We start with the return of the NFL. That’s right: Professional football is back this week; on Thursday, the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Houston Texans, who just locked down quarterback Deshaun Watson with a contract extension that nearly matched the per-year record of his Week 1 opponent, Patrick Mahomes. […]
For the New England Patriots, Year 1 A.B. — After Brady — starts in a little over a week, with Cam Newton under center against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. The shadow of Tom Brady’s long and storied Patriots career will hang over the team for the foreseeable future, even as No. 12 has […]
Is Michael Thomas elite? On its face, that seems like an outrageous question. Michael Thomas, the New Orleans wide receiver who led the NFL in receiving yards and set an NFL record for receptions in 2019 on the way to winning Offensive Player of the Year — that Mike Thomas might not be an elite […]
Facing the uncertainty of playing sports in a pandemic, which can mean risking one’s health or being sealed off in a bubble away from home and family, every pro athlete has had to make a difficult choice: return to the game or opt to sit out part or all of a season? Among the pro […]
The Baltimore Ravens have now ended two seasons in a row with hasty playoff exits. The team, which opened its 2020 training camp on Tuesday, lost the 2018 AFC wild card game at home to the Los Angeles Chargers before suffering a stunning upset in the divisional round last season at the hands of the […]