The NFL Draft is the ultimate equalizer. When Roger Goodell makes his way to the podium to announce the first-overall pick, the slate has effectively been wiped clean for every team; the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the three-win Tennessee Titans now have the same record, and if you can nail those 72 hours, from Thursday through Saturday, …
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Though college football is undergoing constant change with the transfer portal, NIL and conference realignment, the collection of talent in the sport has never been better. Player development and retention has given us a top tier of stars that are, in some cases, already good enough to be playing on Sundays but instead are using their talents to power wins …
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The Giants know far more about themselves now than they did last week. That knowledge comes from playing their first preseason game. The Giants will learn a great deal more this week as they conduct two joint practices with the Jets. Working against a different team always ramps up the competition and tests a roster more intensely than the traditional …
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An already thin Jets quarterback room took a potentially major hit on Tuesday. According to the team, backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor received arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday morning, and will not play during the rest of New York’s preseason. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Jets “hope Taylor will be ready for Week 1 vs. the Steelers.” Taylor did not play …
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Will Campbell tops the charts through preseason Week 1: The Patriots tackle logged the highest PFF overall grade (85.4) of any first-round rookie after the first wave of preseason action. Travis Hunter debuts on both sides of the ball: As expected, the Jaguars’ two-way star saw snaps on offense and defense in the team’s preseason opener. Data, tools and expert …
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Don’t go penciling Sheduer Sanders into the Browns’ starting lineup — let alone the reserves — just yet. Sanders remains fourth on the team’s depth chart ahead of Cleveland’s second preseason game despite a strong performance in his first professional game Friday against the Panthers. Cleveland listed Joe Flacco as the leader, followed by the injured Kenny Pickett, rookie third-rounder …
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Giants Now: CBS Sports ranks rookie quarterbacks’ preseason debuts Giants.com From ‘tempting’ to ‘ghastly,’ one word to describe 40 notable quarterbacks from Week 1 of 2025 NFL preseason CBS Sports 📈 Trending 📉 after Preseason Week 1, as optimism continues in New York The New York Times What We Learned in NFL Preseason Week 1: Shedeur Sanders Among Rookie QBs to Shine Sports Illustrated …
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For fans of teams who start this season ranked in the AP preseason Top 25, here are four words that should scare the heck out of you: No. 10 Florida State. Not to pick on the Seminoles — too late — but going from 13-1 in 2023 to 2-10 last year was an unprecedented and epic year-over-year collapse. Florida State …
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Chargers undrafted cornerback Eric Rogers put together a statement game: The rookie notched two impressive interceptions, one of which he returned for a pick-six. The undersized Willie Lampkin does it again: The Rams guard dealt with questions about his size throughout the pre-draft process yet continues to defy expectations with standout performances — first in the Senior Bowl and now …
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The preseason AP Top 25 is expected to confirm what the preseason Coaches poll did a week ago. The first blockbuster matchup of the 2025 college football season should pit No. 1 versus No. 2. Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns were the top program in the Coaches poll. The Ohio State Buckeyes were right behind them at No. 2. …
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