Matthew Schmidt Articles - Page 93

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver DJ Chark suffered a concussion during his team’s 22-7 loss to the Miami Dolphins during their third preseason game on Thursday night, according to the team. Chark suffered the injury while returning a kickoff after taking a knee while stumbling. Whether or not this impacts Chark’s ability to play in the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off of a thoroughly disappointing 2018 campaign in which they won just five games, one year after making it all the way to the AFC Championship Game. As a result, expectations are not all that high for the Jaguars entering 2019, but there is still hope. For starters, Jacksonville replaced […]

The New York Giants are coming off a 2018 campaign in which they won just six games and ended up with the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft, which they used to draft quarterback Daniel Jones. The Giants also traded away Odell Beckham Jr. earlier this offseason, so their offense has certainly lost a […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffered another injury on Thursday night, sustaining what is currently being deemed a sprained ankle in a 10-3 loss to the New England Patriots. The game marked the first time Newton was on the field since Week 15 of the 2018 campaign, as he was shut down for the final […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton played in his first preseason game of the year on Thursday night, but things did not exactly end well, as Newton left the contest with an ankle injury. The good news is that X-rays came back negative and that it is currently being diagnosed as a sprain, according to Ian […]

The New York Jets are entering a season full of hope for the first time in quite a while, as they have a new head coach, a star running back and a talented young quarterback under center. But, because the Jets play in New York (well, New Jersey, actually) and because the Jets have not […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones looked impressive yet again in his third preseason game on Thursday night, completing nine of his 11 passes for 141 yards in a 25-23 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Of course, the Giants were widely criticized for taking Jones with the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft […]

Derrius Guice’s rookie campaign with the Washington Redskins in 2018 did not last very long, as he tore his ACL in his first preseason game and proceeded to miss the entire year. But on Thursday night, Guice played in his first game since the injury during the Redskins’ win over the Atlanta Falcons, carrying the […]

Could Tom Brady possibly finish his career playing for a team other than the New England Patriots? Cris Carter seems to think so. The Hall of Fame wide receiver says that while he doesn’t think Brady wants to wear another jersey, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick might make it so he has to. "I don't […]

The New England Patriots are coming off of their sixth Super Bowl title, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will be in contention for their seventh heading into 2019. Of course, the Patriots have the usual suspects leading the way in Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and at this point, you can probably throw Julian […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won just five games this past season and have not made the playoffs since the 2007 campaign, marking the longest active drought in the NFC. So, as you can expect, a lot of frustration has built up in Tampa over the last decade. Heading into 2019, there doesn’t appear to be […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off of a disappointing season in which they went 9-6-1 and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign, largely due to a dysfunctional locker room. Well, this offseason, the Steelers rid themselves of a guy who was widely viewed as a distraction in Antonio Brown, and […]

The New York Jets may very well have needed a culture change this offseason after enduring yet another losing season in 2018, and it appears that they have achieved that. New head coach Adam Gase is loving what he is seeing from his players thus far, pointing out their selflessness as a potential precursor to […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has been at odds with the NFL over the usage of his helmet, which is now banned by the league for no longer being certified by the NOCSAE. Brown filed a grievance against the NFL over the issue earlier this month and lost, but now, Brown has filed yet […]

The Detroit Lions have signed defensive lineman Damon Harrison to a one-year, $11 million contract extension, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Harrison’s deal now includes $12 million in guaranteed money between 2019 and 2020. The Lions acquired Harrison in a trade with the New York Giants midway through this past season, sending a fifth-round […]

There was a time when Eric Berry was the most dominant safety and one of the best defensive players in the NFL, period, but here we are, in August 2019, and Berry remains without a team. Of course, health problems and injury issues have derailed Berry’s career, as a bout with cancer in 2014 and […]

With just over two weeks remaining between now and the start of the NFL regular season, the fact that Seattle Seahawks rookie wide receiver D.K. Metcalf just underwent knee surgery sounds pretty concerning on the surface. But Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll doesn’t sound too worried. “It was a minimal surgery and minimal findings, so […]

The Houston Texans fear that offensive lineman David Steinmetz has suffered a broken ankle, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. Steinmetz was carted off of the field at practice with an air cast on his lower right leg and is undergoing further tests to confirm the diagnosis. Should it be officially revealed that […]

Le’Veon Bell is sure loving his time with the New York Jets thus far. The running back seemed thrilled when he signed a four-year deal with the club earlier this offseason, and since then, he has spent his time lauding the coaching staff and the roster itself. A big reason why Bell chose the Jets […]

