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Kansas City Chiefs boss Andy Reid has established himself as one of the NFL’s best coaches, and he hasn’t done it just by cooking up innovative offensive schemes. He’s also great at connecting with his players, as evidenced by recent comments from star tight end Travis Kelce. Per Nate Taylor of The Athletic, Kelce took […]

The Indianapolis Colts suffered a tough loss in Week 1. They managed to battle back from an early deficit against the Chargers and tie the game, but lost in overtime. They had a handful of self-inflicted wounds, including Adam Vinatieri missing three kicks, and easily could’ve won the game. Apparently, tackling was also an issue, […]

The Miami Dolphins had as bad of a Week 1 as could be imagined, as they lost to the Ravens by a final score of 59-10. The blowout was embarrassing, and things somehow kept getting worse after the game. Mere hours after the final whistle, a report emerged that multiple Dolphins players had asked their […]

As soon as the New England Patriots signed receiver Antonio Brown, there was backlash. A lot of NFL fans were upset that the defending champions were able to add one of the league’s best wideouts right before the start of the regular season, and they weren’t the only ones. People in and around the game […]

Things couldn’t have gone much better for the Tennessee Titans and veteran pass rusher Cameron Wake in Week 1. The Titans dismantled the Browns by a score of 43-13, completing tearing down all the hype surrounding Cleveland. The defense was dominant, forcing Baker Mayfield to throw three interceptions, and Wake was a large part of […]

The Cleveland Browns had their most highly anticipated season opener in quite some time on Sunday, and they fell flat on their face. They didn’t execute amidst all the excitement, and they got embarrassed in a 43-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Baker Mayfield had a rough game, especially in the fourth quarter, and the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers got humiliated on national television in New England on Sunday night, and things kept getting worse after the game. The Steelers lost 33-3 and also saw a couple of key players leave with injuries like receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and cornerback Joe Haden. Fortunately, it looks like Smith-Schuster is going to be fine […]

The New England Patriots weren’t the only team interested in Antonio Brown. Although Brown was only on the open market for a few hours before signing with New England, his agent Drew Rosenhaus has said he received a ton of inquiries. Now we know who at least one of the teams interested was, as Seattle […]

The Seattle Seahawks have had a lot of players banged up this offseason, but fortunately one key piece appears to be back to full strength. Rookie receiver DK Metcalf is back to “100 percent,” he told reporters, via Joe Fann of NBC Sports. Metcalf was apparently only a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice, but he […]

The Denver Broncos will officially kickoff the Joe Flacco era on Monday, and they’ll be taking on their division rival the Oakland Raiders. Flacco is in his first year in the AFC West, but he has some familiarity with Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther. Flacco spent the first 11 years of his career with the […]

The start of the 2019 NFL season is finally here, as the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Everybody is excited for the game, including former Packers star receiver Greg Jennings. Jennings, now an analyst with FS1, appeared on ‘Undisputed‘ Thursday morning to break down the game. Jennings played in plenty […]

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera had a positive update on Cam Newton’s health Thursday. Panthers fans everywhere were left holding their breath when Newton exited the team’s third preseason game with a foot injury, but fortunately it turned out to be minor. Per Steve Reed of the Associated Press, Rivera said Newton’s “mobility has […]

The Cleveland Browns have received an unprecedented amount of hype ever since they traded for Odell Beckham Jr., but unfortunately it looks like Beckham might not be 100 percent for the start of the season. The Browns haven’t expressed any concern about a Beckham injury, but speaking at a recent press conference the star receiver […]

Ezekiel Elliott is finally back with the Dallas Cowboys, and head coach Jason Garrett is understandably excited to have him back in the fold. Elliott’s camp went to great lengths to show how he was staying ready for the season, training heavily down in Mexico while he waited for a deal to get done. Anytime […]

Cam Newton is coming off a tough season, but the Carolina Panthers quarterback hasn’t let the adversity get him down. The Panthers started 2018 off 6-2 and appeared destined for the playoffs before Newton’s shoulder gave out. His shoulder continued to get worse to the point he could barely throw the ball downfield, and the […]

The Los Angeles Rams finally put all the speculation to rest by extending quarterback Jared Goff, and head coach Sean McVay insisted Wednesday that it was all unfounded. Rumors have been swirling for a while now that the team wasn’t completely sold on Goff being under center longterm, but that wasn’t the case. They broke […]

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl win, but the legendary quarterback isn’t satisfied. The 42-year-old is back for another year under center, and he’s on the verge of accomplishing something unprecedented. If Brady can make it through the entire year without missing a game, he’ll become the […]

The Green Bay Packers are hoping for a rebound in 2019, and they’ll need tight end Jimmy Graham to be a big part of it. The Packers had a tumultuous 2018 campaign where they missed the playoffs and were engulfed in drama the entire year. The relationship between Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy decayed to […]

The Detroit Lions aren’t done adding quarterbacks. Detroit hosted Tyree Jackson and Taylor Heinicke for workouts Tuesday, per Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com. For a while on their 90-man roster, the Lions had five quarterbacks. They cut Tom Savage and former AAF passer Luis Perez on cutdown day to get them down to three. Currently they […]

Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams has put together three great seasons in a row, but he still doesn’t get mentioned among the league’s elite receivers too often. Adams is used to being overlooked; he played his college ball out of the spotlight at Fresno State with Derek Carr of the Raiders. In a recent […]

The Kansas City Chiefs swooped up perhaps the biggest name let go on cutdown day when they added running back LeSean McCoy. McCoy was surprisingly released by the Bills, who he had spent the past four seasons with. The Chiefs wasted no time, inking McCoy nearly immediately to a one-year deal. They gave him significant […]

The Seattle Seahawks are making a couple of moves. The team is placing veteran tight end Ed Dickson on injured reserve and re-signing receiver Jaron Brown, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Seattle was probably planning on making these moves all along, but needed to wait a bit. Since they put Dickson on injured […]

Hines Ward is back in the NFL, but not as a player. The legendary former Steelers receiver will instead be joining the New York Jets as an assistant coach, the team announced Monday. Ward spent 14 seasons in the league, all with Pittsburgh. He won two Super Bowls and a Super Bowl MVP award, making […]

The Houston Texans are apparently still looking for cornerback help, as the team will bring in veteran corner Orlando Scandrick for a visit, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. The meeting is taking place today, so a deal could come together quickly if there’s mutual interest. The Texans have made upgrading the secondary […]

The Oakland Raiders have found a way around their tricky quarterback situation, placing Nathan Peterman on injured reserve, per Vic Tafur of The Athletic. Peterman is apparently dealing with an elbow injury, although that’s the first we’ve heard of it. The Raiders claimed DeShone Kizer off waivers from the Packers over the weekend, meaning that […]

The 2019 NFL regular season will officially get underway on Thursday when the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers. Real football is right around the corner, and we’ll get two of the league’s most storied franchises kicking off its 100th season. We’ll also get to see two of the league’s best players square off […]

We have a new development in the Denver Broncos’ ownership situation. Pat Bowlen, who recently passed away, was the majority owner of the Broncos. Years ago, he stepped aside from managing the team and placed control into a trust as he dealt with Alzheimer’s. Bowlen’s brother, Bill Bowlen, had been suing to remove the trust […]

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt’s suspension won’t be as significant as it originally seemed. The former Kansas City Chiefs star “underwent surgery this morning to repair a sports hernia injury,” the Browns announced on Twitter. “A full recovery is anticipated prior to his return to action in Week 10 of the regular season,” the […]

We’re only a little more than a week away from when the Dallas Cowboys have to play their first regular season game, and there hasn’t been much progress with Ezekiel Elliott so far. In fact, things have seemed to be heading in the wrong direction recently, after owner Jerry Jones offended his star running back […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is one of the best to ever do it, and Taysom Hill is trying to soak it all in. Hill has been with the Saints since the beginning of the 2017 season, and he’s turned into a nice weapon for them. Head coach Sean Payton uses Hill in a […]

NFL teams are going to be very busy over the next week as teams cut down their rosters to 53 players, and Sean Payton is well aware of that. During his recent media availability, Payton indicated other teams should be paying attention to his secondary. “We’ll have everyone’s roster and to some degree you’re predicting, […]

New England Patriots receiver Josh Gordon is officially back. After being suspended indefinitely for again violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, Gordon has been reinstated by the league. Gordon’s return provided the Pats with a huge boost offensively, and the coaching staff is excited about having him back in the facility. After Chad O’Shea left to […]

The Seattle Seahawks are pretty banged up at the moment, but head coach Pete Carroll isn’t sweating it. In particular, the receiving corps has suffered a rash of untimely injuries. Rookie second-round pick D.K. Metcalf missed a little bit of time with an oblique injury, and then had to have a knee scope. His status […]

New England Patriots receiver Demaryius Thomas reportedly isn’t a lock to make the roster, but offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is happy to have him around. Thomas was coming off a torn Achilles this offseason, and didn’t receive much known interest before the Patriots scooped him up. McDaniels worked with Thomas back when he was the […]

When former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement, it sent shockwaves throughout the NFL. Luck retiring suddenly in the prime of his career had massive implications for the Colts and the 2019 season, but it also greatly impacted a popular Twitter account called Capt. Andrew Luck. The account was created years ago and […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield had a tough time in the team’s most recent preseason game, but head coach Freddie Kitchens isn’t concerned. In the third preseason game, usually referred to as the regular-season dress rehearsal, Mayfield struggled. Playing extensive time against the Buccaneers, he completed only ten of 26 pass attempts. Speaking to the […]

The Arizona Cardinals are taking action against COO Ron Minegar, who was arrested and charged with DUI earlier this month. The team is suspending him for six weeks without pay and fining him $200,000, according to Katherine Fitzgerald of the Arizona Republic. The $200,000 will be donated to the Arizona chapter of Mothers Against Drunk […]

The Seattle Seahawks’ receiving corp is pretty banged up at the moment, but it sounds like they might be getting some good news in regard to D.K. Metcalf. Metcalf underwent knee surgery last week, but it was deemed minor at the time. Speaking to the media Tuesday, head coach Pete Carroll said Metcalf is “moving […]

Andrew Luck’s shocking decision to retire drew reactions from across the NFL, and Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio is the latest to weigh in. Speaking to the media on Monday. Fangio made it clear he respects Luck’s choice, via Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic. Fangio and Luck got to spend a lot of time together, […]