Mitchell Widmeier Articles - Page 12

The Green Bay Packers came up just short in 2020 for a second straight season, falling in an NFC Championship. From the outside, a lot of fans pointed blame towards now departed defensive coordinator Mike Pettine and cornerback Kevin King for the struggles they displayed in the loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Many assumed […]

At the MLB All-Star break, things looked not so great for the New York Yankees. Since then and after acquiring Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo at the trade deadline, the Bronx Bombers have been on fire. On Tuesday, they won their 11th game in a row in a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Yankees […]

To say this year has been miserable for the Baltimore Orioles would be a massive understatement. Sure, they have some promising talent in their farm system that could turn up in a big way in the years to come. But right now, the major league club is on the verge of being on the wrong […]

Karl-Anthony Towns just finished his sixth season in the NBA as the main core piece for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Known as one of the better forward-centers in the league, Towns is still ascending and taking his game to new levels. He was very durable in his first three years, not missing a single game. Despite […]

The New York Knicks have had a very busy offseason as they worked to resign some of their own free agents and brought in Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier. Now it seems as though Knicks president Leon Rose has shifted some of that attention to resigning center Mitchell Robinson to an extension. That, according to […]

On Monday, it would’ve been Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s birthday. On Tuesday, 8/24, it’s Mamba Day. The day recognizes Bryant wearing both the No. 8 and No. 24 for the Lakers throughout his storied, hall-of-fame career. One of Bryant’s longtime teammates and a favorite for Lakers fans, Pau Gasol, paid tribute to Kobe […]

Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson isn’t listening to any of the speculation that Jeremy Fowler of ESPN floated around. Fowler said that people around the league have told him: “This might be the year that everybody figures out Lamar Jackson.” The Ravens dynamic quarterback isn’t buying it. Via ESPN, Jackson kept it short and sweet in […]

J.R. Smith is officially a full go to take his talents from the hardwood of the NBA to the college golf ranks. The NCAA has officially cleared Smith, making him eligible to golf at North Carolina A&T. J.R. Smith is cleared by the NCAA to play golf for @ncatsuaggies! “It was probably one of the […]

The Baltimore Ravens have dealt with an unreal amount of injuries to wide receivers so far this offseason. Lamar Jackson has thrown to an array of different characters as John Harbaugh has had to make sure there are enough wideouts to just get out on the practice field. With only 6 of Baltimore’s 12 wideouts […]

The Buffalo Bills have legitimate aspirations of winning a Super Bowl this year. Josh Allen got the big boy contract extension this offseason and they bring back their core of weapons on that side of the ball from a year ago. One of those main weapons is Cole Beasley and on Tuesday, the slot wide […]

After a 14-year playing career, Jared Dudley is moving on from the Los Angeles Lakers to join the Dallas Mavericks. However, he won’t be wearing the jersey anymore. Instead, he’ll be joining Jason Kidd’s staff as an assistant coach according to Marc Stein. The Mavericks are in advanced discussions to hire 14-year NBA veteran Jared […]

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt has been a problem for opposing offenses since entering the league. Watt led the league in forced fumbled in 2019 (8) and was top dog in sacks in 2020 (15). Year after year, he is at or near the top in plenty of advances metrics and simple stats across […]

Cleveland Browns star edge rusher Myles Garrett recently said in a sit down with Complex that celebrity boxing isn’t in his future for after football. When it was brought up that Logan Paul couldn’t challenge him to a fight then, Garrett didn’t mince his words. “I’d beat the brakes off of Logan Paul, but I […]

Win totals have been set via betonline.ag for the upcoming NBA season. For the New York Knicks, their total has been set at 42.5 wins. Tom Thibodeau’s club is coming of a 41-31 season that saw them clinch the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks added in the offseason and are poised […]

It was announced on Monday that former NHL player Jimmy Hayes passed away at the age of 31. Hayes, a Boston native, spent two seasons with his hometown Bruins during his playing career. Former NHL player Jimmy Hayes has died. 31 years old. I just chatted with him last week at a golf course. He […]

Following the defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals, Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams did something unprecedented that is rarely seen. Williams walked into the Milwaukee locker room after the Game 6 and series loss and congratulated Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Williams was put under the microscope for the move as […]

After a massive misunderstanding that is hard to follow along with, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton will miss the next five days of practice due to Covid-19 protocols. Pats’ QB Cam Newton out five days due to COVID protocols. Pats: “Due to a misunderstanding about tests conducted away from NFL facilities, and as required by […]

One of the more highly contested quarterback battles this offseason has pitted Jameis Winston against Taysom Hill for the starting gig with the New Orleans Saints. Hill went 3-1 as the starter in 2020 when Drew Brees went down with an injury and Winston was the former No. 1 overall pick of the Tampa Bay […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has been cast in a not-so-great light this offseason amid his thoughts on remaining unvaccinated. While he’s certainly in his right to do so, it has not pleased head coach Mike Zimmer. It appears the Vikings are on the verge of signing Everson Griffen, who spent his first 1o years […]

