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For the newly-moved Los Angeles Chargers, the history of their franchise has seen some highs and some lows over the years. Currently having transitioned from San Diego to LA, the new-look Chargers are rolling into the 2020 NFL season (whenever that starts up) with new uniforms and a whole new team identity. Needing to replace […]

Youthful talent is always the name of the game when it comes to being successful in professional sports, and that especially reigns true in the sport of football. The likes of Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Kyler Murray, Nick Bosa, Jaire Alexander, and a whole plethora of others are helping bring the NFL to […]

Youthful talent is always the name of the game when it comes to being successful in professional sports, and that especially reigns true in the sport of football. The likes of Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Kyler Murray, Nick Bosa, Jaire Alexander, and a whole plethora of others are helping bring the NFL to […]

As is the expectation, both Christian McCaffrey and Saquon Barkley are expected to lead the NFL in rushing yardage for the 2020 NFL season, according to the lines on the Caesars Sportsbooks and NBC Sports. For both CMC and Barkley, 2020 looks to be an important season to either continue their utter dominance of the […]

As storied a franchise as the Green Bay Packers are, they have been able to develop an interesting set of rivals during their history. Dating back to 1919, the Packers have had a professional football franchise, and they have come a very long way since their inception. In 1921, the Green Bay-Chicago rivalry was launched, […]

With the 2020 NFL Draft having come and gone and teams having made rookie additions to their squads, the Green Bay Packers seemingly made questionable decision after questionable decision when making their selections. While planning for the future and addressing the desired offensive changes to become more of a run-centric offense, their draft outcomes produced […]

With both receivers coming out of blue-blood college programs at Louisiana State University and the University of Oklahoma, receivers Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb have a ton to prove in their rookie seasons. Receivers that are drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft have produced mixed results, as the likes of Corey Davis, […]

Many people are turning to video games to be a useful outlet for not having any live sports during the ongoing pandemic, and the famed NBA Jam game is a perfect source of entertainment for NBA fans everywhere. If you are looking for a PC version of this game, ArcadeSpot offers a great option that […]

With as much flak as the Cleveland Browns franchise has earned from their questionable player personnel moves they have made throughout their team’s history, they have been able to find some key team additions through the means of free agency. While their draft record is spotty to say the lease, they have had bouts of […]

In a move to address the linebacking core for the New England Patriots, they selected Alabama linebacker Anfernee Jennings, joining fellow draftee Josh Uche from Michigan as new LB additions. Even with the offensive upheaval that New England underwent this offseason, their defense looks to be even stronger, even after putting up a dominating 2019 […]

Having traded their 2020 first-round selection to the Miami Dolphins in return for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Pittsburgh Steelers did not make a selection in this year’s NFL Draft until the second day. However, even with having to wait until they could address some of their team needs, they were able to cobble together a […]

Coming into the 2020 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins were thought to have had interest in drafting one of the top running backs. So far through round five, they had not selected a running back – because they traded for one instead. The San Francisco 49ers, according to Adam Shefter, sent running back Matt Breida […]

As the first of two tight ends selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, UCLA tight end Devin Asiasi now will be joining the New England Patriots. In an attempt to try and replace the production that was vacated by the trade of Rob Gronkowski to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Asiasi will be asked to take […]

Continuing a trend of largely confusing, yet future-oriented selections, the Green Bay Packers reached and selected tight end Josiah Deguara from Cincinnati. Looked at as a project player that could eventually become an H-back / tight end dual-purpose guy, Deguara fits into an interesting situation for head coach Matt LaFleur and his offensive scheme. LaFleur […]

With the fourth selection in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the New York Football Giants grabbed their starting free safety of the future in Alabama product Xavier McKinney. Immediately slotting into the starting lineup for the Giants, this serves as major help to solidify their secondary moving forward. Alabama has been turning […]

As the fifth selection of the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft at No. 37 overall, the New England Patriots selected safety Kyle Dugger from Division-II school Lenoir-Rhyne. Even with having Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty as the team’s starting safeties, adding Dugger is a huge get for the Patriots’ defense, especially with how […]

Fifteen years ago, to the day, the Green Bay Packers selected University of California quarterback Aaron Rodgers with the 24th selection, after the former Golden Bear signal caller made a majestic fall through the draft. Even though Rodgers was projected to go first overall and was vying with Utah QB Alex Smith for the right […]

At pick No. 53, the Philadelphia Eagles decided to add a work in progress to their quarterback room by drafting University of Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts. Projected as a developmental piece when first entering the league, Hurts comes into the NFL hot off of a wild ride through the college ranks at both Alabama and […]

