With the NFL’s annual ‘free agent frenzy’ well underway, it is easy to have missed crucial deals involving your favourite team and/or players. The following tables, the first based on PFF‘s Top 50 free agents as featured in Issue #85 of Gridiron magazine, should hopefully fill in the gaps in what happened over the opening days of the ‘legal tampering’ …
The 2025 NFL salary cap has been set (at a cool $279.2m) giving teams a little extra headroom to ply with when it comes to re-signing key components of their roster and adding new faces that they hope will be the key to winning a Super Bowl. With the big game now in the rear view, and the NFL Scouting …
Welcome to Gridiron’s final power ranking of the 2024 NFL regular season, featuring — for the first time — all 32 teams. Who comes out on top after 18 weeks of competition? Is the worst team in the league the one that will be picking first in April’s Draft? And how are the 14 playoff teams stacking up? GRIDIRON POWER …
Week 15 of the NFL season promised season-defining matchups and potential Super Bowl previews. In Pennsylvania, the 10-3 Pittsburgh Steelers would take on their inter-state rivals, the 11-2 Philadelphia Eagles. In Detroit, the unstoppable Lions would put their league best 12-1 record to the test against the league’s presumptive MVP, Josh Allen, and his spirited Buffalo Bills (10-3) squad. With …
The NFL has announced the 32 nominees for this year’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide, reflecting the off-the-field endeavours of those better known for their performances between the lines. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award has become the league’s most revered honour, recognising players who excel on the field and demonstrate …
Thirty-two players have been nominated for the eleventh annual Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award, the winner of which will be determined in the build-up to this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. Created in 2014, the award honours the late Art Rooney Sr., founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers and now resident in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each NFL team nominates a …
Week 10 was one of the worst weeks of the 2024 season in terms of offensive output. Teams averaged 1.86 points per drive and threw interceptions at a 2.9% rate, both “good” for the second-worst weeks of the season. But while Week 11 can’t guarantee more explosive play on offense, it promises to be a fascinating week with several key …
With nine of 18 weeks — and 138 of 272 games completed — the 2024 NFL regular season has edged past its halfway point with the Kansas City Chiefs still clinging the league’s last unbeaten record, having moved to 8-0 with a hard-fought overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. With the win, the Chiefs became …
Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season was a riot of scoring, with 777 points scored across the 16 games. But the theme of the season, namely close games, continued, with 13 of the games within eight points heading into the fourth quarter. Through the first eight weeks of the season, 67 games have been decided by seven points or …
NFL Network will wrap up its preseason schedule by showing no fewer than eight live games this week, including a double-header on Friday (August 23rd) and a quadruple-header on Saturday (August 24th) as well as re-airs of every game played over the three-day period. The schedule kicks off in the early hours of Friday when the reigning Super Bowl champion …
For all the massive contract numbers bandied about in the NFL media, it isn’t necessarily the biggest stars earning the most for their time on the field. While those still on their rookie deals can only dream of the riches that await them, and those already being rewarded for their contribution to playoff and Super Bowl runs, the name at …
As the smoke clears on the first ever virtual NFL Player Selection Meeting, we grade each American Football Conference team on the strength of their acquisitions. AFC EAST Buffalo Bills: Given that they gave up their first pick for Stefon Diggs, Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane did an outstanding job across all three days. AJ Epenesa should contribute immediately, and …
“They say you’re old when you get to 30 in the NFL, and a vegan diet was just a way for me to stay on top of my body, and keep me safe and healthy.” Tennessee Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard is in his 12th season in the league. For him, it’s not a worry. Woodyard has a plan and it …
Anyone who knows Chris Johnson calls him CJ2K. Plain old CJ before his elevation to the pro ranks, Johnson set the NFL ablaze in his second season, joining an exclusive club that provided the addition to his nickname, and continues to hold several league-best marks as he embarks on a well-earned retirement. Having spent the bulk of his career with …
With the new NFL year underway, Neil examines the teams that have impressed him most over the opening days of free agency… For regular video content from Neil and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel
So here it is: the final week of the NFL’s regular season. But not, I am pleased to report, the final week of the Pick Six contest. Our predictions game will press on right through the playoffs, though fear not: we’ll still crown a regular season champ first. KEVIN JACKSON holds first place heading into Week 17. A two-point lead …
Paolo talks you through the latest selections as the SkyBet Pick Six contest hits the end of the regular season… For regular video content from Paolo and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel
Will Gavin returns with his favourite wagers from the Week 17 NFL slate, made all the better by an enhanced treble from RedZone.Bet… For regular video content from Will and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel
Is it happening again? Andy Reid, so good at winning games early in a season, has an unfortunate reputation for losing his knack at the business end. A Thursday night defeat to the Chargers does nothing to help his cause, even if Kansas City continue to hold onto the AFC’s top seed for now. It seems fitting to start with …
With the weeks running out in SkyBet’s Pick Six contest, Paolo talks us through his latest selections… For regular video content from Paolo and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel
Well, we called the upset last week, but what have the NFL and Redzone.bet got in store for Week 14? GAME ODDS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (+4) @ TENNESSEE TITANS (-4) The Jaguars can’t make the playoffs, but they shut out the Colts last week to put a dent in their hopes At 6-6, the Titans are still in the race for …
Courtesy of NFL Fantasy, the Gridiron Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is your weekly guide to how real-life match-ups influence your fantasy football squads. Players like Antonio Brown, Todd Gurley, and Rob Gronkowski will never be featured in this article because they should be in your line-up every week, regardless of match-up. Instead, we’ll touch on some borderline fantasy start-sit decisions …
After a trickier-than-expected week, Paolo Bandini offers up another sextet of NFL encounters to test your powers of prediction, in association with SkyBet… For regular video content from Paolo and the rest of the Gridiron team, subscribe to our YouTube channel
Is it all over for the Packers? Or is this a moment to R-E-L-A-X? Green Bay’s path to the playoffs looks daunting after a Thursday night defeat to Seattle, but we’ve seen Aaron Rodgers lift them out of some pretty deep holes before. And, if he can do it, why not you? WEST COAST OFFENSE continues to lead our overall …
