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It’s still a few months away from the start of the 2018 NBA season but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill for next summers free agency. Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler have been two of the most talked about players for next summer and how they might have an interest in teaming up on the […]

Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn knew that Julio Jones would be reporting to training camp even with the talk about Jones being unhappy with his contract. Late Wednesday, the team announced that they would be giving Jones a boost to his salary this season, but didn’t rework the entire contract. According to ESPN, the salary […]

DeMar DeRozan was shocked by the trade that sent him from the Toronto Raptors to the San Antonio Spurs. Right after the trade, DeRozan spent most of the time talking about how betrayed he felt by the Raptors blindsiding him. DeRozan seems to be moving on, coming to terms that he is going to be […]

The NFL and the NFLPA are working on a new agreement in terms of the national anthem controversy and if players will be punished for protesting the anthem. Dallas Cowboys executive Stephen Jones doesn’t seem to care about what the new rules say, he hinted on Thursday that any player who doesn’t stand for the anthem will […]

The Minnesota Vikings have established a strong locker room the last few years and this year it doesn’t appear to be any different. This offseason Kirk Cousins was brought in to be the starter and Trevor Siemian was brought in to be his backup. Siemian has been impressed early on with what he has seen from […]

The Seattle Seahawks kicked off training camp on Thursday and one player was notable absence. Star safety Earl Thomas didn’t report to camp as he hopes to get a new contract. He is currently playing on the last year of the contract he signed in 2014. Coach Pete Carroll was asked about Thomas’s absence after Thursday’s […]

Aaron Rodgers has been the talk of the NFL this summer abut when he would get his big extension done. The Green Bay Packers quarterback has two years left on a deal that pays an average of $22 million per year. There was a lot of talks that maybe a deal could get done before […]

Jimmy Garoppolo was able to keep it pretty low key during his tenure with the New England Patriots, going about his business quietly behind Tom Brady. Now that he is the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers with a large contract, the spotlight is on him everywhere he goes, which he learned that first-hand last […]

It has been made clear time and time again this offseason that Joe Flacco is the Baltimore Ravens’ starting quarterback. Rookie Lamar Jackson will probably be the team’s backup signal-caller when the regular season rolls around, but John Harbaugh has made it clear he is going to have to earn it. The Ravens released their first […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has two years left on his contract and has made it clear he still has some good years of football left in his body. Roethlisberger isn’t concerned about getting an extension right now and is okay with letting his contract play out and then having the team decide what they want […]

Malcolm Butler being benched by the New England Patriots in last year’s Super Bowl was one of the most head-scratching moves of the season. There have been rumors about why he was benched, but to this day the exact reason still seems to be a mystery. Bill Belichick was asked about Butler on Wednesday, and he […]

Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers have high hopes for this season, and anything short of a Super Bowl would be probably considered a disappointment. Even with the high expectations, Roethlisberger knows the Steelers aren’t the team to beat in the AFC, that honor belongs to the New England Patriots. Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I think you […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and the media is always an adventure. He was back to his old ways when asked questions during a press conference on Thursday during training camp. There were three questions asked by the media to Belichick about Tom Brady and he didn’t seem interested in answering any of them. […]

Quarterback Baker Mayfield is the future of the Cleveland Browns, however, this year it’s been made clear by Hue Jackson that he is the backup. Jackson said on Wednesday Mayfield won’t be getting a ton of first-team reps because Tyrod Taylor is going to be the starting quarterback this season. Mayfield has accepted the idea […]

Devin Funchess is entering a contract year, and it seems like the perfect time coming off the best year of his career last year. Funchess was quite the disappointment his first two years after being the 41st pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Michigan. Last year, Funchess turned it around finishing with 63 catches for […]

Former Cleveland Browns left tackle Joe Thomas will be heading to the Hall of Fame in a few years and he thinks an unlikely player could join him down the road, Tyrod Taylor. Taylor was the starting quarterback the last three years for the Buffalo Bills and this offseason he was traded over to the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston made his first public comments on Thursday since the NFL handed down their three-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Winston said it was a learning experience for him and multiple times apologized for his actions. Winston was accused in 2016 of sexually assaulting an Uber driver. Winston […]

Lamar Jackson was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round in this year’s NFL Draft, and it made some wonder if there was going to be a quarterback controversy. Joe Flacco is the established veteran on this team but when a team takes a quarterback in the first round they are the future […]

Todd Gurley signed a four-year, $60 million deal early this week that includes a whopping $45 million guaranteed. Having such a big contract means higher expectations and Gurley is going to have an even bigger microscope on him. Gurley told reporters on Wednesday that he doesn’t feel any added pressure, even with such a big contract. “No […]

