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The San Francisco 49ers have a rich history filled with lots of success, which has led to a lot of rivalries against other good football teams. Let’s break down the 49ers’ five biggest rivals in their history. 5. Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders and 49ers rivalry all has to do with how close the teams […]

The Chicago Bears brought in Nick Foles this offseason with most believing it was to replace Mitch Trubisky, but according to Matt Nagy, each guy is going to get their fair shot. This offseason is a little different with a lot of in-person time taken away from the players. Nagy knows that might play in […]

After making the Super Bowl two years ago, the Los Angeles Rams took a step back in 2019, finishing with a 9-7 record and missing the playoffs. Even after missing the playoffs, the expectations remain the same for the Rams heading into the 2020 season, it’s Super Bowl or bust. Even though those are the […]

The Baltimore Ravens looked to be Super Bowl contenders during the regular season, but once the playoffs rolled around, they were bounced early again. That has led to some major questions heading into 2020 about what this team can do better to make another run at a Super Bowl. Let’s break down the three biggest […]

Heading into the 2020 NFL season there are some big questions that need to be answered. The NFL draft was supposed to answer some of their questions, but instead of answering them, they actually might have brought more questions up. Let’s look at the three biggest questions for the Green Bay Packers heading into the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the league since 1963, and have had plenty of elite teams. There is a good chance in the next few years this list could look a little different if the Chiefs do become a dynasty. But for right now, let’s break down the five best teams in Chiefs […]

The New Orleans Saints and their fans haven’t created some enemies on the field. There are some teams that the Saints face twice a year in the AFC South they are big rivals with, but there are also some teams outside of the division, that also seems to be extra intense when they go to […]

The Minnesota Vikings are still looking for their first Super Bowl win, but they have still had some impressive teams throughout their history. The Vikings have had four teams make the Super Bowl but do all four teams make this list? Let’s look at the five greatest teams in Vikings history. 1964 The 1964 season, […]

The Minnesota Vikings have had some bitter battles in the NFC North, but there have also been some out-of-division rivals they have picked up since their first season in the league, in 1961. Let’s rank the Vikings’ top five rivals of all time, and check out to see how the team has faired against them. […]

There have been trade rumors swirling this offseason surrounding Detriot Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. It could just be a coincidence, but there is going to be more chatter now with Stafford placing his $6.5 million house on the market. What would the offseason be without a franchise QB putting his house on the market… and […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the NFL since 1963. Even though there have been plenty of teams around longer, the Chiefs have some of the most fierce rivals in NFL history. Let’s take a look at the five biggest rivals of the Chiefs. 5. Green Bay Packers Some might argue that the Green […]

The Detroit Lions have been around since 1930, but even with all those years, they don’t really have a true rival that everyone recognizes. There is no doubt the Lions have a bunch of rivals, but who is number one is up for a big debate. Let’s take a look at the Lions’ five biggest […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford’s back is healthy and he is ready to get back onto the field. Talking to reporters through Zoom, Stafford said he is feeling great, even though moving around can be a bit hard for someone his age. Matthew Stafford said his back is healthy and healed up. — Michael Rothstein […]

The Cincinnati Bengals completed their first season in 1968. They have brought in plenty of free agents. Like every team they have had some duds, but also struck gold on others, and that’s what we will focus on in this article. The Bengals weren’t very active in free agency early in their history, so most […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has enjoyed the extra time he has been able to spend at home with his son Adam Zimmer, who is the team’s co-defensive coordinator. Zimmer is living with his son, and one adult daughter, at his ranch in Kentucky. Adam Zimmer has turned into his dad’s tech guy, so […]

The NFL sent out a memo to team presidents and top officials to remind them that their practice facilities are to stay closed for the time being, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media: The NFL sent a memo to team presidents and top officials late last night emphasizing that facilities remain closed and there […]

San Francisco 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel wants to surprise receivers coach Wes Welker with his new body when the two can see each other again. Coming out of college, Samuel was too heavy and Welker wanted him to get down to 212 pounds. Samuel didn’t feel comfortable at the time getting down to that number […]

Many of big-name free agents are already off the board, claimed by teams over the early months of the new league year. But there are still plenty of players left that can make an impact on a team for the 2020 season. Let’s take a look at the 10 best NFL free agents still left […]

Who would have thought a microwave could have shut down the NFL replay operations center for a couple of minutes. Dean Blandino was the former head of officiating for the NFL and on a recent “Mike Delivers” podcast he retold a story about a time the NFL replay center crashed. On Thanksgiving Day in 2016, […]

