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In his first game back since suffering an ankle injury that needed surgery back in October, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. played as though he didn’t have any rust on him. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week, Beckham announced his return after a long layoff with a huge game, pacing his team […]

It’s the same old story for the Pittsburgh Steelers with regards to the status of controversial running back Le’Veon Bell. To this day, Bell is still on a holdout, opting to sit back home than join his team, as he continues to pressure the Steelers into offering him a longer and more lucrative deal than […]

Notwithstanding a legal trouble that could lead to a lengthy jail time, linebacker Mychal Kendricks is on the verge of making a return to NFL action. Field Yates of ESPN earlier reported that Kendricks had visited the Seahawks on Thursday. Source: LB Mychal Kendricks, who was released by the Browns following charges of insider trading, […]

The Baltimore Ravens marched into the second week of the season looking to double down on their 47-3 win over the Buffalo Bills last week. It’s currently not looking good for them, as the Cincinnati Bengals are ahead by a big margin in the first half. Making it worse for the Ravens is the knee […]

When it comes to the game of football, Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey will show no mercy to an opponent – even if it’s his own grandma. Speaking in front of reporters on Thursday, Ramsey offered yet another juicy quote, saying that “he definitely would” lay a hit on his grandma on the football field. […]

The Oakland Raiders keep on making surprises. After trading away pass rusher Khalil Mack, cutting and re-signing wide receiver Martavis Bryant, they are now designating wide receiver Johnny Holton, who has never played the cornerback position at any point of his career, to a cornerback role, Vic Tarfur of The Athletic reports. Olson said Raiders […]

The Tennessee Titans-Miami Dolphins game in Week 1 was delayed for nearly four hours, thanks to an uncooperative weather. While some fans decided to leave the stadium than get bored to death during the excruciating long delay, a young fan took the break as an opportunity to run circles around the field. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhW8RgBlU3/ That was […]

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys are coming off a 16-8 loss to the Carolina Panthers. It was a disappointing start to their season, but it wasn’t something that was not expected, as the Cowboys entered the contest as the underdogs. They will give it a go again this Sunday against the also winless New York […]

Matt Patricia only had one chance to make a good impression on Detroit Lions fans – and he blew it. His head coaching debut for the Lions was catastrophic, as the Lions were mauled at home by the New York Jets in a 48-17 loss last week. Matt Patricia and Lions, however, need to have […]

By showing that they can hang with NFC North division favorites Green Bay Packers in last Sunday’s heartbreaking 24-23 loss to Aaron Rodgers and company, the Chicago Bears have forced sportsbooks to shorten their NFL Future odds to win Super Bowl 53 from +6,600 to just +4,000, as seen from the prices of each teams […]

The New England Patriots continue to shore up their wide receiver corps. After working out and signing former Cleveland Browns wideout Corey Coleman, the Pats have followed that move up by inking Bennie Fowler to a contract, per Field Yates of ESPN. The Patriots are signing former Broncos WR Bennie Fowler, per league source. More […]

Had Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden picked up his phone and dialed Khalil Mack’s number in the offseason, the pass rusher would’ve been there on the field Monday night chasing Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff and providing the Raiders what they clearly and sorely missed in that game. According to a story shared […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are beset with some issues on their roster, including a controversial one that involves running back Le’Veon Bell. But in terms of the health of their players, count right guard David DeCastro as among those with a banged-up body following a testy Week 1 duel with the Cleveland Browns. Speaking in front […]

With running back Jeremy Hill out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the New England Patriots needed to fill a hole on the depth chart, so they went out to shop for a new tailback. According to Mark Reiss of ESPN, the Patriots have signed Kenjon Barner, who also worked out […]

It’s been quite a ride in the NFL life of wide receiver Martavis Bryant of late. A little less than two weeks since his football career looked as though it already hit a dead end after getting cut by the Oakland Raiders, Bryant is apparently back in the team’s fold. According to Tom Pelissero of […]

There is always an excess of quarterbacks available as waiver wire pickups after your fantasy football draft.  And when it comes to surplus, Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller Ryan Fitzpatrick knows exactly what we’re talking about, considering he’s an Economics graduate from Harvard. Fitzpatrick, even in his wildest dreams, probably did not dream of the kind […]

Is there a mutiny brewing in the Seattle Seahawks locker room, particularly against quarterback Russell Wilson? For the nth time, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll denied such rumors while speaking with reporters last Friday, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. So was there an anti-Russell Wilson sentiment in the locker room? Coach Pete Carroll […]

Free agent wide receiver Martavis Bryant is in danger of getting suspended for a year by the NFL due to a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant is facing a yearlong suspension for his latest violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy, […]

Marshawn Lynch may be on the wrong side of 30, but he still can get the job done on the ground. And if there were any questions about Lynch’s health heading into the Oakland Raiders game against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1, the veteran running back squashed those doubts early by willing his […]

