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The New York Jets are now 1-7. On Sunday, they reached the low-point of their abysmal 2019 season, losing to the once-winless Miami Dolphins 26-18 — who, mind you, are adamantly tanking. Head coach Adam Gase, who was fired from Miami after the 2018 season, has gone from being on a warm seat with a […]

It seems like it’s every week that Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay is making a highlight-reel play. Early in the second quarter of Detroit’s matchup with the Oakland Raiders, Matthew Stafford found Golladay ripping through the porous secondary. The third-year wide receiver took it to the house for a 59-yard touchdown reception. Stafford and […]

Bill Callahan gave rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins the start for the Washington Redskins’ Week 9 tilt with the Buffalo Bills. After losing the game, the interim head coach won’t commit to him starting in their next game, against the equally as hapless New York Jets — following their Week 10 bye. “Nothing has been decided […]

After the Kansas City Chiefs activated quarterback Chad Henne, the general presumption for Sunday’s tilt with the Minnesota Vikings was that Patrick Mahomes won’t play. Don’t tell that to Ed Werner of ESPN‘s sources, though. According to the Chiefs beat reporter, there is a “chance” that the superstar quarterback will play on Sunday. The likeliest […]

Adam Thielen made the hour-and-half flight to Kansas City on Saturday, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver is officially questionable to play against the Chiefs on Sunday; he is nursing a hamstring injury suffered 13 days ago, in a win over the Detroit Lions. Thielen will be a […]

Do you remember when fantasy gurus said to pickup Detroit Lions running back Tra Carson? Scratch that. On Saturday, the Lions placed Carson on the injured reserve, the team announced. In a corresponding move, running back Paul Perkins is a Detroit Lion. Congrats. The Lions claimed Carson off of waivers after Green Bay parted ways […]

The Dallas Cowboys appear destined to be down standout linebacker Leighton Vander Esch for Monday night’s showdown with the New York Giants. According to Todd Archer of ESPN, is unlikely to play in the divisional tilt. Officially, he is questionable. Vander Esch, a rookie Pro Bowler in 2018, suffered a neck injury in Dallas’ blowout […]

The Carolina Panthers may be 3.5-point favorites to defeat the Tennessee Titans at home on Sunday, but the visitors are all too able to perform the upset. Coming off the heels of two wins, the Titans are rolling. They should continue to do so for these four reasons. 4. Derrick Henry and the run-game Tailback […]

Tom Brady didn’t exactly agree with the New England Patriots shipping Antonio Brown off into the abyss. However, he does agree with one of their recent transactions: trading for Mohomed Sanu. Apparently, it’s quite obvious that Brady agrees with the addition. On Friday, the 42-year-old quarterback was explicitly asked if he pushed to acquire Sanu […]

Josh Gordon wasn’t as hot of a commodity as most presume. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, only one team wanted to pick up the polarizing wide receiver off of waivers: the Seattle Seahawks. Interestingly enough, that notion goes against why the New England Patriots waived to release him to waivers — after […]

The New England Patriots continue to remake their wide receiver corps. On Saturday, the organization officially activated rookie first-round pick N’Keal Harry off of the injured reserve, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Harry missed much of training camp with an ankle injury. He played in just three snaps in the preseason before […]

Drew Lock has not yet gotten his first NFL action. The Denver Broncos rookie quarterback has watched all season long from the injured reserve, as he comes back from a thumb injury sustained in the preseason. However, when the Broncos are ready to put him in, he’ll be ready. “I’ll always be a confident guy,” […]

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith has been cited for possession of marijuana or synthetic marijuana and speeding, according to documents filed in Wisconsin Circuit Court in Racine via ESPN. The incident took place on Sept. 29 and a hearing date is scheduled Thursday. His appearance is not mandatory and they are not criminal […]

Jamal Adams isn’t exactly pleased with how the trade deadline went. After hearing his name in trade rumors — most often to his hometown team, the Dallas Cowboys — the New York Jets, awkwardly, decided to retain the All-Pro safety. Since then, he has not talked to general manager Joe Douglas or head coach Adam […]

The New England Patriots are eligible to activate their first-round pick, wide receiver N’Keal Harry, for Week 9’s tilt with the Baltimore Ravens. Though a surreal talent coming out of Arizona State — comparable to Anquan Boldin — Tom Brady lets it be known that expectations should be tempered. Harry has yet to log an […]

The Los Angeles Chargers could use all of the firepower they can get to defeat the 7-1 Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Luckily, they appear to be getting some. The organization took their No. 1 wide receiver Keenan Allen off of the injury report on Friday. He practiced in full on both Thursday and Friday. […]

The Oakland Raiders continue to tinker with their depth at running back. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the team tried out free agent tailback Spencer Ware on Friday along with defensive linemen Willie Henry and Caruen Reid. Ware, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs, signed with the Indianapolis Colts […]

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t just get a playmaker in their addition of Josh Gordon on Friday. They got a cost-effective one. Gordon’s contract — which is still a rookie one due to last seasons (suspension) — will be the remainder of his one-year $2.05 million deal. He will be an unrestricted free agent in March, […]

On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks shocked the NFL world. By acquiring wide receiver Josh Gordon off of the waivers, Pete Carroll and Co. gave Russell Wilson more ammunition to make a run for the MVP award. They also brought in a player already familiar with a few of his new teammates. Tight end Jacob Hollister, […]

Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson has missed the last two games with an ankle injury. However, he will be back in the lineup soon. According to Darren Urban of the team’s official website, Johnson will return to action next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With Johnson out the last two games, the Cardinals […]

Did Russell Wilson need yet another speedy wide receiver with the frame of a Greek god? Probably not. Did that stop the Seattle Seahawks from getting one? No. Josh Gordon is headed to the Pacific Northwest. On Friday, the Seahawks were officially awarded Josh Gordon from waivers. In doing so, the team has given Wilson […]

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t need a talent like Josh Gordon. However, when they noticed teams weren’t picking him off of the waiver wire, they couldn’t help but add a bit more horsepower to their already speedy wide receiver lineup. Head coach Pete Carroll confirmed, immediately after the news broke, that acquiring Gordon is a talent […]

The NFL is fining the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin for an incident weeks ago. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the league has given the team a $75,000 fine and the coach a $25,000 fine for not accurately listing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the practice injury report before their Week 2 […]

Baker Mayfield is in a season-long slump. That may not change on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns visit the Denver Broncos. Under head coach Vic Fangio, the Broncos’ pass defense has been stingy, allowing just 194.8 passing yards per game, good for fourth in the NFL. They have also allowed just six touchdowns on the […]

Last week, against the porous Atlanta Falcons secondary, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf took advantage of his five targets. Despite reeling in just three receptions for 13 yards, he left the win with a pair of touchdowns to his name. On Sunday, he should be in store for another big-time performance against another porous […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have not ruled out Patrick Mahomes for Sunday’s matchup with the Vikings. Instead, the superstar quarterback is questionable to play at Arrowhead, according to the Chiefs’ latest injury report. Mahomes suffered a dislocated his patella (knee cap) in a win over the Denver Broncos in Week 7. He quickly returned to […]

For the second week in a row, Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker will not play, as he is nursing an ankle injury. The standout tight end sat out practices during the week, as he has battled the ankle ailment for the good part of the last month. The last time he played — against […]

The Arizona Cardinals stopped the San Francisco 49ers on 4th-and-1 with four seconds left in the first half. Then, the goal-line stand was nullified. Rookie head coach Kliff Kingsbury called a time out before his team made the stop. In turn, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan got a second-chance, which he took advantage of. After […]

The San Francisco 49ers likely didn’t envision their poor start against the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday. After the Kyler Murray-led Redbirds marched their ways down the field for a touchdown, the 49ers suffered a big blow to their offense when George Kittle went down with a knee injury early into their first-drive. Kittle took a […]

Early in the first quarter of the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 9 tilt with the Arizona Cardinals, George Kittle suffered a knee injury. After taking a short trip into the blue medical tent, the tight end returned and proceeded to make a big impact. In the waning moments of the first quarter, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo […]

Kenyan Drake appears to be enjoying the desert. On his first drive as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, the former Miami Dolphins running back tallied three carries for 41 yards and a touchdown. Drake finished his first drive as a Redbird with a four-yard touchdown rush, in which he powered through a tackle and […]

Sunday’s matchup between the 6-2 Seattle Seahawks and 2-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers will include a former NFC West rivalry: coach Bruce Arians vs. the Seahawks. Arians, who coached the Arizona Cardinals between 2013 and 2017, is all too familiar with the man quarterbacking Seattle, Russell Wilson. Wilson, who is an MVP candidate, has the respect […]

A.J. Green won’t hold back when discussing his contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. On Wednesday, the perennial Pro-Bowl wide receiver told the media he is prolonging contract talks until he gets healthy. He also indicated that he is looking for a long-term deal. If not, the Bengals should part ways with him. “I’m not into […]

Throughout his days in the NFL, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has used the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) name loosely. However, he needs to make one thing known: There is only one GOAT of GOATs, he plays quarterback for the New England Patriots. Not Cody Kessler or Jarret Stidham, it’s Tom Brady. “Tom Brady […]

The Washington Redskins aren’t supposed to be fans of their opposition on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills. But sometimes, the talent is too great and one can’t help but laud an opponent. At least, that’s how Washington head coach Bill Callahan feels about quarterback Josh Allen, who reminds him of one former MVP: Cam Newton. Speaking […]

On Wednesday, the Washington Nationals changed the MLB landscape by beating the juggernaut Houston Astros. The Nats, a team that qualified for the playoffs via wildcard birth and sat at 19-31 after 50 games, won their first World Series. Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy, who is witnessing his team endure a slump, takes inspiration […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a neck injury, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. However, he will not need surgery, pending reviews from two doctors, Dr. Robert Williams in Los Angeles and Dr. Jack Kelley in Connecticut. Denver confirmed that Flacco would miss Sunday’s game […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell wasn’t moved at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, but rumors of a trade weren’t false. On Thursday, the three-time Pro Bowler confirmed trade rumors were true, specifically, interest from four terms: the Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Said Bell on Uninterrupted “17 Weeks” […]

Two weeks after suffering a hamstring injury against the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen was back at practice on Wednesday. He did not play in Thursday’s win over the Washington Redskins but could be in-line to dual the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. In addition, defensive tackles Linval Joseph and Shamar Stephen […]