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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton underwent arthroscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder on Thursday, but the Panthers are hoping he will be back throwing by the OTAs in May, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. While the procedure was classified as minor, it is a bit worrisome because this is the second shoulder surgery […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley had a rather rough showing in the NFC Championship Game this past Sunday, carrying the ball just four times for 10 yards and seeing a pass bounce off of his hands and into the arms of New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis in the first quarter. Luckily for […]

Vic Fangio is the new head coach of the Denver Broncos, an exciting hire if you are a defensive player. Linebacker Von Miller fits that category, and he’s is looking forward to working with Fangio: “You want a coach that’s trying to improve you,” said Miller, according to Ryan O’Halloran of The Denver Post. “I’m […]

The New Orleans Saints suffered a devastating overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game last Sunday, and by now, you know the deal. Toward the end of regulation, the Saints had a third down in the red zone in a 20-20 game. On the ensuing play, Drew Brees lofted a […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been playing with Tom Brady for nine years now, and it’s still just as much for him now as it was during his rookie season back in 2010. What makes playing with Brady so enjoyable? Oddly enough, it’s Brady taking the game so seriously: “It’s a lot […]

While nothing is official yet, Kellen Moore is expected to become the next offensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It certainly seems like the most probable conclusion based on recent events. The Cowboys fired Scott Linehan as offensive coordinator after their playoff exit. Moore was Dallas’ quarterbacks coach […]

The Los Angeles Rams did not exactly get off to a good start in the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints this past Sunday. The Rams fell behind 13-0 and still did not have a first down early in the second quarter when they sent Johnny Hekker out to punt after another three-and-out. […]

It’s looking more and more like Kellen Moore is going to be the Dallas Cowboys’ new offensive coordinator. He spent this past season as the team’s quarterbacks coach, but with the Cowboys firing Scott Linehan as offensive coordinator and then hiring Jon Kitna to be the quarterbacks coach, the fit for Moore as the offensive […]

If the Los Angeles Rams want to have any chance of defeating the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, they are going to have to slow down Tom Brady. Of course, that is a tall task. “Yeah, it’s a great challenge,” said Rams head coach Sean McVay of defending Brady, according to Mike Florio […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Thursday, marking the second procedure on his throwing shoulder inside of two years. Newton then took to Twitter and called the surgery “a minor setback for a major comeback,” and two sources corroborated Newton’s account, saying that the procedure was “relatively minor in nature,” according […]

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a scary spinal injury during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in December 2017 and has been sidelined ever since. However, Shazier may end up back on the field sooner rather than later. Steelers owner Art Rooney II said that Shazier is making “amazing progress” and that he is […]

It seems that free agent running back Le’Veon Bell has his eyes set on South Beach. According to Matt Verderame of FanSided, Bell prefers to sign with the Miami Dolphins once the NFL’s free agency legal tampering period ends on March 13. Bell, who was under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, sat out […]

Earlier this week, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr ripped ESPN First Take co-hosts Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman, calling the two analysts “clowns” and even going as far to tweet UFC president Dana White to ask how he could challenge them to an octagon fight. Carr has drawn heavy criticism for his comments, but […]

New Chicago Bears defensive coordinator and former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano says he has no interest in becoming a head coach ever again: “I’m not. I’ve done it,” Pagano said, according to Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.com. “I’m motivated to just help coach Matt Nagy be successful. Help this organization be successful. Help these […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks played a pivotal role in the Rams’ NFC Championship Game victory over the New Orleans Saints this past Sunday, catching seven passes for 107 yards. However, one of Cooks’ most important contributions may have been a catch that he didn’t make. In overtime with the score tied at […]

Much to the chagrin of critics everywhere, the New England Patriots will be playing in their third straight Super Bowl on Feb. 3. During the season, fans and media pundits said that the Patriots were incredibly vulnerable, noting the apparent decline of quarterback Tom Brady and the overall lack of talent on both sides of […]

Before Brett Brown became head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013, he learned under the tutelage of Gregg Popovich, serving as an assistant for the San Antonio Spurs from 2002 through 2013. Like so many other of Popovich’s contemporaries, Brown has great respect for the grizzled coach, calling him the greatest coach who ever […]

The Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, but it was not easy. The Rockets needed a 61-point effort from James Harden to hold off the lowly Knicks, and late in the game, Houston forward PJ Tucker had a mental lapse that nearly cost the Rockets the game as well as Eric […]

The Detroit Pistons came away with a rather ugly 98-94 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, with the score looking like the game was played in 2009 rather than 2019. The Pistons scored just 19 points in the fourth quarter and 31 points in the second half overall after taking a 57-47 […]

