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Vinnie Iyer

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Charlotte, NC, United States

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Past articles by Vinnie:

Is it time to end the NFL Combine as we know it? 6 ways to improve the NFL Draft scouting process

The NFL Scouting Combine used to be a necessary, ultimate centralized showcase of the best pro prospects ahead for an upcoming draft, but here's why that's not necessarily the case anymore with the event gaining more vocal opposition. → Read More

NFL Mock Draft 2023: Eagles add to Super Bowl defense; Bengals, Ravens reset secondaries; Seahawks join QB run

Sporting News' 10th first-round mock of the 2023 NFL Draft covers picks No. 1 through No. 30 with two more teams eliminated in the conference championship games ahead of Super Bowl 57. → Read More

NFL power rankings: Re-ranking the 8 teams left in 2023 playoffs, from Chiefs to Giants

With six teams eliminated from Super Bowl 57 contention during the wild-card round of the 2022-2023 NFL playoffs, here's looking at the best of the rest, including the Chiefs, Eagles and the six teams that just advanced. → Read More

NFL Mock Draft 2023: Seahawks pass on QB with Russell Wilson pick; Chargers, Vikings, Ravens also upgrade D after playoff exits

Sporting News' eighth first-round mock of the 2023 NFL Draft covers picks No. 1 through No. 24 with six more teams eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs. → Read More

NFL power rankings: Bills, Cowboys jump Chiefs with Bengals closing in; Dolphins sink for Week 14

How do all 32 teams in the NFL stack up against each other after Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season? Sporting News breaks down the latest power structure and hierarchy across the league. → Read More

NFL power rankings: Eagles, Vikings climb NFC hierarchy; 49ers, Packers, Cowboys slide after Week 1

How do all 32 teams in the NFL stack up against each other after a wild Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season? Based on the first impressions vs. preseason expectations, here's looking at the league's best and worst. → Read More

Trey Lance is a 49ers bust, Aaron Rodgers can't save the Packers, Patrick Mahomes is better without Tyreek Hill: Worst overreactions from NFL Week 1

Everything seems bigger in NFL Week 1, with hype surrounding big results and panic after shocking developments. SN looks at the worst overreactions from the weekend and breaks down what they really mean. → Read More

NFL predictions 2022: Final standings, playoff projections, Super Bowl 57 pick

Sporting News' predictions for the 2022 NFL season are here. Check out our complete set of projections for the regular season standings and playoff matchups all the way through Super Bowl 57 in Arizona. → Read More

NFL power rankings: 49ers, Steelers, Vikings surging; Cowboys, Browns lose juice after preseason

How do all 32 teams in the NFL stack up against each other after the preseason and just before the 2022 regular season? Here's an updated summer look at the league's hierarchy. → Read More

Ranking the NFL's best head coaches for the 2022 season from 1-32

There's a new coach at the top of Sporting News' updated rankings of the league's best sideline leaders. At only 36 with his first Super Bowl ring, Sean McVay is king, ahead of some older, more seasoned contemporaries. → Read More

Ranking the NFL's best wide receivers for the 2022 season from 1-30

Here are Sporting News' updated NFL wide receiver rankings for the 2022 season from 1-30, starting with the incomparable Cooper Kupp and two explosive former LSU teammates now also crushing it as pros. → Read More

Ranking the NFL's best running backs for the 2022 season from 1-30

Here's an updated look at the best running backs in the league while looking ahead to the 2022 NFL regular season, with the Colts' Jonathan Taylor becoming the easy new No. 1 with a bullet. → Read More

NFL quarterback rankings: The best and worst starting QBs for 2022, ranked 1-32

It's young guns vs. old reliables near the top of Sporting News' NFL starting QB rankings with a new No. 1 and a different No. 32, too. → Read More

NFL Hall of Fame tiers: Ranking the best active players at every position, from locks (Aaron Rodgers) to fringe (Matthew Stafford)

Which of the top current players in the NFL are prime candidates to be enshrined in Canton as Pro Football Hall of Famers after their fine careers are finished? Here's a look at those with the most favorable chances to join the exclusive 362-member club. → Read More

Washington's Mount Rushmore of Sports: Alex Ovechkin, Darrell Green, Wes Unseld, Walter Johnson voted best of the best

Washington, D.C., is the nation’s capital and center of government, but it’s also a hub for some of the country’s most passionate sports fan bases. Although football has been the long-running constant, no matter the team name or lack thereof, baseball, basketball and hockey have carved out their own special places. → Read More

Miami Mount Rushmore of Sports: Dan Marino, Dwyane Wade, Bob Griese, Alonzo Mourning voted best of the best

Members of The Sporting News staff voted on the best of the best for Miami sports. → Read More

NFL Mock Draft 2023: Predicting where Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and other top prospects will go

In Sporting News' first way-too-early first-round mock for the 2023 NFL Draft, the quarterbacks are back on the marquee, led by Alabama's Bryce Young and Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, but one of Young's teammates is the best bet to go No. 1 overall. → Read More

NFL Draft grades 2022: Live results & analysis for every pick in Round 1

Follow along as Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer hands out live grades for each pick during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. → Read More

How Rams won Super Bowl 56: Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and the 6 biggest plays that beat the Bengals

The Rams won another playoff late in the fourth quarter, overcoming a big injury to big plays by the Bengals' passing game with a familiar formula of all-out veteran star power, led by Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald. → Read More

Super Bowl 2022 picks, predictions against spread: Why Bengals will upset Rams in Super Bowl 56

Here is Sporting News' comprehensive breakdown of Super Bowl 56 between the Bengals and Rams, including our expert prediction for the 2022 game. → Read More