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The Denver Broncos faced the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason opener on Saturday night with a noticeable absentee. Star linebacker Von Miller didn’t participate as he was held out by head coach Vance Joseph. When asked about his star’s exclusion from the team, Joseph clarified that it wasn’t due to an injury but rather due […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to get a very important part of their defense back in practice on Monday. Unfortunately, it’s not Khalil Mack, who continues to hold out for a new contract. Instead, it’s second-year cornerback Gareon Conley, who has missed the last couple of weeks of training camp due to a hip strain. […]

The Washington Redskins have suffered a significant blow with the season-ending knee injury rookie running back Derrius Guice suffered in their preseason opener. The second-round pick was expected to play an important role in the Redskins backcourt this season, but that will obviously no longer be the case. However, Redskins head coach Jay Gruden believes […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown returned to practice Saturday after a 10-day absence due to a quad injury, per Joe Rutter of the Tribune-Review. That quad injury kept the All-Pro wideout from participating in the Steelers’ preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he expected to have Brown back at […]

Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack has steadfastly continued his holdout even in the face of a hefty $814,000 fine for not reporting before the team’s first preseason game. There doesn’t appear to be an end in sight to Mack’s holdout. That may have a lot to do with a disagreement over Mack’s supposed salary […]

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and the Matt Nagy-led Chicago Bears offense this offseason. However, they didn’t quite deliver the goods in their 30-27 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals. After the game, Trubisky expressed his frustration about the offense’s performance, which fell far below their standards. “Our standards are […]

Veteran cornerback Bashaud Breeland has had a busy month or so. He’s visited a handful of teams, including the Raiders, Chiefs, Ravens, Browns, and most recently the Patriots, but has yet to sign. However, the free-agent corner does have options in terms of his next destination. Per Josina Anderson of ESPN: Ravens have kept tabs […]

For the first time in nearly 600 days, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was playing in an NFL game. And after such a long layoff, Luck couldn’t help but be thrilled to finally get back. “It was a little bit of the pressure was off, in a sense, and I really had fun,” Luck said […]

Mere days after Kelvin Benjamin’s critical comments toward Cam Newton, the two former Panthers teammates got to see one another face-to-face before their preseason opener Thursday. The two seemed to have quite a tense interaction where Newton followed Benjamin around before walking away. When asked post-game what their whole interaction was about, Benjamin said that he […]

Washington Redskins rookie running back Derrius Guice, who suffered a knee injury in the team’s preseason opener against the New England Patriots, has received an initial diagnosis of a sprained MCL, per Ian Rapaport of NFL Network. Guice will undergo an MRI to confirm the diagnosis. If it is indeed an MCL sprain, it likely […]

It doesn’t look like there will be a sequel to Deflategate after all. After looking into what appeared to be a deflated football used by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their preseason opener, NFL Vice President of Football Communications Michael Signora has released a statement on the findings of their investigation (per Ian Rapoport of NFL […]

The Oakland Raiders are about to begin their preseason campaign, but star defensive end Khalil Mack’s holdout doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Mack will still not be in camp on Friday ahead of the team’s preseason opener against the Detroit Lions, which will result in an $814,000 […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady conspicuously didn’t feature in the team’s first preseason game against the Washington Redksins on Thursday. However, there was a perfectly good reason for his absence. According to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe, Brady didn’t play in this year’s preseason opener due to a sore back. Brady had had […]

The Seattle Seahawks are still without safety Earl Thomas, who seems determined to continue his holdout until he gets a new deal or a trade to another team. That means the Seahawks will be trying out potential replacements to take up Thomas’ spot as the starting free safety in preseason. The first shot at replacing […]

The Los Angeles Chargers didn’t quite get the production they were expecting from wide receiver Mike Williams, their No. 7 overall pick last year. Williams unfortunately suffered a back injury in the offseason which kept him out until Week 6. In the 10 games he played, he had just 11 catches for 95 yards and […]

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is going to be busy auditioning for a job soon. The veteran cornerback is scheduled to work out for the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders in the next few days, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Seahawks have held strong interest in Rodgers-Cromartie and had originally scheduled a visit last week […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers got a bit of a scare in practice Tuesday as center Maurkice Pouncey went down with an apparent injury, per Bryan Deardo of 247Sports. Thankfully, Pouncey looked to be just fine after having some work done on him by team trainer Jon Norwig. Pouncey has arguably been the best center in the […]

Jarvis Landry really wants the Browns to land another top receiver. In an effort to improve Cleveland’s receiving corps, Landry has apparently lobbied the team to trade for his close friend and former college teammate, Odell Beckham Jr. But OBJ isn’t the only big-name wideout Landry has his sights set on. This time, he’s recruiting […]

The Dallas Cowboys passing game has been questioned for basically the entire offseason. Aside from the loss of their top two receivers from last year — Dez Bryant and Jason Witten — Dak Prescott has also not looked particularly impressive. Witten’s loss, in particular, could potentially affect Prescott, who will have to find a new […]

