Are the Dallas Cowboys set for a crashing success or just a crash landing in 2026? They sure did not spend the offseason making subtle moves. Major upgrades and aggressive roster-building dominated the headlines. Yet if Dallas is going to transform from a playoff contender into a legitimate Super Bowl threat, the biggest difference-makers may not be the stars everyone is talking about. Two names stand out as prime breakout candidates entering the 2026 season. Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown has the opportunity to become the heartbeat of Christian Parker’s new defense. Wide receiver Ryan Flournoy appears perfectly positioned to capitalize on...

The Los Angeles Rams have spent the better part of the offseason generating headlines with blockbuster moves and long-term investments. Trent McDuffie will elevate the secondary. Ty Simpson represents the future. Yet for all the attention surrounding the Rams’ biggest names, history suggests that playoff runs are often defined by players operating outside the spotlight. For the Rams, two players stand out as prime breakout candidates for 2026. Linebacker Omar Speights and wide receiver Jordan Whittington are both positioned to become indispensable pieces of Sean McVay’s pursuit of another Lombardi Trophy.

Present and future

Rather than focusing solely on...

The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2026 NFL season carrying the burden that every defending champion must bear: everyone’s best shot. Opposing teams have spent months searching for weaknesses in a roster that climbed to the top of the football world. Yet while much of the national conversation revolves around stars such as Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Leonard Williams, and Byron Murphy II, championship teams are rarely sustained by star power alone. They thrive because lesser-known contributors emerge and transform into indispensable pieces. For Seattle, wide receiver Jake Bobo and edge defender Derick Hall will not generate many headlines. However, both...

The Bills announced four promotions in their scouting department last week. Alonzo Dotson was elevated from college scout to assistant director of college scouting, Tyler Pratt was promoted from southeast area scout to national scout, former scouting assistant Kellyn Gerenstein was named the team’s new BLESTO scout, and Gardner Temkin filled Gerenstein’s vacated scouting assistant role.

Dotson joined the team in 2022 as a college scout and worked his way up after four years. Pratt arrived in Buffalo in 2016, working internships with broadcasting and player personnel/football operations before being named player personnel coordinator in 2018. He was promoted to...

The Vikings announced a number of front office updates yesterday as new general manager Nolan Teasley began to shape the group around him. In some of those updates, Minnesota parted ways with quite a few personnel staffers, chief among them being former assistant general manager Demitrius Washington. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the team is expected to name his replacement(s) soon.

Per Pelissero, Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner are expected to be named assistant general managers sometime over the next few days. Pelissero’s NFL Network colleague Ian Rapoport added that Healy “will serve as the team’s [secondary football...

Hello, good evening and welcome to day two of the 2026 World Cup. After Mexico and Canada held their opening matches it’s now time for the United States to have their opener. Tonight, they go up against a CONMEBOL competitor Paraguay.

I’m not going to try and do any kind of breakdown of the game because I don’t follow soccer nearly at all and to attempt it would confuse y’all and annoy me (ugh, reading). So instead I’ll say here is your open thread for watching the USMNT with your fellow Texans fans Americans.

Game information:

Who: USMNT v. Paraguay...

The Minnesota Vikings are going through a crucial offseason as head coach Kevin O’Connell is in the early stages of determining the winner of the quarterback derby. Holdover J.J. McCarthy and former Arizona Cardinal Kyler Murray will show off their talents throughout training camp and into the preseason before the head coach makes a decision on who will be under center when the Vikings host the Green Bay Packers in Week 1.

O’Connell is under extreme pressure as the Vikings prepare for the 2026 season, which is his fifth with the team. The Vikings have had two playoff seasons under...

This week's edition of the PFR mailbag addresses questions regarding the top three NFC West teams from 2025. Patrick Mahomes' new Chiefs deal, its implications, and more, are also covered.

James asks:

If [Aaron] Donald comes back, do you see the Rams as the clear favorite? Or are the Seahawks somehow being slept on?

It will certainly be interesting to see if Donald really does come back in 2026, won’t it? I don’t know if he’s in position to play a full season after two years out of the game, but signing in time for the playoffs would (well, should)...

A Steelers Depot daily segment. A quick hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related stories that may not require a complete article but nuggets worth mentioning and passing on to you guys. Your Depot After Dark for June 12. MENDENHALL AT PRACTICE The Steelers have been searching for their seventh Super Bowl victory for quite some time […]

It’s officially the dead of the NFL offseason, so let’s try futbol out on Friday night. The United States’ opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Paraguay is being broadcast on FOX and starts at 8:00 p.m. Arrowhead time.

Get your “footie” on in the comments!

Any soccer fans out there? Lamar Jackson said he was going to “look into” the World Cup, so we figured we’d give Ravens fans a place to talk about the U.S. Men’s National Team’s debut against Paraguay!

“I really haven’t followed soccer this season, but I’m going to try,” Jackson said on Wednesday, adding that he was excited for the World Cup, which is being co-hosted by the U.S. along with Mexico and Canada.

The United States is thought to be the best team in Group D, sitting 17th in FIFA’s current rankings, followed by Turkey (23rd), Australia (27th), and...

As the NFL offseason transitions into the dead zone, it felt like the right time to revisit Jacksonville’s recent draft history. The general rule of thumb around the league is that a draft class should be given at least three years to be fairly evaluated. With several Trent Baalke selections now approaching contract extension territory, that window has arrived. Baalke’s 2021 to 2024 tenure in Jacksonville draws mixed reviews from the fanbase, but credit where it’s due, there are day two and day three picks worth acknowledging.

So which one stands above the rest?

**Brenton Strange | TE |...