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If you were hoping for ESPN to make a big splash with their new Monday Night Football broadcast crew, you’re going to be disappointed. When Jason Witten announced he was un-retiring and returning to the Cowboys, many fans got excited. Not just because they didn’t like Witten, but because rumors started swirling about ESPN getting […]

The Kansas City Chiefs were the toast of the NFL last season. There was a lot of doubt about how they’d be able to do in Patrick Mahomes’ first year under center, and they far surpassed all expectations. They finished the regular season 12-4, won the AFC West, and had home-field advantage through the AFC […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely seen the criticism of the New York Giants for taking Daniel Jones sixth. The hot takes have been relentless, and nearly everyone has been unified in their dislike of the move. Many fans and analysts saw it as a reach. They thought Jones still would have […]

The Chicago Bears will be one of the most interesting teams to watch in 2019. They came out of nowhere to win the NFC North last season and defied all expectations in Matt Nagy’s first year as coach. They made a bold offseason trade for Khalil Mack, who helped turn the defense into the league’s […]

Gino Marchetti, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, passed away Monday at the age of 93. It would be hard to overstate Marchetti’s contributions to the game. The Hall of Fame posted an article on its site to reflect on his life and career. In part it reads, “Marchetti was selected All-NFL […]

Kyler Murray is officially a member of the Arizona Cardinals. After months of speculation and rumors, the Cardinals went out and got their guy. With Josh Rosen traded to the Dolphins, Murray has a clear path to the starting job and will almost certainly be under center in Week 1. While he’ll have some new […]

The Indianapolis Colts took a huge step forward last year. After a really down 2017 that led to the firing of Chuck Pagano, they bounced back in a big way. Andrew Luck is officially back and over the shoulder injuries that plagued him, and new coach Frank Reich has injected some much-needed excitement into the […]

The draft came and went, and Chris Harris Jr. is still a member of the Denver Broncos. Reports from over the weekend made it seem like a Harris trade was imminent, but that turned out not to be the case. Speaking after the draft, Broncos general manager John Elway denied the team had any conversations […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are coming off their most successful season in years. Led by Philip Rivers, they went 12-4 in 2018. If not for a tiebreaker they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, they would have had home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Even still, they won a playoff game and Philip Rivers had a […]

An NFL legend called it quits on Tuesday. Running back Jamaal Charles officially announced he was hanging up his cleats, signing a one-day contract with the Kansas City Chiefs so he could retire with the team. Charles had by far his greatest success with the Chiefs, so it’s nice to see him come home and […]

Ryan Shazier will officially not play in 2019. The Pittsburgh Steelers placed the linebacker on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List on Monday, ending his season, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. As Rapoport points out, the team will still pay him around $500K this season. The Steelers have been very classy in their handling […]

Elijah Holyfield has found a new home. The former Georgia running back and son of legendary boxer Evander Holyfield is signing with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent, according to David Newton of ESPN.com. As Newton points out, Holyfield’s father had said recently he was hoping his son would get to play in […]

The New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl win. Following their latest championship, they had a ton of notable departures. Rob Gronkowski retired, defensive coordinator Brian Flores left for the Dolphins, left tackle Trent Brown left for the Raiders, and pass-rusher Trey Flowers left for the Lions. But as the Patriots commence […]

The Detroit Lions made a splash in the draft this past weekend. Many observers expected Detroit to trade down, but they ultimately decided to stay pat at number eight. With the pick, they selected T.J. Hockenson, a tight end from Iowa. Tight end has been a position of weakness for the Lions for a while […]

Fortunately, we’ve got some good news about Travis Frederick and the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas’ elite center was forced to miss all of last season with an autoimmune disease. Luckily the disease is treatable, but it often takes a long time to get under control. The hope has always been that Frederick would be able to […]

Seemingly everybody, once again, was watching Game of Thrones on Sunday night. The hit HBO series had a big episode last night, and everyone was reacting to it on social media. Twitter was buzzing, and the hype was unavoidable. Various Game of Thrones memes and reactions were making the rounds, and the buzz surrounding the show has […]

Overall, the Baltimore Ravens had a very successful season in 2018. They won the AFC North, and got to host a playoff game. They got bounced in the first round by the Los Angeles Chargers, but it was still a clear success. Lamar Jackson burst onto the scene as a rookie, and Baltimore’s unique run-heavy […]

Drew Lock has found a new home. The Missouri quarterback was selected No. 42 overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night. Throughout the draft process, Lock had been linked heavily to the Broncos with the 10th pick. Lock never played on great teams with Missouri, but he has been […]

Daniel Jones is off the board. The Duke quarterback was selected No. 6 overall by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night. The Blue Devils’ passer was one of the more polarizing prospects in this year’s draft class. Many of the new-age analytical types weren’t fans, while old-school traditional scouts […]

There’s been a lot of conflicting reports surrounding the Washington Redskins the past couple of days. Yesterday, Twitter was buzzing with reports that the Redskins were looking to trade up, possibly into the top five. The rumors indicated they had their eye on Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins. With the start of the draft just […]