The Detroit Lions are currently taking a pounding at the hands of Sam Darnold and the New York Jets. At this point, the very last thing the Lions would like to see is starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to get hurt. But that’s exactly what happened midway through the third quarter, when Stafford was hit hard by […]

Welcome to the big league, Sam Darnold. The New York Jets rookie quarterback kicked off his NFL debut on a sour note by throwing a pick-six right in his very first passing attempt during Monday night’s road game against the Detroit Lions. Sam Darnold's first career NFL pass is a pick-6! (📍 ESPN, 7:10pm ET)https://t.co/MBK8gJaQec […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to make their season debut on Monday against the Los Angeles Rams but before that, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden expressed his true feelings about Khalil Mack and the saga that his team went through in the offseason with regards to the controversial linebacker, who now plays for the Chicago […]

Apparently, the Los Angeles Rams flirted with the idea of making their defense the ‘Avengers’ version of the NFL. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Rams proposed a trade to the Oakland Raiders in the offseason that would land Los Angeles linebacker Khalil Mack. However, the Rams reportedly had no intention of keeping the […]

The Phoenix Suns are not going to see much of Devin Booker over the next several weeks after the shooting guard sustained a hand injury that forced him to go under the knife on Monday. With Booker expected to miss the entire preseason and likely some games early in the 2018-19 NBA regular season, his […]

One of the most intriguing storylines for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason is how Lance Stephenson, a former LeBron James nemesis, will fit his style of play and tendencies alongside the four-time league MVP. Stephenson has been known for his eccentric ways on the basketball court. That and his questionable decision making make Stephenson […]

Earlier today, it was reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves are close to signing free agent forward Luol Deng top a one-year deal after his time with the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s the type of news that usually goes under the radar of most NBA fans since Deng isn’t the type of player he used to […]

All things considered, Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum is a good-natured dude, but there are two surefire ways to annoy him. That’s by downplaying his team’s chances of winning an NBA title while guesting on his podcast show as well as by showing an allegiance to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the rivals of the Cleveland […]

Safety Tre Sullivan’s career with the Philadelphia Eagles has ended after just one regular season game, thanks to the combination of a botched play, a roster maneuver by the team, and for putting another man’s family jewels in danger. Sullivan, who went undrafted last year, was signed by the Eagles last May and was with […]

Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack didn’t waste plenty of time to show what the Oakland Raiders are now missing. In just the first two quarters of Sunday night’s game between the Bears and the Green Bay Packers, Mack was able to put together a terrifying stat line that surely made Raiders fans get angrier at […]

Indeed, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a bad man. With the Packers trailing the Chicago Bears by six points and on a third-and-10 situation late in Sunday Night Football’s game at Lambeau Field, Rodgers decided to pull off another miracle, by finding wide receiver Randall Cobb for a huge 75-yard touchdown that tied […]

Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker is unlikely to play another game this season after suffering a serious ankle injury during Sunday’s 27-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports. #Titans TE Delanie Walker suffered a dislocated ankle in today’s loss vs the #Dolphins, I’m told. There was also an […]

Green Bay Packers fans just let out probably the biggest collective sigh of relief in the history of the NFL after seeing quarterback Aaron Rodgers jog back into the field out of the tunnel in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Rodgers is now deemed […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been carted to the locker room after suffering an apparent lower-body injury, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Aaron Rodgers is being carted to Packers’ locker room…. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 10, 2018 Here’s an image of a visibly frustrated Rodgers being taken out of the field. Aaron […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski loves Foxboro so much, he threatened to retire if he got shipped to another team during the offseason, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. During the offseason, while he stayed away from the team and mulled retirement, the Patriots engaged in trade talks centered around star tight […]

The Tennessee Titans had a rough start to the season. Apart from their season-opening match against the Miami Dolphins getting two lightning delays, the Titans also saw their franchise quarterback, Marcus Mariota, exit the contest with an apparent elbow injury, per Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk. In lieu of Mariota, the Titans turned to […]

As expected, the Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off their 2018 NFL season without Le’Veon Bell, who watched his team take a draw against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday instead. Bell would’ve been a great offensive weapon for the Steelers in that game, though, he was apparently paying attention to what was going on in Cleveland, as […]

The Oakland Raiders have a tough test waiting for them in Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season, as they are set to host the Los Angeles Rams at home for a Monday Night Football match. It could get harder for the Raiders, though, with running back Marshawn Lynch seemingly not in 100 percent form […]

Anyone who made a bet that Dez Bryant will get an NFL job before the 2018 season starts had to cough up money on Thursday when the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles kicked the new NFL calendar. M0reover, anyone who laid money on the proposition that the Arizona Cardinals will be Bryant’s next team […]

The New England Patriots will host the Houston Texans in Foxboro for their season opener this coming Sunday, and their rookie running back, Sony Michel, may not be there to join them on the field.  Michel was among the group of players mentioned by Mark Reiss of ESPN in his list of Patriots players who […]