The reckoning took longer than expected. Now that it has arrived, college football officially is in a tizzy.For decades, the NCAA had one real mission — to give universities throughout the country the ability to acquire a football labor force at minimal cost. The rules and red tape, aimed ostensibly at preserving “amateurism,” were more [more]
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NFL Top 100 2023 free agents: Lamar Jackson, Derek Carr, Geno Smith top the list
The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2023 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted free agents and released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when announced and/or reported. Players released after initial publication may be added and all 100 [more]
A’lique Terry leaves Vikings for job at the University of Oregon
Vikings assistant defensive line coach A’lique Terry is returning to the University of Oregon. Ducks head coach Dan Lanning announced Terry as the team’s new offensive line coach Tuesday.Terry spent 2019 and 2020 as a graduate assistant for the Ducks, working with the offensive line. Oregon had a trio of all-Americans in Penei Sewell, Shane [more]
PFT’s final 2022 NFL power rankings
1. 49ers (13-4; last edition No. 1): Nearly 30 years later, Super Bowl win No. 6 could be coming.2. Bills (13-3; No. 2): Nearly 30 years later, Super Bowl appearance No. 5 — and win No. 1 — could be coming.3. Chiefs (14-3; No. 3): Neutral site or not for the AFC title game, that [more]
PFT’s Week 17 2022 NFL power rankings
1. 49ers (11-4; No. 4): They would beat anyone in the NFL right now. If that doesn’t make them No. 1, what does?2. Bills (12-3; No. 2): They haven’t lost since that rollercoaster ride against the Vikings. Maybe they won’t lose again.3. Chiefs (12-3; No. 3): I still can’t shake the feeling that they’ll get [more]
PFT’s Week 16 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Eagles (13-1; last week No. 1): They may have to nail down the No. 1 seed with Gardner Minshew.2. Bills (11-3; No. 2): Every NFL game in December should be played in Buffalo.3. Chiefs (11-3; No. 4): They’re hoping for one Buffalo loss to have a shot at the No. 1 seed.4. 49ers (10-4; [more]
PFT’s Week 15 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Eagles (12-1; last week No. 1): Good news, they clinched a playoff berth. Better news, they don’t care.2. Bills (10-3; No. 3): TuAnon wants none of the Bills in Buffalo in December.3. Cowboys (10-3; No. 2): They can spin it all they want; it was embarrassing to be taken to the limit by a [more]
PFT’s Week 14 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Eagles (11-1; last week No. 2): They’re back on top — and they may stick around for a while this time.2. Cowboys (9-3; No. 3): Could there be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown in Dallas on Christmas Eve?3. Bills (9-3; No. 5): They’re back in the driver’s seat for the AFC playoff [more]
PFT’s Week 13 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Chiefs (9-2; last week No. 1): They sometimes make it look so much easier than it is.2. Eagles (10-1; No. 2): They sometimes made it look harder than it needs to be.3. Cowboys (8-3; No. 3): Although they got a win, the 40-3 version of the Cowboys won’t be showing up every week.4. Dolphins [more]
On Thanksgiving, the Bills return to their new home away from home
It started as a disruption. Four days later, it will feel like a routine.The Bills are back in Detroit today, for their second game in five days at Ford Field. They’re waking up in the same hotel. They’ll be dressing in the same locker room. Standing on the same sideline. They chose to act like [more]
A great trio of Thanksgiving games is looming
The first annual John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration will be memorable, in more ways that one.For the first time since the NFL expanded the Thanksgiving slate in 2006 to include a prime-time game, it’s the best trio of Turkey Day contests the league has ever presented.It didn’t look like it was going to be that way [more]
PFT’s Week 12 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Chiefs (8-2; No. 2): Football, family, and Fonzie indeed.2. Eagles (9-1; No. 3): They’re still a bit off. To get a win while being a bit off is a good thing.3. Cowboys (7-3; No. 7): The team that showed up on Sunday is a Super Bowl team. All too often, however, that team is [more]
Collapsing Cardinals are 5-12 in their last 17 games
A year ago, the Cardinals were the toast of the NFL. Now they’re a disaster.After Monday night’s 38-10 loss to the 49ers, the Cardinals are 5-12 over their last 17 games. That’s a full season’s worth of play in which Arizona has been one of the worst teams in the league.It’s hard to remember now, [more]
PFT’s Week 11 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Vikings (8-1; last week No. 2): Team of Destiny, even if destiny means finding yet another spectacular way to lose in the postseason.2. Chiefs (7-2; No. 3): The road to Arizona may end up going through Arrowhead, after all.3. Eagles (8-1; No. 1): The ’72 Dolphins can properly celebrate the 50th anniversary of their [more]
PFT’s Week 10 2022 NFL power rankings
1. Eagles (8-0; last week No. 1): Well, there’s no longer any debate as to whether the Bills should be in this spot.2. Vikings (7-1; No. 5): It probably won’t last, but they’ve earned it one win at a time.3. Chiefs (6-2; No. 3): They’re lucky they didn’t fall after a lackluster performance against a [more]