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Green Bay Packers wide receiver J’Mon Moore did not have a great showing in the Packers’ first preseason game last Thursday, catching just two passes for seven yards. One of those grabs was a touchdown, but head coach Matt LaFleur wasn’t loving his performance, calling it “so-so.” Moore must felt the same way, because on […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is entangled in a battle with the NFL over the use of his helmet, and former NFL wide receiver Greg Jennings supports him. Jennings say that he completely understands why Brown is unwilling to give up wearing the headgear he has been wearing for the first nine years of […]

Going into 2019, it looked like Dante Pettis would be the San Francisco 49ers’ No. 1 wide receiver by default. After all, the rest of the receiving corps is full of rookies and veterans who don’t have much left. But just because Pettis looks like the frontrunner does not mean he is a shoo-in. 49ers […]

On Saturday, the Buffalo Bills signed cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, and on Tuesday and Wednesday, he will get the chance to stick it to his old Carolina Panthers team. Munnerlyn, who was cut by the Panthers back in February, is looking forward to Buffalo’s joint practices with Carolina this week: “I’m definitely going to have a […]

New York Giants rookie quarterback had an impressive showing during his preseason debut against the New York Jets last Thursday, completing all five of his passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. This Friday, Jones will get his second chance to show his stuff, as the Giants will play host to the Chicago Bears. Obviously, […]

Mike Tomlin is the third longest-tenured head coach in the NFL right now, as he has been coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2007. However, Tomlin’s footing in Pittsburgh does not appear to be all that stable at the moment. After some were calling for his job following the Steelers’ second-half meltdown that resulted in a […]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t have a very busy offseason, but they did make a fairly big acquisition for the passing game, signing tight end Jared Cook to a two-year deal. Saints head coach Sean Payton is loving what Cook has brought to the table thus far, saying he has actually been somewhat of a […]

The New England Patriots are desperately trying to replace Rob Gronkowski, and on Monday, they added another candidate to the mix. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, the Patriots have swung a trade with the Atlanta Falcons for tight end Eric Saubert, sending a conditional seventh-round draft pick to the Falcons in return. Saubert played […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is not enthralled by the fact that he is no longer allowed to wear his old helmet, and he has filed a grievance with the league as a result. While a decision is expected this week, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy took to Twitter to inform the public of the […]

There has been a whole lot of speculation about Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley since the 2018-19 campaign ended, most of it negative. Gurley is coming off of a season in which he suffered a knee injury in Week 15, an injury that knocked him out for the final two games of the […]

Players around the NFL are being forced to use new helmets, and we have already seen the effect it has had, with Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown threatening not to play football anymore unless the league allows him to wear his old headgear. Count New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady among those who isn’t […]

Earlier this month, Tom Brady signed a contract extension with the New England Patriots that wasn’t really much of an extension at all. The new deal will make him a free agent after 2019, and the contract also states that the Patriots can’t apply a franchise tag to the quarterback. During an appearance on The […]

Tom Brady’s strange new contract extension with the New England Patriots makes him a free agent after the 2019 season, but the general consensus is that the quarterback won’t be going anywhere…or will he? Brady’s deal with the Patriots also coincides with he and his wife, Gisele Bundchen, putting their Massachusetts house up for sale, […]

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones is back at practice after missing over a week due to a hamstring injury. https://twitter.com/packers/status/1160219171667501056 Jones is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played 12 games, missing four games due to a knee injury. When he was on the field, he was impressive, rushing for […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars may be without a couple of key offensive players to start the season, as Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone says that wide receiver Marqise Lee and offensive tackle Cam Robinson may not be ready for Week 1, according to Hays Carlyon of 1010 XL. Both Lee and Robinson are recovering from knee […]

Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Nate Sudfeld suffered a broken wrist during his team’s preseason opener on Thursday night and will be sidelined for six weeks, but it doesn’t seem like he needs to worry about his job security. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson says that in spite of Sudfeld’s injury, he remains the No. 2 […]

The Golden State Warriors made one of the more surprising moves of the offseason last month, swinging a sign-and-trade for All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell. The deal came on the heels of the Warriors losing Kevin Durant, so, at the very least, Golden State was able to recoup something for losing its best player. Russell, who […]

Paul George is going into next season in a new home, as he was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. Of course, George will be joining Kawhi Leonard to form what is arguably the most fearsome duo in the league, and the Clippers also have a ton of […]

Teddy Bridgewater was supposed to be the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback of the future. He was drafted in the first round by the Vikings back in 2014, and by his second year, he was a Pro Bowler after leading the Vikings to an 11-win season. But then, during training camp in 2016, Bridgewater suffered a horrific […]

