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NFL NationFeb 27, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

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Sometimes change is just needed, and NFL players are not exempt from this philosophy.

There are plenty of examples of players flourishing with new teams, with Saquon Barkley‘s record-setting season and Sam Darnold‘s resurgence in 2024 being some of the highlights.

Now, we turn to 2025, when the offseason is once again sure to bring change for

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The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 4. During that time frame, each team is allowed to tag one player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Doing so would keep the player with the franchise for the 2025 season.

Franchise tag figures are based on the top five annual salaries at each position, and the price goes up each time a player gets tagged. Teams must determine whether it’s in their best interest to pay the franchise tag price, extend the player or possibly tag him and

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The 2025 NFL draft is just over two months away. It kicks off on April 24 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the Tennessee Titans will be on the clock first with the No. 1 pick. But what does the top of the draft board look like right now?

We used the recent Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl events as opportunities to get a sense of the top of this class. Who is the top overall prospect? Who is the top quarterback? Will the top pick be a QB or non-QB, and will it be the Titans making

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It’s never too early to kick off our 2025 NFL Power Rankings. After the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, we are already looking ahead to next season.

Forget that free agency doesn’t start for another month or that the NFL draft is more than two months away. Let’s take a look at every team and preview what the offseason has in store.

In addition to our way-too-early rankings, our NFL Nation reporters offer up three words to describe this offseason for every team. Six teams have new head coaches (and

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Before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX (Sunday, 6 p.m. ET, FOX), the best of the NFL gathered at the nearby Saenger Theatre for Thursday’s NFL Honors.

Upcoming awards include: Most Valuable Player, Defensive Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Here’s a look at who took home the awards and why:

Joe Burrow returned from a wrist injury to have a career year in 2024. AP Photo/Jeff DeanComeback Player of the Year

Joe Burrow | QB | Cincinnati Bengals

When the

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The offseason has arrived for 30 NFL teams while the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for Super Bowl LIX — so we’re taking a look at what lies ahead over the next two months, with free agency set to begin on March 12.

We asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick the one free agent from the team they cover whose contract status will shape that franchise’s offseason the most. The list includes a couple of quarterbacks returning to free agency, veteran receivers who figure to be in high demand and one

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