It’s never too early to start analyzing NFL lines, especially when it’s June and there isn’t a lot else to talk about. So here goes it. Panthers (-2.5) at Broncos Over/under: 43 This is a little shocking. Teams hosting these Thursday night prime-time openers usually kill it. They’ll be celebrating the Super Bowl in Denver, […]

At the very least, Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery will make $14.6 million under the franchise tag in 2016. But there’s talk now that the 26-year-old two-time 1,000-yard wideout could sign a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline for franchise players to do so. From ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler: It’s been widely assumed Alshon […]

When the New England Patriots cut 33-year-old, 325-pound defensive lineman Vince Wilfork last year, a lot of folks figured the end was near for the five-time Pro Bowler. But then Wilfork went out and started 16 games for the Houston Texans in 2016, and now he believes he may have a couple years left in […]

Few professional athletes have a “defining year” at the age of 33, but that’s how The MMQB’s Emily Kaplan summed up Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s 2016 season. And it makes sense, because the 10-year veteran is coming off the highest-rated season of his NFL career. The former turnover machine had just 11 interceptions and […]

A whole lot will be up for negotiation when the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement with the NFLPA expires at the end of the 2020 season, and the players — who it’s become apparent took a tremendous hit in negotiations for the last CBA — should take hard stances on a wide variety of the issues […]

This weekly series presents the 10 best players in each division. Now that we’ve completed the AFC (recap of those linked at the bottom), it’s time for the NFC starting with the east. 1. Odell Beckham, Jr., WR, New York Giants  Common perception is he wasn’t as strong in 2015 as he was as a rookie. […]

The Baltimore Ravens had several understandable reasons for cutting veteran offensive tackle Eugene Monroe. After all, Monroe is 29, which in football terms is far from young. And he’s injury-prone, having missed 15 games the last two seasons. Plus, the Ravens used the No. 6 overall pick in the draft on Notre Dame offensive tackle […]

Before releasing him on Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens admitted they were holding veteran offensive tackle Eugene Monroe off the practice field because they were trying to trade him. That indicates nobody was desperate enough for help at that position that they were willing to part with anything in exchange for the 29-year-old. Still, Monroe won’t likely linger for […]

One year after attempting an unprecedented (at least in the modern era) 11 two-point conversions, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would like to see his Pittsburgh Steelers take their two-point strategy to the next level by going for two after every touchdown in 2016. “I think we should go for it every time,” Roethlisberger said, per ESPN.com. “Why […]

Trevor Siemian was only selected after being passed on 249 times in the 2015 NFL draft, and yet it was still somewhat of a surprise to some that the Northwestern product was drafted at all. So naturally, he sat out virtually his entire rookie season with the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. And yet now, […]

Even before everything hit the fan for Michael Vick nearly a decade ago, few expected the athletic quarterback to be very effective by the time he reached the age of 36. And so if you were to go back in time to Atlanta circa 2005 and tell somebody that Vick would be unemployed in 2016, […]

In terms of guaranteed money, Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Fletcher Cox just became the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. On the surface, when you consider that Cox has been to just one Pro Bowl in four NFL seasons, that sounds ridiculous. Those who dig even a little deeper might defend the new six-year, $102.6 million […]