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Von Miller should consider himself fortunate. So should the Denver Broncos. It has been a tumultuous last few seasons for the Broncos. Once consistently one of the league’s top franchises, the team has gone downhill ever since Peyton Manning retired. They’ve missed the playoffs three years in a row, and just fired head coach Vance […]

The Los Angeles Chargers had an amazing season last year. The team went 12-4, and won a playoff game. They’re in a window of contention right now, and need to maximize it while Philip Rivers is still playing at a high level. As they look to keep up with the Chiefs in the AFC West […]

We haven’t seen the last of Josh Gordon. When the embattled receiver was suspended indefinitely by the league once again last season, it looked like his career might’ve been over. But the New England Patriots are intent on bringing the talented wideout back, and he’s reportedly planning on applying for reinstatement soon. The Patriots tendered […]

Another day, more indecisiveness from the Arizona Cardinals. With the start of the 2019 NFL Draft now just two days away, the Cardinals continue to insist they don’t know what they’re going to do with the first overall pick. Speaking to the media at a pre-draft press conference Tuesday, new head coach Kliff Kingsbury said […]

Modesty doesn’t win championships. The Dallas Cowboys have a big year ahead of them, and they’ll need a lot out of Ezekiel Elliott if they want to repeat as NFC East champions. At least one thing is for certain, and that is that Elliott doesn’t lack confidence in himself. At a recent charity event hosted […]

If you’re a fan of the New England Patriots, you were likely saddened to hear the news of Rob Gronkowski’s retirement. The Patriots have had a bunch of high profile departures following their Super Bowl win over the Rams, but perhaps none were as significant as Gronkowski. Fortunately, Gronk isn’t going away anytime soon. The […]

The Green Bay Packers have had a tumultuous offseason thus far. As they look to transition into the Matt LaFleur era after firing Mike McCarthy, things haven’t gone smoothly. A bombshell article from Bleacher Report had nearly everybody looking bad, and was a big distraction for a couple of weeks. But Green Bay’s front office […]

The Dallas Cowboys have a big season ahead of them. After winning the NFC East and winning a playoff game last year, expectations will be high. Even though the Cowboys had a very successful season overall, the year still ended with a big disappointment. The Cowboys lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional […]

Last season was a rough one for the Denver Broncos. Denver failed to make the playoffs for a third straight season following their amazing run of success with Peyton Manning, and they fired head coach Vance Joseph. It was also a rough one for receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who had his season ended by a torn […]

In just a few days, Alabama running back Josh Jacobs will know where he’s going to begin his NFL career. Jacobs is widely considered the top running back prospect in this year’s NFL Draft class and should be off the board sometime in the first round. According to Peter King of NBC Sports, the Indianapolis […]

Frank Clark trade talk is slowly starting to heat up. Ever since the Seattle Seahawks dished out record-setting money to Russell Wilson, there’s been a growing sense that the team might trade the pass-rusher. They recently placed the franchise tag on Clark, and the defensive end has been looking for a longterm deal of his […]

The Cleveland Browns have been the talk of the NFL offseason. For the first time in a long time, there’s a ton of hope and optimism surrounding the Browns. After a strong end to the season led by stellar play from Baker Mayfield, the Browns managed to carry over that momentum into the offseason. They […]

The 2019 NFL Draft is just three days away, and nobody knows what the Arizona Cardinals are going to do with the first overall pick. For a long time now the conventional wisdom has been that they are going to take Kyler Murray. If they do draft Murray, they’ll almost certainly end up trading Josh […]

The New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl win. The NFL released its full schedule Wednesday night, so now we know when the Patriots will be playing each of their opponents as they look to make it back to the championship game. The schedule makers gave the Patriots a big game in […]

The NFL dead period is officially winding down. The league released its schedule in full Wednesday night, giving football junkies something to tide us over as we await the start of the draft. In addition to the schedule, we now have betting odds for each of the Week 1 games. There’s a lot of excitement […]

The defending Super Bowl champion usually plays in the NFL’s opening game the next season, but not this year. To kick off the league’s 100th season, they opted for a classic rivalry game between two of the NFL’s most storied franchises with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears going head-to-head. These bitter division rivals […]

The Dallas Cowboys might have one of the league’s best running backs in Ezekiel Elliott, but they don’t have much else at the position. Elliott has been used heavily the past few years, and as teams are beginning to grow more concerned about backs’ workloads, they need more depth in the backfield. The Cowboys are […]

The New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl win, but that doesn’t mean they won’t still have doubters. Count Hall of Fame cornerback and current NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders among the skeptics. "I think their run is over." –@DeionSanders on chances of a #Patriots Super Bowl repeat — Rich Eisen Show […]

The 2018 season was a disaster for the San Francisco 49ers. Hopes were sky-high with the prospect of the first full season with Jimmy Garoppolo and Kyle Shanahan paired together. But the season was derailed by injuries, as starting running back Jerick McKinnon was lost for the year with a torn ACL before it even […]

The Atlanta Falcons are pumped for the 2019 season. At least, if you believe their Twitter feed. A bunch of teams did social media gimmicks for the release of their schedules yesterday, and the Falcons might’ve had the best one. Football is coming. Full Schedule ➡️https://t.co/vNuHMKwxTs pic.twitter.com/Xb91bWV7dB — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) April 17, 2019 The […]

