Gilberto Manzano

Joined: Feb 14, 2023

Gilberto Manzano is a staff writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated. After starting off as a breaking news writer at NFL.com in 2014, he worked as the Raiders beat reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and covered the Chargers and Rams for the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Daily News. During his time as a combat sports reporter, he was awarded best sports spot story of 2018 by the Nevada Press Association for his coverage of the Conor McGregor-Khabib Nurmagomedov post-fight brawl. Manzano, a first-generation Mexican-American with parents from Nayarit, Mexico, is the cohost of Compas on the Beat, a sports and culture show featuring Mexican-American journalists. He has been a member of the Pro Football Writers of America since 2017.

Broncos quarterbacks Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham take the field against the Packers.

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Denver will head to the AFC championship game without its second-year quarterback. But Sean Payton is coaching a complete team you should not overlook.

With Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin stepping down, several Pittsburgh veterans could be on the move, too, including edge rusher T.J. Watt.

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Changing coaches for the first time in 19 years will likely mean a hard reset for the organization, plus more in this week’s NFL Fact or Fiction.

Caleb Williams led a spectacular comeback for the Bears on Saturday against the rival Packers in his first playoff start.

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The Bears’ second-year quarterback flashed his immense potential against the Packers. Plus, it’s time for the Eagles to trade A.J. Brown.

Josh Allen led the Bills to a 27–24 playoff win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

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Josh Allen lifted Buffalo to a rousing win over a tough Jaguars team, setting the tone for a promising postseason run.

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown fails to make a catch during Philadelphia's wild-card loss to San Francisco on Sunday.

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Ben Johnson built a solid foundation in his first year in Chicago, with the future looking bright for Caleb Williams & Co., even after a narrow playoff loss to the Rams.

In two seasons, Harbaugh has led the Chargers to identical 11–6 records, culminating in wild-card round playoff exits.

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After another quick playoff exit for the Chargers, it's time for Harbaugh to do things differently and help Herbert avoid the fates of Philip Rivers and Dan Fouts before him.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud had three turnovers against the Steelers, but did just enough to help Houston advance with a win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.

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Houston held Pittsburgh’s offense to 175 yards and no touchdowns in what could have been Aaron Rodgers’s final game in the NFL and maybe Mike Tomlin’s with the Steelers.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has been front and center since being traded from the Lions.

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It says plenty about Matthew Stafford that Los Angeles is in a position to win another Super Bowl despite a lack of talent on the back end of the defense.