NFL draft has potential to set record for most players on offense selected in first round
Many draft experts are predicting more than 20 offensive players will go in the first round and some have up to 25.
Many draft experts are predicting more than 20 offensive players will go in the first round and some have up to 25.
There were 1,970 touchbacks on kickoffs last season that now could be returns under the new rule.
Harbaugh, who nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to the Super Bowl as a player three decades ago, is leaving the University of Michigan after nine seasons as coach and a national championship.
Richardson showed promise in his four starts. He completed 50 of 84 attempts with 577 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He also ran 25 times for 136 yards and four scores.
The team said Tuesday that the 64-year-old Irsay was receiving “excellent care” but would not be appearing with his band at the Irsay Collection event in Los Angeles this week as a result.
The NFL Players Association last year called on six venues to change their playing surfaces, saying the turf in those stadiums resulted in “statistically higher in-game injury rates.”
The 2021 NFL rushing champion went on the physically unable to perform list when the Colts reported to training camp July 25 and is still on it as he continues to rehab.
Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry won’t be able to seek reinstatement until the 2023 season ends.
Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. did not practice with his teammates Wednesday. It’s unclear when—or if—he’ll return.
Everyone expected the Colts to pick a quarterback after so many revolving-door seasons, including last year’s dismal 4-12-1 mark with three different starters. This will be Indy’s seventh straight season with a different opening-day starter.
Some say the NFL is hypocritical for suspending players for gambling after embracing legalized wagering as a major source of revenue. Others see it as necessary for the league to maintain public confidence that its games are on the up and up.
The league has reached milestone points in diverse hirings in the front office, but critics point to the sidelines where there are only three Black head coaches in a sport that had 56.4% Black players in 2022.
The dip was not unexpected with “Thursday Night Football” moving from Fox and NFL Network to exclusively airing on Amazon Prime Video.
Also, the NFL said playing the game between the Bills and Bengals would have required postponing the start of the playoffs by a week, and affecting all 14 teams that qualified for the postseason.
Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say his heart stopped following a tackle during the Monday Night Football game, which was indefinitely postponed.
The overall percentage of women in the NFL’s league office is at an all-time high of 41.3% in 2022, with 319 females holding various positions.
Cutting to the head of the NFL coaching line without any college or pro coaching experience put Jeff Saturday in the crosshairs of criticism and dismay across the league.
Neither company is saying the other is wrong, but neither is backing down, either. The result is confusion, most notably for advertisers.
The Washington Commanders released a statement saying the Snyders will not sell the team. The statement called Jim Irsay’s comments “highly inappropriate.”
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and his Omaha Productions company will help shape programming for “The Pro Bowl Games” and promote the event’s content.