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Don Banks

Senior NFL writer Don Banks joined SI in 2000 after 10 years on the beat covering the Vikings and Buccaneers. His Snap Judgments cap off every Sunday of every NFL season.

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My final Snap Judgments from 16 years with SI

By Don Banks
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Kathryn Smith discusses life as a Bills assistant

By Don Banks
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AFC North preview: New rivalry has marquee billing

By Don Banks
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Snap judgments from SI.com's training camp tour

By Don Banks
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The NFL's Top 100 players: Russell Wilson

By Don Banks
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The NFL's Top 100 players: Ben Roethlisberger

By Don Banks
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The NFL’s top 100 players: Tom Brady

By Don Banks
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The NFL’s top 100 players: Aaron Rodgers

By Don Banks
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The NFL's Top 100 players: Cam Newton

By Don Banks
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Ravens optimistic about turnaround in 2016

By Don Banks
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The NFL’s top 100 players: Carson Palmer

By Don Banks
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The NFL’s top 100 players: Andrew Luck

By Don Banks
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The NFL's Top 100 players: Philip Rivers

By Don Banks
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The NFL’s top 100 players: Drew Brees

By Don Banks
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Eagles defense taking shape under Jim Schwartz

By Don Banks
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Wideout Sammie Coates next man up for Steelers

By Don Banks
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Bills camp: Easy-does-it after 2015’s injuries

By Don Banks
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Training camp postcards: New York Giants

By Don Banks
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Training camp postcards: New York Jets

By Don Banks
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Raiders embrace buzz and hype entering 2016 season

By Don Banks
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What it was like to cover the late Dennis Green

By Don Banks
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The NFL’s top 10 quarterbacks entering 2016

By Don Banks
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Where Are They Now: Super Bowl champ Brad Johnson

By Don Banks
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Fletcher Cox on his new contract, Eagles’ new era

By Don Banks
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The winding NFL road of Sebastian Janikowski

By Don Banks
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Biggest storylines ahead of 2016 NFL preseason

By Don Banks
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Eight GMs under pressure to get results in 2016

By Don Banks
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Richie Incognito’s long road from pariah to Bills

By Don Banks
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Coaches with the most to prove: Mike McCarthy

By Don Banks
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Bills’ injuries don’t deter Rex Ryan, Doug Whaley

By Don Banks
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QBs with the most to prove: Carson Palmer

By Don Banks
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The toughest test on every NFC team’s ’16 schedule

By Don Banks
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The must-win game for every AFC team in 2016

By Don Banks
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AFC South may finally be on the rise after draft

By Don Banks
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QB Cook's future remains bright despite fall

By Don Banks
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NFL draft 2016: Jaguars on cusp of a turnaround

By Don Banks
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After dramatic buildup, NFL draft is finally here

By Don Banks
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Oral history of the 1971 draft: The year of the QB

By Don Banks
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NFL Mock Draft: Who will take Laremy Tunsil now?

By Don Banks
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2016 NFL schedule: 20 games to look forward to

By Don Banks
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Snaps: Rams’ 2015 QBs played role in No. 1 pick

By Don Banks
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Why Kap, Kelly should try to make it work in SF

By Don Banks
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QBs fly off the board in Banks's mock draft.

By Don Banks
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Snaps: No changes (yet) to reviewable plays in NFL

By Don Banks
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RG3 in Cleveland? Not implausible for Hue Jackson

By Don Banks
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Kraft’s letter a message to more than just Goodell

By Don Banks
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NFL PR czar Joe Lockhart talks Manning, CTE, Trump

By Don Banks
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Bill Polian in support of NFL player ejection rule

By Don Banks
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How L.A. Coliseum prepares to host Rams once again

By Don Banks
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NFL predictions after early wave of free agency

By Don Banks
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