Let’s call a spade a spade: the Phoenix Suns are a disaster. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2010, they haven’t won 30 games since 2015, they collected just 19 victories this past season and their front office doesn’t seem to have a clue. The more things change around the rest of the league, the […]

The Sacramento Kings may very well be the most overlooked team in the NBA right now, and it’s hard to understand why, as they are teeming with young talent and are coming off of a season in which they contended for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. But, nevertheless, people are tending to forget […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off of 2018-19 campaign in which they snagged the third seed in the Western Conference and made it all the way to the conference finals for the first time since 2000. Of course, the Blazers were ousted by the Golden State Warriors in a four-game sweep, but it was […]

The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in the unfamiliar position of being a fringe playoff team heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. In an improving Western Conference, the Spurs have fallen behind in the arms race. Gone are the days of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili leading the path to title contention. This […]

Wide receiver is an incredibly deep position in the NFL, especially these days when passing numbers are off the charts. But in the midst of guys like Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins and Odell Beckham Jr. are young, talented wideouts who could be on the verge of breakout years in 2019 and should be considered in […]

The New York Jets were already without one of their starting linebackers, as Avery Williamson suffered a torn ACL in practice and will miss the entire 2019 campaign. Well, now, they will be without two of them. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland has been suspended for four games as […]

The Oakland Raiders are getting set play a preseason game in Canada, and Antonio Brown is going along for the ride. On Wednesday, Brown took to Instagram to post a story of himself boarding a flight to Winnipeg for the Raiders’ exhibition contest against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, per Scott Bair of […]

While everyone will be flocking to grab Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in their respective Fantasy Football drafts, there are some hidden gems that might slip through the cracks. To be fair, most people are probably fully aware of all of the sleeper candidates around the NFL, but not everyone will be able […]

Former Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans defensive lineman Mario Williams has been arrested for allegedly trespassing in a woman’s home, according to TMZ Sports. Williams apparently entered the woman’s home in Katy, Tx. without her permission and began yelling at her. He was arrested on $100 bond and was released. The former NFL star gained […]

It doesn’t look like Melvin Gordon’s contract dispute with the Los Angeles Chargers will end any time soon. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Gordon’s holdout is expected to carry over into the regular season, as talks between the two sides have not progressed all that well. Gordon is entering the final year of […]

There was a time when Jay Ajayi was considered one of the top up-and-coming running backs in the NFL, but those days are long gone. Now, Ajayi finds himself unsigned in late August after suffering a torn ACL last October, limiting him to just four games with the Philadelphia Eagles. Not surprisingly, teams have not […]

In a league where passing reigns king, it might seem a bit surprising that veteran wide receiver Michael Crabtree is still out on the open market. Crabtree was cut by the Baltimore Ravens all the way back in February and has generated very little interest ever since. No, Crabtree did not become the receiver many […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has recently come under fire due to an interview with GQ in which he criticized the New York Giants for taking fellow signal-caller Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the NFL Draft back in April. But Mayfield has already reached out to Jones to clear the air, according […]

The Cleveland Browns have signed wide receiver Braxton Miller, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Miller has certainly had an interesting trajectory throughout his playing career. He got his start as a quarterback at Ohio State back in 2011 and spent his first three years as a signal-caller for the Buckeyes, with his best […]

The Los Angeles Chargers will take on the New Orleans Saints in their second preseason game on Sunday afternoon, and while the regular season is still about three weeks away, NFL rosters are slowly but surely starting to take shape. The Chargers are a team with Super Bowl aspirations heading into 2019, so every player […]

The Carolina Panthers are coming off of a 27-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills in their second preseason game on Friday night, but by now, we know that the preseason isn’t about wins and losses: it’s about progression and the young guys who are fighting for roster spots. So, while the big names like Cam […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield may be the talk of the town at the moment, but Fox Sports talk-show host Colin Cowherd feels that New York Jets signal-caller Sam Darnold will be better over the long haul. .@ColinCowherd: Sam Darnold for 12 to 14 years, I’ll take him over Baker Mayfield. "Very few in the […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers played all 16 games in 2018, but he is no stranger to being injured, as a broken collarbone limited him to just seven games in 2017, and back in 2013, he missed nine contests due to another broken collarbone. Not only that, but Rodgers played through a sprained MCL […]

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is coming off of a rather rough 2018 campaign in which he threw for 4,049 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions while completing 68.9 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 93.9. In Carr’s defense, the Raiders were miserable this past year, and he was also sacked […]

The NBA offseason is basically over and done with as far as player movement is concerned. Sure, there might be a trade or two between now and October, but for the most part, teams are rolling with what they have for now. So, the next natural time for big trades to occur is in February, […]