The NFL is a league with very mixed racial demographics. In 2023, over 53 percent of NFL players were black or African American.
Gertz (2017), using Pro Football Logic’s database of players, tabulated the number of players at each position by race for the 2016 season. The percentage of white players ranged from 0% for cornerbacks to about 79% for quarterbacks.Footnote 9 In the Appendix we present the complete ...
Why Tom picked the Ravens: I just have a feeling about Lamar Jackson -- call it a hunch, really -- based on him being one of the best football players on the planet right now. The fact that this seems like something of a risky choice says a lot about the Bills, who are healthy ...
Buffalo Bills(5-4)FPI rank:3Chances to make the playoffs:57.6%Chances to win their division:27%What we know:The Bills defense is solid -- ranking No. 5 in scoring defense -- but injuries to key players are taking a toll. Three starters are out for either the season or at least ...
Next Gen Stats Insight for Commanders-Saints (via NFL Pro): The Saints defense sacked Jayden Daniels eight times, including seven sacks without blitzing, both tied for the second-most in a game by any team this season. The Saints pass rush was incredibly balanced, with five players generating...
The numbers are in at BetMGM, and they paint an interesting picture of the 2025 NFL MVP race. The sportsbook is reporting Jared Goff is generating the highest ticket percentage at 12.1%. The highest handle percentage, meanwhile, belongs to Josh Allen at 17.7%. BetMGM lists Goff as its bigge...
4-13.2351.0.540Lost 1 7 NY Jets 5-12.2942.0.495Won 1 8 Carolina 5-12.2942.0.498Won 1 9 New Orleans 5-12.2942.0.505Lost 4 10 Chicago 5-12.2942.0.554Won 1 11 San Francisco 6-11.3533.0.564Lost 4 12 Dallas 7-10.4124.0.522Lost 2
You decide if two football teams will collectively score over or under a points total that is set by the sportsbook before the game. This is also called the over under bet. Player props Bets involving statistical performances or awards (e.g. Super Bowl MVP) won by individual players. This...
Tua Tagovailoa doesn’t have an MVP case, but you can’t deny his value. Miami is 4-2 since his return to the lineup and he’s thrown 11 touchdowns without an interception in his last four games. That’s got the Dolphins on the periphery of the Wild Card race as a reasonable...
The result of this race isn’t quite as close as the photo finish from the men’s 100-meter final, but Hyatt only just edged out Rashid Shaheed for the title. As you can see below, Shaheed’s most frequent routes (as seen by the thickness of the lines going to the “fruit” at ...