Analyzing NFC champion odds for 2025 NFL season
Chris Simms and Ahmed Fareed take a look at the odds, provided by DraftKings Sportsbook, for the NFC champion, where the Eagles are the favorites, but the Rams could be a great value bet.
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USA Today
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- USA Today
Eagles named as top landing spot for star CB Jaire Alexander
Eagles named as top landing spot for star CB Jaire Alexander Jaire Alexander could be headed to Philadelphia after being released by the Packers The Green Bay Packers are parting ways with two-time Pro Bowl defensive back Jaire Alexander after seven seasons. Alexander has missed at least 10 games in three of his last four seasons, but he's still one of the best in the NFL when healthy. Alexander played just seven games in 2024, marking the second straight season in which he missed at least 10 games due to injury. The former Pro Bowler also played just four games in 2021. This spring, general manager Brian Gutekunst told the media that Alexander's absences have been "tough on the player [and] tough on the organization," which signed the cornerback to an $84 million extension in 2022. Alexander is expected to draw significant interest from several teams on the open market. Could the Philadelphia Eagles be an option? Pro Football Focus named the Eagles as one of six potential landing spots for the former first-round pick. We have to throw this one in here because, well, it's the Eagles. Part of their run to the Super Bowl last year was capitalizing on players like this becoming available and forming the best team in the league. Alexander was also born in Philadelphia, though he grew up mostly in North Carolina. The Eagles have Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean in their secondary, two players who were excellent as rookie starters in 2024. But they did lose Darius Slay, as well as Isaiah Rodgers, from their Super Bowl secondary. Perhaps Alexander would take a big discount to be the veteran in the room for a team looking for another title. CBS Sports has also identified Philadelphia as a possible destination. Philly is always aggressive in going after high-level talent, and Alexander fits the bill. He does even more so because the Eagles allowed both Darius Slay and Isaiah Rodgers to leave for greener pastures in free agency this offseason, leaving them with Kelee Ringo or Adoree' Jackson as their other starting corner across from 2024 first-rounder Quinyon Mitchell. Adding Alexander to the mix would allow them to better replicate what they had last year with Mitchell, Slay and slot corner Cooper DeJean. When healthy, Alexander is one of the best cornerbacks in football. He was named second-team All-Pro in 2022 after recording 14 pass breakups and five interceptions, but injuries hampered Alexander's final years in Green Bay. The 28-year-old has been limited to just 34 games over the last four seasons and missed the final eight contests in 2024. The Eagles are taking chances on a few oft-injured players next season (ex., Azeez Ojulari), would they bring in Alexander? Current DBs coach Christian Parker worked with Alexander for two years in Green Bay, and they maintain a great relationship. If Kelee Ringo or Adoree' Jackson underwhelm in training camp, Alexander could be another low-risk, high-reward signing for GM Howie Roseman, money permitting. 'He has been a great player for us,' Packers president Mark Murphy said. 'Obviously, elite talent. Unfortunately, just injured a lot. Unfortunately that's a big part of the game.'
New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
Golden Tate speaks out on explosive Jalen Ramsey feud over sister that blew up on field
Former Giants receiver Golden Tate is peeling back the curtain on his widely publicized feud with current Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey, which exploded on the field in October 2020. During a recent appearance on the 'Bussin' with the Boys' podcast, Tate expanded on the beef with Ramsey, who previously dated the wideout's sister and ended the relationship while she was pregnant with their second child in 2019. 'Him and one of my twin sisters have two children together,' Tate said on the program hosted by Taylor Lewan and Will Compton. '… Now things happened within that relationship where I don't think my sister was done or treated the way she should have been treated. And when that happens, who you gotta come see? You gotta come see big bro.' Advertisement 6 Golden Tate spoke about his widely publicized beef with Jalen Ramsey on the 'Bussin' with the Boys' podcast. Bussin' with the Boys/YouTube 6 Jalen Ramsey was involved with Tate's sister and shares two children with her. Getty Images The family feud spilled over to social media in October 2019 when a photo of Ramsey and his new girlfriend surfaced. When a fan tweeted to Tate, 'If I was @ShowtimeTate I would have words with this young fella,' the former second-round pick replied, 'He know he gonna have to see me.' Advertisement Fast-forward 12 months, when Tate's Giants and Ramsey's Rams faced off on Oct. 4, 2020, the fireworks shortly ignited. 'We get out there and right away, first one he's overly jamming me and I'm like, 'OK, this is how we're going to do,'' Tate recalled. '… Whatever I do, I cannot cost my team a penalty or cost myself any money, so that's in my back pocket. I'm not going to do that cause that's selfish, but I'm in his face, I'm talking my mess, he talking his mess.' Advertisement 6 Jalen Ramsey (20) tackled Golden Tate (15) during a Rams-Giants clash in October 2020. Getty Images 6 A postgame explosion transpired after. X Matters came to a head after the game, a 17-9 Rams win, with players and personnel separating Tate and Ramsey, who allegedly swung at his opponent. 'The game ends, I run up there to expect it, what's going to happen? And he come find me… I'm seeing where he at, I went right up to him with my helmet on and he swings, but I knew he was going to swing, so I duck, and I went to dump him, and the next thing you know, they had everybody on us, so they separated us,' Tate said. Advertisement As for where he stands with Ramsey, 30, now, the 36-year-old Tate said the priority is shielding the children from the drama. 6 Golden Tate during his time with the Giants. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post 6 Jalen Ramsey is currently on the Dolphins. AP 'We haven't talked, but I think we both kind of have agreed to not be knuckleheads for the betterment of his daughters and my nieces, and that's kind of where we stand,' Tate said. Ramsey, who was traded to the Dolphins in March 2023 after three seasons and a Super Bowl LVI win with the Rams, shared his take on the Tate scuffle during a 2022 appearance on 'The Pivot' podcast. 'On sight, we knew what we was gonna do,' Ramsey said at the time. 'I mean that's his sister, that's what he supposed to do, too. But you mind your business, too. This is me too now.' Ramsey, a 2016 first-round pick with the Jaguars, has been at the center of trade talks his offseason. Tate last played for the Titans after signing with their practice squad in November 2021. He was released months later in January.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Eagles to be featured on HBO this season as Hard Knocks goes In-Season with the NFC East
The NFC East is the most challenging division in the NFL, and things will ratchet up dramatically this season. The season will start with four potential 2025 playoff teams and many storylines. As HBO's Hard Knocks takes an inside, in-season look at this historical division, fans will now have an up-close look at the Eagles, Commanders, Cowboys, and Giants' quest for a division title. This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles to make their debut on Hard Knocks in'season with the NFC East
