Brian Daboll, Deshaun Watson, Woody Johnson and TJ Watt. Composite: Guardian pictures Five years ago, we looked at the teams vying for the championship belt of incompetence. If a lesson came from the exercise – the Chargers, Commanders and Texans made the list – it’s that a young franchise quarterback can transform a team’s fortunes … Read more
In the NFL, the bar is always rising. Each offseason, superstars reset the market, altering the salaries that the best players at each respective position expect to receive. The Eagles’ Saquon Barkley and the Raiders’ Maxx Crosby are the latest to do so. Barkley became the highest-paid running back of all time on Tuesday, agreeing … Read more
Matthew Stafford decided to compromise and stay put with the Los Angeles Rams. Now league sources are predicting a similar outcome with the Minnesota Vikings and Sam Darnold, who may be facing a weaker set of free agency options than anticipated. Multiple sources who spoke with Yahoo Sports following the conclusion of the NFL scouting … Read more
Early in October, after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson had fired head coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start, a source with ties to the Johnson family was attempting to contextualize the future of the franchise and turned the conversation into an unexpected direction. Despite 12 games still left on the schedule, staffers were … Read more
Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I hope you enjoyed this quiet week around the NFL because things could get chaotic as soon as next week. First of all, the NFL Scouting Combine will be starting with the first batch of players reporting to Indianapolis on Sunday, but don’t get too … Read more
American investors are in talks with Rangers over a multi-million dollar takeover of the Scottish soccer club. San Francisco 49ers chief Paraag Marathe, who has been involved with the NFL franchise for 24 years, is part of the bid. 4 US investors are said to be exploring a takeover bid for RangersCredit: Getty Marathe serves … Read more
Brock Purdy is about to get paid. The final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft will enter the last year of his rookie deal in 2025, and the San Francisco 49ers want to tie him down to a long-term contract during the offseason. 4 Purdy will be expected a massive contract from the 49ers ahead … Read more
Saquon Barkley is a beast of a running back. The Philadelphia Eagles star and MVP finalist also has the quads to match. 6 Barkley is in the form of his life going into the Super BowlCredit: Getty On Sunday, Barkley will take to the field in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans against the Kansas … Read more
Caleb Williams and Geno Smith are in much different phases of their careers. The crossroads they and their teams will face this offseason reflect that too. But anyone watching Thursday night’s game knows that neither team can be pleased with what they saw from their quarterback. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Chicago Bears 6-3 in … Read more
Lamar Jackson? Saquon Barkley? Josh Allen? The latter has pulled away as the NFL’s MVP favourite after another inspired performance for the Super Bowl-hunting Buffalo Bills, says Jeff Reinebold. Allen threw for 362 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 68 yards and two scores as the Bills ended the Lions’ 11-game winning streak with … Read more