If one thing is for certain, Tom Coughlin is never going to let his players off easy. The Jacksonville Jaguars front office head was a punishing head coach, and he’s taken that mentality with him to his time as an executive. The Jaguars just started the voluntary portion of their offseason program, and there were […]

It won’t be long before we finally know the Arizona Cardinals’ intentions. The draft process has seemingly been going on for ages, and we still don’t know what the Cardinals are going to do with the first overall pick. Fortunately, the draft is exactly one week away, so we should know much more very soon. […]

It’s been a rough couple of years for New York Giants fans. After going 11-5 and making the playoffs in 2016, the Giants have been terrible each of the past two years. It would be easy for the team to be down, but one player who isn’t letting his confidence be phased is Saquon Barkley. […]

The Oakland Raiders are heading into a pivotal season. The Jon Gruden era didn’t start well, as Oakland went just 4-12 in 2018. In their last season in Oakland, the Silver and Black hope for a much better outcome. Raider fans finally got to see the official schedule for 2019, released on Wednesday: Everything you […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a rollercoaster offseason. They dealt with an unreal amount of drama surrounding Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, but will soon get to turn the page. The start of the 2019 season can’t come soon enough for Steelers fans, and fortunately, we’re one step closer. The NFL released its full schedule […]

The Kansas City Chiefs took the league by storm last season. They had the league’s MVP, the AFC’s best record, and made it all the way to overtime of the AFC Championship Game. One Dee Ford offsides penalty away from the Super Bowl, they’re looking to run it back in 2019. They’ll have some tough […]

The New Orleans Saints are coming into 2019 angry. After, in their opinion, getting a spot in the Super Bowl stolen away from them due to an officiating error, they’re out to punish the rest of the league. Drew Brees’ window is closing, and they need to make another Super Bowl run while they still […]

The date is finally here. The NFL released their full schedule Wednesday night, marking a huge milestone on the path back to NFL football. The Dallas Cowboys are coming off an overall successful season, albeit one that ended in disappointing fashion. Jason Garrett is heading into the final year of his contract as a lame […]

The San Francisco 49ers are hoping for more luck in 2019. Last season, hopes were sky-high with Jimmy Garoppolo under center. Unfortunately, starting running back Jerick McKinnon tore his ACL before the season began, and Garoppolo tore his a few weeks into it. Garoppolo’s injury effectively ended the season for the 49ers. They’ll try to […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are officially done with the Nick Foles era. They’re moving on with Carson Wentz, and won’t be counting on Foles for any late-season heroics this year. As they look to make it back to the playoffs for the third straight year, they’ll have some tough tests. With the NFL releasing its schedule […]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. The 2019 NFL schedule for the Green Bay Packers was leaked on Wednesday, ahead of the official release. Full #Packers schedule leaked: Wk1: @ CHI (TNF on NBC)Wk2: MINWk3: BroncosWk4: Eagles (TNF)Wk5: @ CowboysWk6: DET (MNF)Wk7: RaidersWk8: @ Chiefs (SNF)Wk9: @ LACWk10: CARWk11: ByeWk12: @ […]

The Denver Broncos have a big draft coming up. Denver has slipped the past few years, with three straight seasons missing the playoffs after a long run of success. They have a new coaching staff led by Vic Fangio, and are armed with the 10th overall pick. Most Broncos talk has centered around their first […]

The New York Giants have a big season ahead of them. After a disappointing 2018 campaign, they traded away Odell Beckham Jr. and re-committed to Eli Manning at quarterback. Unless he plays very well, this is almost certainly Manning’s last year at the helm. The Giants need to improve on their record from last year, […]

Last season was a rough one for the Arizona Cardinals. The team fell apart right at the beginning of the season and was never able to recover. Head coach Steve Wilks was fired after just one season, and Kliff Kingsbury was brought in to replace him. With Kingsbury at the helm, there’s a newfound sense […]

At long last, the start of the 2019 NFL season doesn’t seem so far away. The league released the full schedule for next season Wednesday night, and we finally know when the New England Patriots will be playing their biggest games. New England is coming off yet another Super Bowl win and has some huge […]

The New England Patriots will get their chance for revenge early. The defending Super Bowl champions will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime on Sunday Night Football in Week 1, according to Jeff Howe of The Athletic. Pats open at home against the Steelers on Sunday Night Football. — Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) April 17, 2019 […]

The Buffalo Bills aren’t done looking for running back help. The team brought in T.J. Yeldon for a visit Tuesday, having already signed Frank Gore this offseason. The Bills also have LeSean McCoy on the roster. The visit from Yeldon was reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN. TJ Yeldon is still looking for a new […]

The 2018 season was a rough one all around for the Minnesota Vikings. Kirk Cousins and the offense didn’t look anywhere near as good as people were expecting in Cousins’ first year under center, and the defense took a step back from their previous elite level. The Vikings surprisingly missed the playoffs, and they’ll need […]

It’s been a hectic week for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Ty Dunne of Bleacher Report’s bombshell article sent shockwaves through the organization, and it didn’t portray Rodgers too kindly. Rodgers took issue with his portrayal and took to the media to publicly defend himself. He’s had a war of words with former […]