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The Carolina Panthers have signed wide receiver Chris Hogan to a one-year deal, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Hogan spent the 2018 campaign with the New England Patriots, playing in all 16 games and hauling in 35 receptions for 532 yards and three touchdowns. The 30-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Monmouth […]

The Miami Dolphins are hosting a visit with University of Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Brown is coming off of a terrific junior campaign in which he hauled in 75 receptions for 1,318 yards and 10 touchdowns. He actually began his collegiate career at the College of the […]

The New England Patriots will be hosting visits with University of Mississippi wide receiver A.J. Brown and University of South Carolina wide out Deebo Samuel, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Brown is coming off of a monster junior campaign in which he hauled in 85 receptions for 1,320 yards and six touchdowns. The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have worked out West Virginia University wide receiver Gary Jennings, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. Jennings is coming off of an impressive senior campaign in which he hauled in 54 receptions for 917 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Stafford, Va. native arrived at West Virginia in 2015 and had […]

The San Francisco 49ers already have one of the NFL’s best tight ends in George Kittle, but that won’t stop them from trying to add some depth to the position. According to Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio, the 49ers met with University of Iowa tight end Noah Fant this week. Some two tight end […]

The New England Patriots hosted a visit with Baylor University wide receiver Jalen Hurd on Wednesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Hurd is coming off of a senior campaign in which he hauled in 69 receptions for 946 yards and four touchdowns. In addition, he carried the ball 48 times for 209 yards […]

After seeing Randall Cobb walk via free agency this offseason and without adding any other real threats in the passing game, the Green Bay Packers are in need of another wide receiver. That’s why ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. feels that the Packers will select University of Mississippi wide receiver D.K. Metcalf with the 12th […]

The Washington Redskins are in need of a quarterback, as they are entering 2019 with Case Keenum and Colt McCoy battling it out for the starting job as a result of Alex Smith likely being out for the entire year while recovering from a gruesome broken leg injury he suffered this past season. As a […]

Derrick Rose re-captured the hearts of basketball fans everywhere this year courtesy of a Renaissance season with the Minnesota Timberwolves that saw the former MVP score a career-high 50 points in an emotional performance. Rose was so impressive in the first half of the season that he was even one of the leading vote-getters to […]

The Oakland Raiders have remained adamant that they are perfectly fine with Derek Carr under center heading into next season, but that does not mean they won’t explore adding a young quarterback through the NFL Draft. According to Michael Silver of NFL Network, the Raiders are very high on Ohio State signal-caller Dwayne Haskins, who […]

They say NFL preseason doesn’t matter. Don’t tell that to Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt, who is already looking forward to facing the Green Bay Packers in his team’s preseason opener this summer. Wisconsin, I’m excited to see ya!!! https://t.co/ftCm9QmeXD — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 9, 2019 Of course, Watt grew up in […]

It has been over two months since the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams for their sixth Super Bowl championship, but Tom Brady still has remnants of the victory in his helmet: Back at it. pic.twitter.com/cbL8SlB7r1 — Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 10, 2019 The best part of this is Brady asking if the […]

Before the New York Giants traded linebacker Olivier Vernon to the Cleveland Browns for offensive lineman Kevin Zeitler, the Minnesota Vikings considered making a similar deal, as they thought about trading defensive end Everson Griffen for Zeitler, according to Andrew Krammer of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Griffen is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which […]

The New York Giants will meet with West Virginia University quarterback Will Grier on Thursday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Giants’ interest in Grier seems to be real, as New York was also reported to be intrigued by the signal-caller earlier in the pre-draft process. Grier’s stock rose when he impressed teams at […]

Phillip Lindsay was the Denver Broncos’ top rusher this past season, finishing with 1,037 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging an impressive 5.4 yards per carry en route to a Pro Bowl appearance. However, it doesn’t appear that Lindsay will be the Broncos’ featured running back heading into 2019. According to James Palmer of NFL […]

CLUTCH Summary: It’s easy to say now how great Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki was at basketball, but much of his legend grew from the 2011 NBA Finals. After the Michael Jordan era of hoops, the importance of rings raised, leaving plenty of players’ legacies in doubt. Dirk managed to snag the moment, not only making […]

The New York Jets already landed their featured running back this offseason, making one of the biggest splashes in free agency by signing Le’Veon Bell to a four-year deal. Now, however, they are looking for some depth at the position, which is why they brought in Spencer Ware for a visit on Wednesday, according to […]

The New England Patriots could really use some more playmakers on the offensive side of the ball, so they brought in wide receiver Demaryius Thomas and running back T.J. Yeldon for visits on Wednesday, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Patriots are particularly in need of threats in the passing game, as tight end […]

The New York Giants are finalizing a contract extension with wide receiver Sterling Shepard, but before that news broke, the New England Patriots were considering making a run at him, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. You can certainly see why the Patriots would be interested in Shepard. With Rob Gronkowski retiring, Cordarrelle Patterson […]

