Football is finally here with training camps commencing across the league this week. It means the most pertinent questions begin to get answered. How will the rookie quarterbacks like Jayden …
Entire offseasons are dedicated to dissecting, praising and dismissing NFL quarterbacks. It’s understandable. Only four times in the last 25 years has a quarterback not won league MVP. There have …
A mountain rises above sandy red dirt not far from Jim McMahon’s home in Arizona. There are saguaros, jagged rocks, maybe some rattlers. But no trail. As he drives by, …
Jaylon Johnson finally emerged with a contract extension from the Chicago Bears in March. The Bears asked him to come to Halas Hall to announce the $76 million deal with …
The doorbell rings, and it feels as if the sun has broken through the clouds. The dogs rush to the front door. There’s Blue, the yapping chihuahua, and Marshmallow, the …
The NFL Draft is complete, which means the country’s most dominant sports league will now take a short break from dominating television ratings and the athletic world’s oxygen (no offense …
The NFL’s free-agent frenzy is over, which doesn’t mean free agency is over. Players will continue to be added to rosters, but the headline makers are all off the market …
This is my spin on draft grades. After the NFL Draft each year, I rank my favorite (and least favorite) draft classes, from 1 to 32. I don’t use any special formula …
Welcome to The Athletic’s pick-by-pick grades for Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft. We broke down every selection as the drama unfolded throughout Thursday night. Which teams found the prospect (or …
The NFL franchise quarterback — the highly coveted symbol of hope, cornerstone of championship aspirations, difference between irrelevance and immortality — is also the rarest of breeds. Don’t call it …