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2024 NFL season: Which team should play in the most prime-time games?

2024 NFL season: Which team should play in the most prime-time games?

The unveiling of prime-time assignments is one of the most anticipated aspects of the release of the NFL’s regular-season schedule, and that will be no less true when the 2024 slate is revealed later this month. Last season, the Buffalo Bills played in a league-high seven prime-time games (going 4-3 in those contests), while the…

Former Bengals WR Tyler Boyd signing with Titans on one-year contract

Tyler Boyd‘s prolonged free agency is over. He’s packing his bags for a quick trip south. The former Cincinnati Bengals receiver is signing a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans worth up to $4.5 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday, per a source. ESPN first reported the news. Boyd’s career in Cincinnati…

NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, May 7

NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, May 7

NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com’s transaction hub for a daily breakdown. NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order READ: Free agency tracker READ: First-round pick signing tracker Arizona Cardinals VISITS QB Taulia Tagovailoa, who previously took part in the Seahawks’ rookie camp,…

AFC North teams face toughest strength of schedule in 2024 NFL season; NFC South has easiest slate

As we wait for the NFL’s 2024 schedule release party, let’s look at one part of the equation we already know: strength of schedule. The 2024 opponents are set, so while we don’t know when each game will take place, we know the matchups. Below is a ranking of teams with the toughest strength of…

2024 NFL Draft: Ten rookies in the best situations to succeed in Year 1 and beyond

2024 NFL Draft: Ten rookies in the best situations to succeed in Year 1 and beyond

Last year in this space, I selected 10 rookies who I thought were in the best positions to succeed. Admittedly, I spectacularly whiffed on my first pick (Bryce Young) and definitely could have made a few better choices (SEE: C.J. Stroud and Sam LaPorta, to name a couple of glaring omissions). Now I’m ready for…

Greg Newsome II 'blessed' to have option picked up, wants to be 'Cleveland Brown for life'

The 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone without the Cleveland Browns trading cornerback Greg Newsome II, which has Newsome thinking differently about his future. Although it wasn’t necessarily a surprise when the Browns picked up Newsome’s fifth-year option for 2025, Newsome’s name had been floated in some pre-draft trade rumors. That was put to…

Colts WR Josh Downs ready to make Year 2 leap: 'I left some plays on the field last year'

The offseason discussions surrounding the Indianapolis Colts offense have centered around Anthony Richardson‘s recovery, Michael Pittman‘s new contract and drafting wideout Adonai Mitchell in the second round. Josh Downs seems to have been somewhat lost in the equation. The second-year receiver is coming off a campaign in which he set the club’s rookie record with…

2024 NFL Draft class rankings: Steelers, Bears, Eagles, Chargers earn top grades; Falcons flummox

2024 NFL Draft class rankings: Steelers, Bears, Eagles, Chargers earn top grades; Falcons flummox

1-32 rankings AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Why provide instant grades on the selections of prospects who have yet to take an NFL snap? Well, you’re reading this, aren’t you? Considering the makeup of every roster and the factors surrounding each pick, Gennaro Filice…

DeMeco Ryans responds to J.J. Watt's willingness to return to Houston: 'I've got his number ready to go'

J.J. Watt left the door open for a potential return to Houston if Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans “absolutely need(s) it.” The coach won’t lose Watt’s phone number anytime soon. “I love to hear J.J. saying he’s ready,” Ryans said on Monday, via Sean Pendergast of SportsRadio 610. “I’ve got his number ready to go…

Chiefs' ex-rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit enjoys first football practices: 'I can't wait to see what happens next' 

The International Player Pathway program has connected former rugby standout Louis Rees-Zammit with the defending Super Bowl champions. Kansas City is taking a chance on Rees-Zammit, using the extra roster spot afforded by the program to see if he can make the jump from rugby to American football in a role that will primarily focus…