Chris Burke

Joined: Dec 11, 2013

Chris Burke covers the NFL for Sports Illustrated and is SI.com’s lead NFL draft expert. He joined SI in 2011 and lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.

NFL

NFL Picks Week 2: Texans vs. Bengals on Thursday Night Football

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David Johnson’s Injury Forcing Cardinals into Survival Mode

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Monday Night Football Preview: Picking Saints-Vikings, Chargers-Broncos in Week 1

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How Do the Chiefs Replace Eric Berry? The Options Aren’t Great

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NFL Picks Week 1: Patriots vs. Chiefs on Thursday Night Football

Do the Chiefs have any chance against the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots in the first game of the 2017 NFL season? SI's Chris Burke makes his Thursday Night Football pick.

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The Biggest Winner in the Jets-Seahawks Trade? Sheldon Richardson

Sheldon Richardson is finally freed from the Jets' defense—just in time for him to hit free agency—while Jermaine Kearse comes to New York to help a horribly depleted WR corps.

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NFL Roster Cuts 2017: Tracking Every Team's Move

By 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, every NFL team trimmed its roster from 90 players to 53, putting lots of players on the job market. Follow along to keep up with every team's biggest moves.

College

2018 NFL Mock Draft: Which College Stars Should Pro Fans Follow This Fall?

The draft is less than eight months away, but we have a whole college football season to play first. Here are the names NFL fans should know.

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Matthew Stafford's Contract: Lions Pay for Stability at the NFL's Most Important Position

Sure, the Lions had to pay Matthew Stafford big, given the trend of rising quarterback contracts and his already-high deal. But there's no doubt that the veteran has proven his worth to the franchise.

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The Learning Curve for Rookie Tight Ends

In the 2017 NFL draft, three rookie tight ends—the Bucs' O.J. Howard, the Giants' Evan Engram and the Browns' David Njoku—were drafted in the first round. But history dictates that they won't put up anything near their college numbers in their first year. Why the struggle?

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Blake Bortles’s Biggest Problem May No Longer Be His Mechanics

Blake Bortles's offensive coordinator at UCF, Charlie Taafe, says that while the Jaguars QB's footwork and throwing motion is still far from perfect, his biggest issue currently is his mental game.

NFL

Building an NFL Expansion Team: The Complete Draft

If the NFL were to add another team, could an expansion draft field a competitive squad?