Matthew Schmidt Articles - Page 89

After a surprising 2018-19 NBA campaign in which the Brooklyn Nets won 42 games and made the playoffs, the Nets entered a summer full of hope, and that hope turned into a reality, as the Nets landed both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency. Of course, Durant will miss all of the 2019-20 […]

For the first time since being named head coach of the Green Bay Packers back in January, Matt LaFleur is peeved. LaFleur has been peppered with questions all offseason about his relationship with Aaron Rodgers, as Rodgers had some seemingly negative things to say about his lack of freedom in calling audibles at the line […]

I’m not sure there is a more polarizing NFL player in Fantasy Football this year than Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley. We know that when Gurley is healthy, he is one of the best backs in the league. He is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he rushed for 1,251 yards […]

Chicago Cubs super utility man Ben Zobrist and catcher Willson Contreras will both be back in the lineup for their team’s game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night: Here is tonight's #Cubs starting lineup. Stream on @NBCSChicago: https://t.co/rGCuW1XI7C pic.twitter.com/3e7MM7k863 — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 3, 2019 Zobrist just returned to the Cubs this past […]

The New York Yankees have activated corner infielder/designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion off of the injured list. He will be in the lineup for the Yankees’ game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night: The parrot has landed. Powered by @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/pav3Y5pZqY — New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 3, 2019 Encarnacion has been sidelined since last month […]

The Toronto Raptors are coming off their best season in franchise history, as they won their first NBA championship behind the strength of a magnificent playoff performance by Kawhi Leonard. Of course, Leonard is no longer around, as he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. So, the Raptors went from champions to playoff […]

The Sacramento Kings were one of the NBA’s most pleasant surprises during the 2018-19 campaign, contending for a playoff spot in the rugged Western Conference for a good portion of the season. Now, the Kings are hoping to make their first playoff appearance since 2006, and they have the young talent to make that dream […]

The Utah Jazz are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won 50 games and got bounced out of the first round of the playoffs by the Houston Rockets, but that team is old news. The Jazz made significant improvements this offseason, adding Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic to provide Donovan Mitchell and […]

The last time Tom Brady faced the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was in the middle of his supposed “cliff” last December, as he threw a pivotal interception in what ended up being a 17-10 loss. Now, nine months later, Brady has added another Super Bowl ring to his ever-growing collection, and he will be facing a […]

The Buffalo Bills are meeting with former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Laquon Treadwell on Tuesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Treadwell was cut by the Vikings this past weekend. The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Mississippi, was originally selected by Minnesota in the first round (23rd pick overall) […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is coming off of a tremendous 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 111 receptions for 1,426 yards and seven touchdowns, but he did that as the No. 2 receiver. Antonio Brown was the Steelers’ No. 1 wideout for each of Smith-Schuster’s first two seasons in the NFL, but […]

The Seattle Seahawks acquired pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney in a trade with the Houston Texans this past weekend, a deal that certainly made Clowney happy, as the Seahawks were one of his two preferred landing spots. It turns out that Seattle had been pursuing Clowney for several months, and throughout the process, offensive lineman Duane […]

Expectations are fairly high for Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Jarrett Culver after being selected with the sixth overall pick of the NBA Draft back in June. Fortunately for him, he has been having a great time with Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins: “It’s been great interacting with (Towns and Wiggins),” Culver said, according to Max Hengst […]

The Atlanta Falcons have long been working on a contract extension for wide receiver Julio Jones, and while we have heard multiple times that a deal was “close,” nothing has actually been completed. Jones has been a good soldier throughout the entire process, and Falcons head coach Dan Quinn seems very happy with the way […]

Australia defeated Senegal by a score of 81-68 in the first group stage of the FIBA World Cup on Tuesday, largely thanks to a monster effort from Joe Ingles in which he poured in 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. The Utah Jazz forward finished just one assist shy of recording the first triple-double […]

The Cincinnati Bengals took it very easy with running back Joe Mixon this offseason, giving him only three snaps in training camp. While Mixon is appreciative of the Bengals trying to take care of him, he is ready to get back to work. “Zac (Taylor) gave me basically the quarterback treatment over the preseason. It’s […]

When the Buffalo Bills signed Frank Gore earlier this offseason, the expectation was that he would be splitting carries with fellow veteran running back LeSean McCoy in 2019. Well, after the Bills released McCoy this past weekend, it looks like Gore will mostly have the backfield to himself. Gore said he was taken back by […]

The Miami Heat entered the offseason with no cap space, but they were able to get creative and make a splash, swinging a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers to acquire Jimmy Butler. As a result, the Heat are a trendy pick to jump into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference, which isn’t really […]

