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For the past three years, the Los Angeles Rams have not held back from splashy acquisitions. Whether it be trades or free agent signings, the Rams’ contingent has not been gun-shy in building a roster capable of reaching the Super Bowl, which they did (but lost). However, those will catch up to them. It’s only […]

The end of an era. The New York Giants no-longer call Eli Manning their starting job. The NFL may no-longer call him a member. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY, Manning is likely to retire after the 2019 NFL season. “It’s Daniel Jones’ ball now, and there’s no way Manning would want to return to […]

The New York Jets have not seen an All-Pro or even Pro Bowl season from running back Le’Veon Bell as they hoped for. Instead, the first-year Jet has played short of the expectations that come with a four-year, $52.5 million contract. Before the trade deadline, rumors swirled of the Jets trying to move Bell. He […]

For the first time in his career, Tom Brady, barring an extension, will be an unrestricted free agent in March. The future of the 42-year-old New England Patriots quarterback is on the minds of many, upset his. On Friday, Brady was asked if the uncertainty of the future changes anything for him. His response, via […]

The Atlanta Falcons will stay the course. On Friday, they announced they would enter the 2020 NFL season with Dan Quinn as their coach and Thomas Dimitroff as their general manager. If both Quinn and Dimitroff want to keep their jobs, they will need to avoid a similar start as they had in 2019 (1-7) […]

The Atlanta Falcons are re-upping on coach Dan Quinn and general manager Tom Dimitroff, at least for 2020. Though the Falcons yielded poor results on the season, owner Arthur Blank saw bringing back the two as the logical conclusion. According to William McFadden of the team’s official website, Blank said: “the great coaches make adjustments.” […]

Running back Kareem Hunt will be a free agent in 2020. However, there is only one destination he wants. It’s his current one, the Cleveland Browns. Hunt, an Elyria, Ohio native, grew up watching the Browns and considers Cleveland his hometown. It’s where he wants to be for the long haul. “Ain’t no place like home, […]

The New Orleans Saints worked out wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday but did not sign him. His former employer, the New England Patriots, don’t have much to say about that; at least their head coach, Bill Belichick, does not. “Focused on Miami,” Belichick told reporters, via Henry McKenna of Patriots Wire. “Doesn’t really have […]

By necessity, the Seattle Seahawks needed a new running back after their Week 16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. They got one in a familiar face: Marshawn Lynch, otherwise known as “Beast Mode.” Lynch’s peers are excited to see him back in the NFL, even some who are the Seahawks’ division rivals, such as Todd […]

The Green Bay Packers are postseason bound. With a 12-3 record, they are enjoying a first-season under Matt LaFleur that little expected. However, they aren’t happy yet. The Packers can clinch a first-round bye on Sunday if they beat the 3-11-1 Detroit Lions. For quarterback Aaron Rodgers, that stands as a crucial goal. “An extra […]

The New Orleans Saints broke the 12 weeks of lack of league-wide interest in Antonio Brown. They hosted the wide receiver for a workout on Friday but did not sign him. Brown has the talent to make the Saints’ roster. That’s not in question. However, what is in question is his eligibility to play. The […]

The New Orleans Saints conducted a workout with wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday. However, they did so without signing the four-time All-Pro. Despite that, Brown’s camp indicates that they will continue to push for a deal. Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, made it clear on Friday that he will try to get the polarizing receiver […]

Despite calls for his head, Dan Quinn will be back coaching the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. On Friday, the team announced they would bring back the much-maligned head coach next season along with general manager Tom Dimitroff. Quinn’s Falcons started the season 1-7. Since, they’ve bounced back, going 5-2 in the last seven weeks, including […]

The Houston Texans could enter their Week 17 matchup with the Tennessee Titans with little to play for. If the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers in the game three-plus hours before, they will lock into the fourth-seed, meaning they could afford to rest and prep for the postseason. Though coach Bill O’Brien […]

To ensure their third straight visit to the postseason, the Philadelphia Eagles would need a win over the New York Giants on Sunday or a Dallas Cowboys loss to the Washington Redskins. The birds will attempt to decide their playoff fate without their top offensive playmaker, tight end Zach Ertz. The Eagles ruled Ertz as […]

The New Orleans Saints dipped their toes in the water on Friday morning, working out the polarizing wide receiver Antonio Brown. However, despite his supreme talent, Nola neglected to sign Brown after working out six receivers in total. After conducting the workout, Saints coach Sean Payton said his team was doing “due diligence” on the […]

Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals is a fan of Beast Mode. The Seattle Seahawks signed 33-year-old Marshawn Lynch out of retirement on Monday. While Seattle’s playoff opponents won’t be excited to see the bludgeoning tailback heading their way, those watching from home are. Cincinnati Bengals third-year running back Joe Mixon is eager to see […]

Drew Lock’s beginning to his rookie season did not go as planned. The Denver Broncos placed the Missouri product on the injured reserve list due to a thumb injury. He did not play until Week 13, against the Los Angeles Chargers. Lock sustained the thumb injury during the preseason. When Broncos general manager and Hall […]

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett isn’t the only member of the organization with an expiring contract. It’s worth noting, Dak Prescott is entering the final regular-season game before his current deal expires. Like the much-maligned head coach, the Cowboys have not handed over Prescott a new contract. The lack of a deal comes despite […]

It wasn’t a hangover that had Drew Brees not feeling like his usual self on Saturday. A knee issue the New Orleans Saints quarterback woke up with got him feeling different, not in a positive way. Five days later, Brees feels like his usual self. After a full practice on Thursday, the 40-year-old quarterback says […]

