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This past season the New Orleans Saints showed that they’re still one of the best franchises in the league. Drew Brees had an amazing season, carrying his team all the way to the NFC Championship Game. Even though the Saints lost before reaching the Super Bowl, their performance was nothing short of expectations. Brees was […]

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford had an excellent season in 2019. He totaled 55 tackles, seven forced fumbles, 13 tackles for loss, and 13.0 sacks. Pro Football Focus gave him an 87.7 rating, ranking him 11th in the league among pass rushers. He was one reason why the Chiefs had an excellent pass rush. […]

This past season the Tennessee Titans went 9-7 and finished third in the AFC South Division. They had one of the best defenses in the entire league. They allowed only 18.9 points per game, which ranked third in the entire league. Their offense, however, was a bit disappointing. They had just hired offensive coordinator Matt […]

Every season it seems as if one team sneaks into the eighth seed of either conference. A team that was expected to be in the lottery coming into the year. A team that exceeded everyone’s expectations. This season it is the Orlando Magic. The Magic have outperformed what everyone thought they would be. They’re currently 29-34 […]

Every single year the NBA community loves talking about the top MVP candidates. This season, the three top players are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George, and James Harden. This trio has been putting up some of the best numbers in the league. However, some of the players that have the best seasons in the league and […]

The Oakland Raiders were very disappointing this past season. Their descent into misery began with the hire of Jon Gruden to a 10-year, $100 million contract. The Raiders announced the arrival of a new culture, in accordance with their move from Oakland to Las Vegas. They had a brand new coach. The future seemed to be […]

This past season, the Chicago Bears surprised everyone in the NFL by being one of the best teams in the league. They went 12-4 and finished first in the NFC North Division. Their defense led the league in takeaways and points off takeaways. The addition of Khalil Mack to the defense gave them the boost […]

Last year, the Green Bay Packers went 6-9-1 on the season, landing third in the NFC North division. Overall, it was a very poor performance from the team. They fired their head coach Mike McCarthy after Wee 13 and their lack of consistency from both the offense and the defense led to their downfall. Nothing […]

The Minnesota Vikings last season went 8-7-1 and finished second overall in the NFC North Division. Overall, their offense was underwhelming. They averaged only 22.5 points per game which ranked 19th in the entire NFL. Their starting quarterback Kirk Cousins had a pretty solid year. He started all 16 games, throwing for 4,298 yards with […]

Last season, the Baltimore Ravens had a record of 10-6 finishing first in the AFC North division. Just nine games into the season, their franchise quarterback Joe Flacco went down with an injury. However, rookie Lamar Jackson did a fine job of taking over the reins under center. Flacco started nine games and threw for […]

Last season, the Minnesota Vikings failed to meet expectations. They finished the year 8-7-1, sitting second in the NFC North Division. Their defense really underperformed from the previous year. They sat first in the league in defensive points allowed, one of the best defenses in the entire league. The Vikings’ defense lost its firepower from […]

Last year, the Washington Redskins came into the season with a sense of security. They had just traded for Alex Smith formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs and signed him to a four-year, $94 million deal. Their defense was excellent the season prior, and it seemed like they could be a playoff team. However, they were […]

The Denver Broncos last year had a very disappointing season. They finished with a 6-10 overall record, sitting third overall in the AFC West Division. Their offense was awful, but their defense also took a step back. They allowed 21.8 points per game, which ranked 13th overall in the NFL. Mainly they had trouble stopping the […]

The Green Bay Packers went 6-9-1 and finished third in the NFC North division last season. It was a very disappointing season for a team that had a multitude of issues. However, the problems mainly landed at the feet of head coach Mike McCarthy. The lack of production on both sides of the ball led […]

The Denver Broncos went 6-10 on the season and finished third in the AFC West Division. Their lack of offense was apparent all season long. Starting quarterback Case Keenum played all 16 games for the team, throwing for 3,890 yards with 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. His completion percentage sat at 62.3 percent and his […]

Last season the Minnesota Vikings went 8-7-1, finishing second in the NFC North Division. The team lived down to preseason expectations. Many thought the Vikings would be a wild card team at best in the NFC. Their defense allowed 21.3 points per game, which ranked ninth in the NFL. The previous season the Vikings ranked […]

Jachai Polite had an excellent season rushing the passer for the Florida Gators last season. In the 13 games he played, he totaled 45 tackles, six forced fumbles, and 11.5 sacks. His best game came against Florida State in a huge divisional matchup. He recorded six tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. Overall, Polite […]

Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, former Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson will not be very active during the draft combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Anderson was projected to go sometime in the second round. However, as he is still recovering from ACL surgery, he will only be doing the bench press. He is focusing his efforts […]

The now-former Carolina Panthers running back Captain Munnerlyn was cut by the team. However, it happened in a very odd way. Per Joe Person of the Athletic, Munnerlyn was boarding a cruise ship with his family when he was informed of his release. Munnerlyn told the Athletic: “When they called me, Marty was like, ‘Aw, […]

