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Going into the season, tight end David Njoku was expected to be a big part of the Cleveland Browns’ offense. Unfortunately, he suffered a wrist injury in Week 2 that landed him on the injured reserve list. Now, Njoku is eligible to return, but the Browns have not yet decided if he will participate in […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is not expected to play during his team’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Smith-Schuster is in concussion protocol and is also dealing with a knee issue, two injuries that the wide out sustained on the same play in the Steelers’ loss […]

Earlier this month, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said that the team was not sure whether or not outfielder Yoenis Cespedes would be back in 2020, but now, we have some evidence that he is making progress. Mets hitting instructor and former outfielder Endy Chavez posted an Instagram video of Cespedes taking […]

If the Houston Texans are going to beat the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night, they are going to have to do it without two of their safeties. According to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle, both Justin Reid and Mike Adams will be sidelined for the Texans’ Week 12 AFC South showdown with the Colts. […]

On Monday morning, Tom Brady expressed his frustration with the New England Patriots’ lack of offensive production this past weekend in their win over the Philadelphia Eagles, as they mustered just 289 total yards and managed 17 points. Offense has been a problem for the Patriots for much of the season, as their receiving corps […]

With DeSean Jackson sidelined for the season as a result of core muscle surgery and Alshon Jeffery in and out of the lineup due to various injury issues, the Philadelphia Eagles have really needed heavy production from wide receiver Nelson Agholor this year. The problem is, they haven’t gotten it. In a game where both […]

It seems safe to say that the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty is over. Yes, the team will certainly be much better once everyone gets healthy and may very well end up contending for a championship again when that occurs, but the days of the Warriors steamrolling the NBA are over. It all started back in […]

In case you haven’t noticed, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff has not been playing well this season. The 2018 MVP candidate has thrown for 2,783 yards, 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 60.3 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 82.1. This past week actually represented the first time Goff […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he does not know the availability of running back James Conner for this Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Gerry Dulac of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tomlin said he "doesn't know the availability" of RB James Conner, who aggravated his shoulder injury against the Browns. — Gerry […]

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin says that wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has entered the NFL’s concussion protocol, according to Gerry Dulac of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Smith-Schuster suffered a concussion during the second quarter of his team’s loss to the Cleveland Browns last Thursday. He also sustained a leg injury on the same play. He […]

On Tuesday morning, embattled NFL wide receiver took to Instagram to apologize to Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots, and Tom Brady was one of numerous Patriots players to “like” Brown’s post: Not that it’s surprising, but Tom Brady is among several Patriots to like Antonio Brown’s apology on Instagram pic.twitter.com/g7TIq63CSY — Mark Daniels […]

Bill Polian infamously said Lamar Jackson should have moved to wide receiver, something he has copped to being wrong about. But did former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg say the same thing? Former NFL executive Mike Lombardi claimed that Mornhinweg did just that on his podcast, but Mornhinweg denies it: “That didn’t happen,” Mornhinweg […]

Dec. 8, 2011 is a date that will forever live on in the minds of Los Angeles Lakers fans. It was a day that they will not remember fondly, as the Lakers had acquired superstar point guard Chris Paul in a trade with the New Orleans Hornets, a deal that would quickly be vetoed by […]

Since former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement last March, speculation has run rampant about whether or not he would return at some point in 2019. However, with the Patriots having already played 10 games, it’s looking less and less likely that Gronkowski will return this season, and he said as […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are just 3-7 in what has been another miserable season for the franchise, but head coach Bruce Arians is thinking positive for the rest of the way: “Win them all,” said Arians about the Buccaneers’ remaining six games, according to Fred Goodall of The Associated Press. “You can’t win them all […]

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers did not exactly have a shining moment during his team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night, as he threw four interceptions. Turnovers have become a rather alarming trend for Rivers throughout the season, as he has now thrown 14 picks overall, and the veteran admits that […]

Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins was sacked six times during his team’s 34-17 loss to the New York Jets in Week 11. During the onslaught, cameras captured Haskins asking his offensive lineman, “What do I have to do to help you?” To make matters worse, the linemen did not seem to react to Haskins, […]

The Seattle Seahawks picked up a pivotal road win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10, coming away with a 27-24 overtime victory to hand the 49ers their first loss of the season. However, the win was a bit costly for the Seahawks, as wide receiver Tyler Lockett suffered a leg contusion late in […]

What was previously a laboring New York Jets offense has suddenly looked competent over the last couple of weeks, as the Jets have scored 34 points in each of their last two games, resulting in wins both times. Apparently, it was a meeting between head coach Adam Gase and quarterback Sam Darnold that sparked things. […]