Even for the New England Patriots, they too have fallen into a trap of drafting some players that have turned out to be busts in their NFL careers. And with the news of Tom Brady signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rob Gronkowski being traded to follow Brady to the state of Florida, what […]

Holding a league-high 14 draft selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins are poised to complete yet another element of their rebuild process under head coach Brian Flores. Tied pretty much to a quarterback since the 2019 season even began, the likes of Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert are the names at the […]

Fourth overall selections in the NFL Draft normally are not cornerbacks, because that high up in the first round is commonly reserved for the likes of the offensive stars, like a superstar quarterback or a behemoth, road-grading offensive lineman. But Charles Woodson is no ordinary defensive back. The man that made college football sexy, the […]

Even with two Super Bowl rings and a Pro Bowl honor under his belt, Tennessee Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler is still determined to be a dominant player, a version of him that we have not seen since 2018. Butler is looking at 2020 as a great chance to get back to top form, and he […]

When one player in the NFL remains with a team for the vast majority of his career, he is considered to be one of the more memorable members of that franchise, as his level of play was good enough for the team to continue to keep him around. But for players like Reggie Wayne, playing […]

Stat junkies live for the weird, the wacky, and the bizarre stats that each professional sport provides. From the NFL to the NBA, the MLB to the NHL, and all others, each sport can say that their historical background is built, in some way, shape or form, upon the zany statistical anomalies that surface when […]

All professional athletes are apt to producing some amazing stat lines, because that is exactly why they are playing at the highest level. And regardless of what sport it is, some of those stats live in infamy for the entirety of that sport’s existence, regardless of how good or bad the stat line was. For […]

To become the all-worldly player that Giannis Antetokounmpo has become, overcoming countless bouts with adversity, immigrating to a country that he not accustomed to, and having to deal with the loss of his father all have helped shape the Greek Freak into the type of person more than the type of player that he is […]

Every year that the NFL Draft happens, small school prospects or players that barely anyone, except for the draft leaders who are involved in essentially every draft entrant, is aware of, break onto the scene and makes a name for themselves in the league. Players like wide receivers Donald Driver, Julian Edelman, and Marques Colston, […]

As comes with any professional sports draft, the futility of moving around throughout the NFL Draft can really dictate the future of a franchise for many years to come. When a team decides to move up for a specific player, the return on investment must be much higher than a normal player, due to the […]

As the NFL Draft looks to continue to be on schedule for April 23-25, trades become common news ticker fodder before and during the draft. Some teams like to be very careful with the moves that they make with their allotment of draft capital, and others love to move around the board and jump at […]

Being on the precipice of a championship is something that not a lot of teams in professional sports are able to experience, especially since only two teams are able to represent their respective leagues in their championship affairs. But for the NFL, they have experienced quite a few teams that have been favorites to take […]

With the NFL being the only professional sport that is seeming to move on at a semi-normal pace during its offseason, April’s upcoming draft is a great reminder of the players that have come into this league and how their successes/failures have dictated team’s actions since then. Looking back to 2010, the first-overall selections in […]

In this day and age of professional sports, the common athlete easily outnumbers the superstar player. But in the NBA, that awesome level of talent is on display on a nightly basis, with what seems like each game including one player that is labeled as a superstar in their own right. The likes of Kareem […]

Even with sports dragging to a standstill due to the current pandemic that is sweeping across the entire world, athletes everywhere still are keeping in shape for that time when sports is actually back on schedule. For the NBA, their season was stopped with around 20 games to go in the regular season, and teams […]

From 1991 until he retired after the 2010 season, NFL quarterback Brett Favre slung the ball all around the field better than 99% of the rest of the gunslingers in the league’s history. While completing too many passes to the other team, Favre’s legacy is far reaching and his name, while etched in some of […]

The art of making a successful trade in the NBA is ripe for controversial takes by fans and national pundits wherever. Team chemistry can be hindered or improved when teammates are moved. But how does that sort of chemistry react when one player is traded more than once in the same week? Rules for trades […]

After realizing the need to ensure that all players, but especially those in the minor leagues, received their game checks in lieu of the regular season starting up, the MLB has stepped forward with a good start to a far-reaching plan that will help keep players on their feet, at least for a while. In […]

As we progress further and further into the non-sports abyss, the NBA has a lot of awesome prospects to look forward to when it comes to the 2020 NBA Draft. NBA Draft prospects from all over the world, both from the NCAA and from other top-tier leagues across the globe, are all vying for their […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]