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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.
17 notable NFL players to come out of retirement
Rob Gronkowski will return as a Tampa Bay Buc, becoming another player who returned after retiring.
Every so often, a retired NFL player announces his retirement before deciding to suit up again. Here’s a list of the top 17 players who have hung up their pads only to return to the gridiron.
Marshawn Lynch makes a habit of retiring and returning. The running back left football after the 2015 season. He missed 2016 and returned in 2017 as a Raider. He also came back to Seattle at the end of last season.
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 New England Patriots are no longer the favorites in the AFC East, according to one sportsbook’s future odds.
Caesars Sportsbook fed the appetite Thursday of bettors looking for any sort of action. The sportsbook released its odds package for the upcoming NFL season. One of the more intriguing opportunities has the New England Patriots no longer as the favorites in the AFC East. That honor goes to the Buffalo Bills. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 17-1 when it comes to winning the Super Bowl.
Odds to win NFC: 20-1
Division: 6-1
Over/under: 7.5
Odds to make playoffs: Yes +245, No -290
How have teams with the No. 1 overall pick fared the next season?
How have NFL teams done the year after they made the first selection in the NFL Draft?
The first pick in the NFL Draft guarantees a college star … and not much else. A look at how the teams did in the first season after they kicked off the selection process. Did they improve, falter, or run in place?
The NFL’s expansion team that would start play in 1967, the New Orleans Saints, swapped the No. 1 pick to Baltimore eight days before the draft. The Saints got backup quarterback Gary Cuozzo and Baltimore landed Michigan State defensive end Bubba Smith. The Colts had gone 9-5 in the 1966 season. They followed with an 11-1-2 mark in ’67, the only loss occurring in the final week of the regular season to the Los Angeles Rams.
Who are the 17 highest-paid NFL running backs in 2020?
51 Pro Football Hall of Famers from small schools
Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott and Derrick Henry will be three of the running backs to earn the most money in 2020.
Christian McCaffrey made the big score Monday, a four-year extension worth $64M. That averages out to a sweet $16 million per season. What will some of the league’s top running backs be earning for the 2020 season? Spotrac.com helps with the answers. For those wondering, the total value of the extension doesn’t top that of the six-year, $90 million deal Ezekiel Elliott signed with the Dallas Cowboys prior to the 2019 season, the $16M average annual salary ranks first in the league, just ahead of Elliott ($15M).
The Patriots’ versatile running back checks in at $3.468M. It breaks down as follows: White will earn a base salary of $3,000,000 and a roster bonus of $468,750.
