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The Seattle Seahawks will take on the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Round on Saturday night after a strange season that featured a lot of ups and downs. Ultimately, the Seahawks won 10 games and captured a Wild Card berth, but not without a lot of bumps and hiccups along the way, and […]

The Green Bay Packers had a tumultuous 2018 campaign, going just 6-9-1 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. In early December, the Packers fired long-time head coach Mike McCarthy, ending a near 13-year term with the organization. While a loss to the lowly Arizona Cardinals and a 4-7-1 mark at the time […]

Social media can cause a heck of a lot of issues in our society, and one can make a legitimate argument that you are better off actually not having any social media outlets. Just ask Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Trubisky discovered that this season, saying that leaving social media this year improved his mental […]

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin has not yet practiced this week as a result of an ankle injury he suffered during the Seahawks’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals, but it looks like he will be good to go for this weekend. According to Brady Henderson of ESPN NFL Nation, Griffin is no longer listed […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones reached an agreement on an adjusted contract with the team before reporting to training camp last July, with the Falcons saying they would revisit Jones’ desire for an entirely new deal in 2019. Well, now, Atlanta seems prepared to deliver on its promise, according to Matthew Tabeek of the […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety and current ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark came down hard on wide receiver Antonio Brown this week, saying that head coach Mike Tomlin needs to put his foot down and trade the star before things get worse. Well, Brown did not take too kindly to his former teammate’s criticisms: Antonio Brown […]

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is currently a very highly sought after head coaching candidate around the NFL, but Fangio is remaining focused on the task at hand, which is helping the Bears go on a playoff run, according to Patrick Finley of The Chicago Sun-Times. ‘‘I’ve done zero (prep work),’’ he said Thursday […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is preparing his team for their Wild Card Round matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night, and part of that preparation may consist of getting ready to deal with Cowboys Stadium. Carroll thinks the stadium is a strange venue and that it is kind of hard to get […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley missed his team’s season finale against the San Francisco 49ers last week as a result of a knee issue, but he is feeling much better at this point, according to Myles Simmons of the Rams’ official team website. “I’m feeling better. I’m feeling good this week,” said Gurley. […]

New England Patriots offensive coordinator may want nothing to do with the Cincinnati Bengals head-coaching job, but he is reportedly very intrigued by the prospect of coaching the Cleveland Browns, according to Steve Doerschuk of The Canton Repository. As a matter of fact, Doerschuk went as far to say that McDaniels is “enthusiastically interested” in […]

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard is set to return to San Antonio to battle the Spurs for the first time since he was traded from the Spurs to the Raptors over the summer, with the two teams getting ready to clash on Thursday night. You probably can’t expect a very warm welcome for Leonard from […]

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier is known by many as “Scary Terry” for his ability to have offensive outbursts in big games, as evidenced by his spectacular run during the 2018 NBA playoffs. But you know what else is scary about Rozier? His ability to name popular television shows: Terry Rozier definitely doesn't watch TV… […]

The Dallas Cowboys are back in the playoffs, but they are not exactly going in with a clean bill of health. As a matter of fact, more than half of their offensive line is dealing with injuries. According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, right guard Zack Martin and left tackle Tyron Smith were […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon said he would be good to go for his team’s Wild Card Round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, and thus far, things are looking solid. Gordon was a full participant in Chargers’ practice on Wednesday, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. This not only […]

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin returned to practice on Wednesday after sitting out Tuesday’s practice with a knee issue. However, cornerback Shaquill Griffin, who is nursing a foot injury, remained out, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. Baldwin played in 13 games during the regular season, hauling in 50 receptions for 618 […]

The Chicago Bears won the NFC North division title on the strength of their defense, but they might have to go into their Wild Card Round matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday without one of their best defensive players. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, safety Eddie Jackson remained out of Bears […]

Here is something really cool: New Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Okafor needed to tally five sacks on the season in order to earn a $400,000 bonus in his contract. Okafor ended up with four sacks, but the Saints proceeded to give him the bonus anyway, according to Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune. […]

With the Memphis Grizzlies falling fast in the Western Conference standings, it would help if one of their seasoned veterans stepped forward and provided the team with a calming influence. Enter Marc Gasol. Following the Grizzlies’ loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, Gasol told David Cobb of The Commercial Appeal that he is […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is not known as a defensive stopper, so it might sound strange hearing him harp on his team’s issues on that end of the floor. However, after the Timberwolves’ 115-102 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Towns pointed out the defense as a big reason for Minnesota’s […]

The Memphis Grizzlies got off to a surprisingly impressive start this season, but they have been free-falling of late, and Wednesday night’s loss against the Detroit Pistons was the latest example of that. After the loss, Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff was 30 minutes late to his postgame press conference, signifying that there was a quite […]

