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Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees had announced shortly after the end of the season that he was set to call time on his 39-year coaching career in order to spend more time with his family. But the 68-year-old had a sudden change of heart less than a month later as he took the Tennessee […]

On the heels of the San Francisco 49ers making quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo the highest-paid player in the NFL with his new five-year, $137.5 million deal, the Boston Herald’s Ron Borges reported via unnamed sources close to Tom Brady that the Patriots QB was ready to sit out all of this year’s offseason organized team activities unless he […]

After a season and a half away, Dwyane Wade is coming back home to Miami. He’s not the only one, though. His lovely wife, Gabrielle Union is also returning to South Beach and she didn’t hide her true feelings about that fact. Union got on Twitter to express her excitement about coming back home shortly […]

After a year and a half apart, Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem are about to be reunited once again in South Beach with the Miami Heat. When asked about Wade’s imminent return, Haslem sounded as if he was willing to grant his old teammate a share of his city once again, although it’s not entirely […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made a flurry of trade deadline deals which have completely overhauled their roster. One of their many moves was to trade veteran guard Dwyane Wade back to the Miami Heat for a heavily-protected second-round pick. It was a move that caught a lot of people off guard. That includes Heat center […]

The San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo have agreed to a massive five-year, $137.5 million contract, the biggest deal in the NFL history on an average-per-year basis, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports. Garoppolo was in the final year of his rookie contract, and the Niners had made it a priority to lock him up […]

The Atlanta Hawks have traded forward Luke Babbitt back to the Miami Heat in exchange for forward Okaro White. The Hawks are sending forward Luke Babbitt to the Heat for forward Omari White sources said. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) February 8, 2018 Babbitt played last season with the Heat and had a significant role […]

In the aftermath of his controversial decision to back out of his agreement to become the Indianapolis Colts head coach, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was fired by his own agent, Bob LaMonte. LaMonte did not appreciate the fact that McDaniels went back on his word with the Colts, and given how important […]

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard faced the media for the first time since Josh McDaniels opted to back out of his agreement to become the Indianapolis Colts head coach and stay with the New England Patriots. After confidently answering questions about the whole messy situation, Ballard signed off with one final message in reference […]

Perhaps the defining play of the Philadelphia Eagles’ dramatic Super Bowl win was the “Philly Special.” That audacious trick play, which Doug Pederson called on fourth down at the Patriots’ one-yard line and saw tight end Trey Burton throw a touchdown pass to quarterback and eventual Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles, will be forever ingrained […]

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels made one of the biggest decisions of his professional career yesterday. McDaniels backed out of an agreement to become the Indianapolis Colts’ new head coach in a move that has sent shockwaves around the league. McDaniels’ agent, Bob LaMonte, was clearly not a fan of his client’s decision. […]

Cornerback David Amerson is now a free agent after getting cut by the Oakland Raiders. However, it doesn’t seem as if he wants to stay on the open market for too long. Amerson is moving quickly in search for his next team, and a visit with the Chicago Bears on Wednesday is first up on […]

The Atlanta Falcons have made a contract extension for quarterback Matt Ryan the main objective this offseason. Ryan will be in the final year of his contract in 2018, and it will likely cost a lot of money to get him to agree to a new deal considering how high the demand for quality quarterbacks […]

The Green Bay Packers made some very significant changes in their coaching staff this offseason. One such change was to bring back Joe Philbin as the team’s offensive coordinator in place of Edgar Bennett. Packers.com’s Mike Spofford reports that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a big fan of bringing back Philbin, with whom he had […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won two NFL MVP awards in his illustrious 13-year NFL career. The most recent one came in 2014, one year after having his season cut short due to a broken collarbone. Rodgers suffered another collarbone injury in 2017 which limited him to just seven games and saw the […]

The Oakland Raiders have released cornerback David Amerson after three seasons with the team. Cutting Amerson will save the Raiders $6 million against their cap for next season with no dead money, and $21 million over the next three, per Jeremy Bregman of NFL.com. Amerson, 26, played in just six games during an injury-hit campaign […]

There’s something about winning that makes Philadelphia sports fans want to get their feet off the ground and climb up tall objects. The city’s preemptive light pole-greasing initiative was well-publicized. But after the Eagles beat the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl, Eagles fans basically decided to climb anything remotely climbable. One such […]

No one saw the New England Patriots coaching staff’s decision to bench starting cornerback Malcolm Butler just prior to the Super Bowl coming. Well, almost no one. Intrepid NFL insider Ian Rapoport got the scoop and broke the news on Twitter a handful of hours ahead of the game itself. As it turns out, though, […]

Police are investigating a burglary at the home of New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski in Foxborough, Massachusetts, ESPN reports. Foxborough Police Chief William Baker did not comment on exactly when the break-in occurred, although he did mention it was when Gronkowski was away at Super Bowl LII. Baker also didn’t disclose the exact […]

