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The New Orleans Saints did not have a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, but that did not stop them from making some moves to get the players they wanted. The Saints traded up for their first two selections, moving up to take Texas A&M offensive lineman Erik McCoy at No. 48 and wheeling […]

Jamaal Charles officially announced his retirement from the game of football this past week, signing a one-day contract with the Kansas City Chiefs to end things where it all started before calling it quits. Charles had a spectacular run with the Chiefs from 2008 through 2016, but he wishes his career would have overlapped with […]

This past year has certainly been a whirlwind for new Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens. Kitchens began the 2018 campaign as the Browns’ running backs coach, but midway through the season, Cleveland made sweeping coaching changes, and in the process, Kitchens was promoted to offensive coordinator. The Browns then had an impressive second half […]

We are in May, and defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh is still available on the free-agent market. Obviously, someone will sign Suh before the start of the season, and you would have to figure he will be landing somewhere sometime soon. But where will he end up? Jared Dubin of CBS Sports names the Indianapolis Colts […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have declined their fifth-year option on cornerback Artie Burns, according to Gerry Dulac of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This means that Burns will become a free agent next offseason. Had the Steelers exercised Burns’ option, it would have cost the team $9.6 million in 2020. Burns is coming off of a 2018 campaign […]

Could Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Yannick Ngakoue be looking for a new contract? It seems that way. Ngakoue has joined cornerback Jalen Ramsey and linebacker Telvin Smith as Jaguars players that are absent from offseason workouts, but the difference with Ngakoue is that he actually attended for the first few days before leaving, according to […]

The Detroit Lions landed one of the best defensive players on the free-agent market this offseason, signing defensive lineman Trey Flowers to a five-year, $90 million contract back in March. While Flowers was very productive during his time with the New England Patriots, one thing he was not known for was being vocal. Of course, […]

Ndamukong Suh is still out on the free agent market, and there is some thought that he could potentially land with a perennial Super Bowl contender. Jared Dubin of CBS Sports names the New England Patriots as one of the top landing spots for Suh, noting that the Patriots have $12 million to spend and […]

When the Carolina Panthers selected West Virginia quarterback Will Grier in the third round of the NFL Draft last weekend, many saw it as a sign that the Panthers were worried about the future of Cam Newton. After all, Newton has undergone a pair of surgeries on his throwing shoulder since the end of the […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was sacked a league-high 62 times this past season, so, obviously, he was probably hoping for some better protection heading into 2019. The Texans have tried to address that issue this offseason, taking offensive linemen Tytus Howard and Max Scharping in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. Watson […]

University of Kentucky pass rusher Josh Allen was considered one of the top defensive prospects in this year’s NFL Draft, and he ended up going to the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 7. The thing is, Allen played outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense at Kentucky, and the Jaguars play a 4-3. That means Allen will […]

The Detroit Lions will be going into 2019 with Darren Bevell as their new offensive coordinator, and running back Kerryon Johnson is excited about the idea of playing for a run-heavy coach. “I mean, we all know what he likes to do,” said Johnson, according to Kyle Meinke of MLive.com. “We all know what he […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is coming off of a very impressive second season in the NFL, leading his team to 11 wins and an AFC South division title. Of course, the Texans bowed out to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but this is a very good football team […]

Thanks to a high-profile offseason in which the Cleveland Browns added big names on both sides of the football, the Browns are the trendy pick to win the AFC North division title next season. Count former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark among those who feels that Cleveland will finish the year atop the division, going […]

The Washington Redskins will not be exercising their fifth-year option on wide receiver Josh Doctson, according to JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington. This means that Doctson will become a free agent next offseason. Doctson is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played 15 games and hauled in 44 receptions for 532 […]

The Green Bay Packers had a very disappointing season in 2018, finishing with a record of 6-9-1 and missing out on the playoffs for the second straight year, which marked the first time since 2006 that that occurred. However, there is plenty of optimism in Green Bay heading into 2019. Not only do the Packers […]

The New England Patriots finding a diamond in the rough in the draft? Who would have thought it? Former NFL wide receiver Nate Burleson feels that the Patriots got the biggest steal in the 2019 NFL Draft this past weekend when they took Alabama running back Damien Harris in the third round. “Believe he led […]

The Minnesota Vikings will not exercise their fifth-year option on wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, according to the team. This means that Treadwell will be a free agent next offseason. Treadwell is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played 15 games and hauled in 35 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown. The […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is coming off of a fantastic rookie season, and with Odell Beckham Jr. now playing his football elsewhere, Barkley is stepping into the spotlight as the most talented player on the Giants, and he knows it. When asked by Michael Vivalo of Elite Sports New York, about who […]

