Author: Mike Jones, USA TODAY

After disappointing, or in some cases embarrassing, NFL season openers, these players and coaches need a bounce-back performance in the worst way.

From coaches to rookies to veterans, there were plenty of big-name NFL figures starting off in new spots. Who fared well and who didn’t?

Ezekiel Elliott is now the highest paid running back in the NFL. USA TODAY Sports’ Mike Jones says Elliott had Jerry Jones right where he wanted him.

Patrick Mahomes delivered an electrifying first season as a starter for the Kansas City Chiefs. But the reigning MVP still sees holes in his game.

New Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles uses devotionals, journaling and special coffee to cope with stress.

Keith Thurman is 29-0 and holds the WBA world welterweight title. He’s just days from the biggest fight of his life – a meeting with Manny Pacquiao

Kirk Cousins faces a pivotal second season with the Vikings after 2018 ended with disappointment in Minnesota.

Washington last won a Super Bowl in 1991, and the team has reached the playoffs only six times since. Stability at quarterback has proved more scarce.

Kevin Wilkins was taken from his mother when he was 6, but now the former Rutgers lineman setting an example for both of his families