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A look at some of the remarkable individual marks held play players for all 32 NFL teams.
Plenty of players have individual records for teams. However, only some are far and away going to stand the test of time.
Ernie Nevers scored an NFL record 40 points (6 TDs and 4 PATs) vs. the Chicago Bears, 11/28/29.
Projected win totals for every NFL team after the draft
Vegas has updated its over/under win projections following the NFL Draft.
The over/under win totals are out with the NFL Draft concluding. You can shop for the price you like to get the number you want to beat. Here are totals projected for by Betonline.ag.
The over/under on the Cardinals for 2020 was 6.5 in the opening line after the Super Bowl. Vegas has moved it up a half-tick after a draft that opened with Isaiah Simmons from Clemson being chosen by Arizona. This could be a major challenge hurdle to clear as the Cardinals face six games in the NFC West against tough foes before they get a look at the rest of their schedule. They were 3-13 and 5-10-1 in the last two seasons.
The NFL Draft featured a lot of moves and they all did not take place within the seven rounds.
Teams took big swings in around the NFL Draft. And we don’t mean by the combined 13 feet and 714 pounds of offensive linemen the New York Giants and Jets added between them with first-round picks Andrew Thomas and Mekhi Becton.
The Cardinals struck it rich in the first round with Clemson’s Isaiah Simmons. He will have company in the linebacker corps with sixth-rounder Evan Weaver. The Cal product enters the NFL fresh off a consensus All-American season as a senior, in which he led the country with 182 tackles and added 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Weaver may also have the quote of the draft: “I hit people as hard as I possibly can. (I like) really taking the soul out of people. Once you get in the third, fourth quarter, they don’t want to play anymore, because they just don’t want to hang with you.”
The New Orleans Saints and QB Jameis Winston are zeroing in on a one-year contract.
The New Orleans Saints are about to add a big name to their quarterback room, according to a Yahoo Sports report Sunday.
Sean Payton and the Saints were finalizing a one-year contract with free-agent Jameis Winston, who was let go by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following a 2019 season that saw him throw 30 touchdown passes and 30 interceptions.
As for his role, the sources told Yahoo Sports that Winston’s signing won’t guarantee him the backup job behind starter Drew Brees. Instead, the best-case scenario for Winston may ultimately be competing for the No. 2 quarterback spot with Taysom Hill, who the Saints retained this offseason via a first-round tender offer, suggesting he will have an opportunity to be the heir apparent to Brees as soon as 2021. New Orleans also added a quarterback in the seventh round of the draft on Saturday, selecting Mississippi State’s athletic signal-caller Tommy Stevens.
The Saints are in the market for some quarterback depth because Teddy Bridgewater, who filled in brilliantly when Drew Brees was injured last season, moved on to another NFC South team via free agency.
Sources tell Yahoo Sports the #Saints are finalizing a 1-year deal with free agent QB Jameis Winston. New Orleans hopes to continue maximizing Taysom Hill's versatility on gameday while mitigating some risk in exposing Drew Brees' backup to injury.
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— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) April 26, 2020
Former Bucs’ Jameis Winston and the Saints have been discussing a deal that @CharlesRobinson reports is being finalized. Winston and the Saints now looks close to being a reality.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 26, 2020
Could soon be teammates…. pic.twitter.com/TBcAtSazZp
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 26, 2020
By doing a 1-year deal with the Saints, Jameis Winston would get to learn and be around Sean Payton, Drew Brees and others. He would fill the role that Teddy Bridgewater did in last season before he left for Carolina. With no other staring jobs, it would be an ideal landing spot.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 26, 2020
Winston turned 26 in January. He was the Heisman Trophy winner in 2013 at Florida State and the No. 1 overall pick by the Bucs in 2015. He was 28-42 as the starter in Tampa Bay. Winston threw for 5,109 of his career 19,737 yards in 2019. However, he became the first QB to throw 30 TD passes and 30 interceptions. He has thrown 121 TD passes against 88 picks as a Buc.
The signing takes place after New Orleans traded back into the final day of the NFL Draft Saturday to select Stevens, who began his college career at Penn State and transferred to Mississippi State. He threw for 1,155 yards with 11 TD tosses and five picks for the Bulldogs.
Tom Brady has been around a long time. So long, some 2020 NFL first-round picks had not celebrated their first birthday.
Tom Brady has been around a long time. How long you ask? So long, he no longer recognizes the house he is supposed to be visiting. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round April 16, 2000. How old were the 2020 first-rounders on the date the Patriots made arguably the greatest draft pick in NFL history?
Birthdate: Dec. 10, 1996
Age at time of 2000 NFL Draft: 4 years, 3 months and 15 days
The NFL Draft continues with rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 24.
33. Cincinnati
34. Indianapolis (from Washington)
35. Detroit
36. NY Giants
37. New England (from Los Angeles Chargers)
38. Carolina
39. Miami
40. Houston (from Arizona)
41. Cleveland
42. Jacksonville
43. Chicago (from Las Vegas)
44. Indianapolis
45. Tampa Bay
46. Denver
47. Atlanta
48. NY Jets
49. Pittsburgh
50. Chicago
51. Dallas
52. LA Rams
53. Philadelphia
54. Buffalo
55. Baltimore (from New England via Atlanta)
56. Miami (from New Orleans)
57. LA Rams (from Houston)
58. Minnesota
59. Seattle
60. Baltimore
61. Tennessee
62. Green Bay
63. Kansas City (from San Francisco)
64. Seattle (from Kansas City)
65. Cincinnati
66. Washington
67. Detroit
68. NY Jets (from NY Giants)
69. Carolina
70. Miami
71. New England (from LA Chargers)
72. Arizona
73. Jacksonville
74. Cleveland
75. Indianapolis
76. Tampa Bay
77. Denver
78. Atlanta
79. NY Jets
80. Las Vegas
81. Las Vegas (from Chicago)
82. Dallas
83. Denver (from Pittsburgh)
84. LA Rams
85. Detroit (from Philadelphia)
86. Buffalo
87. New England
88. New Orleans
89. Minnesota
90. Houston
91. Las Vegas (from Seattle via Houston)
92. Baltimore
93. Tennessee
94. Green Bay
95. Denver (from San Francisco)
96. Kansas City
97. Cleveland (from Houston)
98. New England
99. NY Giants
100. New England
101. Seattle
102. Pittsburgh
103. Philadelphia
104. LA Rams
105. Minnesota
106. Baltimore
The NFL Draft is here and the first round order is set, barring trades.
The first round of the NFL Draft is upon us. Coverage will be from 8-11:30 p.m. ET, Thursday. You can watch or listen via ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Radio.
Zac Taylor went 2-14 as a rookie NFL coach and his reward is the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, which starts Thursday.
Lamar Jackson joins an illustrious group to grace the cover of Madden, the video game.
It has been an honor to be on the cover of Madden, the video game. The 2020 winner is Lamar Jackson. He joins a list of NFL greats to be on to cover of the box that featured former Raiders coach John Madden from its inception through 1999.
The players who became the NFL draft’s Mr. Irrelevant