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton knows that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to be a different challenge this season with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski now in the fold. Peyton was on CBS Sports We Need To Talk (via Amie Just of Nola.com) to discuss everything about the upcoming season. Payton was asked […]

There are a lot of different storylines heading into the 2020 season, but the biggest one might be the Las Vegas Raiders playing their first year in Sin City. This feels like a wild card team that could be a problem in the playoffs, or could go 6-10 and neither of those outcomes would be […]

Chargers center Mike Pouncey should be ready to go to start the 2020 season after being cleared after neck surgery. Pouncey only played in five games during the 2019 season because of the neck injury. Pouncey told reporters all that is behind him now, and he has no plans to retire anytime soon. Via Daniel Popper […]

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre had some interesting comments about the end of his time with the team. Favre spoke to Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal about the Packers decision to draft Jordan Love, which brought up the conversation of the team drafting Aaron Rodgers to replace him. Only a month […]

With Javon Hargrave moving on to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Pittsburgh Steelers need some help at nose tackle, but they won’t sign one unless it’s the right guy. When Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asked about who would be the team’s starting nose tackle, he didn’t seem to have an idea. “Good question,” Tomlin said […]

The Philadelphia Eagles brought in former San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello as an offensive advisor to try and “Shanahan-ize” the offense. Eagles coach Doug Pederson has made it clear the team wants to bring more speed to the offense, something that Scangarello should bring. Pederson said of the hire to Paul Domowitch of The […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have added some secondary help bringing in cornerback Prince Amukamara according to Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Amukamara was released by the Chicago Bears on February 21. The #Raiders have agreed to terms with free-agent CB Prince Amukamara, sources tell me and @RapSheet. The former first-round pick heads […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars brought in Tyler Eifert this offseason and tight ends coach Ron Middleton believes he and the other tight ends already on the roster are in line for a big year. Middleton knows to start, he needs his players healthy and that is going to be the number one key. He said, via […]

Cam Newton still hasn’t signed a contract which is a surprise to some, but there might be a good reason for it since no team has been able to really give him a full physical. Newton has taken a lot of hits throughout his career and dealt with a lot of different injuries. He is […]

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold knows that the NFL season is going to look a little different if there are no fans allowed in the stands this fall. Darnold made an appearance on ESPN Radio, to talk all things football, including what the outlook of next season might be. Darnold said if there were […]

The New York Giants offense is going to look very similar to the offense that the Dallas Cowboys have run for the last ten years according to coach Joe Judge. After bringing in Judge to be the head coach, they also hired former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, so it makes sense he would bring with […]

The Minnesota Vikings had a win during Wild Card weekend during the 2019 season. Heading into the 2020 season, there seems to be a lot of question marks about the team. Gone are Stefon Diggs, Xavier Rhodes, and Trae Waynes, but the team had a strong draft by bringing in Justin Jefferson and Jeff Gladney […]

The Indianapolis Colts coaching staff is excited about Marlon Mack and Jonathan Taylor working together out of the backfield. Most teams like to have a 1-2 punch coming out of the backfield, but Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni sees his guys as a little different. Sirianni says the plan is for the Colts to run […]

The Detroit Lions haven’t had all that much success during their history, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t had some good teams and good players. Like every team, the Lions have found a lot of success signing free agents and some have changed the course of their history. A lot of the players for the […]

The New York Jets are expected to sign former Tennessee Titans defensive back Logan Ryan to a one-year deal, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. The Jets were considered one of the frontrunners for Ryan after he didn’t re-sign with the Titans. There was some concern about how much money the Jets were willing to spend […]

Like most teams, the New York Giants have had some bad free-agent acquisitions, but they have also had some great acquisitions that have changed their franchise forever. The Giants have won four Super Bowl titles and a big reason why has been because of important free-agent signings. Let’s break down the five best free-agent signings […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a proud franchise that dates all the way back to the 1933 season. Some rivalries for the Steelers are the division rivals that they meet two times a year, and those games are always extra intense. As for some of the non-division rivals, Pittsburgh might not play them every year, but […]

The Washington Redskins won’t be playing in a prime time game during the 2020 season for the first time since 1982, according to Matthew Paras of the Washington Times. The closest the Redskins get to a big-time prime time game is when they face off with the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving afternoon. The last time […]

Former defensive tackle Richard Seymour has been elected to the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, according to the official Twitter account of the Patriots Hall of Fame. Seymour is the 30th player in Patriots history that has been voted into the team Hall of Fame. Seymour was drafted sixth overall by the Patriots in […]

For the first time in a long time, the AFC East actually looks like it could be competitive. Tom Brady has moved onto the NFC South with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which means the New England Patriots have some questions at quarterback. Each team has a different talent level, but another thing that will have […]