 former first-round picks the Rams should consider as trade targets
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• Thoughts on the Vikings UDFA Class
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• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce doesn’t care for the Chiefs being ‘America’s team’
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few): The Houston Texans and the 2025 NFL schedule release.
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• The Linc - PFF makes the case for the Eagles’ top breakout candidate
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• Horse Tracks: The Denver Broncos have come a long way in a short amount of time
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• Thoughts on the Vikings UDFA Class
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• Broncos Country incredibly confident in team’s 2025 chances

Denver Broncos fans believe the franchise will win 10+ games next season and its not even close. Earlier this week I shared FanDuel’s over/under projection for the Denver Broncos and asked you all if you’d take the over or under next season. Honestly, I assumed there would be some of us out there who would see potential for a sophomore slump or regression to the mean. Nope! We all in on Bo Nix, b...2025
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• The grades are in: Evaluating the 2022 Houston Texans’ draft class
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• Do Rams need to resist urge on drafting a tight end in first round?

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Should the Rams avoid taking Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland in the first round? Over the last two drafts, the Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay have shown interest in selecting a tight end early in the draft. During the 2023 NFL Draft, the Rams attempted to trade into the first round to select tight end Dalton Kincaid. When ...2025
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• Value of Things: Can C.J. Stroud make the leap?

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Let’s compare Stroud with other similar quarterbacks Anyone who is a regular reader of this feature knows I am a lover of numbers. It is important to understand why. There is conventional wisdom and popular narratives that people love to trumpet as if it is gospel. We trumpet it as if it is fact and use that to justify claims that may be unrealistic when compar...2025
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• 5 former first-round picks the Rams should consider as trade targets
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• Thoughts on the Vikings UDFA Class
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• The grades are in: Evaluating the 2022 Houston Texans’ draft class
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• The Houston Texans and the Offseason of the Offensive Line: Part I

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The Houston Texans have remade their offensive line in free agency. Was it for the better? Over the course of the last three months, all those associated with and those who follow the Houston Texans have had to reconcile with the state of the offensive line. Collectively, we have analyzed, discussed, debated, and sparred with each other over the players t...2025
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• “Tarot! Tarot! Off to Opening Day, We Go!” (Braves pitchers edition)

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images We’re continuing to get weird around here. Pulling tarot cards is an interesting exercise. The first part of it is finding the right question to ask. Like I said yesterday, you can’t ask yes/no questions, and you can ask multiple choice questions. You have to ask open-ended questions, but you also need to ask a specific enough question to divine an answer....2025
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• Eagles vs. Commanders: 23 winners, 3 losers, and 4 IDKs

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Highlight performances from the NFC Championship Game. The Philadelphia Eagles are through to the Super Bowl after beating the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game! This was domination. The Birds set a new NFL record for points scored in a conference title game with 55. With a failed two-point conversion and a missed field goal, the Eagles ...2025
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• Views from the couch: Thoughts on the Texans, Ravens, and Bills advancing in AFC playoffs

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images How much are you enjoying the playoffs without the Cowboys in them? The NFL playoffs are underway, and with their arrival fans of the Dallas Cowboys have a chance to be freed from watching any more of a 2024 team destined to miss this tournament for the first time in three years, seemingly from the start. Let’s face it, even for die hard fans like all o...2025
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• What if the Braves stand pat heading into the regular season?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images There’s a non-zero chance that the way the Braves look right now is the way they’re going to look once this thing gets rockin’-and-rollin’ again in late-March. So here we are, folks: It’s January and the biggest move of the offseason for the Atlanta Braves has been the one where they stick their hand up and wave “bye-bye” to to a bunc...2025
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• Nik Bonitto shines for Broncos defense

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Bonitto is one of the pass rushers in the NFL and his on path to have the best season of his short career. Good morning, Broncos Country! A few of the Denver Broncos get most of the publicity. And rightfully so. Bo Nix is now in a position to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Pat Surtain II is the best cornerback in the NFL. Zack Allen is havi...2024
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• NFL Pro Bowl 2016 Voting Results: Latest Leaders Entering Week 15
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• Fulmer, Tigers ride Collins' 2 HRs off Ubaldo
Michael Fulmer continues to defy the idea of a sophomore slump. The reigning American League Rookie of the Year delivered seven strong innings, supported by two Tyler Collins home runs, for his fourth win in his last five starts as the Tigers took a 5-4 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Predicting the NFL's Sophomore Slumps for the 2015 Season
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• NFL Scores Week 16: Final Results, Playoff Standings and Picture for AFC, NFC
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• Seahawks want to help D.K. Metcalf build on rookie season, plan on moving him around 'quite a bit more'
Don't expect Metcalf to be a candidate for a sophomore slump...2020
• Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb, Vikings' Justin Jefferson have taken different routes to stardom in the NFL
The 2020 first-rounders have not endured a sophomore slump and will only get better...2021
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• Saints coach Sean Payton doesn't expect Dak Prescott to have a sophomore slump
Payton says Prescott inspires a feeling of calm and trust when you watch him play...2017
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• Fulmer, Tigers ride Collins' 2 HRs off Ubaldo
Michael Fulmer continues to defy the idea of a sophomore slump. The reigning American League Rookie of the Year delivered seven strong innings, supported by two Tyler Collins home runs, for his fourth win in his last five starts as the Tigers took a 5-4 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2017
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Nik Bonitto shines for Broncos defense
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• Pre-Snap Reads 11/30: Seahawks setting roster as they prepare for Jets