Last season, the Green Bay Packers had a very disappointing year by going 6-9-1 and finishing third in the NFC North Division. The team fired Mike McCarthy after a Week 13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and it was clear that his relationship with quarterback Aaron Rodgers had deteriorated. Rodgers would constantly call audibles out […]

The New England Patriots this past season proved once again that they’re still quite the dynasty. The Patriots finished 11-5 in the regular season, then went on to roll through opponents in the playoffs, beating the Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and then the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl. Once again, their […]

The Indianapolis Colts this past season started slow but picked up speed to make the NFL playoffs. They ended the season with a 10-6 record, finishing second in the AFC South Division. They came out of the regular season with an unprecedented run. Indianapolis won seven out of its last eight games, including four straight to finish […]

The Cleveland Browns this past season surprised everyone, as no one expected them to finally have a respectable year. They went 7-8-1 and finished third in the AFC North Divison, and this was the first time the team finished higher than fourth in their division since 2010. The team’s lack of success has been well-documented. […]

The Baltimore Ravens went 10-6 and finished first in the AFC North Division this past season. Their starting quarterback Joe Flacco went down with an injury after Week 9, leading rookie Lamar Jackson to take over for the offense. Flacco on the season started nine games and threw for 2,465 yards with 12 touchdowns and […]

Last season, the Green Bay Packers were very much a disappointment. They went 6-9-1 during the regular season and failed to make the playoffs for the second straight season. Head coach Mike McCarthy ended up being fired 13 weeks into the season. However, one bright spot to the season was the emergence of rookie cornerback […]

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Carolina Panthers will receive a compensatory third-round draft pick. The Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, and twice over for the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams have picks in the third round. And in other news… NFL awarded compensatory draft picks today – Patriots and Rams each received two third-round picks. […]

Via the Chase Center’s official Twitter account, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry went to the construction grounds of the stadium. They went and saw the hard work of the men and women working on the project. The 6-foot-3 guard even showed where he thought his future locker may be. .@StephenCurry30 and @ayeshacurry stopped by Chase Center […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki on Friday met with one of his biggest fans. The 92-year-old venerable lady got to meet her favorite Mav. You can watch the video below. Dirk made this 92-year-old fan's birthday wish come true 😊 pic.twitter.com/Lhr6HBiq3A — ESPN (@espn) February 23, 2019 Nowitzki has been non-committal with his plans of […]

Friday evenings’ contest between the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks ended 114-110, in favor of the Nuggets. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone spoke of his impression of Mavs rookie Luka Doncic. He compared Doncic to other great Caucasian guards, such as Pistol Pete and Jason Williams. Malone told Mavs.com: “He has a flair […]

On Friday, last-second free throws from Lauri Markkanen decided the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic by a score of 110-109 in favor of Markkanen’s Bulls. The game was tied, and the 7-footer missed the first free throw with 1.5 seconds left on the clock. The Finnish sophomore then joked with K.C. Johnson […]

This past week Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert backed down on his comments earlier this week. He discussed the team’s plan to trade away Antonio Brown. Colbert also told reporters about how Ben Roethlisberger had been criticizing other players within the organization. The gist of his comments was pretty demeaning to players underneath Roethlisberger. He said […]

On Friday, some shocking news came out of Florida. The police had announced that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged in a prostitution ring bust. According to a report via CBS Boston, there is video evidence of the two alleged incidents with Kraft. He is one of the 25 individuals involved with the changes. More […]

The Seattle Seahawks had a fairly good campaign in 2018. They went 10-6 in the regular season and finished second overall in the NFC West. Even though they ended up losing in the Wild Card round to the Dallas Cowboys, the Seahawks proved once again that their stretch of success isn’t up just yet. On […]

The Indianapolis Colts this past season started slow but picked up speed to make the NFL playoffs. They ended the season with a 10-6 record, finishing second in the AFC South Division. They came out of the regular season with an unprecedented run. Indianapolis won seven out of their last eight games and won four […]

The Chicago Bears this past season shocked the entire league. They ended up being one of the most feared defensive teams in the entire NFL. They went 12-4 during the regular season, winning the NFC North by a landslide. Their defense led the league in takeaways and points off of takeaways. They simply dominated offensively. […]

Former Detroit Lion Ezekiel Ansah is now a free agent. The six-year veteran has been with the Lions his entire career. It’s unlikely that the team will pay big dollars to retain him. Last season for the Lions he only played in seven games, starting just two. He did amass 4.0 sacks and 11 tackles […]

The New Orleans Saints this past season proved that they are still a force to be reckoned with. They went 13-3 during the regular season and had one of the deadliest offenses in the entire league. They averaged 31.5 points per game which ranked third overall in the entire league. The offense was headed by […]

Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was a very impactful player for the Los Angeles Rams this past season, primarily during their playoff run to Super Bowl 53. He only had 4.5 sacks, but he also added 49 tackles, 4 pass deflections, and four tackles for a loss. Pro-Football Focus gave him an 82.6 ranking, which put him […]

The Philadelphia Eagles this past season overcame the odds and ended up making the postseason. They went 9-7 in the regular season and finished second in the NFC East division. They started out the season 4-6 and seemed as if they were going to disappoint. Carson Wentz went down with an injury the following week […]