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Former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress had nothing but praise for former quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who tragically lost his life on Sunday night in a single-car automobile crash. Per Mark Craig of the (Minnesota) Star Tribune, Childress said: “Most of all, he was a great young man — great person … I think to be […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are looking at contingency plans in case Allegiant Stadium isn’t ready when the 2020 season is ready to kick off. There are a lot of question marks about the 2020 NFL season, but if the it does start on time, the Raiders stadium might not be ready. According to Vincent Bonsignore […]

There are usually plenty of trades during the NFL Draft, and rumors have been swirling about what teams might be looking to move around. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Atlanta Falcons are three teams that are looking to move up in the first round of the […]

Jordan Love is believed by many to be the fourth-best quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft class, but one NFL GM thinks he is actually the most exciting. Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America interviewed a couple of different GM’s to talk about many different things revolving around the draft: One last note, […]

The New England Patriots have reportedly fallen in love with former Oregon Ducks quarterback Justin Herbert, but there are questions about if they will be willing to give up the draft capital to get him. According to Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America, the team is currently trying to decide how they want […]

The Arizona Cardinals already improved their wide receiver room this offseason by trading for Deandre Hopkins, but Kyler Murray might still be pushing for the team to take CeeDee Lamb. Murray and Lamb were teammates with the Oklahoma Sooners, and Murray might want to reconnect with him in Arizona, according to Albert Breer of Sports […]

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson was killed in a car accident overnight in Alabama according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. Former #Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson died last night in a car accident in Alabama, a spokesperson for his employer Tennessee State tells me. Jackson, 36, was TSU’s QB coach. Along with Seattle, he […]

The Philadelphia Eagles might not have always gotten the job done in the playoffs, but this is a team that has usually had a lot of success drafting. The Eagles franchise started all the way back in 1933 and through the years they have made a lot of elite draft selections. Lets breakdown the five […]

XFL COO Jeffery Pollock announced on a call today that all employees would be laid off and the league is suspending operations according to Field Yates of ESPN. NEWS: on a call today with COO Jeffery Pollock, XFL employees were just informed that the league is suspending operations and all employees have been laid off. […]

The Dallas Cowboys are America’s team and they have had plenty of good draft picks in their history. A lot of the best players in the team’s history were drafted, and some spent their entire career with the team. Let’s break down the five best draft picks in Cowboys history. 5. Tony Dorsett, 1977, Round […]

Newly signed Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Aldon Smith hasn’t played in the NFL since 2016. During his time away from the game he found himself in a dark place. Smith sat down for an interview with Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, detailing how 2018 was the worst time of his life, and at one point […]

Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver’s exit from the team wasn’t a pretty one. But he wishes he would have dealt with his issues with Aaron Rodgers differently. There are different stories out about why the two guys didn’t get along. But Jennings told Wilde and Tausch in a podcast that the way he went […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have a proud history and have won a combined three Super Bows and pre-Super Bowl AFL Championships. Over the years the Chiefs have made some big draft picks that have changed their franchise forever. Let’s break down the five best draft picks in Chiefs history. 5. Will Shields, 1993, Round 3, […]

As the NFL draft gets closer, there have been more concerns raised about how the virtual draft will work. Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht has heard the concerns, but is ready to do whatever he needs to do to complete it. Jason Licht said the team is going to make sure they have […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers brought in Tom Brady, but that doesn’t mean they won’t draft a quarterback who they believe can be their future. Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said he thinks the team could do it. But a lot of it would depend on what other players are still available in the spot where […]

The Minnesota Vikings have never won a Super Bowl, but they have still had some very good teams and a lot of really good players to grace the franchise. Even though the Vikings at times have struggled to win the biggest games, they have still found a lot of success drafting players. Let’s breakdown the […]

Former NFL executive Michael Lombardi didn’t mince his words talking about 2020 NFL Draft prospect Tua Tagovailoa going as far as calling the Alabama quarterback “brittle.” Lombardi is still well connected in the NFL and on his GM Shuffle podcast, he said at least one team failed Tagovailoa on his physical, which would be new […]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t find a lot of success early in franchise history, but in the last decade-plus that has all changed. There has been some good draft picks the last 10 years, but even when the Saints had bad teams, they still had some elite picks that changed their franchise’s history. Let’s break […]

Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera’s comments about the Quinton Dunbar trade sure seem to foreshadow what the team will do with Trent Williams. The Redskins shipped off Quinton Dunbar to the Seattle Seahawks for a fifth-round pick, and that trade shocked a lot of people. Rivera said, after talking to him, the Redskins couldn’t […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have been aggressive in free agency going after players who were on playoff teams, and Zac Taylor thinks that will really help their franchise going forward. Six of the free agents that Bengals signed this offseason were from playoff teams including Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander, both of whom played for the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has done great work in his community since coming to the NFL and his latest donation is $100,000 in coronavirus relief funding through the Mike Evans Family Foundation. Of that, $50,000 is going to the United Way Suncoast to help support the Tampa Bay region. “‘These critical dollars […]