Julian Okwara of Notre Dame in the Pacific Northwest? Let’s think about this possibility. The Seattle Seahawks tinkered with their edge rush endlessly in the 2019 offseason. They traded away their defensive end Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted TCU defensive end L.J. Collier in the first-round, signed defensive end Ezekiel Ansah and […]

SpyGate 2 is on the minds of many. The New England Patriots’ videotaping of the Cincinnati Bengals’ in Week 14 has brought cause for concern, even if the videotape did not contain much substance. One fellow who has not thought about it, however, is the face of the Patriots’ organization, Tom Brady. He says it’s […]

Following their first season of not going to the playoffs under Sean McVay, the Los Angeles Rams will have a monumental offseason in 2020, highlighted by decisions of retaining players and staff. One such player the Rams must decide on is outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr., who, after signing a one-year deal in the 2019 […]

If this Sunday doesn’t go the Dallas Cowboys’ way, the 2019 season will end. Subsequently, the era of head coach Jason Garrett could follow. If the Cowboys don’t make the postseason, Garrett could follow them out of the front door. His contract is expiring. As the head coach of one of the storied franchise’s most […]

The Pat Shurmur-era could be coming to an end. In his two years with the New York Giants, the offensive-minded head coach has not produced results worthy of staying in the Big Apple, leading the G-Men to a 9-22 collective record. If it were up to the fanbase, Shurmur would be gone. If it were […]

The Washington Redskins are currently slated to pick No. 2 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. Doing so would put them in-line to draft generational Ohio State pass-rusher Chase Young, assuming the Cincinnati Bengals pluck quarterback Joe Burrow from LSU. If Washington were to beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, however, that could change. The […]

If Sunday doesn’t go the way they want it to, the 7-8 Dallas Cowboys could be packing their bags for the season. To visit the postseason, Dallas needs a win over the Washington Redskins and a Philadelphia Eagles loss to the New York Giants. If not, the already-disappointing season will end miserably. That’s not the […]

Terrell Suggs experienced something new. On Sunday, in a win over the Chicago Bears, the 37-year-old outside linebacker logged his first snaps as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. Suggs played 17 snaps, tallying one tackle in the process. The long-time Baltimore Raven and short-time Arizona Cardinal played on a rotational basis after the […]

The Oakland Raiders, Jon Gruden, and Josh Jacobs have a shot. Though the chances are slim, they can still go to the playoffs with a bit of luck. First, they need to beat the Denver Broncos, however. Though the Broncos aren’t playoff-bound, they should theoretically give their rival Raiders a run for their money on […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ playoff hopes are sinking after their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Despite the unfortunate result of the second half of the 2019 campaign, the Cowboys are looking at the positives, one being quarterback Dak Prescott. Though Prescott didn’t throw a touchdown in the loss — while dealing with a right […]

Dez Bryant is without an NFL home. As the season heads into Week 17, it doesn’t seem likely that the former Dallas Cowboys superstar wide receiver will suit-up in the league in 2019. However, 2020 is a different case. When asked on Twitter if he’d like to play for the Cowboys, Bryant, 31, said, “Yep […]

Patrick Mahomes knows about records. He has his fair share. On Sunday, while beating the Chicago Bears, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback added another record to his list that may actually be longer than a CVS receipt. According to Nate Taylor of The Athletic, in 30 games, Mahomes has 75 passing touchdowns, surpassing Hall of […]

On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks — despite numerous key injuries — dropped a game they shouldn’t have. They lost 27-13 to the Arizona Cardinals. Despite a disastrous showing, Seahawks inside linebacker Bobby Wagner is thinking positively, connecting the dots between 2013 and 2019. “In 2013, we lose in a similar situation, it turned out really […]

It’s safe to say Dallas Cowboys nation isn’t too happy with America’s Team. Heading into the season as Super Bowl contenders, the Cowboys don’t look the part. They have faltered to a 7-8 record, needing a Philadelphia Eagles loss to the New York Giants to get in. The natural scapegoat of the struggle: the head […]

The Arizona Cardinals may be witnessing the best pass-rushing in franchise history. Outside linebacker Chandler Jones, with his four sacks on Sunday, became the franchise leader in sacks for a season with 19. Whose record did he break? His own, which he set in 2017 (17). Not only does Jones hold the single-season franchise record, […]

As if season-ending injuries to running backs Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny weren’t enough, the Seattle Seahawks suffered another blow to their offense on Sunday. After losing to the Arizona Cardinals, head coach Pete Carroll announced that left tackle Duane Brown would undergo knee surgery. Though not out for the rest of the season, he […]

Sometimes, fans want to get closer to the action. Sometimes, that ends up being sneaking into a postgame press conference to ask Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson questions. Right? At least on Sunday that was the case. After Pederson’s Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys to take the lead in the NFC East, a fan […]

The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t playoff-bound yet, but they are close. After taking care of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the Eagles know what they need to get to the playoffs: a win over the New York Giants. If the Eagles beat the Giants in Week 17, they will be NFC East champions, and, subsequently, playoff-bound. […]

Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams risked it, but they didn’t get the biscuit. Down 21-7 to the San Francisco 49ers with halftime nearing, Goff targeted running back Malcolm Brown on a swing pass. It didn’t meander its way into Brown’s hands. 49ers linebacker Fred Warner found it and took it all the way […]