Jadevon Clowney and the Houston Texans have both stated hope to get a long-term deal done. Time is running short now as the two sides only have about a month left if they want to continue to follow team policy. General manager Brian Gaine has said he will continue to follow the team rule that […]

Since former  Papa John’s former CEO, John Schnatter used the N-word on a conference call there has been a big fallout, especially across the sports world. There are lots of NFL teams that have agreements with Papa Johns and some teams like the Atlanta Falcons have cut ties completely. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it […]

It’s a little over a week before the Hall of Fame class of 2018 gets inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and one notable member won’t be present. The former Dallas Cowboys wideout Terrell Owens has decided to skip Hall of Fame weekend and instead will give his speech at the University of Tennessee at […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots looked to be headed towards an AFC title game showdown last year until the Steelers were upended by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Divisional round. There was a lot of talk after the game wondering if the Steelers had not taken the Jaguars serious enough and […]

Seattle Seahawks star Earl Thomas didn’t report to training camp on Wednesday and there is a good chance it will be a while until he does show up. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, there is a belief around the league that Thomas won’t report to camp unless he is traded or gets a new […]

The entire offseason the Los Angeles Rams have tried to downplay the Aaron Donald contract extension. The team kept saying they were working towards a resolution and the other big contracts given out during the offseason would have an effect on his contract situation. It appears with the two sides not able to reach an […]

Mike Tomlin is entering his 12th year season as the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and has received plenty of criticism during that time. Former Steelers star James Harrison was very critical of Tomlin saying he needs to be more disciplined. Tomlin brushed off the comments during his first training camp press conference calling the remarks “soap […]

Jason Garrett has been the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for seven seasons and his team has only made the playoffs two times. Even with such little success Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made it clear that Garrett is not on the hot seat. Jones was asked at his last press conference if this […]

David Irving’s has had an eventful offseason and it has gotten worse. The starting defensive end is not expected to report to the Dallas Cowboys during training camp. Irving was put on the reserve/did not report list on Wednesday by the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones said he didn’t expect him to report at all during […]

Derrick Henry is the lead back for the Tennesse Titans this year, and the expectations are high. The former Alabama Crimson Tide star was asked if he had any predictions for this year. He wasn’t interested in giving any predictions, but he did say he wants to be a dominant back. “No predictions, I just […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to start training camp on Thursday and the star of their defense will be absent, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Defensive end Khalil Mack will begin a holdout on Thursday, which isn’t really much of a surprise as he has stayed away from the team most of the offseason. […]

The Atlanta Falcons announced on Wednesday that they have signed coach Dan Quin and general manager Thomas Dimitroff to three-year extensions. The extension will keep the two under contract with the Falcons through the 2022 season. We have signed GM Thomas Dimitroff and Head Coach Dan Quinn to three-year extensions through the 2022 season. STORY: […]

New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox is only 18-years-old and he has already been opening up a ton of eyes with his play during summer league. Fans in the arena at the draft booed the pick, although the fans might need to rethink their feelings on the rookie. Knox played in four games with the […]

Richard Sherman gave the San Francisco 49ers a major sigh of relief when he passed his physical, allowing him to practice with the team at the start of training camp. #49ers CB Richard Sherman (Achilles) has been medically cleared and will practice Thursday. — Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) July 25, 2018 As a result, Sherman earns the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be without one of their key pieces on the defensive side of the ball, at least for the first couple days of training camp. Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey announced on Twitter that he will be missing the first few days of camp because of the birth of his son. […]

Doug Martin is looking for a fresh start with the Oakland Raiders and so far he has really jumped out during the offseason program to the coaches. “Doug has really jumped out in camp with his quickness, his ability to pick up the offense and what we’ve given him,” offensive coordinator Greg Olson said in […]

One look at J.J Watt’s Instagram page, and it’s clear that the Houston Texans star has been crushing the offseason workouts. Watt won’t go as far as saying he crushed his conditioning test though. Chris Mortenson reported on NFL Live that Watt had crushed his conditioning test, and it made Watt wonder exactly how Mortenson […]

Que the quarterback controversy for the Baltimore Ravens. Head coach John Harbaugh was asked how Lamar Jackson would be used this year and he made it very clear that the Ravens first round pick would be involved. “One way or another, he’s going to be out there, taking snaps,” Harbaugh told John Kryk of the […]

Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle David Irving is suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Irving won’t be suspended any more games after the NFL investigated a domestic violence claim by a former girlfriend who later recanted her story according to ESPN. Irving’s former girlfriend claimed that he […]

Darelle Revis signed a one-day contract on Tuesday with the New York Jets to officially retire from the NFL and spend his last day in the league with the team he spent most of his career with. Darrelle Revis retires as a Jet. “It’s been amazing.” pic.twitter.com/Bs7gYeFgBF — Bob Glauber (@BobGlauber) July 24, 2018 The […]