The Los Angeles Chargers will kick off their regular season on Sunday when they play host to the Indianapolis Colts in a game that initially looked like a potential playoff preview, but Andrew Luck’s retirement obviously changed things. The Chargers won 12 games last year, earning a Wild Card berth in the AFC and making […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the most interesting teams in the NBA heading into the 2019-20 campaign, which is probably not something anyone would have anticipated seven months ago when Anthony Davis demanded a trade. And yet, here we are, as the Pelicans won the Zion Williamson sweepstakes and also landed Brandon Ingram […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a spectacular 2018-19 campaign in which they won an NBA-best 60 games and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to the Toronto Raptors. Now, entering the 2019-20 NBA season, the Bucks are widely viewed as the favorite to win the Eastern Conference with Kawhi Leonard no […]

It has been a rather depressing summer in Oklahoma City. Not only did the Thunder trade Paul George, but they also parted ways with franchise icon Russell Westbrook, signaling a complete rebuild in OKC. The Thunder don’t even resemble playoff contenders right now, and there also seems to be a good chance they make some […]

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green is still in a walking boot as he recovers from offseason ankle surgery, according to Geoff Hobson of the Bengals’ official team website. Green suffered an ankle injury during the first week of training camp and then underwent an operation to repair the problem. There is no current timetable […]

The Kansas City Chiefs won 12 games, captured the AFC West division title and made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game last season, but they are hardly satisfied. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said he has really noticed how determined Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the squad seem to get better […]

The New England Patriots have re-signed wide receiver Demaryius Thomas just two days after releasing him, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. It’s a one-year contract. When the Patriots cut Thomas on Saturday, there always seemed to be a chance he would return, and with New England placing rookie wideout N’Keal Harry on the injured […]

If N’Keal Harry is going to make a significant contribution to the New England Patriots, it won’t be until the second half of the season. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Patriots have placed the rookie wide receiver on the injured reserve list due to an ankle injury, meaning Harry won’t be able to […]

Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos will be taking on his former Chicago Bears team this Thursday when the Packers battle the Bears at Soldier Field, six months after Amos signed with Green Bay via free agency. Chicago typically awards its top young players with contract extensions, but it was not able to strike a […]

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry missed all of the preseason due to a calf injury, but he says he is just fine heading into his team’s Week 1 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. “I’m feeling well,” Henry said on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Monday. “Kind of sad I missed camp; I love […]

The Buffalo Bills are visiting with former Green Bay Packers safety Josh Jones on Monday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Jones was released by the Packers on Aug. 25 after a tumultuous offseason that involved Jones asking for a trade. Green Bay’s decision to sign fellow safety Adrian Amos in free agency and then […]

The Chicago Bears will begin their quest in defending their NFC North division title when they host the hated-rival Green Bay Packers in the season opener on Thursday night. The last time the Bears played the Packers at Soldier Field was back in December, when Chicago defeated Green Bay to clinch the division crown. Now, […]

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have the honor of playing the first game of the 2019 NFL regular season on Thursday night as the Packers will head to Soldier Field to take on their hated NFC North rivals. Green Bay is coming off of a disappointing 6-9-1 campaign and faces an uphill battle […]

The Buffalo Bills released LeSean McCoy this past Saturday, and not long after the Bills parted ways with the running back, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. After McCoy’s change in address, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane was very complimentary of his now former halfback. “I mean he’s probably a Hall of Fame player, […]

The Seattle Seahawks swung a trade with the Houston Texans for pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney late last week, but according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Seahawks initially tried to acquire Clowney before the draft. However, at that time, Seattle was trying to get contract extensions done for Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner, so […]

The Houston Texans are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 11 games and captured the AFC South division title before bowing out to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Now, they are hoping to expand on their success and make a deep postseason run in the […]

In an effort to shore up their ailing backfield, the Houston Texans have acquired running back Carlos Hyde in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Chiefs landed offensive lineman Martinas Rankin in return. The move comes not long after Texans starting running back Lamar Miller tore his […]

The Houston Texans are expected to trade for a wide receiver, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. The Texans have one of the best wide outs in the NFL in DeAndre Hopkins, but after Hopkins, there is a whole lot of uncertainty in Houston’s receiving corps. Will Fuller has not played a full […]

The Seattle Seahawks have released cornerback Jamar Taylor, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Pelissero notes that Taylor had been the frontrunner to land the nickelback job for much of training camp. The Seahawks signed him back in May. Taylor, who played his collegiate football at Boise State, was originally selected by the Miami […]

The Philadelphia Eagles backfield got a lot less crowded on Saturday afternoon. First, they released Josh Adams. Now, they are parting ways with fellow running back Wendell Smallwood, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. For an Eagles backfield that also included Jordan Howard, Miles Sanders, Corey Clement, and Darren Sproles, the fact that they […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed linebacker Myles Jack to a four-year, $57 million contract extension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The deal contains $33 million in guaranteed money and will make Jack the third-highest paid linebacker in the NFL. Jack, who played his collegiate football at UCLA, was originally selected by the Jaguars […]