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The Oakland Raiders’ cornerback shopping spree continues. They have signed their fifth new cornerback of this offseason after picking up former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Daryl Worley, ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports. New: I'm told free agent CB Daryl Worley is going to sign with the #Raiders, per source. — JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 23, 2018 Worley, who […]

The Cleveland Browns’ choice for the No. 1 pick has gone through many twists and turns over the past few months, with Sam Darnold and Josh Allen widely tipped to be their top two options. But with just days ahead of the NFL Draft, it could yet take another unexpected turn. According to ESPN’s Adam […]

The Oakland Raiders have decided to exercise wide receiver Amari Cooper’s fifth-year option for 2019 on Monday, the team announced on their official website. The option is set to be worth around $13.9 million. Cooper, 23, was the Raiders’ fourth overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. He quickly justified Oakland’s decision to draft him […]

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy has been out of the league for three years now and doesn’t look like he’s going to make a comeback anytime soon. However, he’s apparently making progress in another athletic career. Per MMAFighting, Hardy will fight in his first professional bout as part of UFC president Dana White’s Tuesday […]

After much speculation about his future over the past few days, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has finally committed to playing in 2018. At least that’s what his agent has done for him. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Brady’s agent Don Yee has all but confirmed Brady’s plans to play, not only this year but […]

Cornerback Bashaud Breeland is still searching for a new team after his deal with the Carolina Panthers was unfortunately voided due to a foot injury. He likely won’t have the option to return to his old team, the Washington Redskins, as they are not expected to bring him back for the upcoming season, per NBC […]

Ereck Flowers’ time as the New York Giants’ left tackle was over when they signed Nate Solder and made him the highest-paid player at the position. And now, it seems Flowers’ time as an actual Giants player may also be numbered. According to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, the Giants may try to trade the former top-10 […]

The Green Bay Packers showed some surprising aggressiveness on the free-agent market as they signed a couple of big names in Jimmy Graham and Muhammad Wilkerson. They could now take a similarly aggressive approach in the upcoming draft to take a big-name defensive back. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, there’s a “good chance” the […]

The New Orleans Saints have decided not to match the Baltimore Ravens’ offer sheet for restricted free agent wide receiver Willie Snead, which will now make him an official member of the Ravens. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter: Saints are not going to match Willie Snead’s offer sheet with Baltimore, per source. Snead will be a […]

With the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns will not select quarterback Josh Allen out of the University of Wyoming. At least that’s what Peter King of Sports Illustrated believes. In his first-round mock draft ahead of this week’s draft, King wrote on The MMQB that one of his […]

The New England Patriots have been linked with a handful of quarterback prospects during this whole pre-draft process as they explore potential options to be Tom Brady’s long-term successor. They brought in the likes of Luke Falk, Kyle Lauletta and Mason Rudolph for pre-draft visits. Although, they didn’t do the same with Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, whom […]

The Seattle Seahawks still have yet to meet with free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick after suddenly postponing their scheduled meeting with him last week. Conflicting reports have come out regarding the Seahawks’ reason for doing so. And in the time since, they’ve signed two quarterbacks in Stephen Morris and Austin Davis. But despite those signings and […]

With just a few days left ahead of the NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are open to making some deals. Lions general manager Bob Quinn has publicly announced that the team is interested in trading down in order to acquire more picks later in the draft. “I think we’re going to kind of take it […]

The Baltimore Ravens are closing in on another free-agent wide receiver. Unfortunately, it’s not Dez Bryant. Instead, the Ravens are signing New Orleans Saints restricted free agent wide receiver Willie Snead to a two-year offer sheet worth up to $10.4 million, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Saints’ RFA WR Willie Snead is signing a two-year offer […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas made headlines recently when he decided to skip the start of voluntary workouts. Given his current contract situation, it seemed like an indication that Thomas was getting ready to begin a protracted holdout in search of a new deal. However, Seahawks general manager John Schneider doesn’t believe his All-Pro defensive […]

The speculation surrounding Dez Bryant going to the New York Giants took another interesting twist as the former Dallas Cowboy posted a video of himself working out with Giants wideout Odell Beckham Jr. https://instagram.com/p/BhxqhQAgerl/?utm_source=ig_embed In a vacuum, the video itself would have raised an eyebrow or two. Although it’s the offseason and players do like […]

Denver Broncos general manager John Elway has announced that the team is putting up the No. 5 pick in the draft for sale, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. John Elway announced the fifth overall pick is for sale. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 19, 2018 Elway’s proclamation confirms the recent rumors that they are indeed open […]

Despite overtures from both FOX and ESPN to become their new high-profile color analyst, Peyton Manning has decided to stay away from the broadcast booth for now. Apparently, the reason for his decision is a little close to home. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Manning specifically did not want to call […]

With just a week left before the start of the NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have announced that they are “open for business.” General manager Howie Roseman has admitted that the team is willing to listen to trade offers for their first-round pick, which is No. 32 overall. Per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer: […]

