Bucky Brooks picks Burrow, Rousseau, Bailey as top midseason award candidates
Analyst Bucky Brooks named quarterback Joe Burrow, pass rusher Greg Rousseau and rookie defensive end David Bailey as his leading candidates for the NFL’s individual awards at the season’s midpoint, NFL.com reported. Earlier in the season, Yahoo Sports analysts Frank Schwab and Eric Edholm graded all 32 clubs, giving top marks to the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and New York Giants while assigning low grades to the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles. USA TODAY Sports also released midseason grades for every franchise, using an A-to-F scale.
CBS Sports voters selected Burrow as the midseason MVP and identified the Jacksonville Jaguars as the top Super Bowl contender. The Ringer’s midseason power rankings placed the Bills, Jaguars and Chicago Bears among the league’s leading teams. In a separate CBS Sports grading, the Chargers received the lowest rating of F, with three teams earning A grades.