Since the college football season ended, most believed that Chase Young would be selected by the Washington Redskins, but according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, there is actually a chance they could select Tua Tagovailoa with the second overall pick. Where will Chase Young land in the 2020 @NFLDraft? Two viable options as of […]

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady made an appearance on the Howard Stern Show and revealed the nickname former teammate Matt Cassel gave him after suffering a swollen testicle. Brady said he once suffered a hernia that caused one of his testicles to swell to the size of an orange. After that incident, Cassel […]

Former New England Patriots Tom Brady was never shy about his friendship with Donald Trump, but he claims he never received flack from his teammates. In an interview on the Howard Stern show, Brady said his teammates knew exactly the type of guy he was, and his friendship with Trump didn’t have any impact on […]

Former New England Patriots Tom Brady said he probably knew before the start of the 2019 season that it would be his last year in Foxbourgh. In an interview with The Howard Stern Show, Brady talked about a variety of things, from smoking weed in high school to his time his decision to join the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady wants to continue to play for a while, and Kobe Bryant’s passing seems to be having a large impact on that. Brady was asked by Howard Stern (h/t Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk) if he thinks about retiring because of the concussion concerns. And while Brady admitted […]

Is Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera setting up a scenario where Kyle Allen could be the starting quarterback for this upcoming season? When the Redskins traded for Allen, Rivera said that the plan was to still have Dwayne Haskins leading the offense in 2020. Rivera said that is still the plan, but if the […]

Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury thinks having a virtual NFL draft this season will help keep things in perspective for everyone involved. Kingsbury knows there are some challenges with the draft this year, but also knows it’s nothing compared to the people on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic relief. This is just football. As […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady’s legacy is going to be one of the best players to have ever in the NFL, but that isn’t something that he is all that concerned with. On an appearance with Howard Stern, Tom Brady said that he just isn’t the type of person to care about that type […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady made an appearance on Howard Stern and promised heading into the show he would be very honest. Brady lived up to that promise talking about everything from football to occasionally smoking a little marijuana while he was in high school. Tom Brady just revealed to Howard Stern that he […]

Los Angeles Chargers guard Trai Turner, who alongside Cam Newton with the Carolina Panthers, thinks it would be awesome if the two were teammates again in Los Angeles. Turned made an appearance on the Rapsheet + Friends podcast, and also said he thinks Newton still has some good football years left in him. “Yeah, we […]

With the 2020 NFL Draft coming up, it’s time to dream about scenarios, and one of those that could play out is the Atlanta Falcons having a chance to draft Tua Tagovailoa. With this draft, there are a lot of unknowns, and with teams not being able to bring in Tagovailoa to take a better […]

The Denver Broncos haven’t been a team that has been afraid to spend big money in free agency, and a lot of to the time, it has worked out well. There have been some busts, but there have been a lot more good signings than bad. Let’s break down the five best free-agent signings in […]

The New Orleans Saints haven’t always been the best team in football, but in the last decade-plus, they have had a lot of success and that has been because of some of the free-agent signings. Let’s take a look at the five best free-agent signings in Saints history. 5. Wil Lutz The kicker might not […]

The NFL announced the All-Decade team and there were some very deserving players on the list like Tom Brady and Aaron Donald. With every list, including this All-Decade team, it seems there are always a few snubs that probably should have also found a way into the mix. Let’s look at the five biggest snubs […]

With Todd Gurley no longer on the team, the Los Angeles Rams plan to use a running back by committee approach, according to Greg Beach of the Associated Press. Les Snead on the Rams' running philosophy after Todd Gurley: "What we do want to be is a team that utilizes more than one workhorse moving […]

The Seattle Seahawks started as an expansion team in 1976 and since the beginning, they have done a good job of bringing in talent through free agency. Let’s take a look at the five best free-agent signings in Seahawks history. Warren Moon Warren Moon is one of the biggest free-agent signings in history, not just […]

The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowls and some of the free agents they have signed over the decades have been reasons why. Let’s breakdown the five best free agents signings in Cowboys history. Ray Donaldson Ray Donaldson didn’t join the Cowboys until the 1995 season when he was 36 years old, but he […]

The Denver Broncos historically have been good at drafting players, and that has brought them some of their most iconic names in franchise history. Let’s break down the five best draft picks in Broncos history. Shannon Sharpe The Broncos selected Shannon Sharpe in the seventh round of the 1990 draft, and in terms of value, […]