The Athletic has live coverage of the second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. Read more of The Athletic’s coverage from the 2025 NFL Draft: Best Players Available | Draft Grades | Winners & Losers At least beyond Cam Ward, there is no consensus on where each of this year’s crop of quarterbacks…
LANDOVER, Md. — It’s the first week of October and the Browns’ season has ended before the Guardians season. At 1-4, this is it. It feels like it’s already over, long before the leaves change, before the bye week, before a pumpkin is carved, before the NBA season begins and before the Guardians’ baseball fate has…
Ever hear the one about the daredevil plasterer who lit an Olympic flame in a four-time first-team All-Pro defensive end? Jared Allen roars at the mention of Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, the face of the 1988 Winter Games and embodiment of Pierre de Coubertin’s mantra. The beaming, bespectacled British ski jumper finished last in the…
The NFL’s biggest surprise teams through Week 4 reside at opposite ends of the standings. The Minnesota Vikings are 4-0 after losing their highly drafted rookie quarterback and substituting the well-traveled Sam Darnold in his place. GO DEEPER Assessing 4-0 teams, from Vikings’ shocking start to Chiefs’ WR setback: Sando’s Pick Six The Jacksonville Jaguars…
The former NFL punter Pat McAfee got a lovely social media message from his wife, Samantha McAfee. Mrsmcafeeshow, who only refers to herself as Mrsmcafeeshow, posted cute pictures of her family and thanks them for the husband and the baby she calls her pillars during what have been the toughest days of her life. This…
New Era recently announced the return of NFL helmet hats — think the design of a football helmet with logos on each side (except for the Steelers), but on a baseball cap. The concept was first introduced back in the 1980s by a company called Louisville, which utilized an ad campaign in which an NFL…
It is not an accident that you are seeing more in-uniform interviews from NFL players this season. Here’s why: Last May, the NFL broadcasting department sent out a memo on the topic to the league’s chief executives, club presidents, general managers, head coaches and public relations directors. The memo outlined access changes for the NFL’s…
Finally! It’s here. I’m thrilled to share this year’s draft guide with everyone. I don’t remember who first referred to it as “The Beast,” but I use that moniker as motivation to make sure this annual primer lives up to the nickname — and I don’t think I’ve let you down this year. Every NFL…
TAMPA, Fla. — A tall lad with tousled brown hair and ruddy cheeks flipped through the pages of his light green leather notebook, looking at “wee reminders” to get his head right. Killer mindset YOU ABSOLUTELY DESERVE THIS Teams are watching me. Brilliant! The kicking workout was the grand finale of the NFL’s International Player…
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — When Adisa Isaac was in third grade, he asked a lot of questions, as third graders do. There was one that needed thoughtful explanation: “Why are my brothers and my sister different?” His mother, Lisa Wiltshire-Isaac, expected this day would come. Of her four children, Adisa was the only one who…
