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The Los Angeles Rams won’t play in the preseason until Saturday, against the Oakland Raiders. But, head coach Sean McVay is already laying a play for the game, specifically, around how much players vying for a starting job will play. The Rams, along with many NFL teams, rarely trot out their starters for long in […]

After tearing his ACL prior to the start of the 2018 season, the San Francisco 49ers had to wait a year to see their shiny new running back in action. Jerick McKinnon, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, made his way off of injured reserve yesterday, but he may be back on it soon, according to […]

The hype must continue. New Cleveland Browns weapon Odell Beckham Jr. was supposed to get his debut in a white, brown, and orange uniform tonight in the preseason game versus the Washington Redskins. But, that won’t happen. ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports, via Twitter, that Beckham won’t play tonight. The reason being is unknown, but it […]

The Indianapolis Colts will be without one of their most prominent new additions in the preseason. Rookie second-round pick and wide receiver Parris Campbell will be inactive against the Buffalo Bills tonight, the team announced. Campbell has missed multiple training camp sessions due to a lingering hamstring injury. He’s missed practices as late as Monday […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has been in the forefront of the NFL media storm for the entirety of the offseason. So, when he misses training camp due to frostbitten feet, one could expect he’d stay there. It’s a genuinely odd injury with unknown severity and time to recover. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden […]

Le’Veon? That doesn’t ring a bell. In 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a running back problem with their former star not playing. Questions filled media rooms about who will lead their rush attack. Rather quickly, that was answered; 2017 third-round pick James Conner will be that guy. It turns out, that was the right choice. […]

The Green Bay Packers have long been searching for a suitable running back to pair with Aaron Rodgers. In 2018, their search may have ended. Then-second year fifth-round UTEP product Aaron Jones burst onto the scene for a season in which he recorded 934 scrimmage yards in 12 games played. The back recorded 728 yards […]

A second-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, running back Ameer Abdullah once projected as the savior for the Detroit Lions rushing attack. That didn’t happen. The former Nebraska Cornhusker tallied 1,251 yards and six touchdowns on a 3.8 yards per carry average in three and a half seasons in Motown; then faced the chopping […]

The Dallas Cowboys received trouble news in Tuesday’s training camp session. Defensive end Robert Quinn left the field, showing his left hand as bothering him, and didn’t return. NFL Network’s Jane Slater reported recently, via Twitter, that Quinn suffered a fracture in the same hand, and is headed back to Dallas for surgery. According to […]

The Baltimore Ravens will play football for the first time in nearly seven months on Thursday versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. Though preseason ball — with a litany of starters expected to sit — fans will have their eyes glued on young difference makers. One of which being rookie wide receiver Miles Boykin, who hasn’t seen […]

The Arizona Cardinals’ 2019 NFL Draft class is full of offensive players expected to change scoreboards in the desert. Kyler Murray, Andy Isabella, Hakeem Butler, and KeeSean Johnson created a class inspired by Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. In the preseason, all of them will be worth watching meticulously, but a defensive player stands out, in my […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is no stranger to playing aggressive and letting the ball rip. Possessing a rocket-launcher arm and a drive to put defenses on their heels, Winston is best described as a gunslinger. His head coach, Bruce Arians, shares a similar mindset; as he says, “no risk it, no biscuit.” Pairing […]

Oakland Raiders mercurial wide receiver Antonio Brown has missed a chunk of training camp due to a previously undisclosed injury. In the past 24 hours, light has shed onto his situation; Brown has suffered a foot injury, specifically frostbite. The severity of the damage is unknown; frostbite is more likely to occur on one trekking […]

The Arizona Cardinals debuted their first unofficial depth chart for the 2019 season earlier this week. As expected, quarterback Kyler Murray is listed as a starter. The No. 1 hailing from Oklahoma is regarded as pro-ready, and in a system built for his play-style, come Thursday, that’ll be shown in a preseason game versus the […]

The Houston Texans wrapped up the end of a two-day joint practice session with the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday. Before their training camp started, though, head coach Bill O’Brien joined the Packers’ tradition of riding bicycles into camps with young fans. He shared a touching moment with one named Raymond. “Hi Raymond, I’m Bill! […]

The San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver last year, Kendrick Bourne (487 yards), is entering his third training camp with the team. A starter last year, Bourne is feeling the heat of competition in early August and facing it, “Okay, we’ve got a good group of guys, so I’ve got to have a good day,” […]

The Minnesota Vikings probably won’t be playing their starters at a high capacity during their first preseason game of 2019 against the New Orleans Saints on August 9th. But, there are still some notable things to watch for the team that reached the NFC Championship two seasons ago. 3. Improvement by the Offensive Line The […]

Oakland Raiders cornerback Nevin Lawson has been suspended the first four games of the 2019 NFL season for PEDs, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Lawson took to Twitter to discuss his feeling about the suspension and affirmed the banned substance is Ostarine; saying in a four-paragraph apology letter: “I am responsible for knowing every […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are enjoying a drama-free training camp, but not everyone has been available to reap the benefits. Head coach Mike Tomlin announced after their annual Family Fest night at Heinz Field, that wide receiver Diontae Johnson suffered a groin injury, via Steelers report Missi Matthews. Johnson has spent much of the offseason injured. […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been slingin’ footballs as a pro for a while now. Specifically, for 19 years after 2019 kicks off. With the quarterback entering his age 40 season, speculation about retirement remains. But, Brees thinks he “can play a lot longer,” as he told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. Brees rebutted […]