Add Marcus Morris to the list of Boston Celtics injuries. Morris left during the fourth quarter the Celtics’ win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night with a neck injury and did not return: The Celtics announce Marcus Morris is out for the game with a sore neck. — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 3, 2019 […]

Boston Celtics fans call Marcus Smart “Smartacus” for a reason. In the third quarter of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Smart banged his shoulder on a screen from Karl-Anthony Towns and immediately grabbed it and went to the locker room: Marcus Smart to the locker room with a shoulder injury after […]

The Dallas Mavericks may be in a rebuilding stage and are no longer a perennial 50-win team, but that doesn’t mean they can’t lay a smack down on an opponent every once in a while. Take Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, for instance. The Mavericks routed the Hornets on the road by a score […]

San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan was not happy when the Toronto Raptors traded him. DeRozan signed a five-year deal with the Raptors during the summer of 2016, opting to not even test the free-agent market, as he wanted to show his loyalty to Toronto. There were rumors that the Los Angeles Lakers would be […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon sprained his ankle during his team’s Week 17 victory over the Denver Broncos this past weekend, but he will be good to go for the Chargers’ Wild Card Round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Gordon also said that […]

The Los Angeles Rams received some great news on the health front on Wednesday, as Lindsey Thiry of ESPN is reporting that running back Todd Gurley, left tackle Andrew Whitworth, and safety Lamarcus Joyner are all expected to play in the Rams’ Divisional Round matchup in two weeks. Gurley missed Los Angeles’ season-ending win over […]

The Dallas Mavericks poured in 42 points in the first quarter of their game against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, and in doing so, they drained a franchise-record 10 3-pointers. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Mavs are just one triple away from tying the current NBA record for triples made in a […]

The Antonio Brown saga in Pittsburgh keeps getting weirder and weirder. According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network, multiple Steelers players believe that Brown was not injured for Pittsburgh’s season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. Brown complained of knee discomfort last week, but refused to get an MRI. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he did […]

The Brooklyn Nets have waived big man Alan Williams so he can finalize a deal to play in China, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Williams was on a two-way contract with the Nets. Brooklyn head coach Kenny Atkinson later said that it was only right for the franchise to let Williams go so “he […]

Rumor has it that wide receiver Antonio Brown asked the Pittsburgh Steelers for a trade after a tumultuous week that featured a heated argument with Ben Roethlisberger, a Week 17 benching and an injury of which some Steelers players are questioning the legitimacy. However, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin says that Brown did no such […]

Since cornerback Kevin King was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, he has played in just 15 games due to shoulder and hamstring injuries. King underwent shoulder surgery last December, and after finally returning from the issue this season, he proceeded to injure his hamstring after […]

If anyone can recognize great receiving talent, it’s Hall-of-Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, and Rice said on 95.7 The Game that he wants his former San Francisco 49ers team to pursue trades for wide outs Odell Beckham Jr. and Antonio Brown. “I think Antonio Brown is an exceptional receiver,” Rice said. “And we saw what […]

Could Adam Gase be staying in the AFC East? Maybe so. According to Jeff Darlington of ESPN, the New York Jets will interview Gase for their head-coaching job this Friday. This will mark the second interview Gase has had this week, as he met with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday. Gase was fired from the […]

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is the leading candidate to land the Denver Broncos’ head-coaching job, according to Ryan Witkowski of 610Sports.com. Fangio has been the Bears’ defensive coordinator since 2015 and actually interviewed for Chicago’s head-coaching vacancy last year, but lost out to Matt Nagy. He has led the Bears to the third-ranked […]

Hue Jackson may have failed miserably as a head coach, but that won’t stop him from earning some consideration as a coordinator. According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, Jackson could be an option for the Minnesota Vikings at offensive coordinator given his familiarity with Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer. Jackson and Zimmer coached together […]

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross recently said that he will not try to lure Jim Harbaugh away from the University of Michigan to take Adam Gase’s place as head coach. After all, Ross is a Michigan alum and has done a lot for the school. In addition, Harbaugh has said that he is happy coaching […]

We know that Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell will be a free agent this offseason after having not played the entire 2018 campaign due to a contract dispute with the Steelers. But, could wide receiver Antonio Brown also be on the move? Brown is reportedly not happy with the situation in Pittsburgh, which is […]

Throughout the 2016-17 NBA campaign, rumors abounded about then-Indiana Pacers forward Paul George’s desire to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. George grew up a Lakers fan in California and always dreamed of wearing the purple and gold. He appeared to be so dead-set on Los Angeles that after that season was over, George informed […]

New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley knows quite a bit about Penn State football seeing as, well, he played for the Nittany Lions for three years. On Tuesday, Barkley took to Twitter to pay tribute to his former Penn State teammate Trace McSorley, who saw his collegiate career come to an end after […]