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Read! previews of our Seattle Seahawks’ big game Sunday versus the New Jersey Jets, injury updates (of course), OL shuffling, Geno talk Geno, and more! Oh, and the rest of the NFL did some things, but whateves. Thanks for being here. We love yall! #np TheSwamp by Yo Cisco Kidd Seahawks News Are the Seahawks better than the Jets? - Seaside JoeSeahawks must prov...2024
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• Fantasy football ‘24: Week 11 fantasy preview—Start/sit and more

Chase dominates the Ravens | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Rides, fades, and sleepers to help you set your weekly lineups Welcome to Week 11! Week 10 started with a bang on Thursday night, as the Ravens and Bengals got into an all-out air war for the second time this season. Thursday games are often dull affairs, but this one was plenty of fun. Lots of fantasy matchups were decided r...2024
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2023 season begins
Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images What do our writers think of the upcoming season? The Royals made some big changes in the front office and the dugout, with general manager J.J. Picollo now in charge, and Matt Quatraro coming over from the Rays to lead the field staff. But aside from that and some other coaching changes, it was a quiet off-season for the Royals. They have staked their fut...2023
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• Dak Prescott: Cowboys' new-look offense won't be fantasy friendly

SportsPulse: Dak Prescott explains why he doesn't consider last season to be a 'sophomore slump' and thinks the Dallas Cowboys offense this year could shock some people. ...2018
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• 2016 NFL Predictions: Fantasy Studs and Duds at Every Position
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• NFL Scores Week 12: AFC, NFC Results, Playoff Standings and Top Fantasy Stars
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• Week 10 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Projections for Top 10 Players at Each Position
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• Fantasy Football 2014: Thoughts on Pierre Garcon, Giovani Bernard and Defenses
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• Horse Tracks: PFF’s ranking for Nix in 2025 is way too low
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• Arrowheadlines: Travis Kelce doesn’t care for the Chiefs being ‘America’s team’
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• The Linc - Sore loser Packers submit revised tush push ban proposal
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few): The Houston Texans and the 2025 NFL schedule release.
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• Toughest and easiest stretches of the 2025 Bengals season
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• Will this corner breakout in contract year?
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• The Linc - PFF makes the case for the Eagles’ top breakout candidate
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• Horse Tracks: The Denver Broncos have come a long way in a short amount of time
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• 5 former first-round picks the Rams should consider as trade targets
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• Thoughts on the Vikings UDFA Class
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• Who are the most important assets for the Rams over the next three years
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• Horse Tracks: The Denver Broncos have come a long way in a short amount of time
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• The Houston Texans and the Offseason of the Offensive Line: Part I
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• Fantasy football ‘24: Week 11 fantasy preview—Start/sit and more
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• Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson reaping tour dates amid sophomore slump

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) is consulted by linebacker Cameron McGrone (59) after being sacked by the Houston Texans in the second half at NRG Stadium. | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images The Indianapolis Colts lost the turnover battle in Sunday’s 23-20 defeat in Houston, plus the season-opener in September and last season’s finale for the AFC South crown in January. Clos...2024
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• Stefon Diggs traded to Texans in NFL blockbuster

Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Huge move by the Texans! The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans pulled off a stunning trade ahead of the NFL Draft with Stefon Diggs now joining C.J. Stroud in the AFC South. It’s a move that ends an era in Buffalo, while also transforming the Texans in a serious contender in 2024, after being on the precipice of greatness a year ago. The Bills will rec...2024
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• 10 takeaways from Rams 23-14 loss to the Eagles

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Rams offense disappeared in the second-half and other takeaways from 23-14 loss to Eagles The Los Angeles Rams fell to 2-3 after losing 23-14 to the Philadelphia Eagles. While not many expected the Rams to win, it was a winnable game. The offense was completely shutout in the second half in Cooper Kupp’s debut. It’s another example of just how far the Ra...2023
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• 8 takeaways from Detroit Lions’ stunner over the Kansas City Chiefs

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Detroit Lions came into Kansas City for a date with Goliath. David emerged victorious. WELCOME TO THE 2023 NFL SEASON, YOUR DETROIT LIONS ARE 1-0! It was close at times and nerve-wracking quite often, but the Lions pulled off the stunner against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s kickoff game. The Lions finally secured a Week 1 victory, something tha...2023
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/14: What kind of impact will the Seahawks running backs have?
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Read! Most any living and breathing Seattle Seahawks fan will tell you the importance of the running back to a Pete Carroll-coached team. This coming season the RB room converges with a second-year phenom looking to avoid a sophomore slump, a 4th-year back-up looking to maintain a roster spot, and two dynamic rookies looking to find their footing in pr...2023
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• Building a Vikings Championship Roster in a Short Period of Time: Part V - Defensive Secondary
Vikings will likely roll with a largely unproven defensive secondary this season In Part V of this series on building a championship roster for the Vikings (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV links) I’ll look at the defensive secondary. In a pass-driven league, defending the pass is the most important task for a defense. And while pass-rush and pass coverage play an interconnected role in defendi...2023
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