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When mounting a Super Bowl run, it certainly doesn’t hurt to play six games against the NFL’s worst division. Those were the fortunate circumstances the Rams found themselves in a season ago, when the league’s bottom two both resided in the NFC West. The Cardinals and 49ers finished a combined

The last six months have been eventful for Blue Springs High School graduate Darrius Shepherd. In December, he won his fourth FCS Division I championship ring with North Dakota State as a wide receiver. In early March, he and the rest of the Bison got to visit the White House and meet President Donald

A year ago, the Lions traded up in the second round of the NFL Draft to take running back Kerryon Johnson. ESPN NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay can see the Lions taking a similar route in next year’s draft. McShay projects the Lions taking Clemson running back Travis Etienne with the No. 23 pick in

Todd McShay ESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN College Football and NFL Draft Analyst Joined ESPN in 2006 Played quarterback in high school and was a backup QB for the University of Richmond. Follow on Twitter Let’s just be clear right away. This is an extremely early projection of the first round of

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Two Marian University football players are fulfilling two of their lifelong dreams in the span of three days. Tight end Brandon Dillon and long snapper Owen Gilbert received their college diplomas Wednesday morning.  Friday, they’ll participate in an NFL rookie mini-camp. Dillon

The son of an immigrant coal miner, Marchetti rose from lunch-pail environs to become captain of the two-time world champions and one of the most feared pass rushers in NFL history. He often played hurt, and he always played hard. Colliding with the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Marchetti, Detroit quarterback

Michigan State had one of the top defensive lines in the nation last year. That may be the case again this season with a trio of three-year starters returning up front in defensive end Kenny Willekes and defensive tackles Raequan Williams and Mike Panasiuk. Willekes and Williams, both fifth-year seniors

The Broncos’ involvement in celebrating the NFL’s 100th season will feature a “Fantennial Weekend” in mid-October. During the Broncos’ Oct. 13 home game against Tennessee, owner Pat Bowlen (represented by his family) and cornerback Champ Bailey will be presented Hall of Fame Rings of Excellence

Darrion Landry will get his shot with the Cleveland Browns after signing a rookie free agent deal with the franchise following the NFL draft. Landry spent the past two seasons at Texas A&M-Commerce where he helped lead the Lions to a national championship his junior season. He transferred to the NCAA-DII

Former Baltimore Colts defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gino Marchetti died Monday night. The Hall of Fame confirmed the news of his death, which was met by an outpouring of support for the family in Indianapolis and Baltimore. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge against Nazi Germany in

People love the NFL draft, and they tuned into it this year in record numbers.

Disney is reportedly in talks with the NFL for the Sunday Ticket package.

The Oakland Raiders traded up in the fifth round to pick Clemson receiver Hunter Renfrow, a former walk-on who became a hero with the Tigers.

We’re all hypocrites when a Jeffery Simmons situation comes along, and let me raise my hand first – the default media reaction is outrage, yet the vast majority of our coverage sends the message that winning at all costs is the only way. Losing is what really gets us outraged. Also, someone who covers

Metcalf’s emotional draft night fall summed up: ‘Why y’all wait this long, damn’ man?’

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – The NFL is always looking to give back to the community and the draft is a great way to reach the needs of specific cities. The NFL followed through on Friday on a mission it started on Wednesday. Earlier this week the Titans along with NFL Draft prospects and NFL Commissioner

The Raiders had a draft surplus after trading Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper last year. What did they do with it?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the NFL draft (all times EDT):

Ole Miss had arguably the most talented group of pass-catchers in college football in 2018. D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown are clear early-round picks, and Damarkus Lodge also has a chance to get drafted. While those three are a dynamic trio, Ole Miss produced another talented pass-catcher in tight end

Quinnen Williams is confident in saying he’s the best player in the draft. He’s even thinking about his first sack dance in the NFL.

The race to Super Bowl 54 begins March 13. That’s the first day teams can officially sign the free agents who can push their rosters over the top and into the NFL’s record books. This year’s class of available players is loaded with talent, though most of it comes on the defensive side of

The Arizona Cardinals still haven’t tipped their hand as to how they’ll use the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, and teams continue to inquire about a trade, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday. The assumption is Cardinals will draft Kyler Murray, who won the Heisman Trophy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — We learned during the 2018 season that offense is beloved by NFL teams (and fans). We also learned that defense, as performed by the Patriots in the Super Bowl, carries away the Lombardi Trophy.

Peter King’s latest Football Morning in America column features his first, and only, NFL mock draft.

Colin Kapaernick isn’t the only player that the NFL did dirty. Remember Michael Sam? The football player from the University of Missouri who had won Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, won the ESPY’s Arthur Ashe award for courage and was one of GQ’s Men of the Year. Sam

Tony Mandarich is included on any list of the biggest draft busts in NFL history, and he says his story is a cautionary tale not for NFL scouts who struggle to identify the top prospects coming out of college, but for NFL players who struggle with substance abuse. Mandarich said in a long interview with

The full 2019 NFL schedule was released to the public on Wednesday night — and some teams aren’t thrilled with the hand they’ve been dealt.

If you read the comments when we wrote on the San Francisco 49ers 2019 schedule, you’d know fans are none too happy with the way things worked out. The 49ers have four road games with the dreaded 10:00 A.M. start times which can cause all sorts of issues with west coast teams having to travel. Meanwhile

Colin Kaepernick and the national anthem flap. The Kareem Hunt video surfacing as the latest Ray Rice video (which isn’t good, by the way). The Robert Kraft mess involving Florida prostitutes. The concussion lawsuits featuring tens of thousands of former players. The pass interference call that didn

Not everyone is writing off the possibility of Dwayne Haskins to the Giants. In a head-to-head three-round mock draft with his ESPN colleague Todd McShay, draft guru Mel Kiper went with a quarterback — Ohio State’s Haskins — to the Giants with the No. 6 pick. He passed on Houston defensive tackle