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The three-year deal with a base value of $54 million gives Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles an average of $18 million per year. That sounds good in isolation, but it puts him near the bottom of all NFL starting quarterbacks not constrained by a slotted rookie deal.
Here’s the list of 2018 starters by annual average, with actual numbers for those with contracts and projected numbers for those who will still be signed. More
Dial it back a year and the names hold little weight. But by the time the Patriots made their furious rally past the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, the 2016 rookie draft class was everywhere. More
Zak Showalter and Ethan Happ walked quietly down the middle of the court, arm in arm, away from Florida’s celebration of a last-second victory. More
Wisconsin has used the same starting lineup for 59 of its past 60 games, so a change to that group will not be made casually. The Badgers are serious about getting themselves ready for March. More
OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were all in the starting lineup for Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, less than 24 hours after Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said the team’s Big 3 would “probably” all rest. More
Dak Prescott, a fourth-round draft choice who started the summer of 2016 as the Cowboys’ third-string quarterback, has been named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year. More
James Harden scored 51 points and added 13 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 123-118 victory over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. More
Russell Westbrook might be the most dynamic player in the NBA this season, scoring a league-best 30.6 points and averaging a triple-double through his first 44 games. But unless an injury occurs, Westbrook will not be a starter in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. More
EL PASO, Texas — It took Mitch Trubisky until his fourth year at North Carolina to earn the starting job. It took him one year of playing college football to make himself a possible top-10 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. More
NFL Nation reporters give the rookie classes for all 32 teams a grade and pick the best, most improved and most disappointing rookies of the season. Click the links after each team to view the full posts.
Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys are looking at one of their best draft classes. Much of the focus is on Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott, but they have received better-than-expected contributions from others. Read more.