He’s a long way away, but we don’t play for a long time, either. I feel good where he’s at.

He’s a long way away, but we don’t play for a long time, either. I feel good where he’s at.” Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11. “He’s very excited to come back and see our fans,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft told the NFL Network. “It will be a great, great celebration.” However, with the uncertainty around Tagovailoa’s health, the Dolphins should have used one of the four picks to select a quarterback for insurance purposes, particularly because back-up Mike White alternated between spectacular touchdowns and interceptions during his time with the New York Jets.Brian Daboll, the reigning coach of the year, already knew his sophomore campaign would come with a bevy of challenges, but he couldn’t have possibly forecast this scenario. Seven of the Giants’ first 11 games are on the road against the Cardinals, 49ers, Dolphins, Bills, Raiders, Cowboys and Commanders. And three of their home games in that opening stretch are against the Cowboys and Seahawks (two playoff teams from 2022), as well as Rodgers’ Jets. If the Giants can manage to tread water, they’ll have a chance to make a run in the second half, but that’s going to be a mighty task.

San Francisco 49ers. The draft came and went without the 49ers making any meaningful moves. Although they were without a first- or second-round pick due to previous moves for Trey Lance and Christian McCaffrey, the 49ers needed to find a way to be competitive in the draft after coming within one game of reaching the Super Bowl. But while the Eagles, who beat them in last season’s NFC Championship, aced their draft, the Niners failed miserably. Aaron Rodgers will make his New York Jets debut in the first Monday night game of the season against the Buffalo Bills and later faces the Miami Dolphins in the NFL’s first Black Friday game on Nov. 24. Unlike many others, we have no billionaire owner – this helps us maintain the freedom to fearlessly chase the truth and report it with integrity. Your support will allow us to continue to work with trademark determination and passion to bring you journalism that’s always free from commercial or political interference.

As a former NFL player and scout, I distinctly remember weighing the pros and cons of a freshly released slate — and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of upcoming opponents. Typically, styles make fights when ultra-talented rosters square off. But a handful of position groups can overwhelm and overpower all comers. The collective dominance of the unit sets the tone for the team while also creating chances for blue-chip individuals to simply take over the game. Smith’s trade follows an excellent season in which he recorded 10 sacks, 44 tackles (15 for loss), five passes defended (a career-high) and one forced fumble with Minnesota. He’ll move to his new destination just a few months before his 31st birthday, joining a Browns defense that has invested in its front, but needed a starting-quality rusher opposite Garrett. Smith will also bring plenty of AFC North playing experience, where he cut his NFL teeth with the Ravens from 2015-2018. This is a huge day for me, Young said, via the team website. “This is my first day of practice, which was a lot of fun. I wanted to set the tone. I was just here trying to get stuff down, like we all were. We talked about it a lot as a team, being prepared. … I just want to do everything I can to have a good first day and hopefully keep stacking them.” FILE – Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) waves after the Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos in an NFL football game Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Denver. The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will host the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7 to kick off the 2023 NFL season.

And NFL fans will get their first look at star quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a Jets uniform when New York faces the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football” on Sept. 11. That’s according to early details released Thursday, May 11, 2023, on this year’s NFL schedule. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)View All (2) Six of the Jets’ first eight games are against reigning playoff teams, and the exceptions are the Patriots and Broncos, who each have reason to be better in 2023. Surely, there’s a lot of deserved hype with the Jets because they’re carrying over a talented defense and added Rodgers. But if there are any offensive growing pains with the new system, the Jets are going to have a lot of catching up to do in the second half against a loaded AFC. Last year, the N.F.L.’s workplace culture came under renewed scrutiny because of a discrimination lawsuit filed by Brian Flores, the Afro Latino former coach of the Miami Dolphins. He claimed that the league flouted its rules requiring teams to interview a diverse range of candidates for the head coach and general manager positions. With Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins at his side, Burrow’s a lock for another uber-consistent campaign. It was an upset to see the Bengals not draft a pass-catching tight end — high hopes for Irv Smith Jr. — but the front office dialed up a coup by snagging left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. on a four-year, $64.092 million deal. Cincy’s destiny might have been different a year ago had the line not crumbled into an injury-riddled apocalypse against K.C. in the AFC title game. Carolina Panthers. After Cam Newton’s release in 2020, the Carolina Panthers were only consistent at starting inconsistent quarterbacks. But with three prominent quarterbacks available in this year’s draft, the Panthers decided it was time to act.