Making the right moves in NFL free agency can have significant impact on upgrading a team's defense. Take the Bengals, who splurged on defensive end Trey Hendrickson and others the past two offseasons. They filled enough big holes to emerge as AFC champions in 2021. Although some of the best unrestricted defensive players on the 2022 won't go anywhere because they are valuable enough to...

The moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2003 and banished the to 0-3 to start on the strength of a 300-yard pa sing day from in a 27-22 win. Here is what you need to know:1) can't be guarded. 's go-to target destroyed the ' defense. Whether it was a safety, linebacker or corner, New Orleans had no one to match up with the tight end. Olsen finished with eight catches for 134 yards and two...

There's Patrick Mahomes, and then there's the rest of the NFL at quarterback. Mahomes led the Chiefs to a Super Bowl repeat with his third ring in four tries last year and fully established himself as the new Tom Brady.Everyone's chasing the status of the two-time MVP, and there's a considerable gap behind him, too.Based some on the recent past but looking more toward the upside for the near...

Sean Payton, Drew Brees and the are eager to get fans back into the stands at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, hoping they could begin filing in as early as Week 5 -- when the team hosts the . After an initial scare by Hurricane Delta that had to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for this week's contest, the club decided to stay put and would've liked some fan energy to cheer them on. That's not...

The 2015 season is almost upon us! Get prepared for your draft (which you can do for ) by seeing what has changed, and what's in store for all 32 teams with our fantasy team previews.And for more sleepers, busts, projections, rankings, etc., don't forget to frequent our for the ultimate guide to gearing up for the 2015 season!NFC NORTHWith John Fox and Adam Gase now calling the offensive shots...

CINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals showed a national TV audience on Sunday night they are still serious AFC playoff contenders.The Bengals were all but counted out after starting the season with two lo ses and falling to 1-3 on Oct. 1. But four straight wins have pulled them back up and into the conversation. The latest was a 24-18 victory over the Buffalo Bills in a rematch of a divisional...

PHOENIX - Nolan Ryan Jersey - The on Sunday will face an old friend in cornerback .Now with the , Browner has paired all season with to form the AFC's nastiest secondary. His task in XLIX? Shutting down the team he used to bleed for."It's going to be exciting to go against BB, especially in a game like this," receiver said Sunday. "Going against him last year in practice ... he's a real...

Burnley made it 3 wins out of 3 today after they hit five past a struggling Nottingham Forest.The Clarets have hit form at exactly the right time. We are now at the busine s end of the season and the Clarets recent form has thrust then into the top 6 and has given the fans every reason to Matt Belisle Jersey believe they will be in those playoff places come the end of the season.Todays game...

The NFL will have a draft later this year. If the league's general managers have their way, it won't be on April 23, when the draft is currently slated to start.The league's general manager subcommittee has unanimously recommended to commi sioner Roger Goodell to , ESPN's Adam Schefter and Dianna Ru sini reported Tuesday night.General managers feel that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has...

An attorney for the accuser of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston left some scorched Earth behind the FSU code-of-conduct hearing that cleared the former Heisman Trophy winner of four charges related to a sexual a sault allegation."I don't want to impugn the proceeding as corrupt, but I think it was biased and the fix was in," attorney . "It's all about a football game 10 days from today....