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5 potential landing spots for Tyrod Taylor in 2017

Tyrod Taylor has likely played his last game for the Buffalo Bills, and here are five teams he could land with in 2017.The firing of head coach Rex Ryan removed an advocate for Tyrod Taylor within the Buffalo Bills organization, and he has been benched in favor of E.J. Manuel for Week 17 against t…

Tyrod Taylor reportedly will seek opinion on whether he needs groin surgery

The Bills were hoping to avoid an injury to Taylor by benching him for Week 17

Week 17 Preview: Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants

The New York Giants have clinched the fifth seed in the NFC, while the Washington Redskins will almost certainly clinch a playoff berth with a win. I provide my key games to the final regular season game below in my Week 17 Preview.The obvious risk in playing the starters in a meaningless ga…

Rex Ryan leaves Bills facility in team-painted truck (video)

Rex Ryan often does and says things he can’t back up, but it reached a new level when he left the Buffalo Bills facility on Tuesday.It was clearly an inevitable move, but the Buffalo Bills fired head coach Rex Ryan on Tuesday with one game to go this season. Ryan’s verbal declarations ha…

2017 NFL draft rankings: Linebackers

Reuben Foster could go 20 (or more) picks higher than his former Alabama teammate Reggie Ragland did in last year’s draft

Coroner: Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam's death was a suicide (Yahoo Sports)

Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam killed himself after struggling with depression, an autopsy report confirmed Thursday, but investigators will never know whether the one-time running back suffered chronic head trauma from playing football because his family did not consent to those tests. Salaam was found dead Dec. 5 in a park near the University of Colorado, where he played from 1992 to 1994, becoming one of the greatest players in the program’s history. Salaam died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Cleveland Browns bowl watch: Washington safety Budda Baker

The Cleveland Browns will look to continue their rebuilding efforts during the 2017 NFL Draft. Could Washington safety Budda Baker be on the team’s radar?There is only one week remaining in the 2016 NFL regular season and the Cleveland Browns still do not know their final draft position.T…

Sammy Watkins calls for big changes in Buffalo: 'It's the culture'

Watkins rattled of a laundry list of changes the Bills have to make.

The good, bad and weird of the NFL season

The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on the night before the Super Bowl in Houston. Until then, here are some off-the-beaten track honors to consider.

2017 NFL draft rankings: Running backs

The timing of next year’s loaded rookie RB class couldn’t be better. An updated look at SI’s 2017 running back rankings and further scouting notes on the class.

Jaguars 6th most likely non-playoff team to make playoffs in 2017, according to Bill Barnwell

The Jacksonville Jaguars were a trendy playoff pick this year, which means almost no one will make that same mistake in 2017.Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said the Jacksonville Jaguars are “an extremely talented” team in comments he made after letting go of head coach Gus Bradley….

Steelers to sit stars in finale against Browns (Yahoo Sports)

CLEVELAND (1-14) at PITTSBURGH (10-5)

Chiefs seek AFC West title vs bottom-dweller Chargers (Yahoo Sports)

KANSAS CITY (11-4) at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (5-10)

The good, bad and weird of the NFL season (Yahoo Sports)

The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on the night before the Super Bowl in Houston. Until then, here are some off-the-beaten track honors to consider.

Bears try to avoid winless road record; Vikings aim for .500

CHICAGO (3-12) at MINNESOTA (7-8)

Justin Houston misses Chiefs practice

The Kansas City Chiefs have almost perfect participation, with the notable exception of outside linebacker Justin Houston.For the second straight week, Houston might not be playing on Sunday when the Chiefs line up to take on a divisional foe. On Thursday, Kansas City took the practice field with …

Mic'd up Derek Carr repeatedly yelled 'It broke' immediately after leg injury

Carr was wired for sound when his crushing injury occurred.

5 players unlikely to return to the Minnesota Vikings in 2017

After a disastrous year, the upcoming Minnesota Vikings’ offseason is something to look forward to. Part of the process will be saying ‘goodbye’ tosome notable veterans.All the pressure is on Rick Spielman as the Minnesota Vikings head to the offseason. Next season will mark Spielm…

Wearing brace, Dolphins' Tannehill returns to practice field

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has returned to the practice field, but he’s not taking part in team drills yet.

Cowboys tune up for playoffs, go for sweep of Eagles

DALLAS (13-2) at PHILADELPHIA (6-9)

Denver Broncos Mock Draft: Projecting the top three rounds

The Denver Broncos’ regular season finale is meaningless in the playoff race, as they have been eliminated. Here’s a three-round mock draft possibility…Now that the Denver Broncos have been officially eliminated from the postseason, there are a ton of question marks. There were a t…

NFL 2016: The Complete Collapse of the Carolina Panthers

A year ago, the Carolina Panthers won 15 regular season games and reached the Super Bowl. Now the team is one setback away from a 10-loss season.The Carolina Panthers have now spent 22 years on the field. And they have still failed to have back-to-back winning seasons. Many felt it would be much d…

Laremy Tunsil receives solid grade from Pro Football Focus

It’s been a major turnaround from the Miami Dolphins offensive line this season. A large part of that is due to rookie Laremy Tunsil.Quarterback Ryan Tannehill has spent much of his NFL tenure on his back. There’s been no consistent group of lineman in front of him – aside from Mike …

Arizona Cardinals: 2017 schedule includes NFC East, AFC South

The Arizona Cardinals 2017 home and away schedule is set with the conclusion of the 2016 seasonThe Arizona Cardinals 2017 season will look a little different than the 2016 season outside of course the usual NFC West opponents. The Cardinals will play the entire NFC East and AFC South and will play…

Media power rankings: Week 17

A common theme around the media during the early part of the week is power rankings. Whether they are ranking college football teams, baseball teams, basketball teams, or NFL teams it is something that most major outlets do.ESPN and NFL.com are no different, and they are the two that I pay t…

Former Falcons safety Keion Carpenter passes away at age 39

Former Atlanta Falcons safety Keion Carpenter became the latest tragic death of 2016 on Thursday.Keon Carpenter passed away at 6:47 am this morning at Jackson South Community Hospital in Miami. Carpenter collapsed during a morning workout and had been in a coma for the last 24 hours. The circumsta…

Chiefs, Broncos favored in Week 17 games

The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos are both favored in their Week 17 matchups within the AFC West.Kansas City needs to win on Sunday and get a Broncos victory over the Raiders in Mile High to give the Chiefs the Western Division crown and a No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. If you want some g…

Shannon Sharpe: Richard Sherman has it all wrong about 'media privilege'

“Richard Sherman has it all wrong.”

Andrew Franks kicked the wrong ball on game-tying field goal vs. Bills

Andrew Franks ultimately kicked Miami into the playoffs with a game-tying 55 yard field goal last Saturday afternoon. What we didn’t know was he kicked the wrong ball.With the clock winding down after Damien Williams failed to get out of bounds the refs didn’t have adequate time swit…

Is Christian Hackenberg considered a bust?

While it’s peculiar that quarterback Christian Hackenberg will more than likely not see any playing time in the season finale of the New York Jets, it’s too early to say he’s a bust.Many are curious as to why quarterback Christian Hackenberg hasn’t gotten the nod to start in th…