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The Cleveland Browns will interview Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll for their head coaching vacancy on Monday, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Daboll was initially supposed to interview with the Bills on Sunday, but plans changed following Buffalo’s Wild Card Round playoff loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday, as Daboll spent […]

Washington Wizards rookie forward Rui Hachimura will be re-evaluated in two weeks as he recovers from a minor surgery to repair a groin injury, according to the team. Hachimura, who initially sustained the injury during a win over the Detroit Pistons back on Dec. 16, re-joined the Wizards on the sideline for their Friday night […]

It was a rough season for Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff. Yes, he threw for 4,638 yards, but he also threw more passes than anyone in the NFL at 626. His touchdowns dipped from 32 in 2018 to 22, he threw a career-high 16 interceptions and he posted a passer rating of 86.5, by […]

The New York Jets signed running back Le’Veon Bell to a four-year deal last offseason. Now, one year into his contract, it looks like the Jets will try to move him. Due to Adam Gase’s lack of commitment to Bell and the fact that Joe Douglas was not the general manager when New York landed […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker will miss his second straight game. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Walker will miss tonight’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Walker is in his first season with Boston after signing with the club via free agency this past summer. In the 30 games he has played, Walker […]

Phoenix Suns big man Frank Kaminsky will be out definitely due to a right patella stress fracture, according to the team. As of right now, there is no timetable for his return, with the Suns noting that he will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Kaminsky has not played since initially suffering the injury during his […]

Carmelo Anthony is not accustomed to being a fan favorite in road arenas, but that is exactly what he has become since signing with the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this season. Anthony, who was without a team for a year before joining the Blazers in November, is hearing cheers when his name is introduced all […]

Carmelo Anthony is having a very successful run with the Portland Trail Blazers. But before he ultimately signed with the club earlier this season, he had other options. One such possibility was the Washington Wizards, a franchise close to his hometown of Baltimore: “In the midst of everything that was over the past year, it […]

The Detroit Pistons have put Andre Drummond on the trade block, and the Boston Celtics have reportedly expressed interest. Of course, “expressed interest” could simply mean picking up the phone, calling the Pistons and asking one question about Drummond before hanging up, but let’s play along. It’s no surprise that the Celtics would at least […]

The Dallas Cowboys are in the market for a new head coach, and they have a pretty big name on their radar. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Mike McCarthy is headed to Dallas to speak with the Cowboys about their head-coaching vacancy. While Dallas has not yet announced any decision on Jason Garrett, […]

Lost in all of the hype about the two Los Angeles teams, Luka mania and the manic James Harden-Russell Westbrook duo in Houston is the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder are actually a decent ballclub. Going into their Saturday night matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Thunder are winners of four straight and are […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered their latest loss on Friday night, looking lethargic, out of it and lost in a 118-108 defeat at the hands of the Houston Rockets. The game wasn’t even as close as the final score. The Rockets dropped a 40-spot on the 76ers in the second quarter, Clint Capela severely outplayed Joel […]

It has been a tough year for Adam Thielen, who will face the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs this Sunday. The wide receiver began the season unhappy with the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback situation and wasn’t even able to stay healthy once things with Kirk Cousins get resolved. Since Week 7, Adam Thielen has played […]

Frank Gore already knows that the Buffalo Bills are in the playoffs for just the second time since the 1999 campaign, and they have a very winnable game in the wild card round. They’ll take on the Houston Texans on Saturday. The game is on the road, so the Bills are underdogs, but I don’t […]

The Houston Texans and Kenny Stills will host the Buffalo Bills in their wild card matchup on Saturday in a game that could go either way. While the Texans are the more established group, the Bills are no joke, and it’s not like Houston has some kind of massive home-field advantage, as the Texans went […]

The New England Patriots will begin their quest for a fourth straight Super Bowl appearance. The Patriots will take on the Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card Round on Saturday. Needless to say, the general consensus is that it won’t be easy. While the Patriots are clearly the favorites, there is a growing belief that […]

This is not how things were supposed to go for the Philadelphia 76ers. At 23-13, the Sixers’ chances of earning a top seed in the Eastern Conference are fading fast, as they are eight losses behind the first-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and five losses behind the second-seeded Boston Celtics. Philadelphia has lost three games in a […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso has been ruled out of his team’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night due to right calf tightness, according to Bill Oram of The Athletic. Caruso has played in 32 games off the bench this season, averaging 5.4 points, two rebounds and 1.1 steals over 19.5 […]

The NBA trade deadline is just over a month away, which means the rumor mill is about to start getting hot. Two names already in the mix are New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris and Washington Wizards sharpshooter Davis Bertans, whom teams are targeting in trade talks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This hardly […]

The Indianapolis Colts expected to go into the 2019 NFL campaign with Andrew Luck as their quarterback. Instead, they started and finished with Jacoby Brissett. Luck’s sudden retirement two weeks before the start of the season put the Colts in a tough spot, essentially leaving them no choice but to roll with Brissett under center. […]