At the 11th hour, Montez Sweat may have just gotten some great news. The start of the 2019 NFL Draft is just hours away, and Sweat has one of the most uncertain futures of any prospect. Initially expected to be an early first-round pick, the Mississippi State defensive end’s stock went tumbling when he was […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will pick 25th later tonight when the 2019 NFL Draft gets underway. There’s been a lot of speculation that they might be targeting a receiver with that pick, and more fuel was added to that fire earlier this week when we heard they were shopping Nelson Agholor. Specifically, the Eagles are believed […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a big day ahead of them. Later tonight, the 49ers will have to decide what to do with the second overall pick. But they also might have other big decisions they need to make. Ahead of the draft, the team is apparently shopping Solomon Thomas, according to Mike Florio of […]

The day of the 2019 NFL Draft is finally upon us. Later tonight, the first round will get underway, but we still don’t know what the Arizona Cardinals plan on doing with the top pick. The assumption has long been that they’ll take Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, but there’s been some pushback on that in […]

In case you haven’t heard, Tom Brady has a Twitter account now. Fresh off another Super Bowl win, the New England Patriots quarterback decided to sign up. He’s already had some great moments, like when he roasted Darren Rovell or wished Bill Belichick a happy birthday. Yesterday, Brady signaled that his attention was shifting to […]

The Washington Redskins are a hard team to read right now. They started the year off 6-2 last year, and then completely collapsed due to injuries. They have three veteran quarterbacks on the roster right now, but two of them are dealing with serious leg injuries. Alex Smith appears set to miss the entire 2019 […]

Thankfully, we have some good news on this front. Everything seems to be going well in the recovery of Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. Back on April 3rd, we heard that she had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. A couple of days ago, we heard that she had returned […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been laying relatively low this offseason. The team has been tremendously successful in the past couple of years, so it makes sense why they’d be happy to run it back with more or less the same roster. But they’re staying active behind the scenes, and at least one notable player could […]

The Denver Broncos desperately need a winning season in 2019. After Peyton Manning’s retirement, the once proud franchise has gone downhill in a hurry, and they’ve now missed the playoffs three straight seasons. They fired Vance Joseph after last year, and are looking to start fresh with Vic Fangio. If they want to turn things […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are heading into a transitional season. After 16 long years, the team finally moved on and fired Marvin Lewis. They brought in offensive whizkid Zac Taylor to replace him, and the 35-year-old is firmly in control. Taylor will be taking his time to evaluate things, and Lewis isn’t the only longtime Bengal […]

The 2018 NFL season didn’t go the way the New York Jets wanted, but it wasn’t really all about winning. First and foremost, it was about the development of rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. The Jets may have finished the year 4-12, but Darnold showed plenty of flashes and showed he can be the team’s franchise […]

Many teams are being coy this time of year. Each general manager and head coach is insisting their team could move up, move down, or stay pat. With the 2019 NFL Draft now just one day away, at least Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is being honest. In his pre-draft press conference, Arians acknowledged […]

The Indianapolis Colts got their guy. Indy made it clear all offseason that getting a number two receiver was their top priority, and they went and signed Devin Funchess away from the Panthers when free agency opened. The Colts and head coach Frank Reich have raved about Funchess, saying he was their top target the […]

Right before the start of the NFL draft, one prospect’s draft stock could be taking a hit. USC linebacker Porter Gustin failed a drug test at the combine, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. #USC LB Porter Gustin, a projected late-round pick, failed a PED drug test at the Combine, sources say. Per Gustin’s […]

Ken Crawley will officially be back with the New Orleans Saints in 2019. The cornerback signed his restricted free agent tender today, according to Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com. The Saints gave Crawley an original-round tender, so he’ll make $2.03 million in 2019. Crawley originally entered the league in 2016 as an undrafted free agent, and […]

When Adam Gase agreed to become the head coach of the New York Jets, he knew it wasn’t going to be an easy task. The Jets have been consistently in the basement of the AFC standings in recent years, and the Patriots are still reigning supreme in the AFC East. The Jets haven’t won the […]

It’s been a wild couple of weeks for JuJu Smith-Schuster and the Pittsburgh Steelers. After Antonio Brown was finally traded to the Oakland Raiders, they probably assumed they were freeing themselves of a lot of drama. They thought wrong, as the real drama didn’t even start until after Brown was traded. Brown launched bizarre attacks […]

The NFL released its schedule last Wednesday, and not every team was happy with their draw. The Green Bay Packers were likely happy just to be talking about football again after all the off-field drama they’ve had recently, but that doesn’t mean they were without their gripes. Speaking at his pre-draft press conference, Packers general […]

The Dallas Cowboys have a big season ahead of them, and they’ll need everybody on the same page. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott might be the two most important players to the team, and fortunately for Cowboys fans they seem to get along. Both in Dallas for the start of the team’s offseason program, the […]