When people heard that former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski was set to make a “big announcement” on Tuesday morning, a lot of them automatically assumed it would be his return to the New England Patriots. But let’s be real here: that was never going to be the case. And it wasn’t. It turns out, […]

Ryan Finley’s second start under center for the Cincinnati Bengals did not exactly go well. In what ended up being a 17-10 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the rookie quarterback completed just 13 of his 31 throws for 115 yards and an interception, good for a passer rating of 39. Through two starts this season […]

The New York Yankees did not make a $17.8 million qualifying offer to shortstop Didi Gregorius, but that does not mean they don’t have any interest in bringing him back. According to Mike Calendrillo of Yanks Go Yard, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke with Gregorius’ agent at the GM meetings. Calendrillo notes that if […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is banged up. In addition to suffering a concussion during the second quarter of his team’s loss against the Cleveland Browns last Thursday, Smith-Schuster also sustained a knee injury on the same play, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. His status for the Steelers’ Week 12 matchup with the […]

Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett does not exactly have the greatest reputation right now. Last Thursday, during the Browns’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Garrett got into a scuffle with Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and then proceeded to rip off Rudolph’s helmet and hit him over the head with it. Garrett was hit with […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is enjoying an incredible sophomore campaign, and he is the NFL’s MVP frontrunner to boot. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Jackson currently has the best odds to take home the league’s Most Valuable Player award this season, with Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott rounding out […]

For a long time, people have wondered what Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green would look like without the benefit of having Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant around him. Well, we are getting our first look this season, and it isn’t pretty. With Curry and Thompson both sidelined due to injuries and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Los Angeles Clippers in what will be an otherwise relatively meaningless regular-season game on Monday night, but Chris Paul’s return to Los Angeles makes this a bit more intriguing. Of course, it’s not like Paul hasn’t been back in LA before. He was traded from the Clippers […]

If you stopped watching basketball three years ago and turned on the television today to watch a San Antonio Spurs game, you would wonder who the heck these guys are. Not just because the Spurs have had so much roster turnover, but because their style of play does not even resemble the philosophy that helped […]

The Boston Celtics’ 10-game winning streak came to a painful end on Sunday, as they fell to the Sacramento Kings by a score of 100-99. I guess it had to end sometime. But now that it’s over, let’s take a minute to admire what the Celtics were able to do during their red-hot stretch. For […]

Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack underwent surgery to repaired a fractured hand on Monday morning, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. He will miss Thursday’s game against the Houston Texans and will potentially be sidelined for a few weeks. Mack suffered the injury during the Colts’ blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on […]

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram missed his team’s most recent game in Week 10 due to a foot injury, but he is now out of his walking boot and hopes to amp up his activity this week, according to Kimberly Jones of NFL Network. Engram suffered the injury during the Giants’ loss to […]

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard returned to practice on Monday after missing time due to a concussion, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. Shepard has been sidelined since Week 5. He was supposed to return for the Giants’ Monday night matchup with the Dallas Cowboys back in Week 9, but during the weekend […]

Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien says that wide receiver Will Fuller will be a game-time decision for his team’s game against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night, according to James Palmer of NFL Network. Fuller has been sidelined since injuring his hamstring during the Texans’ first meeting with the Colts back in Week 7. […]

The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, avenging their Super Bowl 52 loss and improving to 9-1 on the season. However, Tom Brady is not happy. Brady completed just 26 of his 47 throws for 216 yards as the Patriots mustered just 289 yards of total offense en route to scoring 17 […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are in trouble again. Just when it looked like they were about to push the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC East division title, the Eagles suffered a setback on Sunday, losing to the New England Patriots by a score of 17-10 and falling a full game behind the Cowboys. Philadelphia put forth […]

The Indianapolis Colts routed the Jacksonville Jaguars by a score of 33-13 in a pivotal AFC South showdown on Sunday to improve to 6-4 on the season, but that’s not all. The Houston Texans also lost to the Baltimore Ravens, allowing the Colts to move into a tie with the Texans for first place in […]

The Chicago Bears basically had to win on Sunday night to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. They didn’t. For what seems like the umpteenth time this season, the Bears disappointed their fanbase yet again in Week 11, losing to the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 17-7 and falling to just 4-6 in […]

On Sunday, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles was back on the field for the first time since suffering a broken collarbone in Week 1, and while Foles posted solid individual numbers, completing 33 of his 47 throws for 296 yards, a couple of touchdowns and an interception, the Jaguars lost to the Indianapolis Colts by […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed 21 of his 31 throws for 311 yards and a touchdown in a 29-3 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, and with that performance, Ryan moved past Warren Moon for 10th place on the NFL’s all-time passing list, per Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com. Ryan now has 49,383 passing […]