The Detroit Lions have activated defensive lineman Trey Flowers from the physically unable to perform list, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Flowers has been dealing with a shoulder issue, but he is expected to be ready for Week 1 of the regular season. The Lions signed Flowers to a five-year, $90 million deal […]

The New England Patriots’ receiving corps is a major question mark entering this season, so even though he didn’t play at all during his rookie year in 2018 after landing on the injured reserve list, Braxton Berrios has a shot of seeing some action. The second-year wide receiver logged three catches for 45 yards during […]

Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton has returned to training camp after missing four straight practices while recovering from sports hernia surgery, according to Colleen Kane of The Chicago Tribune. Burton is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played all 16 games and hauled in 54 receptions for 569 yards and six […]

The New York Jets lost their first preseason game to the New York Giants by a score of 31-22 on Thursday night, but during the contest, Jets quarterback Sam Darnold looked impressive in limited action, completing four of his five passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. While Gang Green couldn’t come away with the […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is threatening to leave the game if the NFL does not allow him to wear the helmet he has worn the first nine years of his career. Well, so he says. O.J. Simpson isn’t buying it. The Hall of Fame running back is siding with the league on this one, […]

Jamie Collins is back in New England for a second stint with the Patriots, and this time, he is doing things a bit differently. That’s not to say that Collins’ first go-around with the Pats was bad. After all, he made a Pro Bowl in 2015 before being traded to the Cleveland Browns midway through […]

It’s like deja vu all over again in Indianapolis. According to Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report, some teams are “massively skeptical” about Colts quarterback Andrew Luck actually being able to play in Week 1 due the calf issue he has been dealing with and are believing that Jacoby Brissett will start the opener. Luck initially […]

Back in December, New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league’s drug policy, and it’s up to Gordon to convince the league that he should allowed back. At least according to Jay Glazer of The Athletic. During a mailbag published on Friday, Glazer explained what Gordon […]

James Harden is coming off of a historic 2018-19 campaign in which he averaged 36.1 points per game to blow the league away in the competition for the scoring title, but in the end, it all felt empty. The Houston Rockets were once again eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs, losing in […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is coming off of a masterful season in which he averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game en route to leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the league’s best record and an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. However, the Bucks were bested by Kawhi Leonard’s Toronto Raptors in six games, and during […]

The Kansas City Chiefs know they have a special quarterback in Patrick Mahomes, so they are preparing accordingly. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach told Kevin Clark of The Ringer that the club has been doing the necessary preparatory work for Mahomes’ second contract since before last season, and the way Kansas City went about signing […]

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has filed a helmet grievance against the NFL, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The helmet Brown wore throughout his first nine NFL seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, which is believed to be the Schutt Air Advantage helmet, is no longer certified by […]

In spite of an earlier report that stated Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown had gone “radio silent” on the team, the Raiders have apparently spoken to Brown, because a team official has said that they are expected him to report back to training camp soon, according to Michael Gehlken of The Las Vegas Review-Journal. […]

Paxton Lynch spent the first two years of his career with the Denver Broncos after being selected by the team in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. During his two seasons with the club, he played in five games and made just four starts, totaling 792 yards, four touchdowns, and […]

Josh Allen was considered by some to be the best defensive prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft class, and he was ultimately taken by the defense-first Jacksonville Jaguars with the seventh overall pick. Allen will be joining a Jaguars defensive unit that is already stout as it is, but Jacksonville is hoping that he can […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway was hit with a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy on Friday, one day after catching three passes for 42 yards in the Browns’ preseason win over the Washington Redskins. Callaway’s suspension explains why he was running with the reserves in training camp, as Cleveland probably […]

With Tom Brady now 42 years old, the New England Patriots really need to start thinking about who his successor will be, and it’s entirely possible that quarterback is currently on the roster. Could it be rookie signal-caller Jarrett Stidham? Stidham made his preseason debut on Thursday night, completing 14 of his 24 passes for […]

The last two years, Carson Wentz was unable to make it through the season under center for the Philadelphia Eagles due to injuries that knocked him out both times, and both times, Nick Foles relieved him. Now, not only due to the Eagles no longer have the insurance of Foles, but their primary backup, Nate […]

Cleveland Browns second-year wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been in the doghouse throughout training camp, and during the Browns’ first preseason game on Thursday night, it was pretty obvious that he is behind Rashard Higgins in the race for the No. 3 receiver role. Well, it seems like Higgins might win that job by default […]

When Dwayne Haskins fell to the Washington Redskins at No. 15 overall in the NFL Draft this past April, some felt the Redskins were getting the best quarterback in the draft. After all, Haskins was coming off of a brilliant sophomore campaign at Ohio State in which he threw for 4,831 yards and 50 touchdowns, […]