Amid an Ezekiel Elliott contractual dispute, the Dallas Cowboys are testing out other running backs during training camp. One, in particular, is Dak Prescott’s “most exciting players, to me, of this training camp,” via USA Today’s Jori Epstein. That player; rookie Tony Pollard. Epstein caught up with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, as he gave high […]

The Rico Gathers experiment for the Dallas Cowboys is over, the team announced on Monday. After a week of training camp, the Cowboys have seen what they need to see. The tight end was entering his fourth camp with the team, and showed growth over his career. The process started with the practice squad for […]

With the hiring of Brian Flores, the Miami Dolphins made one thing abundantly clear: A culture based on Adam Gase’s philosophies was going to be reset by a defense-minded brand of New England Patriots discipline. That means fewer excuses, more hard work, and not letting things slide. Second-year defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick sees the same. […]

Alex Smith won’t be the quarterback for the Washington Redskins in 2019. It will likely be rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins or one of Case Keenum and Colt McCoy. As Smith recovers from a gruesome leg break — that many view as career-ending — watching practice is all he can do for the moment. In a […]

Seattle Seahawks tight end Ed Dickson suffered a knee injury. Head coach Pete Carroll, in Monday’s press conference, via Gregg Bell, talked about the injury, saying; We are determining whether he needs surgery or not. It’s going to take us maybe about four or five weeks, maybe six weeks at the most [if he has […]

The Arizona Cardinals continue to rebuild their wide receiver room. According to Pro Football Talk, the team is signing veteran Michael Crabtree. The Cardinals have done plenty of work to field a respectable wide receiver group in 2019. They retained all-time great Larry Fitzgerald to a one-year deal, and in free agency, signed both Kevin […]

The Cleveland Browns’ offense has received ample hype throughout the offseason, after the organization acquired both Kareem Hunt and Odell Beckham Jr. Yet, that’s not the only side of the ball which has been retooled. The defense, with Oliver Vernon, Sheldon Richardson, and Greedy Williams, appears on paper to be a stout unit. Greedy Williams […]

Denver Broncos tight end Jake Butt is talented. Once considered to be a top-two-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft before tearing his ACL, injuries have interrupted his NFL career. He tore his ACL as a college freshman, as a senior, in the 2018 NFL season, and then he suffered a setback to sideline him […]

The NFL pre-season, for head coaches, doesn’t tend to include the monotonous task of building, tinkering, and rolling out a gameplan to obliterate opponents. For most, it’s a time to get a grasp on the roster, play vanilla schemes, and hope to avoid any big injuries. Minnesota Vikings’ Mike Zimmer can be put in that […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a penchant for developing undrafted front-seven talent; ask 2008 Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison. Now, 17 years after the Steelers found Harrison, a new, young, undrafted pass rusher is turning heads: Toledo product Tuzar Skipper. Former Steelers offensive tackle Tunch Ilkin, a current broadcast and radio analyst for the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to fix a minor meniscus tear on Sunday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Rapoport noted, via David’s agent Ron Butler, that the surgery was a trim and the linebacker will be available by the start of the regular season. Via 95.3 WDAE’s Len Martez, […]

D’Onta Foreman’s time on the waiver wire didn’t last long. A day after the Houston Texans released the running back, their AFC South foe, the Indianapolis Colts claimed him, according to the Houston Chronicle‘s Aaron Wilson, via Twitter. The Colts will pay Foreman’s team-friendly rookie-scale contract. Foreman was a surprising release for Texans Nation, as just […]

To make room for the addition of receiver Chris Thompson, the San Francisco 49ers are waiving receiver Max McCaffrey. Max is the older brother of Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, son of Ed McCaffrey, and older brother of Dylan McCaffrey, a quarterback at Michigan. Side note: can I borrow a bit of talent from […]

The Denver Broncos have officially won the Theo Riddick sweepstakes. According to 9News’ Mike Klis, the Broncos officially signed Riddick on Saturday, subsequently placing defensive lineman Billy Winn on injured reserve to make room for the veteran running back. Riddick’s deal will span just one season and cost $2.5 million with $1 million guaranteed. He […]

Football is a game often won by strength. But, sometimes, one can get away without it. Take for example new Oakland Raiders slot receiver Hunter Renfrow. Though never the biggest or strongest guy, the rookie was able to produce mightily at Clemson for four straight seasons. He tallied at least 33 receptions and 492 yards […]

The Oakland Raiders got themselves a starting linebacker when signing former Denver Bronco Brandon Marshall during free agency. The linebacker signed a one-year deal with the team but hopes to make it a second contract, when they move to his hometown, Las Vegas. The Athletic‘s Lindsay Jones talked to Marshall about if getting a second […]

A Simms is back in the NFL. Not Chris — who’s doing his thing at Pro Football Talk — or the 63-year-old Phil, who also dabbles in the media. Matt Simms, a 30-year-old former Tennessee Volunteer is back in the league, as the Atlanta Falcons, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, are signing him. The […]

The Dallas Cowboys lost a key cog of their offensive line in right guard Zack Martin in Friday’s training camp. The five-time Pro Bowler missed practice due to back spasms, first reported by ESPN’s Todd Archer. The team promptly took Martin in for an MRI to cautiously maintain and resolve the injury.  As noted by […]

How cool would it be to see yourself as a player in Madden? Not one that you can create yourself, add a few inches to, and maybe bigger arms, that you eventually take to the Super Bowl while winning Rookie of The Year, MVP, and Offensive Player of the Year? One that is actually you and […]