As has been expected for some time now, the Detroit Lions have officially named Matt Patricia as the team’s new head coach. The former New England Patriots defensive coordinator wrote a heartfelt statement released after accepting the job, as Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk posts. In it, he thanked the Detroit Lions organization for giving him […]

It’s not often that a player wins back-to-back Super Bowls with two different teams, and even less often that they beat their former team in the process of winning that second title. The Philadelphia Eagles pairing of Chris Long and LeGarrette Blount achieved that incredibly rare feat on Sunday when they topped their old teammates […]

There’s a chance Rob Gronkowski has played his last ever game in the NFL. The New England Patriots tight end was non-committal about whether he’d come back for the 2018 season following their Super Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles, and said he’d take some time to decide upon his future. When asked about Gronk’s […]

The New England Patriots may already have their replacement for outgoing defensive coordinator Matt Patricia all lined up. According to Zach Barnett of FootballScoop.com, Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano is expected to take over the job for next season. It was recently reported that Schiano would interview for New England’s defensive coordinator job. Patriots […]

The New England Patriots lost Super Bowl 52 to the Philadelphia Eagles, but it wasn’t because of Tom Brady. The 40-year-old quarterback put together one of the greatest offensive performances in Super Bowl history as he threw for a record 505 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in a losing effort. Prior to Brady, no […]

With just over two minutes left, Tom Brady was poised to lead the New England Patriots to yet another game-winning Super Bowl drive. However, Brandon Graham and the Philadelphia Eagles had other ideas. Graham got a strip-sack on Brady and the Eagles recovered the fumble, effectively ending the Patriots’ chances of coming back. After the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles won their first-ever Super Bowl in their 85-year franchise history on Sunday in dramatic fashion. Years from now, Eagles fans will likely look back at the terrific trick play which saw quarterback Nick Foles score a receiving touchdown at the end of the first half as the defining play of that inaugural […]

Matt Patricia obviously won’t remember his last game as New England Patriots defensive coordinator fondly. It was the defense which let the Patriots down as they allowed a whopping 41 points and 538 total yards of offense in their Super Bowl LII defeat to a Nick Foles-led Philadelphia Eagles team. After the game, the incoming […]

The unexpected benching of New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler in favor of Eric Rowe has become one of the big mysteries of Super Bowl LII. As it turns out, it came as quite a shock not only to the viewing public but even to the players themselves. Rowe admitted post-game that he only knew he […]

The Detroit Lions are about to enter a new regime with incoming head coach Matt Patricia. The New England Patriots defensive coordinator does not yet officially have the job but he has already started letting go of certain people within the Lions coaching staff. However, there will be one notable holdover from the previous regime […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will play for the Super Bowl this Sunday without quarterback Carson Wentz, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 14. But if the Eagles do go on to win the Super Bowl, Wentz might have a shot at playing in their first game as reigning champions in next season’s opener. Per NFL […]

There were doubts as to whether Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier would be able to walk again following a serious spinal injury he suffered in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 6. But just two months removed from spinal stabilization surgery, Shazier has since been discharged from the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute and has regained movement […]

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will officially become the new head coach of the Indianapolis Colts not too long after the Super Bowl. He already has his defensive coordinator lined up in former Dallas Cowboys coach Matt Eberflus. And now, it appears that former Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell has become a […]

Adrian Peterson’s days in Arizona are apparently numbered, with the Cardinals expected to cut the veteran running back. However, the soon-to-be 33-year-old isn’t planning to call time on his career anytime soon. The former league MVP says he still wants to play 4-5 more years, according to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. […]

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was far from 100 percent during the playoffs as he played through injuries to his MCL and PCL in his right knee which he suffered in Week 17. But as Freeman said to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the condition of his knee is slowly improving as he […]

The Baltimore Ravens have announced a major change in their front office with general manager Ozzie Newsome set to step aside after the 2018 season, with longtime deputy Eric DeCosta set to take over. The Ravens won’t conduct any other interviews, which seems like a violation of the Rooney Rule. But as Michael David Smith of […]

New Giants general manager Dave Gettleman and head coach Pat Shurmur have both indicated that Eli Manning will remain the team’s starting quarterback to start next season. However, there’s still a chance the Giants use the No. 2 overall pick to find Manning’s potential successor. Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com reports that Manning would have no […]

Super Bowl LII is still a couple days away, but according to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, it’s already a foregone conclusion. Jeffery basically guaranteed the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots, as Martin Frank of the Wilmington News Journal notes. “Ain’t no ‘if,’ man,” Jeffery said. “When we win on […]

Alex Smith appears to be off to the Washington Redskins in a blockbuster trade, likely paving the way for Patrick Mahomes to take over as the new Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback. However, the Smith trade is not set in stone just yet. The deal can only be made official on March 14, so there’s […]

It’s been over three seasons since New England Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer lost his starting spot for the Cleveland Browns in favor of Johnny Manziel. But even after all these years, Hoyer has continued to keep tabs on his old team and points out just how poorly they’ve fared since their decision to bench him. […]