On Wednesday night, Denver Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee got into a scuffle with Utah Jazz big man Derrick Favors, and during the fracas, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic left the bench. And that means Jokic is likely facing a suspension. Would not be surprised if we see a suspension for Nikola Jokic for the next […]

A week-and-a-half ago, Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton finally returned from a hip injury that had kept him out for much of the season. While Barton has not exactly been shooting the ball well since his return, he says he has gotten his confidence back, “My confidence is back,” Barton said at shootaround on Wednesday, […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has not a had a great year by his standards, but he still thinks he has played well enough to make the All-Star team. Klay Thompson on his All-Star candidacy: “We’re in first place. I think I deserve to be there…If I don’t make it, not the end of […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant can opt out of his contract this summer, and for the first time during his three years with the Warriors (all of which have included player options), there seems to be a legitimate possibility that Durant could depart. After Warriors big man Draymond Green said that the rest of […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden continues to defy logic with his offensive performances. In a win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, Harden scored 61 points, marking his first 60-point game and fifth 50-point outing of the season. No other player in the league has more than one this year. That's his fifth […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo suffered what is potentially a season-ending knee injury during his team’s game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night and had to be taken off of the court on a stretcher. Afterward, it was reported that Oladipo may have to undergo surgery. He will go for an MRI on Thursday. […]

New York Knicks big man Luke Kornet will be sidelined for at least two weeks with an ankle injury, Knicks head coach David Fizdale told Ian Begley of ESPN.com. Kornet suffered the injury during the Knicks’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday afternoon. The 23-year-old has played in 23 games this season, making […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo seems to have suffered a season-ending knee injury against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. He will undergo an MRI on Thursday, and likely have surgery at some point after.Oladipo had to be taken off the court on a stretcher after going down with […]

On Wednesday, it was announced that Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki has been invited to participate in the NBA’s Three-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend next month. Nowitzki’s former Mavericks teammate Jason Terry then took that news a step further, asking for a shoot between him and Nowitzki. Let’s just make it a legends shootout @nba […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo suffered what looked like a serious knee injury during his team’s game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, and he had to be taken off of the court on a stretcher as a result. One of the first NBA players to express his support for Oladipo was Phoenix Suns […]

On Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley made an odd comment on Twitter, suggesting that the Cowboys front office prioritizes targets for some receivers over others: “Honestly, the front office pushes who they want to get the ball to,” tweeted Beasley in response to a fan. “I haven’t been a huge priority in that […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo suffered what looked to be a serious knee injury during his team’s game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, and he had to be taken off of the court on a stretcher. Naturally, there has been an outpouring of support from fellow NBA players on social media, with Los […]

The Dallas Cowboys are still searching for an offensive coordinator after parting ways with Scott Linehan after their playoff exit, and one candidate is Kellen Moore, who served as the team’s quarterbacks coach this year. With Jon Kitna coming in as the Cowboys’ new quarterbacks coach, however, it seems that Moore is poised for a […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo suffered an injury during his team’s game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher. The injury appeared to be to his knee. This is just horrendous, and if it’s the same knee that Victor Oladipo injured earlier in the […]

The Tennessee Titans promoted tight ends coach Arthur Smith to the role of offensive coordinator earlier in the week, and Titans head coach Mike Vrabel says this is the best move for quarterback Marcus Mariota. “I think it’s what’s best for Marcus, and best for a lot of guys,” Vrabel said on Tuesday from the […]

During the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman went back to return a punt, but the boot from Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt took an odd bounce. Edelman crouched down to try and pick up the football as […]

New England Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy signed with the team midway through the 2016 campaign. During his first day on the job, Van Noy received quite the introduction from Tom Brady and has a hilarious story behind it: “I was super tired that day because I flew in super late from Detroit; I think […]

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley will be a free agent this offseason, and the recruiting process from rival teams around the league has already started. Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver complimented Beasley’s game on Twitter on Tuesday and asked Beasley if he would be interested in playing for the Packers. https://twitter.com/Bease11/status/1087908991517233153 […]

In 2017, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive lineman Calais Campbell to a four-year, $60 million contract. However, with Campbell set to have a $14.5 million cap number next season, the two sides are discussing restructuring his deal. ″I think it’s more with restructuring with an extension,″ Campbell said after Wednesday’s Pro Bowl practice, according to […]

At this point, the general consensus is that New England Patriots signal-caller Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all-time. The man has won five Super Bowls (which is already more than any other quarterback in NFL history) and will have the opportunity to win his sixth on Feb. 3 when the Patriots take on […]