The 2019 NFL campaign did not turn out like Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns had hoped. Instead of contending for a Super Bowl like many expected, the Browns won just six games and did not even make the playoffs, concluding their season with an embarrassing loss to the lowly Cincinnati Bengals. The disappointing year […]

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was so fantastic this season that he earned First-Team All-Pro selections at two separate positions. Barry Wilner of The Associated Press notes that McCaffrey was named a First-Team All-Pro at both running back and flex, the latter of which was instituted as a position in 2016 for versatile offensive […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has become a unanimous First-Team All-Pro selection for his remarkable production in 2019, according to Barry Wilner of The Associated Press. Thomas played in every game this season, leading the NFL in both receptions (149) and receiving yards (1,725) while scoring nine touchdowns. He earned a Pro Bowl […]

Early on in the 2019 NFL campaign, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was a frontrunning MVP candidate, and with good reason. He threw nine touchdowns over his first three games, and the Cowboys got off to a 3-0 start. But from that point on, it was an up-and-down season for Prescott and Dallas, who went […]

The Chicago Bears have signed safety Eddie Jackson to a four-year, $58.4 million contract extension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Rapoport notes that the deal contains $22 million in full guarantees. The pact also makes Jackson the highest-paid safety in the NFL in terms of average yearly salary. Jackson played in every game […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in desperate need of a boost, and they will be getting it on Saturday with the return of a key rotation player. No, it’s not Kyrie Irving, whose shoulder injury that was initially thought to be a minor issue has turned into a major ordeal that has kept him out for […]

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is a hot commodity on the head coaching market, but teams will have to wait a week before they get the chance to speak with him. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, McDaniels will not be interviewing with clubs until Jan. 10, which will be just ahead […]

Houston Texans defensive lineman JJ Watt was limited in Wednesday’s practice, according to the team. Watt has not played since Week 8 due to a torn pectoral muscle. He underwent surgery for the injury and landed on the injured reserve list, but the Texans activated the star pass rusher this week ahead of their Wild […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, according to the team. Cook missed the final two games of the regular season due to a shoulder injury, but he has maintained that he will be good to go for the Vikings’ Wild Card Round against the New Orleans Saints on […]

Ron Rivera is the new head coach of the Washington Redskins, and Bill Callahan won’t be staying. According to John Keim of ESPN.com, Callahan, who served as the Redskins’ offensive line coach before taking over as interim head coach after Jay Gruden was fired earlier in 2019, will not be a member of Rivera’s staff. […]

The New England Patriots suffered a stunning Week 17 loss to the Miami Dolphins this past weekend. Now, they will have to play a Wild Card Round playoff game as a result. Their opponent? The Tennessee Titans, a team most people had left for dead after a 16-0 loss to the Denver Broncos, dropped it […]

A few weeks ago, the Seattle Seahawks were sitting pretty in the NFC. They were coming off of a thrilling victory over the San Francisco 49ers and were on a tear in general and had a great shot of locking down a first-round bye. However, their plans were derailed after a couple of puzzling losses […]

Somehow, someway, the Philadelphia Eagles have won the NFC East and made the playoffs. They don’t have DeSean Jackson. They don’t have Alshon Jeffery. They don’t have Nelson Agholor. Zach Ertz still hasn’t been cleared for contact. Jordan Howard hasn’t played more than one snap since Nov. 3. Yet, the Eagles are hosting a home […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook missed the final two weeks of the regular season due to a shoulder injury, but he should be good to go for the Vikings’ Wild Card Round matchup with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. “I feel refreshed. I’m going to be ready to go,” Cook said before practice […]

The Cleveland Browns will interview San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh for their head-coaching vacancy, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Rapoport notes that the Browns will head to Santa Clara this weekend to conduct the interview. With the 49ers having a first-round bye, it’s a perfect time for Saleh to speak with […]

The Indianapolis Colts were expected to be Super Bowl contenders going into 2019, but a sudden retirement from Andrew Luck a couple of weeks before the season began changed things. With Jacoby Brissett under center, the Colts went just 7-9 and missed the playoffs. Of course, a rash of injuries helped derail Indianapolis’ season, as […]

Could the New York Jets really trade running back Le’Veon Bell one year into his deal? It seems like a possibility. Jets head coach Adam Gase doesn’t seem to want anything to do with Bell, and general manager Joe Douglas hasn’t exactly given Bell a vote of confidence, either, saying that he is “going to […]

After a disappointing season that saw the Chicago Bears go just 8-8, sweeping changes are underway in the Windy City. According to the team, the Bears have dismissed offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, tight ends coach Kevin Gilbride, offensive line coach Harry Hiestand and assistant special teams coach Brock Olivo. This is just the start of […]

The Cleveland Browns are cleaning house after a disappointing 2019 NFL campaign. First, Freddie Kitchens was fired from his post as head coach. Now, the Browns have decided to hand out some pink slips to front-office executives. According to multiple reports on Tuesday, the Browns are preparing to fire general manager John Dorsey and vice […]