Skip to main content

Melissa Jacobs

Melissa Jacobs is the NFL editor for SI.com. A former producer at ESPN and one of the founding contributors to espnW, she founded TheFootballGirl.com in 2009 and joined SI in 2015.

Articles From This Author

2017-nfl-season-predictions-tom-brady-bears.jpg
NFL

Predicting the big stories of the 2017 NFL season

By Melissa Jacobs
bennett-mitchell-childrens-books.jpg
NFL

Patriot Way: New England's children's book triumvirate

By Melissa Jacobs
antonio-brown-steelers-visa.jpg
NFL

Antonio Brown regrets his Facebook Live incident

By Melissa Jacobs
tom-brady-donald-trump-friendship-election.jpg
NFL

Why Brady's friendship with Trump is our business

By Melissa Jacobs
antonio-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-facebook-live.jpg
NFL

Antonio Brown's Facebook live was really dumb

By Melissa Jacobs
ryan-shazier-steelers-nfl-playoffs.jpg
NFL

Scarily enough, Ryan Shazier wants to be even better

By Melissa Jacobs
matt-moore-miami-dolphins-pittsburgh-steelers.jpg
NFL

Players cannot trust NFL's concussion protocol

By Melissa Jacobs
josh-mcdaniels-kyle-shanahan-nfl-coaching-carousel.jpg
NFL

Which open NFL coaching jobs are most desirable?

By Melissa Jacobs
49ers-fire-chip-kelly-reaction.jpg
NFL

Chip Kelly handed impossible task in San Francisco

By Melissa Jacobs
2016-nfl-season-tom-brady-colin-kaepernick.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: 16 who defined the NFL in 2016

By Melissa Jacobs
dontari-poe-chiefs-broncos-jump-pass-afc-west.jpg
NFL

Chiefs bounce Broncos: Is rest of the AFC next?

By Melissa Jacobs
derek-carr-raiders-broken-leg-fibula-nfl.jpg
NFL

Raiders in trouble after QB Carr breaks leg

By Melissa Jacobs
aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-mvp-week-under-review.jpg
NFL

Aaron Rodgers is back in the NFL MVP conversation

By Melissa Jacobs
dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-nfl-mvp-candidates.jpg
NFL

Making a case against every NFL MVP candidate

By Melissa Jacobs
demarco-murray-tennessee-titans-adidas.jpg
NFL

DeMarco Murray Q&A: Talking fantasy, Cowboys, more

By Melissa Jacobs
von-miller-michael-thomas-cleats.jpg
NFL

Why not let NFL players customize cleats every week?

By Melissa Jacobs
colin-kaepernick-san-francisco-49ers-week-under-review.jpg
NFL

Colin Kaepernick finally finding his stride in Week 12

By Melissa Jacobs
nfl-mexico-city-raul-allegre.jpg
NFL

A chat with Raul Allegre before MNF in Mexico City

By Melissa Jacobs
russell-wilson-seattle-seahawks-new-england-patriots.jpg
NFL

NFL gave us great games when we needed it most

By Melissa Jacobs
colin-kaepernick-kneeling-legacy-anthem-protests-civil-rights.jpg
NFL

By neglecting to vote, Kaepernick undermines his own movement

By Melissa Jacobs
presidential-election-nfl-cabinet-bill-belichick-jerry-jones.jpg
NFL

An NFL-filled president's Cabinet

By Melissa Jacobs
andrew-luck-ezekiel-elliott-tom-brady.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: Handing out midseason awards

By Melissa Jacobs
john-mara-roger-goodell.jpg
NFL

Giants deserve stiff punishment for Josh Brown

By Melissa Jacobs
josh-brown-new-york-giants-domestic-violence.jpg
NFL

Josh Brown deserved harsher punishment from NFL

By Melissa Jacobs
aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-nfl-week-6.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: What's wrong with Aaron Rodgers?

By Melissa Jacobs
jay-cutler-frank-gore-week-under-review.jpg
NFL

Jay Cutler has been a waste of the Bears' time

By Melissa Jacobs
ezekiel-elliott-dallas-cowboys.jpg
NFL

The Cowboys sure look like the real deal

By Melissa Jacobs
michael-crabtree-amari-cooper-oakland-raiders.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: Handing out NFL quarter awards

By Melissa Jacobs
new-england-patriots-super-bowl-51.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: A not-so-bold prediction

By Melissa Jacobs
aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-minnesota-vikings-week-under-review.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: Time to embrace the mediocre QB

By Melissa Jacobs
antonio-brown-steelers-wide-receivers-week-under-review.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: Dissecting action-packed Week 1

By Melissa Jacobs
tom-brady-nfl-2016-predictions-week-under-review.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: Picking 2016's biggest stories

By Melissa Jacobs
carson-palmer-cardinals.jpg
NFL

Cardinals, Seahawks battle for NFC West supremacy

By Melissa Jacobs
colin-kaepernick-protest-anthem-military.jpg
NFL

Kaepernick's protest doesn't disrespect military

By Melissa Jacobs
nfl-womens-week-kathryn-smith-domestic-violence.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: An introduction to Women's Week

By Melissa Jacobs
jared-goff-hard-knocks-episode-2.jpg
NFL

What we learned from episode two of 'Hard Knocks'

By Melissa Jacobs
nfl-preseason-week-under-review-dak-prescott.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: Shorten the NFL preseason

By Melissa Jacobs
tony-romo-cowboys.jpg
NFL

The NFL's Top 100 players: Tony Romo

By Melissa Jacobs
rob-gronkowski-nfl-top-100.jpg
NFL

The NFL’s top 100 players: Rob Gronkowski

By Melissa Jacobs
jordan-reed-top100.jpg
NFL

The NFL's Top 100 players: Jordan Reed

By Melissa Jacobs
randall-cobb-nfl-top-100.jpg
NFL

The NFL’s top 100 players: Randall Cobb

By Melissa Jacobs
greg-olsen-nfl-top-100.jpg
NFL

The NFL’s top 100 players: Greg Olsen

By Melissa Jacobs
hall-of-fame-game-canceled-nfl-2016-preseason-schedule.jpg
NFL

Week Under Review: NFL blunders piling up anew

By Melissa Jacobs
trevathan-chicago-bears-camp.jpg
NFL

Live from Bourbonnais: Bears rebuild on defense

By Melissa Jacobs
nfl-training-camp-broncos-49ers-browns-quarterback-battles.jpg
NFL

NFL coaches should be decisive in naming QB

By Melissa Jacobs
49ers-training-camp-preseason-schedule-depth-chart.jpg
NFL

49ers camp primer: Chip Kelly must change culture

By Melissa Jacobs
rams-training-camp-news-schedule-depth-chart.jpg
NFL

Rams camp primer: L.A. to star as team settles in

By Melissa Jacobs
seahawks-training-camp-news-schedule-depth-chart.jpg
NFL

Seahawks camp primer: Jimmy Graham on thin ice

By Melissa Jacobs
arizona-cardinals-training-camp-preseason-depth-chart.jpg
NFL

Cardinals camp primer: Honey Badger's health a key

By Melissa Jacobs
nate-ebner-olympics-rugby-patriots-training-camp.jpg
NFL

Pats S Nate Ebner on making the U.S. rugby team

By Melissa Jacobs
© 2024 ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC. - All Rights Reserved. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators’ opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Gambling content intended for 21+. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.