It's cut week in the NFL and it's absolutely brutal. MORE: Ross Tucker’s Google+Hangout | Team-by-team preview | Rookie could start By now you've probably heard or seen the math. There are 2,880 elite athletes in NFL training camps. By the end of the day Tuesday, 480 of them will either get the dreaded telephone call asking them to bring their playbook to the facility, or else have the "turk" -- also known as the bearer of bad news -- grab them in the locker room or hallway to inform them that the head coach needs to speak to them....

This article focuses on DraftKings’ Showdown offering, but we also break down FanDuel’s single-game offering below. Both present a second-screen experience from your couch, especially if your season-long fantasy matchup for a given week is already decided by the prime-time games. FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGIES: Snake draft | Auction | Best ball | Dynasty | IDP How do you play a DraftKings Showdown contest? If you’ve read this far, you probably already know the obvious difference: Showdown contests involve only one game rather than a given week or day’s slate of games that a classic DFS contest would encompass....

As we do within the mere hours and days following the NFL Draft, let’s get to projecting lineups for Week 1 and cascade effects for teams that bolstered their offensive fronts. NFL DRAFT: Team-by-team grades | Complete results Bold for players who did not take more than 50 percent of snaps or start Week 1 with the same team in the previous year; asterisks for rookies. NFL Draft: Offensive line picks, impact for 2017 Denver Broncos Pick: Garett Bolles, OT, Utah...

Here we break down their five core draft questions and provide our best answers. NFL Draft 2017: Mock Draft | Big Board 1. What is the Eagles’ biggest need early? That’s easy: Cornerback. The hard part is whether the Eagles are desperate enough to use a first-round pick on the position. For now, second-year man Jalen Mills (a seventh-rounder) and former Saints and Colts starter Patrick Robinson are the slated starters....

NFL teams will use the results of the weigh-ins to help them determine which quarterbacks meet their ideal thresholds, which receivers have big enough hands, which players have the coveted rare body-type traits, and so on. MOCK DRAFT: Look beyond the QBs at the top Below are the weigh-in results for the 2018 East-West Shrine Game, which will be played Saturday, Jan. 20, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Just don’t bother telling him that. The Penn State running back says he is more driven than ever to keep grinding even though his tour-de-force performance at the NFL Combine further cemented his elite standing among the class of 2018. Part of that motivation actually comes from what Barkley did — and didn’t — accomplish last weekend in Indianapolis. “A lot of vets and NFL guys and even coaches I’ve talked to say people when they’re done with the Combine think, ‘That’s it,’” Barkley told co-host Gil Brandt and me Tuesday night on SiriusXM NFL Radio....

In fact, the quarterback out of Ohio State believes NFL teams made a mistake by letting him fall outside the top 10. Haskins said Thursday he will use the slide as motivation going forward and he wants to prove to other teams that he should’ve gone earlier. “I’m more motivated than ever, there’s a bigger chip on my shoulder, the league done messed up,” Haskins said (via ESPN.com). “I’m right down the street, so we’re going to do it right this time....

While some players were selected earlier than expected and some teams ended up with great value, other players fell and other teams reached. SIGN UP to stream the NFL Draft LIVE on DAZN in Canada Here’s a look back on a crazy and unpredictable Round 1 with the first 32 picks now etched in NFL Draft history. NFL Draft grades: First-round winners — Baker Mayfield, for being the surprise No....

The Bengals’ loss dropped them to 1-13 and kept them on track to earn the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft, an important development since they play the 3-11 Dolphins in Week 16. MORE: SN’s latest 2020 NFL Mock Draft Speaking of Miami, its loss to the Giants in New York on Sunday was good news for Cincinnati. The Giants previously were the biggest threat to the Bengals in the race for the No....

Georgia set a record with 15 players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, including five defensive players in the first round. Jacksonville selected Travon Walker with the No. 1 pick in the draft. The Bulldogs won the national championship this season, the program’s first since 1980. Cincinnati had nine players selected in the draft after a remarkable season in which they became the first Group of 5 school to reach the College Football Playoff....

Now more NFL teams are taking long looks at the freakish athlete who could be a cornerback, safety or running back at the next level. Wilson will have an official top-30 visit with the Cincinnati Bengals next week, a source tells Sporting News, adding that he also has a visit with the Oakland Raiders lined up for Wednesday. Wilson also worked out for the Detroit Lions on Houston’s campus Monday and for the New England Patriots earlier this month, the source said....

Still, given the Bills’ hunger for a top quarterback, the coveted talent in the back half of the top 10 and other known nuggets of information, we have plenty to piece together in predicting the results of Round 1. All eyes of course will be on the quarterbacks early. SIGN UP to stream the NFL Draft LIVE on DAZN in Canada NFL Draft rumors Quarterbacks — It’s been a few years since we’ve had this much uncertainty at the top of a draft, which is a credit to Browns general manager John Dorsey....

Speaking Friday morning on ESPN’s “Get Up,” Ryan laid into Cooper and the Cowboys for committing big money to the receiver. Ryan was reacting to an anonymous NFL executive’s quote in The Athletic that provided some criticism of the contract. “It comes back down to, how many guys are really difference makers? That is who you pay the top of the market to,” the executive said. “I’m sorry, Amari Cooper helps, but he does not tilt the field....

Even still, Burrow wanted to make sure his opponents knew who he was during the Super Bowl. MORE: Aaron Donald shrugs off retirement talk at Rams’ Super Bowl parade Burrow was mic’d up during the Super Bowl, and NFL Films captured video of several of his interactions with Rams defenders, including Von Miller, Aaron Donald and Eric Weddle. What was he saying to them? “I’m Joe. Nice to meet you....

The Texans are up to eight draft picks for April, as they were awarded three compensatory selections. But because of two trades with the Browns, they need to wait until the third round to make their first pick. The good news: Unlike many teams with bunches of cap space, the Texans don’t have many spots that must be addressed with veteran free agents. NFL FREE AGENCY:Top 25 players; best by position...

Although the “signings” can’t be made until March 16, there already are many deals in place for teams to either keep key free agents or add some intriguing new players. Before the market was open for business, there also were some blockbuster trades involving big names. Here’s sorting through the best and worst of all the early moves, both from a team and player perspective: NFL FREE AGENCY 2022: Ranking the top 50 players available, best by position, tracking signings...

Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network reports the Cleveland Browns are on the radar for Revis' services, as they are coached by Mike Pettine, his former defensive coordinator with the New York Jets. According to Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Raiders, also with plenty of money to spend, have their eyes on Revis, too. ESPN's Adam Schefter put two more teams on the list of Revis suitors: the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles....

So the question needs to be asked: Have NFL games evolved into events that only corporate America can afford to attend? While most franchises enjoy large season-ticket sales and have few (if any) single-game tickets available on gameday, attending NFL games isn’t as affordable as it once was. Nine years ago the average ticket cost was $62.38, and prices have increased on average by more than 30 percent since....

Following the Panthers’ 21-3 win over the Buccaneers in Week 7, Lamberth, a side judge, and Sutter, a line judge, were seen following Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans into the tunnel. A video captured them approaching Evans and apparently asking for a signature that many thought was an autograph. It appeared that Lamberth was the one to flag down Evans for the signature while Sutter passed by and appeared to point at something on the card....