Given that every team is available and there are some big favorites on the board, Week 1 may seem like a free ticket in NFL survivor picks. Well, not so fast. Last year, the Cincinnati Bengals were 8-point favorites in the season opener against the visiting New England Patriots.

With the 2025 season on the horizon, NFL.com analysts make their picks for the league's biggest awards -- including MVP, Offensive/Defensive Rookie of the Year and more.

Running back Royce Freeman (a third-round draft pick in 2018) signed with the Chicago Bears. Cornerback Michael Ojemudia (a third-round pick in 2020) landed with the Dallas Cowboys. And wide receiver Juwann Winfree (a sixth-round pick in 2019) joined the Houston Texans.

I'll get out ahead of things and let you know that quarterback will be Penn State's Drew Allar next spring. He's been whispered about in scouting circles ever since Week 1 of his freshman year when he subbed in for a banged-up Sean Clifford coming out of halftime against Purdue and made this throw (plus a young Tyler Warren sighting):

T he 2025 NFL season is right around the corner, as teams just set their initial 53-man rosters and will prepare for the first week of the season in September.

NFL teams cut their rosters officially down to 53 players on Tuesday, the mandated deadline. Historically, NFL cut day has always been brutal. For players, they

SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor has locked in his Super Bowl 60 futures picks and best bets ahead of the 2025 NFL season

The New England Patriots waived offensive lineman Cole Strange, their 2022 first-round pick, on Tuesday afternoon.