It’s been a couple of weeks since any news about tight end Antonio Gates reuniting with the Los Angeles Chargers has emerged. The Chargers reportedly preferred to sign Gates before training camp, but camp is in full swing and there still hasn’t been any sign of the veteran tight end. In the meantime, Virgil Green seems […]

The early reviews about new Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant are in, and they’re not good. He’s already been called out publicly by Raiders coach Jon Gruden for his poor performance in camp, where he has been outplayed by Ryan Switzer. Former Raiders receiver James Jones went out and talked with Raiders offensive coordinator […]

The Aaron Donald saga rumbles on. The Los Angeles Rams star will officially become a restricted free agent in 2019 after he failed to report by the Aug. 7 deadline. But that really wasn’t much of an issue since it was hard to see any team handing over a first-round pick for signing Donald to […]

There aren’t a lot of holdovers left from the Seattle Seahawks’ glory days, especially after this offseason’s purge of veteran stalwarts. But quarterback Russell Wilson and wide receiver Doug Baldwin are still around and will be tasked to lead the Seahawks offense this season. Baldwin has been Wilson’s teammate since the quarterback came into the […]

The Oakland Raiders have asked left tackle Donald Penn to take a pay cut, which may decide his future with the team, Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Penn, 35, is just entering the first year of the two-year, $21 million extension he signed last summer. He held out all of training camp […]

The New England Patriots have a new wide receiver in veteran Eric Decker, whom they signed shortly after releasing Jordan Matthews. Decker now faces a race to get himself up to speed with the Patriots’ offensive system before the start of the regular season in a month’s time. However, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick believes […]

The Cleveland Browns have been strongly linked with Dez Bryant over the last couple of weeks and are still very much interested in the former All-Pro wideout at this time. But despite their apparent interest, Bryant has yet to even agree to a meeting with the team. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, there’s an […]

The Cleveland Browns suddenly have a big opening at wide receiver after they traded away former first-round pick Corey Coleman to the Buffalo Bills. Naturally, the attention has turned to free-agent veteran, Dez Bryant, who has been linked with the Browns for the last couple of weeks. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the […]

The Atlanta Falcons have followed up their huge Jake Matthews extension by locking up another important piece of their young core. The Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $19.5 million extension with safety Ricardo Allen, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Allen, 26, was a fifth-round pick by the Falcons in the 2014 NFL Draft. However, […]

The Cleveland Browns have already swung one big offseason trade to bring in a talented wideout from LSU in Jarvis Landry. And now, Landry wants them to add another Tigers receiver in Odell Beckham Jr. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Landry has been campaigning for the Browns to trade for […]

The Denver Broncos had a pretty bad offense last year. In fact, they had one of the worst. Their average of 18.1 points per game was ranked 27th in the league, ahead of only the Browns, Giants, Colts, Bears, and Dolphins. But according to Broncos cornerback Chris Harris, this year’s offense figures to be significantly improved […]

The New England Patriots face some uncertainty at the wide receiver position. With Julian Edelman out for the first four weeks of the season, there will be a good number of targets up for grabs for the remaining receivers on the team. Newcomer Cordarrelle Patterson is one such receiver included in that group, and the […]

The San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan says the team will be without cornerback Richard Sherman for at least a week after the veteran suffered a hamstring strain in Friday’s practice, per Herbie Teope of NFL.com. Sherman felt his hamstring tighten up after falling during Friday’s practice and had to leave the field. Sherman’s […]

New York Jets rookie Sam Darnold didn’t do his chances of winning the Jets’ starting quarterback job much good after he sat out the first few days of training camp due to his contract issue. But he’s back now, and he’s still very much in the running, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Sam Darnold “has […]

The New York Giants and Odell Beckham Jr. made the important step of beginning contract negotiations last week. However, it seems like the two sides still have a long way to go based on the offer currently on the table. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, the Giants and Beckham’s agent, Zeke Sandu, were unable […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon still hasn’t reported to training camp as he focuses on his health and well-being. But he might be coming back soon. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Gordon is “getting closer to returning” to the team. However, he won’t be back by Tuesday’s deadline to be eligible […]

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin made waves recently with his stinging comments about his former team, the Carolina Panthers, and quarterback Cam Newton. And his current head coach isn’t happy about it. “There’s a time and a place — I’m not saying specific to what comments were made — there’s a time and place […]

Kelvin Benjamin made headlines with his recent comments over the weekend about his former team, the Carolina Panthers. The Buffalo Bills wideout was not too complimentary of his stay in Carolina and was particularly critical of quarterback Cam Newton’s accuracy. But despite the disparaging words from his former teammate, Newton’s response was surprisingly cool and […]

The Green Bay Packers believed that starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga was ahead of schedule in his recovery from a torn ACL and could be ready for the start of the regular season. And it looks as if they’re right on the money with their assessment. Bulaga has now been taken off the physically unable […]

Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari’s left ankle injury doesn’t appear to be too serious after all. After initial tests, his injury has been diagnosed as a mere sprain, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. While Bakhtiari will likely miss time in practice as well as preseason, the early indications are that he be […]