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New England Patriots starting right tackle Marcus Cannon agrees to 5-year extension
3:25 PM ETMike ReissCloseMike ReissESPN Staff WriterCovered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009Field YatesCloseField YatesESPN InsiderField Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston's Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider.FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
Why Patriots' Darrelle Revis is league's No. 1 newcomer
Revis is NFL's No. 1 newcomer Why Pats' DB is top addition, plus handing out other preseason hardware This much was clear from the NFL preseason: The league is serious about its points-of-emphasis penalties, calling a combined 347 defensive holding, illegal contact and defensive pass interference infractions in 65 games. The challenge of being a defensive back has seemingly never been stiffer, as players cannot rely on just size and athleticism; they must be technicians, too.
Why Kansas City Chiefs could miss the playoffs in 2014
After fast-tracking from two wins in 2012 to 11 in 2013, the Kansas City Chiefs have just as quickly become a popular projected regression candidate for 2014. The stated reasons have varied, but a prevalent narrative turns toward the fact that Kansas City's schedule looks appreciably more difficult than its 2013 slate, during which it defeated just one team with a winning record (a Week 3 win over the Michael Vick-led Philadelphia Eagles).
Rams' options at quarterback
Rams' options at quarterback How St. Louis can approach the QB position both in 2014 and going forward During his news conference Sunday night announcing that starting quarterback Sam Bradford had re-torn his ACL and would be out for the entire 2014 season, St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher expressed support for Shaun Hill, the 34-year-old who will be taking over as the team's starter. "We move forward as a football team," he said.
Inside Chip Kelly's offense with the Philadelphia Eagles
Nearly 19 months after he was hired to be their head coach, there's still a fascination surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles' Chip Kelly (ESPN The Magazine's Seth Wickersham has a feature on him in the NFL preview issue). He's innovative, unique and unafraid to buck trends; for example, he gives his players Monday off instead of Tuesday. Even if it's a small sample size, it's still hard to argue with Kelly's results, as he led a worst-to-first turnaround in Philly last season.
Arian Foster, Rob Gronkowski among high-risk picks
Rewind just about a year and consider players who were widely viewed as no-brainer first-round fantasy football picks: Buccaneers running back Doug Martin, Ravens back Ray Rice, then-Browns tailback Trent Richardson and speedy Bills RB C.J. Spiller. But such is the nature of fantasy football. Injuries, regression in performance or perhaps unjustified faith in players can lead to moves we turn out to regret. We also can't avoid risk -- especially in redraft leagues.
LeSean McCoy among most indispensable non-quarterbacks
Thanks to the wins above replacement statistic (commonly referred to as WAR), we have a useful and applicable metric to gauge an individual player's value to his team in baseball. Football is decidedly more difficult to quantify than baseball for a variety of reasons, but we are often pressed to assess just how much a single player means to his team.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carl Nicks reach injury settlement
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently agreed to an injury settlement as part of their release of guard Carl Nicks, signed during the 2012 offseason. As part of the mutual agreement, the team has agreed to pay Nicks $3 million, a league source told ESPN. That means Nicks' cap hit for 2014 will check-in at about $5.357 million for 2014, while the team now has $13.71 million in cap space, per the NFLPA's database.
Free agent QB Brady Quinn works out with New England Patriots
The New England Patriots worked out free-agent quarterback Brady Quinn on Monday, according to a league source. Quinn, who was hired Thursday by Fox Sports to be an analyst, said during an appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Friday that he worked out with a team this week, though he did not reveal which one it was. As it turns out, it was the Patriots, whose offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, has experience with Quinn during their time together in Denver in 2010.
Rob Gronkowski's return can give New England Patriots the league's top offense
Gronk can give Pats top offense How New England can challenge Denver for the NFL's best offense New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick recently declared that star tight end Rob Gronkowski had been medically cleared following January surgery to repair a torn ACL. It was music to the ears of Patriots fans (and probably quarterback Tom Brady, too), and a nightmarish reality for defensive coordinators on the Patriots' 2014 schedule.
Top 10 offensive matchup nightmares leads with Calvin Johnson
NFL coaches don't sleep much during the season. Between film study, game plans, practice and everything else that goes into preparation for Sundays, shut-eye is hard to come by. It's especially difficult when preparing for certain star players; the kind of rare physical specimens who can leave a coach scrambling for answers before, during and even after the game.
Colts lead three who can turn things around in 2014-15 season
The NFL's most promising rebuilds Despite low marks in Future Power Rankings, these three can rise quickly For consecutive seasons, the team that picked first overall in the NFL draft went on to make the playoffs that season. The Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl winners during the 2012-2013 season, didn't qualify for the playoffs a year later. It figures.
How to replace Josh Gordon and other injured or suspended stars
It's not hyperbole to suggest that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon -- who was suspended for two games and played with three separate starting quarterbacks -- had one of the finest seasons for a player at his position in 2013. He racked up 1,646 yards -- 10th most in a single NFL season ever -- and averaged 117.6 yards per game, sixth best in league history.
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