Mike Conley is now the lone ranger in Memphis. Gone is Zach Randolph. Gone is Tony Allen. Gone is Marc Gasol. The days of Grit-n-Grind are over for the Grizzlies, and now, Memphis will face a long road to rebuilding around top young big man Jaren Jackson Jr., who had a very impressive rookie campaign. […]

Magic Johnson made a decision that stunned the basketball world on Tuesday, stepping down from his position as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations. As one can imagine, LeBron James, who signed with the Lakers partly because of Johnson’s influence, was stunned when he heard about the news. However, according to Ramona Shelburne […]

This past Saturday, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum left early during his team’s loss against the Orlando Magic as a result of a shin contusion and proceeded to miss the rest of that game and the final game of the regular season. However, the injury does not seem to be too big of a deal, […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry had a rather rough season in terms of health, but he still played in enough games to earn his $200,000 bonus, as he hit the 65-game mark even without playing in Raptors’ season finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. Lowry was […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis rubbed a whole lot of people the wrong way when he sported a T-shirt that read “That’s all Folks!” during the Pelicans’ season finale against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. But Davis swears the wardrobe was not his own doing: Anthony Davis says his That’s All Folks […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Tyson Chandler is clearly not the player he once was, but he still wants to play one more season, stating that the 2019-20 campaign will be his final one: Tyson Chandler: “I know I definitely want to play one more year … I know next year will be it” — […]

The 2018-19 regular season was a tumultuous one for Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics. There were constant questions about Irving’s future, injuries up and down the roster and maddening inconsistency that resulted in a rather lackluster 49-win total when most expected the Celtics to win 60 games or more. Now, the regular season is […]

Following a 30-point performance in a win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki took to center court to announce to the fans that he would be retiring from the NBA after this season, making something that most of us assumed official. Afterward, former Mavericks head coach Don Nelson told […]

Magic Johnson landed what many thought was his dream job back in February 2017 when he was named the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations. Calling the shots for a team he won five championships with? What could be better? Well, apparently, Johnson was not enjoying it all that much, which was why he […]

Magic Johnson shocked the basketball world on Tuesday when he announced his decision to step down as Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations after just two seasons. Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, whom Johnson drafted during the summer of 2017, is in full support of Johnson’s choice: “For Magic, he’s Magic Johnson. He doesn’t need […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram had quite a scare last month, as he had to undergo surgery to deal with blood clots in his right arm. Obviously, just the term “blood clots” is enough to raise the hairs on anyone’s neck, but Ingram tried to maintain a positive attitude throughout the ordeal: “I was […]

Following an incredibly disappointing season wrought with injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers have fired longtime athletic trainer Marco Nunez, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Nunez originally joined the Lakers for the 2008-09 campaign as an assistant and had remained with the organization ever since. Then, after the retirement of Gary Vitti in 2016, Nunez […]

After a long standoff, the New England Patriots and kicker Stephen Gostkowski have finally come to terms. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Patriots have re-signed Gostkowski on a two-year deal. There had been some doubt as to whether or not Gostkowski would return to New England, as the two sides did not seem […]

Two of Aaron Rodgers’ biggest critics over the years have been former Green Bay Packers players Greg Jennings and Jermichael Finley, both of whom won a Super Bowl with Rodgers during the 2010-11 campaign. Most recently, Jennings and Finley took more shots at Rodgers in a scathing piece written by Bleacher Report’s Tyler Dunne in […]

Some people are their own worst enemy. Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown seems to fit that perfectly. After deleting a social media post about former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster, Brown has now taken to Twitter to rip the media for getting on his case: Not giving you media fakes no more ammo …….. […]

Dwyane Wade won three championships as a member of the Miami Heat in his illustrious NBA career, but it wouldn’t have been possible without his selflessness. Overall, in real terms, Wade left about $6.5 million on the table during his tenure with the Heat, with most of that actually coming after LeBron James left Miami […]

The Arizona Cardinals are probably going to take University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft later this month, and, as a result, fellow signal-caller Josh Rosen, whom the Cardinals took in the first round of the draft last spring, is probably going to be the odd man […]

Everyone seems to be under the impression that Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki will be retiring from the game of basketball after this season…except for LaMarcus Aldridge. The San Antonio Spurs big man says that he doesn’t think Nowitzki is done: “I think he has one more year in him,” Aldridge said, according to Jeff […]

We now know that Dirk Nowitzki is one of the best power forwards and one of the best scorers to every play the game, but early on in his career, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban did not know what to expect. “I didn’t know how good he would be. Had no idea,” said Cuban, according […]

Former Green Bay Packers players Greg Jennings and Jermichael Finley have not shied away from taking shots at Aaron Rodgers, regularly criticizing his leadership abilities. Well, it seems that Rodgers has had enough. “It bothers me that every time there’s an article, it’s the same two people,” Rodgers told Jason Wilde and Mark Tauscher of […]