Feb 28, 2026
NFLIndianapolis
A 245-pound linebacker leaping out of the gym in Indianapolis. Stop what you're doing and understand what you just watched.
Here's the thing about watching Sonny Styles post a 43.5-inch vertical jump. You see a number, and then you think about what the number means, and then it takes a moment before it actually registers. That's the highest vertical jump by any player 6-foot-4 or taller since 2003. He is a linebacker. He weighs 245 pounds.
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NFLWashington
The second-year quarterback plays with a poise that's hard to teach — and an offensive line that's finally giving him the time to show it.
Here's the thing about Jayden Daniels that gets lost in all the analytical conversation: the kid plays football like he enjoys it. That sounds simple. It isn't. The NFL has a way of taking the joy out of young quarterbacks. The system gets more complicated. Defenses get better at what they've studied about you. The mistakes get more expensive. For a lot of young quarterbacks, the first couple of years are about survival — about not getting killed physically and not getting killed mentally. You see them out there running for their professional lives.
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