Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: Current 1st-round picks after the championship round
The Super Bowl is complete, and the offseason is now underway for all 32 teams. Here is the…
NFL Power Rankings: Seahawks cement top spot, Patriots slide and other key season takeaways
We at the NFL Power Rankings have some good news and some bad news. The bad news? The…
Early Super Bowl LXI odds: Favorites, contenders and 2026 NFL outlook
The 2025 NFL season is officially in the books with the Seattle Seahawks raising the Vince Lombardi trophy…
Ranking every NFL team (including Bears) by 2026 strength of schedule
The Chicago Bears concluded the 2025 season with an 11-6 record, where they went from worst to first,…
Pro Bowl ratings: NFL’s flag football game draws horrendous 2.0 million viewers, 57% fall from last year’s record low
Across the sports landscape, the NFL always seems to be the one league immune to the ratings erosion…
NFL Honors award predictions and Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl picks
SAN FRANCISCO — Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I don’t know how it…
NFL coaching carousel: College assistants drawing growing interest
The night of Jan. 25, Mike Mickens broke the news to Notre Dame that he’d decided to leave…
Who would NFL players pick for their U.S. Olympic flag football team?
This piece is part of The Athletic’s annual NFL anonymous player survey, covering a range of topics around…
NFL mock draft 2026: AI predicts the entire first round
Over the next three months, NFL analysts will produce 2026 NFL mock drafts in an effort to predict…
2026 NFL mock draft: Senior Bowl standouts change the first-round conversation
Indiana • Jr • 6’5″ / 225 lbs Projected Team Las Vegas PROSPECT RNK 1st POSITION RNK 1st…
Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor headline 2026 Pro Bowl Games rosters
The NFL’s top players will compete in an AFC versus NFC flag football game in San Francisco. Mike…
Patriots played one of the easiest schedules in NFL history: Why it won’t discount a Super Bowl title
“You can only beat what’s in front of you” is a popular sports phrase that will be put…