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Ohio State’s Nick Bosa was considered by most to be the top edge-rushing prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft class, and, as a result, he went to the San Francisco 49ers at No. 2. But the Green Bay Packers picked up Michigan’s Rashan Gary at No. 12, and they feel they did even better than […]

The New Orleans Saints are coming off a 2018 campaign in which they won a league-best 13 games and made the NFC Championship Game before suffering a devastating and controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Jared Cook wants to take them one step beyond. The Saints entered the offseason full of questions, losing key […]

The Philadelphia Eagles brought back an old friend this offseason, signing wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Jackson spent the first six seasons of his career with the Eagles from 2008 through 2013, making three Pro Bowl appearances and finishing with over 1,000 yards three times. Since then, Jackson has produced mostly disappointing results, spending five seasons […]

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith has agreed to take a $2 million pay cut for the 2019 campaign, according to Field Yates of ESPN. Smith was originally scheduled to earn a non-guaranteed salary of $5 million, but now, he will be making $2 million in base salary and $1 million in bonuses. The move […]

The Chicago Bears are entering the 2019 campaign with lofty expectations, but it’s not because of their offense… or Allen Robinson in particular. The Bears are known for their stout defense, which is led by stud linebacker Khalil Mack, who is easily one of the most dominant defensive players in the NFL. Offensively, Chicago has […]

Mike D’Antoni has just one year left on his contract as head coach of the Houston Rockets, and judging by the way extension talks have gone, it’s going to stay that way going into next season. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and general manager Daryl Morey had indicated that Houston offered D’Antoni at least $5 million […]

The Miami Dolphins acquired the guy they hope will be their quarterback of the future during the NFL Draft last month, but they didn’t do it by way of drafting a rookie. Instead, the Dolphins traded a second-round pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for Josh Rosen, who was chosen by the Cardinals with […]

The Cleveland Browns may have signed Kareem Hunt earlier this offseason, and Hunt may have been one of the best running backs in the NFL before being released by the Kansas City Chiefs late last season due to a domestic violence incident, but even once Hunt returns from his eight-game suspension, Nick Chubb will—and should—remain […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh to a one-year deal just over a week ago, and the veteran is hoping to bring a smashmouth presence to the Buccaneers’ defensive front in 2019. “An aggressive, very intense force of change on the line of scrimmage,” Suh said as far as what he will […]

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors by a score of 118-109 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, and in doing so, they greatly impressed Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr even went as far to say that the Raptors remind him of his very own team: “They remind me […]

Could Kawhi Leonard’s impending free agency be much ado about nothing? We obviously won’t know for sure until July, but True Hoop is reporting that Leonard may end up returning to the Raptors on a short-term deal. True Hoop’s sources come from “plugged in” people associated with players and the league, but not the Raptors […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, so, as a result, Kevin Durant’s impending return from a calf injury seems all the more vital. However, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says that the circumstances of the series won’t have an impact on when Durant comes back, […]

Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster tore both his ACL and his LCL during organized team activities and underwent surgery to repair the injuries on Tuesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Foster is expected to be ready for the 2020 campaign. The Redskins claimed Foster off of waivers back in November after he was […]

When the Green Bay Packers selected University of Michigan pass rusher Rashan Gary with the 12th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft last month, it was viewed as a high-risk, high-reward move. In spite of Gary’s ridiculous athleticism, he was not all that productive at Michigan, totaling just 9.5 sacks throughout his collegiate career. […]

The Denver Broncos traded for Joe Flacco earlier in the offseason, but they were not finished addressing their quarterback situation, as they then went on to select Drew Lock in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft last month. While Flacco seems like the favorite to win the starting job, Lock still has a […]

The New Orleans Saints are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won a league-best 13 games but suffered an absolutely devastating and controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game. It marked the Saints’ second straight heartbreaking playoff exit, as they lost on a last-second play to the […]

There was a time when LeSean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills was one of the best running backs in football and a Fantasy Football demon, but after a miserable 2018 campaign in which McCoy rushed for just 514 yards and averaged a meager 3.2 yards per carry, you have to wonder if his days as […]

It hasn’t taken long for Odell Beckham Jr. to get himself into some hot water in Cleveland. The star wide receiver has not been present at Browns organized team activities, and head coach Freddie Kitchens finally seems to be losing his patience after defending Beckham all the way up until now. Fox Sports talk-show host […]

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is back on the gridiron after taking a year off to jump in the broadcast booth, but while he is a Cowboys legend and was regularly one of the best tight ends in the league before his brief retirement, he understands he still needs to prove himself. “There’s a […]

The New England Patriots have actually been scrambling this offseason, which is something we are not used to seeing from the six-time Super Bowl champions. The Patriots have been scrambling so much, as a matter of fact, that they did something they hadn’t done in over two decades, selecting a wide receiver in the first […]