It was back in 2018 when the then Oakland Raiders traded superstar outside linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears for a pair of first-round selections. Bears. Fast forward three years later, and apparently Las Vegas hit up Chicago in an attempt to try and reacquire Mack. Via Vic Tafur of The Athletic, the Raiders […]

It had been noted early and often throughout the early portions of the offseason that the Minnesota Vikings had the lowest vaccination numbers in the entire NFL. When they lost three quarterbacks, including starter Kirk Cousins to the Covid-19 list for an extended period of time during training camp, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer didn’t […]

The New England Patriots sat back and watched the 2021 NFL Draft unfold in front of them. A flurry of quarterbacks were selected before Mac Jones fell into Bill Belichick’s lap at No. 15 overall. Cam Newton is back with the Patriots for a second season and Belichick has noted numerous times this offseason that […]

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota was expected to play on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 of the preseason. Instead, head coach Jon Gruden opted to go against playing Mariota, out of an abundance of caution. Following the game, Gruden addressed Mariota’s quad strain and tried to provide some sort […]

Drew Lock got the start in Week 1 of the preseason for the Denver Broncos and on Saturday night in Seattle, Teddy Bridgewater got the start for Week 2. Bridgewater was on point all evening long going 9-11 for 105 yards and one touchdown pass as well. Lock came in as the backup for this […]

Every team in the NFL has the constant worry during the preseason about injuries. A ton of starters don’t even touch the field anymore in the exhibitions for fear of just that. Saturday, Atlanta Falcons backup quarterback A.J. McCarron suffered a scary non-contact knee injury against the Miami Dolphins. After the game, Falcons head coach […]

Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald is currently a free agent with the NFL regular season right around the corner. With Fitzgerald remaining unsigned and staying silent all offseason about his next move, the Cardinals greatest wideout of all-time revealed his plan on SiriusXM’s “Let’s Go,” with Jim Gray. “For now, I’ll be a radio broadcaster. […]

The NBA schedule release is upon us and it’s time to start circling in the must watch games for the New York Knicks. Tom Thibodeau’s club is coming off a 41-31 campaign that saw them as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. They added Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier as the newcomers to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will look to get to the mountain top this year after falling short to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last season. If the big three of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving can all stay healthy, taking out the Nets will be a brutal task for anyone in […]

No team was more active this offseason in adding star talent than the Chicago Bulls. They already had Zach LaVine and traded for all-star Nikola Vucevic at the NBA Trade Deadline. This offseason, they added Lonzo Ball and DeMar DeRozan to the mix as well. All of a sudden, the Bulls will go from nonexistent […]

The Phoenix Suns are coming off a fairly improbable run that resulted in them reaching the NBA Finals a year ago. This season, the Suns will bring back most of their core from last year with dreams of getting all the way to the mountain top. Based off what they accomplished last year, the schedule […]

The Mitchell Trubisky era with the Chicago Bears featured a lot more down moments than it did positive ones. Chicago traded up to No. 2 overall to take Trubisky in the 2017 NFL Draft. They gave up an array of future first-round picks to slide up and the selection never quite worked out. Trubisky wasn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a flurry of offseason moves that saw plenty of players from the squad last year out the door and plenty of new faces in the building. Their offseason was highlighted by trading for Russell Westbrook and signing Carmelo Anthony. One of the familiar faces that was expected to be back […]

Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a busy offseason when the fiasco with the front office wasn’t being discussed. Amongst many things, Rodgers was a gust host on the show Jeopardy! Now, it’s possible he could have the chance to be the full time host again. It was recently announced that executive producer […]

The Chicago Cubs were wheeling and dealing at the MLB trade deadline. In one of their bigger moves, they sent superstar shortstop Javy Baez to the New York Mets. Kris Bryant was another huge name the Cubs sent away. They traded him to the San Francisco Giants right as the deadline was coming to an […]

The Philadelphia Eagles had a brutal night on Thursday in many aspects of their game against the New England Patriots. Thankfully for them, it’s just the preseason. Rookie wide receiver and the winner of the Heisman Trophy last year, DeVonta Smith, made his highly anticipated debut for the Eagles. Smith had just two catches for […]

There is a lot of optimism around rookie quarterback Zach Wilson of the New York Jets after the team selected him No. 2 overall in the draft. Wilson is expected to come in and start right away for the Jets and it would appear he’s already developed a great chemistry with No. 1 wideout Corey […]

Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James has played just five games in the last two years combined as he hasn’t been able to shake free of injuries. Both he and LA are hoping for a much different 2021. James is being held out of preseason games entirely, as are a lot of Chargers starters. LA […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars coaching staff has made it clear that they want position battles across the board to help boost up the competition on the team. While in theory that’s fine, not naming Trevor Lawrence the starting quarterback at this point seems silly. It’s not a knock against Gardner Minshew who’s a good quarterback himself. […]

Training camp and preseason fights and shoving matches are nothing new in the NFL. They happen at some point in time during the summer with almost every team. Put two teams together for multiple days of joint practices, and it can elevate the hostility. That’s exactly what happened on Thursday with Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout […]