Move the Sticks: Thanksgiving Day games preview + defensive fronts of top AFC & NFC contenders

David Johnson is walking away from football after eight seasons running away from defenders in the NFL. The former All-Pro running back wrote Sunday in an Instagram post that he is “looking forward to my next career path in life.” “I don’t know exactly what that will be,” Johnson added, “but I hope it will…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Of all the questions surrounding the Detroit Lions coming into a season brimming with potential, this was the one that needed to be answered fast: Could the defense keep opponents out of the end zone? Yes, the Lions could score in bunches, and their coach was an eccentric master of motivation….

Raheem Mostert found a true home in Miami in 2023, so much that he’s sticking around through 2025. Mostert and the Dolphins agreed to terms on a new two-year deal worth up to $9.075 million, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Friday, per sources. The team later announced the extension. After breaking…

Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith has made his third QB change of the season, benching Desmond Ridder for the second time in favor of backup Taylor Heinicke. Ridder opened the 2023 regular season as the starter, and despite struggles, Smith spent the bulk of the early part of the campaign rebuffing calls for a QB…

For the past decade, every NFL MVP has gone to a quarterback. The last time a non-signal-caller took home the hardware as the league’s top player came in 2012 when Adrian Peterson busted the 2,000-yard-rushing barrier. It might be a long shot to upstage the brilliant quarterbacks scattered around the NFL, but San Francisco 49ers…