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Could a Le’Veon Bell situation be brewing in Dallas? According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott would like a contract extension done this offseason, which may not be all that easy for Dallas given the number of players it is going to have to pay. Of course, the Cowboys have […]

The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Houston Texans by a score of 21-7 in their AFC Wild Card Round matchup on Saturday, setting up a date with the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend: Colts at Chiefs, Saturday Jan. 12, 4:35 pm ET. Chargers/Ravens winner at Patriots next Sunday, Jan. 13. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, […]

The Houston Texans were one of the top rushing defenses in the league this season, ranking third in the NFL in that category and not allowing a 100-yard rusher all year long. Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack didn’t care about that on Saturday. The #Texans did not allow an individual 100+ yard rusher during […]

At the very least, the Houston Texans will not get shut out by the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Wild Card Round on Saturday. With about 11 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, quarterback DeShaun Watson found wide receiver Keke Coutee with a little screen pass, and Coutee took it six yards for the […]

Indianapolis Colts safety Mike Mitchell suffered a calf injury during the Colts’ Wild Card Round matchup with the Houston Texans on Saturday and was ruled out for the remainder of the game, according to the team. Mitchell had logged a pair of tackles before exiting. Mitchell signed with the Colts in October and played in […]

The Indianapolis Colts are currently beating up on the Houston Texans in their AFC Wild Card Round playoff matchup on Saturday, and Colts running back Marlon Mack is having himself a day. Like here, for example, when he makes the Texans defense look silly: Oh Marlon Mack. He's fancy 😲 📺: #INDvsHOU on ESPN/ABC #NFLPlayoffs […]

The Blake Bortles era is likely over in Jacksonville, as the Jaguars benched Bortles in favor of Cody Kessler late in the year. Bortles did win his job back during the final two weeks of the season, but that was only because Kessler was so horrible. With the Jaguars in win-now mode, drafting a quarterback […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas is set to enter free agency this offseason and will likely be one of the most highly sought after players on the market. The San Francisco 49ers might be a team to watch when it comes to his free agency process. While many expect Thomas to sign with the Dallas […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have cut ties with linebackers coach Joey Porter, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. “I have informed outside linebackers coach Joey Porter that we will not renew his contract,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said in a statement. “These are difficult decisions when it comes to someone like Joey who has meant a […]

The New York Jets have expressed interest in interviewing Baylor University head coach Matt Rhule for their head-coaching job, according to Dan Graziano of ESPN. It is not yet clear if the Jets have scheduled an interview with Rhule. Rhule has been head coach of Baylor since 2017, going 8-17 overall. After posting a record […]

The Green Bay Packers will interview Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Todd Monken for their head-coaching job on Saturday night, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Monken has been the Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator for three years, also serving as the wide receivers coach in 2016 and 2017. In spite of the fact that Tampa Bay […]

Around this time last year, we were wondering if Ben Roethlisberger was done playing football. Now, not only do we know Roethlisberger is going to be back for 2019, but the Steelers are actually planning to give him a contract extension, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The two sides are aiming to have a […]

If Scott Gleeson and Tom Schad of USA Today Sports are correct, Colin Kaepernick will not be unemployed for much longer. In a piece where Gleeson and Schad made some sports predictions for 2019, they prognosticate that Kaepernick will end up signing with the Oakland Raiders in an attempt to push Derek Carr. Gleeson and […]

There was some hope that Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry would play against the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs on Saturday night, but Chargers fans will need to temper their enthusiasm on that one. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Chargers will not be activating Henry […]

There was a time when Muhammad Wilkerson was one of the most feared pass-rushers in the league. Those days are long gone. As a matter of fact, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report feels that the Green Bay Packers should move on from Wilkerson this offseason, as the impending free agent had a very disappointing year […]

The Houston Texans have a couple of key defensive players set to hit the free agent market this offseason, but they plan on retaining both of them. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Texans are aiming to bring back both defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and safety Tyrann Mathieu, although they may have to […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers interviewed Bruce Arians for their head-coaching job on Saturday, according to Carmen Vitali of the Buccaneers’ official team website. Arians is the third candidate to be interviewed for the position this offseason. He is familiar with Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, as the two worked together while with the Arizona Cardinals […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be watching the NFL Playoffs from their homes for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign, but wide receiver Antonio Brown probably has more to think about than any of his teammates. After a tumultuous final week of the season that included a heated dispute with Ben Roethlisberger, an injury that […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is sure to be one of the most highly sought after free agents on the market this offseason, and one team that could be interested in the star is the Indianapolis Colts. However, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report thinks the Colts should stay away from Bell, citing is ridiculously […]

