Craig Ellenport

Should Eli Manning Be in the Hall of Fame? With the Class of 2025 about to be revealed, Craig Ellenport and Doug Farrar debate the candidacy of this year’s most polarizing finalist.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be announced one week from tonight. My Athlon Sports colleague @dougfarrar.bsky.social and I debated the candidacy of the most polarizing player among the finalists.
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Ridiculous stat of the day: Commanders WRs Olamide Zaccheaus and Jamison Crowder combined for 5 TD receptions this season. Four of the five came in Washington’s Week 16 win vs. the Eagles.

The Most Unlikely NFL MVP Ever It’s hard enough for any non-quarterback to win MVP, so how did a kicker accomplish the feat in 1982?

It’s a golden age for NFL kickers, so it was a good time to catch up with the only kicker ever to win MVP, Mark Moseley...
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I’m excited to see Juan Soto in a Mets uniform, but I’m terrified this will lead to the Yankees signing Pete Alonso. I’ll live if we don’t re-sign Pete (though I hope they do), but I’d be sick to see him in pinstripes.

Remember when the NFL  season began and everyone said the two-deep safeties were gonna shut down passing offenses around the league? Seven QBs in Week 14 had at least 320 passing yards (with Joe Burrow going tomorrow).

Dan Campbell's Culture of Belief Defines the Detroit Lions Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell has done a rare thing for any coach. He's managed to instill the most important intangibles without a hint of skepticism.

New on @athlonsports.bsky.social: It's great that Dan Campbell has an outsized personality. But it's much better for his team that he has created an amazing culture of belief that shows up when it matters most. Campbell is so much more than a kneecap-biting meme. athlonsports.com/nfl/detroit-...

‘Bookie’ Producer Talks Pete Rose, Charlie Sheen, Shohei Ohtani With Season 2 launching Dec. 12, Athlon Sports spoke to co-creator/executive producer Nick Bakay about Pete Rose, Charlie Sheen, Shohei Ohtani and his beloved Buffalo Bills.

Always enjoy talking to Nick Bakay, and happy to plug his great show, Bookie. Season 2 premieres on Max Dec. 12, so if you haven’t seen Season 1 yet, that’s your weekend assignment.
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Credit @SiriusXMNFL’s Pat Kirwan, whose immediate take on Bill Belichick interviewing at UNC is the right one: It was a chance for Belichick to get in front of the UNC decision-makers and tell them who he wants them to hire.

Love watching Penn State beat up on mediocre opponents. Can’t wait to cash in betting against them in bowl game.

Firing Matt Eberflus Is The Chicago Bears' Only Rational Choice The Chicago Bears have never fired a head coach in-season in their 105-year history. They need to break that patten with Matt Eberflus, writes Doug Farrar.

New on Athlon Sports: Matt Eberflus was already a master of situational ineptitude. But once he started blaming Caleb Williams for his latest weird decision? That should be the end of the road for Eberflus. Change needs to happen now. athlonsports.com/nfl/chicago-...

Major NFL pet peeve: Why does every stadium PA system have to play the same “Thiiiird down!”/Hell’s Bells nonsense when opponent has the ball? Fans can get fired up on their own, right? Be creative, at least

Bryce Young since Week 8, when he became a starter again: 76 of 123 for 784 yards, 5 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, and a passer rating of 83.5.

C.J. Stroud since Week 8: 98 of 167 for 1,212 yards, 4 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, and a passer rating of 76.7.

Go figure!

Why Lions Fans Are More Thankful Than Ever Thanksgiving has always been a huge day for Detroit fans. For the first time, they have bigger turkeys to fry.

Had fun writing this one for @AthlonSports ... Thanksgiving Game has always been the “Super Bowl” for @Lions fans. This season, Thanksgiving is just an appetizer...
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Saquon Barkley currently on pace to rush for 2,151 yards this season, which would break Eric Dickerson’s 40-year-old record of 2,105 #nfl

Baker Mayfield doing the Tommy Cutlets finger gesture not a good look. Being cocky when you’re beating up a minor league team seems like you’re asking for bad karma.

The Unsung Hero Responsible for a Dynasty in Dallas Troy Aikman has Don Majkowski to thank for his Hall of Fame career with the Cowboys.

My latest for Athlon Sports... one of my favorite NFL “what if” scenarios:
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I’m ashamed that I watched that joke

Here’s Why Vikings Will Be Singing a Happy Tune in the Music City Two of Athlon Sports’ NFL experts like Minnesota as one of their Week 11 NFL best bets.

Athlon’s best bets for Week 11 — but more importantly, why the term “one-score game” drives me crazy

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