The NFL’s long-anticipated June 1st salary cap threshold delivered two franchise-altering blockbuster trades, but the decision by the Cleveland Browns to part with reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett overshadowed the widely-expected move which sent wide receiver A.J. Brown from Philadelphia to New England. After months of speculation following Garrett’s trade request and subsequent record deal to remain …
It is said that NFL GMs spend hours dreading their ‘phone ringing in the dead of night during the offseason. Very little good seems to come from such calls, and it’s usually a sign that one of their players has done something silly. Howie Roseman isn’t the first GM to hear his ‘phone ring under such circumstances and, while he …
The NFL did not feel the need to hide its headline acts when revealing its full 2026 schedule. The new campaign opens, in line with recent rumours, with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LX rematch, features nine international games and closes, as usual, with a full Week 18 divisional slate designed …
The NFL leaned heavily into established contenders, major media markets and ascending young quarterbacks when deciding its 2026 primetime television allocations, essentially adving viewers who it believes will matter in January. The Los Angeles Rams lead the league with seven spotlight games, tying the NFL record previously shared by the 2025 Kansas City Chiefs and 2023 Buffalo Bills. Just behind …
The NFL’s annual grip on the Thanksgiving holiday is set to become even stronger in 2026 after the league unveiled an expanded five-game slate stretching from Wednesday night through Black Friday as part of its latest schedule release. For the first time in league history, the NFL will stage a standalone Thanksgiving Eve game, with the Los Angeles Rams hosting …
The National Football League has revealed the teams that will help push its international ambitions into unprecedented territory after unveiling a record nine-game overseas slate for the 2026 season. The overseas schedule was already known to stretch across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums as commissioner Roger Goodell’s long-term vision of a truly global league accelerates, but now the …
Front offices across the NFL are rarely static in the days immediately after the draft, but the past 48 hours have seen senior figures in both Tennessee and Philadelphia announce that they will be stepping away. The moves, involving Titans’ president of football operations Chad Brinker and Eagles assistant GM Alec Halaby, come with speculation about their desires to find …
In a first round that began with a quarterback taken first overall and a running back with pick #32, it was not surprising that the offensive side of the ball saw most of their ilk taken on the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft. All told, there were 18 picks on offense and 14 on defense and, in keeping …
PICK #1 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS If there is another name to be announced here, the Raiders have done an extremely good job of keeping it under wraps. Biggest Needs QB, OL, WR, DL, CB McGEE’S MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: FERNANDO MENDOZA, QB, Indiana PICK #2 NEW YORK JETS The Jets appear to have decided on …
PICK #1 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS Mendoza arrives without much surprise here. Las Vegas gets their quarterback, who will hope to emulate his idol, Tom Brady. Biggest Needs QB, OL, WR, DL, CB CHRIS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: FERNANDO MENDOZA, QB, Indiana PICK #2 NEW YORK JETS New York has so many roster issues, but they’re …
PICK #1 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS This has seemingly been inked long enough that Mendoza could have been playing for Vegas last year. However, with Kirk Cousins in town, the rookie can sit a while longer. Biggest Needs QB, OL, WR, DL, CB LLEW’S MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: FERNANDO MENDOZA, QB, Indiana PICK #2 NEW YORK …
PICK #1 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS In an almost foregone conclusion, the standout QB of the class becomes the new face of the Raiders. Biggest Needs QB, OL, WR, DL, CB ALEX’S MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: FERNANDO MENDOZA, QB, Indiana PICK #2 NEW YORK JETS The Jets have holes to fill everywhere, but bolstering their defensive …
PICK #1 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS Raiders start another new era with a potential franchise altering pick. Biggest Needs QB, OL, WR, DL, CB DUTS’ MOCK DRAFT 1st Round Selection: FERNANDO MENDOZA, QB, Indiana PICK #2 NEW YORK JETS Jets add a pass rusher to a defense desperately needing impact players. Biggest Needs WR, EDGE, QB, CB, …
T.Y. Hilton has announced his retirement from professional football, drawing a line under one of the defining careers of the Indianapolis Colts’ modern era — and headlining a week that earlier saw another marquee name, CB Darius Slay, step away from the game. Hilton confirmed his decision in a statement released on social media, reflecting on a journey that took …
The National Football League has awarded 33 compensatory selections to 15 teams for the 2026 NFL Draft, with several franchises receiving additional picks after losing more qualifying free agents than they signed during the 2025 offseason. The compensatory selections, which fall between the third and seventh rounds, are distributed annually based on a formula developed by the league’s Management Council …
Christian ‘Sonny’ Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback who spent time with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington, has died at the age of 91, his family has announced. Jurgensen played 18 years in the NFL between 1957 and 1974, leading the league in passing yards five times and touchdown passes twice. He was drafted by the Eagles out of …
As expected, Matthew Stafford claimed the top individual award at the 15th NFL Honours, but the margin over his nearest rival was perhaps closer than many anticipated. The Los Angeles Rams veteran only narrowly pipped second-year QB Drake Maye, of the New England Patriots, in what many believe was the closest outcome since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair shared the …
The 2026 NFL offseason coaching cycle (and in some cases, recycle) is in full swing, with teams across the league announcing a flurry of coordinator hires in the past few days. From seasoned NFL play-callers returning to coordinator roles to rising assistants getting their first big opportunity, a full breakdown of the latest moves as teams build around new and …
The playoffs are here! The commonly held wisdom among the football cognoscenti is that the Divisional Round is the best weekend in football, but the remaining teams vying for a Super Bowl berth will have to go a long way to pip a slate of Wild Card fixtures that delivered four nail-biters. From the moment that underdog Carolina Panthers looked …
The regular season is in the books, and Wild Card Weekend is upon us. Twelve of the remaining 14 teams with aspirations of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February are in action over the weekend, with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks enjoying their hard-earned byes. Let’s look at the six matchups in question, in order of kick-off time. …
The 2025 NFL regular season concluded Sunday, setting the stage for the playoffs with a full 14-team field ready for Wild Card Weekend. Top seeded Denver Broncos (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC) earned the first-round byes and will advance directly to the Divisional Round, and will retain home-field advantage for as long as they remain in the competition prior to …
The NFL never ceases to surprise, but there are always times when the dust appears to settle and a degree of clarity emerges, causing onlookers to believe they know what happens next. Then the chaos resumes. Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season was no exception. Amidst all the Thanksgiving celebrations, the Carolina Panthers shocked the Los Angeles Rams; Ben …
Week 13 is Thanksgiving Week in the NFL, with not only the usual three games on Thursday to enjoy with the turkey, but also the ‘new traditional’ Black Friday game as well. Heading into this feast of football, Week 12 certainly provided some notable highlights. The New England Patriots recorded their ninth-consecutive win and became the first team this season …
Week 11 saw plenty of late action, with games going right to the wire and leads changing hands like a dog walker with an itchy palm. Seven teams pulled off victories despite trailing in the fourth quarter, the most such instances since Week 12 of the 2022 season. Five teams left it until the very last play of the game …