While quarterback Dak Prescott is the leader of the Dallas Cowboys and wide receiver Amari Cooper has been huge since coming over in a midseason trade with the Oakland Raiders, running back Ezekiel Elliott is still the engine of the Cowboys’ offense, and former Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings agrees. “In the playoffs, your stars […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took the league by storm during his rookie campaign, puncturing defenses for big gains on the ground in his seven starts. Just how good was Jackson as a rusher this season? Pro Football Focus tells us: Lamar Jackson is set to make his postseason debut after impressing on designed runs […]

Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson took to Twitter to do some campaigning for his players on Friday, urging fans to vote LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma, JaVale McGee, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball into the All-Star Game. Surprisingly, though, Magic Johnson deleted the tweet. Magic Johnson deleted this tweeting encouraging #Lakers fans to go vote for […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is questionable for his team’s game against the New York Knicks on Friday night due to a back injury, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (h/t ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward). Kyle Kuzma (back contusion) still remains questionable for tonight’s game against the #Knicks. Michael Beasley could return tonight and help […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers traded for Jimmy Butler in November, some felt the 76ers would ascend into the NBA’s elite, as a trio of Butler, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons certainly looked tantalizing. But there were some who understood the potential risks, citing Butler’s penchant toward causing locker room issues. There was always an excuse, […]

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is not an All-Star caliber player anymore. That much is obvious. However, in what he says is his final year in the NBA, he is currently second among Eastern Conference guards in All-Star voting, with only Boston Celtics floor general Kyrie Irving ahead of him. In spite of the fact […]

It’s been four years since broadcasting legend Stuart Scott passed away but he still lives on in the minds of athletes, sports teams, media members and fans everywhere. On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James took to Twitter to pay respect to Scott, who was just 49 years old when he passed on: […]

Last February, Derrick Rose’s NBA career was at an all-time low. After a miserable failure of a short run with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Derrick Rose was traded to the Utah Jazz as mere salary fodder in a three-team deal that also featured the Sacramento Kings. In the deal, the Cavaliers got George Hill, the Kings […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has always been one to think outside the box, and this season is no exception. According to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com, Morey feels that the Rockets can win the championship this season: “We’ve still got a long way to go, but we’re hoping to peak in [playoffs], and we […]

Let’s go back in time to the summer of 2010. LeBron James was an unrestricted free agent for the first time and looked primed to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers after getting annihilated in the second round of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics. There seemed to be many possibilities for James that offseason. Of course, […]

Could the Green Bay Packers trade for disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown? John Breech of CBS Sports seems to think so. Breech cites the fact that Packers wide receivers had a lot of difficulty getting open for quarterback Aaron Rodgers this season, an issue that Brown obviously does not carry. Brown would comprise […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had what was likely the best game of his rookie campaign against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16, completing 12 of 22 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown in a 22-10 Ravens win. Of course, defending Jackson is not easy. The first-year signal-caller is not even really known […]

The Indianapolis Colts became just the third team in NFL history to make the playoffs after starting the season 1-5, meaning that they obviously had to be one of the best teams in the league over their final 12 games in order to qualify for the postseason. One thing is for sure: the Colts were […]

The 2018 campaign was not kind to Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, and Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report suggests that the Jaguars could trade Fournette to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason as a result. Fournette played in just eight games this season due to a hamstring issue that plagued him throughout the year […]

The Dallas Cowboys have long been interested in Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas (and vice versa), making a trade offer to the Seahawks for his services as recent as this past September. With Thomas set to become a free agent this offseason, the Cowboys are surely to be one of the interested parties, and Bleacher […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars did not exactly have a great season, but defensive lineman Calais Campbell was one of their only bright spots. Campbell had a terrific 2018 campaign, with Pro Football Focus grading him as the top edge rusher in the NFL this year. The highest graded edge defenders in the NFL this season. pic.twitter.com/nfTRP0Kfgs […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in need of a running back, and what do you know? One of the best running backs in the league will be available via free agency this offseason in Le’Veon Bell. According to Albert Breer of The Monday Morning Quarterback, Bell will be the next starting running back for the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown could be on the trade block this offseason, and even with his attitude problems, there will likely be a plethora of teams interested in his services. New York Jets safety Jamal Adams has already begun recruiting Brown, and Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox feels that Brown to the Jets could […]

The Arizona Cardinals interviewed Jim Caldwell for their head-coaching vacancy on Thursday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Caldwell has plenty of head coaching experience. He served as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts for three years from 2009 through 2011, leading the Colts to 14 wins and a Super Bowl appearance during his first […]

The Wild Card Round game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys this Saturday night may very well be the most interesting first-round playoff matchup, as it appears to be more of a toss-up than any other contest this weekend. Both teams won 10 games. Both teams clinched their playoff berths late in the […]