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After a career year, Derrick Henry is set to be a free agent in March if the Tennessee Titans don’t extend or franchise tag him. Henry’s 2019 season ended on Sunday, with a Titans loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship. Coming off the loss, his mind isn’t in the future. He’s […]

Darrelle Revis, one of the best man-to-man cornerbacks in NFL history, did not enjoy Richard Sherman’s performance in the San Francisco 49ers’ NFC Championship win over the Green Bay Packers. Why? The scheme Sherman plays in with the 49ers. Sherman, since his days with the Seattle Seahawks, has played comfortably in a Cover 3 scheme, […]

Let’s call The Rock — Dwayne Johnson — a San Francisco 49ers fan, because he seems to be pretty excited after the Niners’ 37-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers to get them into the Super Bowl. After the win, The Rock took to Twitter to congratulate the 49ers, saying: “It doesn’t matter! Much respect […]

For the third time in his storied NFL career, Richard Sherman will go to the Super Bowl. For the first time in his storied NFL career, he will do so as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. By defeating the Green Bay Packers 37-24 in the NFC Championship, the 49ers are set up to […]

The San Francisco 49ers will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl in the NFL’s 100th season. It wasn’t easy getting to the Super Bowl for the 49ers. Last season, they finished the year 4-12. They had the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft and weren’t considered a serious Super Bowl threat. It turns […]

Call it the Joe Montana bowl. Super Bowl LIV will be played by the two teams that “Joe Cool” played for in his NFL career, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Known for his time as a 49er, Montana redefined what was to be a great quarterback during his 13 seasons in San […]

The Tennessee Titans’ 2019 season is over. They fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 35-24 in the Super Bowl, marking the end of an underdog story of the ages. The Titans fell one game short of the Super Bowl after standing at 2-4 six weeks into the season. They stormed pack, winning seven of their […]

The San Francisco 49ers are rolling. Early in the second quarter of their NFC Championship bout with the Green Bay Packers, the Niners are up 17-0, thanks to a pair of Raheem Mostert rushing touchdowns. The once-little known Mostert has been on a show when it matters most. After rushing for a 36-yard touchdown in […]

The Tennessee Titans’ season is over, as they lost 35-24 to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship. Sunday’s loss marks more than one end. Quarterback Marcus Mariota’s tenure in Nashville also appears to be over. Mariota, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, entered the season as the Titans’ starter, as […]

Raheem Mostert isn’t just one of the San Francisco 49ers’ (and NFL’s) best stories, he’s also pretty good at this whole football thing. Mostert is so good, in fact, that he started off the scoring affairs in the 49ers versus Green Bay Packers NFC Championship on Sunday. With 6:01 left in the first quarter, Mostert […]

After losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 35-24, the Tennessee Titans will fall short of the Super Bowl. However, one would be hard-pressed to consider the Titans’ 2019 season a disappointment. They made the AFC Championship despite entering the season as a team many considered to be worthy of a top-10 pick in the 2020 […]

The AFC has seen quarterback dominance in the modern era of the NFL. In the last 17 seasons, only five quarterbacks have represented the AFC in the Super Bowl. The winner of the AFC Championship showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans is one of those five. By beating the Titans 35-24 n […]

Donovan McNabb knew this day was big. For the second time in his storied career as an NFL head coach, Andy Reid is going to the Super Bowl. On Sunday, by defeating the Tennessee Titans 35-24, Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs were eligible to purchase tickets to Miami. They will face the winner of the NFC […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. It’s been a long time since those words were last muttered outside of a “Madden” franchise league. The last time the Chiefs went to the Super Bowl, it was at the conclusion of the 1969 season, when they faced the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl-bound. In continuation of their now-two week tradition, Patrick Mahomes and Co. stormed back against an AFC South foe at Arrowhead Stadium to advance in the NFL playoffs. FINAL: The @Chiefs are heading to the @SuperBowl! #ChiefsKingdom #NFLPlayoffs (by @Lexus) pic.twitter.com/Rl5nCn6pCW — NFL (@NFL) January 19, 2020 Once down […]

Welcome to the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bengals have no intention of trading the No. 1 overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. They are widely speculated to choose LSU’s Burrow with that pick. Barring an unforeseen change of circumstances, Burrow will be a Bengal in 2020 and […]

Tom Brady, for the first time in his NFL career, is set to be an unrestricted free agent. The 42-year-old quarterback could leave the only NFL team he’s known, the New England Patriots, in-search of a new contract on a presumably competitive team. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, Brady will not limit […]

The Cleveland Browns have their head coach. They may not have their offensive coordinator. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, there is a possibility that the Browns don’t have an offensive coordinator in 2020, as new head coach Kevin Stefanski could serve as the play-caller. Stefanski has only one full season of NFL […]

Reuben Foster has yet to take a snap with the Washington Redskins. The talented 25-year-old inside linebacker figured to do so in 2019 until a season-ending injury occurred in May. In an offseason practice, Foster tore his ACL, MCL and LCL in his left knee. The Redskins subsequently placed him on the injured reserve with […]

The Tennessee Titans’ best cover linebacker will face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the AFC Championship. According to Paul Kuharsky, linebacker Jayon Brown will play. .@JayonBrown12 will play. #Titans. — Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) January 19, 2020 Brown was a limited participant throughout the week with a shoulder injury. He is one of seven […]

