Most NFL teams focused their sights on next season a while ago. — Paul Dehner Jr. Biggest offseason need: Wide receiver The Browns are only going to become one of the AFC’s elite teams if Deshaun Watson plays like an elite quarterback. — Colton Pouncy Biggest offseason need: Safety The Packers’ top three safeties from 2023, Darnell Savage Jr., Jonathan …
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth began outfitting his garage with gym equipment. Whitworth will celebrate his 40th birthday on Dec. 12, the day before the Rams play the Arizona Cardinals in a late-season game on “Monday Night Football.” “I tell him all the time, he’s like a fine wine,” coach Sean …
The New Orleans Saints’ first-round draft selection Thursday indirectly exposed one of the NFL’s great fallacies: the Pro Bowl. Improving the interior offensive line became one of the Saints’ top offseason priorities, a “must” on the to-do list of the club’s brain trust. One Saints official told me Friday that Ruiz would “be a team captain in three years.” That’s …
Mike Zimmer has consistently found ways to generate interior pass rush pressure in his defenses, going all the way back to his days in Dallas, a unique process we covered not too long ago. Despite that, Joseph plays a critical role for the Vikings and might be why their third-down defense has been so good — despite the fact that …