The Cleveland Browns have not had much luck with quarterbacks. That’s why they’ve won just one game in the last two years and have just two winning seasons since 1999. They will almost surely try their luck at drafting another quarterback in this upcoming draft, where they have the No. 1 and No. 4 picks. […]

For the first time in quite a while, the Green Bay Packers are set to have a new defensive system in place this upcoming season with defensive coordinator Mike Pettine now running the show. It’ll be a notable change for Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who has been used to Dom Capers’ system ever since coming […]

The Oakland Raiders have turned to a familiar face as they look to make another potential addition to their defense. They brought in former second-round pick Lamarr Houston in for a workout on Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. A homecoming? The #Raiders are hosting veteran pass-rusher Lamarr Houston for a workout today, source […]

Green Bay doesn’t seem like a completely unified camp at the moment. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is reportedly unhappy about the lack of influence he has on the team regarding some big offseason moves. However, it might please Packers fans to hear that opposing teams are pretty frightened of Rodgers and his potential to return […]

Contrary to Adam Schefter’s report about Tom Brady still not committing to playing in the 2018 season, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network have reported that the New England Patriots quarterback will indeed play in 2018. “Tom Brady is going to play in 2018,” Rapoport explained per NFL.com’s Chris Wesseling. “He said it. […]

The New England Patriots have been widely tipped to be in the market for a quarterback in the upcoming draft. They have already been linked with a couple of the top options in this year’s class in Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson. And now, it’s time to include Josh Rosen on that list. According to […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently announced they had exercised the fifth-year option on quarterback Jameis Winston, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. And now, it’s the No. 2 pick Marcus Mariota’s turn to get his option picked up. Titans general manager Jon Robinson confirmed that the team does intend to exercise the […]

NC State defensive end Bradley Chubb raised a few eyebrows during the Combine when he basically claimed to be a combination of elite edge defenders Khalil Mack and Von Miller. As it turns out, it’s not quite as outlandish a claim as it might seem. None other than Von Miller himself has backed up Chubb’s […]

The buzz surrounding Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants has been growing for the last few days. Reports have come out about the Giants considering Barkley a “near-perfect” prospect and “all signs” point to him ending up in the Big Apple. Count Todd McShay in with the growing chorus of Barkley-to-the-Giants believers. The ESPN […]

Saquon Barkley’s representation apparently doesn’t want the star running back to go to the Cleveland Browns, who own the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in the upcoming NFL Draft. However, Barkley shot down their suggestion of demanding the Browns not to draft him. As it turns out, Barkley is eager to take on the […]

Jason Witten has spent this offseason auditioning for jobs as an NFL TV analyst for ESPN and FOX, leading to some speculation about his future. However, the Dallas Cowboys tight end has reiterated that despite those auditions, he still intends to play for the Cowboys in 2018 – and possibly a few years more after […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is recovering well from his serious knee injury which he suffered late last season and kept him out of their run to the Super Bowl. He’s already progressed to running and hopes to be back by Week 1. But despite the team’s hope that he alters his style and learns […]

It’s safe to say there’s no love lost with Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys after the team’s decision to cut him last week. Apart from Bryant wanting to sign with an NFC team to face his former team twice a year, he has also accused former teammates he referred to as Jason “Garrett’s guys” […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady still hasn’t told anyone, either privately or publicly, that he’ll be playing in the 2018 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. But despite the lack of a commitment at this time, people close to Brady do expect him to play this year. “My money would be on him playing football for […]

Speculation about the future of Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been going on all offseason. They may be about to get a little louder after Thomas’ decision not to attend the start of the team’s voluntary workouts on Monday, per Brock Huard of KIRO AM. According to @BrockESPN, Earl Thomas was not at voluntary […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is reportedly frustrated about the lack of communication from the front office about big decisions this offseason, particularly the departure of wide receiver Jordy Nelson and quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt. But when asked personally about what type of input he’d like to have in terms of personnel decisions, […]

Aaron Donald isn’t the only player the Los Angeles Rams have to worry about paying. While the team continues to work on Donald’s new mega-deal, there are a number of other Rams awaiting to get big new contracts, with Todd Gurley chief among them. However, LA’s star running back understands the current situation completely and […]

The speculation regarding the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been an ongoing saga for the past few months. Thomas has expressed interest in going back to his home state and playing for his boyhood team. But while the Seahawks have reportedly been open to a trade, the cost to acquire the […]

The Baltimore Ravens appear to have a strong interest in free-agent wide receiver Dez Bryant. However, they’re not the only team with eyes of the former Cowboy. According to Ian Rapoport (per Chris Wesseling of NFL.com), the Buffalo Bills have also thrown their name into the Dez sweepstakes hat. However, they don’t appear to stand […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has yet to agree to the massive new extension he’s expected to get this offseason. Perhaps the delay is due to some brewing unhappiness with his situation in Green Bay. According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, Rodgers has been growing “frustrated” and “emotional” due to the Packers management’s […]