Sometimes, the heart wants what it wants. After a Kansas City Chiefs touchdown in a divisional round win over the Houston Texans, Chiefs left tackle Eric Fisher snatched a couple of beers from the rowdy fans at Arrowhead Stadium. He then dumped those beers over his own helmet. The NFL did not like that. On […]

Za’Darius Smith grew up in Alabama. He played his college football at the University of Kentucky and found himself on the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. However, now that the pass-rusher is with the Green Bay Packers, he seems to be all too connected to his faux Wisconsin roots. Smith, who signed with the Packers […]

Mike McCarthy’s former employer is thriving without him. In the Green Bay Packers’ first season since 2006 without McCarthy as head coach, they made the NFC Championship, posting a 13-3 record in the process. McCarthy, now the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, did not turn off the TV when the Packers played. Instead, while […]

Larry Fitzgerald is back for season 17. The Hall of Fame-bound receiver will suit-up for the Arizona Cardinals again in 2020 after much speculation about his retirement. For Larry Legend, the decision to come back was all his. It wasn’t hard to make the decision, as he enjoys the Cardinals’ current roster. “I didn’t need […]

Cincinnati Bengals fans are already ordering their custom Joe Burrow jerseys. The tiger-striped team is in-line to draft the Heisman Trophy winner and record-breaking quarterback out of LSU, as they possess the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft and could stand to see a new quarterback run their offense. As teams with […]

There will be another Moss in the NFL. The son of Randy Moss, Thaddeus Moss, has declared for the 2020 NFL Draft as a tight end, as he announced on Friday. The LSU  tight end won a national championship on Monday, reeling in five receptions for 36 yards and two touchdowns in the win over […]

Tom Brady, for the first time in his career, will be an unrestricted free agent. If the New England Patriots don’t extend him before he hits free agency in March, he will become prime real estate. Real estate that the Los Angeles Chargers should consider, according to their former tight end. “If he comes here, […]

Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay underwent surgery on his right wrist for the second straight offseason, according to Mike Klis of 9News.  Lindsay’s surgery should not keep him out of offseason practices. According to Klis, he underwent “a simple, clean-up arthroscopic procedure.” The Broncos will begin offseason practices on April 20. Lindsay’s right wrist […]

The key components of the Carolina Panthers’ new coaching staff are college-based. The Panthers plucked Matt Rhule from Baylor to be their head coach; they got LSU’s assistant coach phenom Joe Brady to run their offense as offensive coordinator. According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the Panthers are looking to add more NFL experience […]

Fullbacks are a dying breed. Don’t tell that to new Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Stefanski, the recently hired head coach and former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator, has what he calls “a healthy respect” for the fullback. He said on a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) in response to a question asked by u/artistinspace: […]

Mike McCarthy won’t be the play-caller of the Dallas Cowboys’ offense, as previously assumed. Instead, the offensive coordinator of the previous regime will. Kellen Moore won’t only be the offensive coordinator; he will also be the play-caller, as McCarthy said on Thursday, via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News.  Moore’s status as a play-caller should […]

Mike Pettine knows the last time the Green Bay Packers faced the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, they were throttled. On prime time, the Niners outclassed the Pack in every way, winning 37-8. That was in Week 12. They will meet again on Sunday in the NFC Championship. The Packers insist that this time […]

The Cleveland Browns are going to look different in 2020. They will have a new head coach, a new general manager, likely new starters, and new uniforms. Their new head coach Kevin Stefanski seems to be a fan of the team’s new uniforms. On a Reddit AMA (ask me anything), u/nobokov22 asked Stefanski what his […]

Former LSU and current Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was in attendance for LSU’s win over Clemson in the national championship. After the win, he found himself in the mass of people in the middle of the field and proceeded to do something that raised eyebrows. Beckham was handing out cash to LSU […]

The NFL does not yet know who will play in the Super Bowl in Miami — it will either be the Kansas City Chiefs or Houston Texans from the AFC and the San Francisco 49ers or Green Bay Packers from the NFC — but they do know who will officiate it. Wednesday, the NFL announced […]

The first year of the Kliff Kingsbury-era is over for the Arizona Cardinals. While the Redbirds did increase their win total from three to five under Kingsbury, there is still work to do. After the Cardinals inevitably upgrade the roster in free agency, they will find a perfect opportunity to add more outstanding young talent […]

Antonio Brown is a career killer — his career killer.  As if everything that proceeded what I’m about to tell you isn’t enough, Brown found himself recently found himself recording his demise; this time, by yelling obscenities towards the mother of his children — in front of his children — and eventually throwing a bag […]

It runs in the family. With George Zimmer out as defensive coordinator, the Minnesota Vikings could hire from within to find their next DC. Not just within the football organization, but the family of head coach Mike Zimmer. According to Sirius XM NFL host Alex Marvez, Adam Zimmer is a candidate to become the defensive […]

The Carolina Panthers’ search for their next executive vice president will continue. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Philadelphia Eagles have denied the Panthers’ request to interview their vice president of football operations Andrew Berry. Source: The #Eagles denied the #Panthers permission to interview Andrew Berry for their executive VP job. Philly […]