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The Raiders waited 14 years for this?
January 7, 2017 | 9:34pmThe Raiders made their long-awaited return to the NFL playoffs after a 14-year absence. It was not cause for a celebration. With their All-Pro quarterback Derek Carr back in California...
The hunt to be the second best quarterback in the NFL playoffs
January 7, 2017 | 12:31amThe Post continues its examination of certain aspects of the NFL playoff teams. Here’s a look at the quarterbacks: 1. Tom Brady, Patriots Incredibly, he just keeps getting better with...
The mystery around Raiders QB could be what saves them
January 6, 2017 | 12:45pmThe Oakland Raiders didn’t want rookie quarterback Connor Cook to start Saturday’s playoff game — the team’s first since 2002. That job belonged to Derek Carr. And then it belonged...
Meet the bombshell sister of NFL's most unlikely playoff QB
January 5, 2017 | 11:25amReady or not, Connor Cook is about to make his first professional start on one of the NFL's biggest stages. The Raiders rookie, who was drafted in the fourth round...
The long, slow NFL Draft falls of Connor Cook and Cardale Jones
April 30, 2016 | 8:37pmCHICAGO — A bad attitude by Michigan State’s Connor Cook and bad timing by Cardale Jones of Ohio State proved costly for both Big Ten quarterbacks in this year’s NFL...
Jets' second-round dilemma: Project QB or pass-rush missile?
April 29, 2016 | 12:28pmThe Jets got faster on Thursday night by picking linebacker Darron Lee in the first round. On Day 2, do they continue searching for speed or do they turn their...
10 seriously intriguing names still available in NFL Draft
April 29, 2016 | 11:28amThere are still plenty of potential stars left in the NFL Draft after Thursday night's first round. 1. Myles Jack, LB, UCLA: It was a worst-case scenario for the draft's...
Why Jets' QB solution could be hiding in middle rounds
April 27, 2016 | 6:12pmTo QB or not QB, that is always the question when the draft rolls around for the Jets. Gang Green has taken eight quarterbacks in the past 10 years and...
Ranking NFL draft's best QBs, kickers and punters
April 24, 2016 | 1:30amThe Post ranks the top QBs and specialists in the Thursday-Saturday draft: Quarterbacks 1. Jared Goff*, Cal-Berkeley, 6-4, 215 pounds Awareness and skinny build are concerns, but otherwise deemed NFL-ready....
Michigan State vs. Alabama: Cotton Bowl preview and prediction
December 31, 2015 | 2:17amWhen Alabama has the ball Get used to hearing Derrick Henry’s name called. The Heisman Trophy winner and SEC record breaker — he set the single-season mark with 1,986 rushing...
Connor Cook latest example of Michigan State recruiting genius
December 28, 2015 | 9:51pmDALLAS — Even Connor Cook couldn’t understand why Michigan State was recruiting him. He was struggling his junior year, his high school failing to reach the postseason, and yet each...