Could Marshawn Lynch be returning to the NFL? According to Steve Wyche of NFL Network, Lynch would return to the NFL if the Oakland Raiders would be willing to bring him aboard. This news comes one day after running back Isaiah Crowell, one of the Raiders’ many free-agent acquisitions this offseason, tore his Achilles, knocking […]

The Buffalo Bills will not exercise their fifth-year option on defensive lineman Shaq Lawson, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. This will make Lawson a free agent next offseason. Lawson is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played 14 games and finished with 30 tackles, four sacks, a couple of forced […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is coming off of a remarkable 2018 campaign in which he threw for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns en route to winning the NFL MVP award. Most importantly, he led the Chiefs to an AFC West division title and took them all the way to the AFC Championship Game […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was supposed to fall off “the cliff” this past season, and late in the year, he was showing some signs of a decline. However, Brady once again proved all of the doubters wrong, leading the Patriots to their sixth Super Bowl title and taking out some high-powered teams along […]

It’s no secret that San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould wants to return to his old stomping grounds in Chicago, and with Gould playing out the 2019 campaign on a franchise tag, it seems likely that he will sign back with the Bears next offseason. However, former Chicago kicker Kevin Butler isn’t sure if Gould […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers got a taste of what life without running back Le’Veon Bell was like this past season, as Bell held out the entire year due to a contract dispute. Now, Bell is off the roster entirely, so the Steelers are officially beginning the post-Bell era in 2019. With James Conner, Jaylen Samuels and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to decliner their fifth-year option on cornerback Artie Burns, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. This will make Burns a free agent next offseason. Burns is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played all 16 games and finished with 22 tackles and a forced fumble in a […]

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen is no stranger to broadcast booths and has provided some commentary in the past, and earlier in the year, FOX and ESPN were both interested in his services. However, with ESPN announcing that it will have Joe Tessitore and Anthony “Booger” McFarland as its team for Monday Night Football, […]

The Oakland Raiders suffered a big loss on Tuesday, as running back Isaiah Crowell tore his Achilles and will miss the entire 2019 campaign. It didn’t take long for the Raiders to find a replacement, however, as Oakland had decided to bring back fellow halfback Doug Martin, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Martin […]

The situation between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and long-time defensive lineman Gerald McCoy is certainly an odd one. New head coach Bruce Arians has not committed to McCoy actually being on the team going into 2019, owner Jason Licht doesn’t seem sure about it, and now, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is avoiding talking about McCoy. […]

In spite of the fact that the Carolina Panthers still have Cam Newton under center, they opted to take a quarterback in the third round of the NFL Draft this past weekend, selecting West Virginia signal-caller Will Grier with the 100th overall pick. The Panthers have insisted that Grier’s selection has nothing to do with […]

Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins was the third signal-caller taken in the 2019 NFL Draft, slipping to the Washington Redskins at No. 15. The other two quarterbacks taken ahead of him were Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray, who went No. 1 overall to the Arizona Cardinals, and Duke’s Daniel Jones, who surprisingly was taken by the New […]

For the first time in 23 years, the New England Patriots used a first-round draft pick on a wide receiver, taking Arizona State wide out N’Keal Harry with the 32nd overall selection last Thursday. Harry’s collegiate coach (and former NFL coach) Herm Edwards thinks that Harry was a great pick for the Patriots and thinks […]

The Indiana Pacers had some hard luck this year, as Victor Oladipo was knocked out for the season after suffering a ruptured quadriceps tendon in late January. The Pacers went on to win 48 games and fought the Boston Celtics admirably in the first round of the playoffs, but they ended up getting swept. The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Denver Nuggets got off to a rough start on Monday night, as the Nuggets came away with a 121-113 win to take a 1-0 lead in the series. By contrast, the Blazers never trailed in their previous series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, beating […]

The general consensus is that Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors during the summer of 2016 because he no longer wanted to play with Russell Westbrook. However, former Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins says that that simply isn’t true. While he would not elaborate all that much on the […]

Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers is listed as questionable for Game 2 of his team’s second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Rivers missed the Rockets’ Game 1 loss on Sunday due to flu-like symptoms. He has said that he will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did land the biggest fish in free agency last summer, signing LeBron James to a multi-year deal. However, that was widely expected. What we didn’t really know for sure was what other stars the Lakers would bring in alongside James. They tried to get Paul George. They failed. They tried to […]

The Utah Jazz are one of those teams good enough to make the playoffs every year, but not actually good enough to make any real noise when they get there. The Jazz have the young star in Donovan Mitchell and the elite defender in Rudy Gobert, but outside of that, Utah is full of a […]

Milwaukee Bucks wing Sterling Brown is listed as probable for Game 2 of his team’s second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN. Brown is dealing with back soreness, an issue that flared up during the Bucks’ Game 1 loss on Sunday afternoon. The 24-year-old […]