The Kansas City Chiefs may have had the NFL’s most explosive offense in 2018, but the offseason has not been kind to Andy Reid’s club. The Chiefs had already lost running back Kareem Hunt due to an off-the-field incident, as Kansas City released him back in November after a video of Hunt assaulting a woman […]

The Seattle Seahawks don’t really have a great track record of keeping their star players long term, particularly on defense. Cornerback Richard Sherman walked following the 2017 campaign, and the Seahawks just traded defensive lineman Frank Clark. So, naturally, with linebacker Bobby Wagner entering the final year of his deal, there is some trepidation about […]

For the first time since 2005, the Green Bay Packers are entering a season without Mike McCarthy as head coach. Now, Matt LaFleur is at the helm, a young, bright offensive mind that spent a year working under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams in 2017. As a result, there is a whole lot […]

In today’s NFL, teams generally hire offensive-minded head coaches, but the Denver Broncos decided to go in the opposite direction, hiring defensive guru Vic Fangio as their new skipper. Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe already loves what he is seeing from Fangio and is thrilled about Denver’s new defense: “Falling in love with the defense […]

The Denver Broncos hired Vic Fangio as their head coach earlier this offseason, marking the biggest step in Fangio’s long NFL career thus far. Fangio’s tenure in the NFL dates all the way back to 1986, when he began as the linebackers coach of the New Orleans Saints. About half a decade later in 1999, […]

Much was made about Draymond Green’s shaky regular season, but the Golden State Warriors big man has turned it on in the playoffs and is a big reason why the Warriors are now in their fifth straight NBA Finals. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says that we are now seeing the very best of Green. […]

The CAA is getting closer to signing Duke phenom Zion Williamson, according to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News. Deveney adds that while nothing is done yet, “signs are pointing” to an agreement being reached. Williamson is the consensus No. 1 overall pick in next month’s NBA Draft, and it would be beyond shocking if […]

The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t exactly able to replicate their success this past season, winning just nine games and losing to the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The Eagles are just two years removed from a Super Bowl championship, but there are a lot of question marks up and down the […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but this is hardly Danny Green’s first rodeo. The Raptors guard made back-to-back finals appearances with the San Antonio Spurs in 2013 and 2014, winning a championship in the latter season. But now that Green is back on the big […]

The sons of Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James will be leaving Santa Monica Crossroads for Sierra Canyon High School, according to Tania Ganguli of The Los Angeles Times. Bronny, the elder of the two brothers, and Bryce spent one year a Santa Monica Crossroads after moving out to Los Angeles with LeBron when the […]

Just when it looked like the New York Jets were headed in the right direction, they did something that made you think, “Same old Jets.” After allowing Mike Maccagnan to handle both free agency and the draft, the Jets canned him as general manager, as it was obvious that he and new head coach Adam […]

For the first time since 2004, the New York Giants took a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft last month, taking Duke’s Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick. While Eli Manning is set to be the starter entering 2019, the Giants’ decision to select Jones obviously signals the end of an […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ 2018-19 campaign may have ended in heartbreak with a 13-3 loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, but there is no question that they had a fantastic season overall. So, can the Rams make it back to the Super Bowl this coming season and potentially win it this […]

Many people feel that the New York Jets are a sleeper playoff team in the AFC going into 2019. They have an exciting young quarterback in Sam Darnold, a new and explosive running back in Le’Veon Bell, and a defense full of potential. However, one notable shortcoming for the Jets is their lack of a […]

Free agent defensive lineman Gerald McCoy will meet with the Carolina Panthers this week, according to Joe Person of The Athletic. McCoy has already visited with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, concluding his meeting with the Ravens on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 20 after a nine-year […]

Amid rumors that the New York Jets have contacted legendary quarterback Peyton Manning about their vacant general manager job, the two-time Super Bowl champion is kind of in the dark. The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos signal-caller says that he has not heard anything from the Jets. “It’s kind of hard not to hear […]

Free agent defensive lineman Gerald McCoy concluded his visit with the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday, and according to Josina Anderson of ESPN, McCoy rated his visited “A+++.” McCoy also met with the Cleveland Browns and is scheduled to meet with the Carolina Panthers this week, with some speculating that he is deciding between the Ravens […]

Not even one full calendar year after giving Clint Capela a five-year, $90 million contract extension, the Houston Rockets might be ready to put their big man on the block. Following yet another playoff loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, the Rockets seem ready to come to terms with the fact that […]

Toronto Raptors wing OG Anunoby has been upgraded to questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Anunoby is yet to play in this postseason as a result of an emergency appendectomy. He recently said that he hopes to be back at some point in the […]