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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is good at a lot of things, but there is one place he really succeeds, sneaking the ball on third or fourth and one. In his career, Wentz is 21-for-23 on third and fourth and one, including doing it three times last Sunday against the Washington Redskins, per NBC Sports. […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo led his team to a Week 1 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he didn’t always look comfortable and made some mistakes that were easily avoidable. On Wednesday Garoppolo talked about game one and tried to downplay his struggles because he knows he made some poor decisions, but […]

The Cleveland Browns face off on Monday night against the New York Jets which means Freddie Kitchens will be going head to head against former Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Williams was the Browns defensive coordinator last season, but Kitchen’s doesn’t plan on making any changes to try and throw Williams off. “No, I have […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is the clear cut face of the franchise this season, and it’s something that he is taking in stride. Last season the team had Odell Beckham Jr. who had all the makings of the face of the franchise but the team moved on from him this offseason. Quarterback […]

The Denver Broncos dropped their first game of the season against the Oakland Raiders and quarterback Joe Flacco knows the team needs to learn from the mistakes they made. Flacco was decent in game one, throwing for 268 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions, but there were also a couple of throws he missed that […]

The Los Angeles Rams have been looking for a star to take some of the pressure off of Aaron Donald and they might have found it in Dante Fowler. Fowler showed some flashes last season of just what he could do as an outside linebacker for the Rams and he has gotten off to a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers looked terrible in Week 1 against the New England Patriots, but Ben Roethlisberger is trying to make sure everyone doesn’t panic. On Monday, Roethlisberger talked to his teammates and reminded everyone it was only Week 1, and they get to play again on Sunday. “I said [on Monday], ‘Hey guys, look up,’” […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had his first press conference on Wednesday morning since the Antonio Brown sexual assault allegations surfaced and he said that the team is taking the situation one day at a time. Belichick didn’t seem too interested in talking about the situation saying the team was preparing for Miami when […]

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre was known for shinning when the lights were brightest, and he sees a lot of that in Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Favre hosts a weekly show on Sirius XM and said he was impressed with both the Texans and New Orleans Saints, but the one guy who really […]

Britney Taylor, who filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Antonio Brown is planning to meet with the NFL next week about the accusations according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Antonio Brown's former trainer Britney Taylor – who filed a sexual assault lawsuit against her former client Tuesday – is willing and planning to meet with […]

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien is confident that quarterback Deshaun Watson will be just fine after taking a couple of hits in Week 1. The most awkward hit was on a touchdown scramble where he flipped in the air and landed hard on his back. After the play, he was seen stretching his back and […]

The Denver Broncos defense really struggled to put pressure on Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, and after rewatching the game, coach Vic Fangio knows why. All offseason the talk around the Broncos is about how impressive Von Miller and Bradley Chubb have looked getting after the passer, but on Monday night no one even recorded […]

The New York Jets have lost wide receiver Quincy Enunwa for the season due to a neck injury, according to Brian Costello of The New York Post. Enuwa suffered the neck injury in the team’s opening game against the Buffalo Bills. In 2017, Enunwa also suffered a serious neck injury in training camp that caused […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is confident that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is still able to throw a deep ball. In the Panthers first game, Newton only threw one pass over 20 yards (it was 26 yards) and it has raised some eyebrows about if he is really fully healthy following shoulder surgery. […]

After Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden had some tough comments about making Adrian Peterson a healthy scratch for Week 1, he seems to have changed his tune a little bit now that he knows he is going to have to count on Peterson. Gruden said he made Peterson a healthy scratch last week because he […]

The New England Patriots worked out Marshall Newhouse and they must have been impressed with what they saw because according to Field Yates of ESPN the team has decided to sign him for the rest of the year. The Patriots are signing veteran OT Marshall Newhouse, per source. With Marcus Cannon nursing an injury, Newhouse […]

The Minnesota Vikings seem to have escaped major damage with cornerback Mackensie Alexander not needing surgery on his elbow. Alexander went down with the injury during Sunday’s victory against the Atlanta Falcons. He could be heard screaming throughout the stadium from the pain of the injury, before eventually jogging off the field. According to Tom […]

Washington State Cougars head coach Mike Leach only was around quarterback Garner Minshaw for one season but he believes he can do big things for the Jacksonville Jaguars. With Nick Foles on the IR with a collarbone injury, it’s Minshaw who took over against the Kansas City Chiefs and he looked good completing 22 of […]

The Cleveland Browns announced on Tuesday they have released tight end Rico Gathers instead of reinstating him from the suspended list. We've released TE Rico Gathers Details » https://t.co/MLoWk7KTQB pic.twitter.com/ZTt47YiqGU — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) September 10, 2019 Gathers was signed on August 11 by the Browns and was placed on the reserve/suspended list. Before the […]

Not everyone is sold on Antonio Brown going to the New England Patriots, including Reggie Bush, who doesn’t think it’s going to work out. Appearing on Undisputed on Fox Sports, Bush said the biggest problem he has is Brown is going from a team that needs him, to a team that doesn’t really need him, […]

The New England Patriots can’t afford any long-term injuries on the offensive line and it looks like they may have dodged a big bullet with Marcus Cannon. Late in the game against the Steelers, the left tackle went down with a shoulder injury and had the team scrambling. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, even […]

The New York Jets offense struggled in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, and center Ryan Kalil knows a big reason was because of the offensive line. One of the significant issues with the offensive line is they haven’t had a ton of time to work together. Kalil came out retirement on August 1 to […]

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores couldn’t have asked for a worse start to his coaching career and takes the blame for what happened on the field against the Baltimore Ravens. Flores said he can’t pick out the one thing that was the worst about the game, saying he was disappointed in all three phases […]

New England Patriots backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham has only been the league for a few months and is trying to learn everything he can from Tom Brady. On Monday while media was in the locker room Brady and Stidham were deep in conversation with Brady doing most of the talking and Stidham taking everything in. […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. doesn’t care what the NFL says, he wants to continue to wear his watch. On Sunday, Beckham wore a $250,000 Richard Mille watch and it caught the attention of many celebrities with some calling it the ultimate flex. That's a Richard Mille RM 011 Orange Storm Men's Watch. […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson was once a member of the Washington Redskins, so he knew what would happen on Sunday after the Redskins got out to a big lead. Jackson knew that after a fast start, the Redskins would come out flat in the second half because of their culture, and he kept […]

Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle suffered a scary concussion in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, but there is hope he will be able to play in Week 2. Weddle took a knee to the head from Christian McCaffrey and left the field bloody and had to be carted off. Weddle tweeted out midgame […]

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz has been Mr. Consistent since joining the team in 2016, and Drew Brees and Alvin Kamara had no doubt he would make the game-winning field goal on Monday night against the Houston Texans. Lutz made a 58-yard field goal as time expired to allow the Saints to escape with […]

The Seattle Seahawks talked all offseason about how they wanted to get running back Chris Carson more involved in the passing game and in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals they did it. Carson was targeted seven times which led the team. He caught six of those passes for 35 yards and a crucial touchdown. […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff struggled in the teams first game against the Carolina Panthers but coach Jared Goff but a lot of his struggles on the play selection. Goff didn’t look comfortable all afternoon throwing for only 186 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. He only had 4.8 yards per attempt and a […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is finally talking about how he plans to approach working with Antonio Brown, but in very Belichick-like fashion, he really isn’t saying much. During a conference call on Tuesday morning, Belichick said that they were going to take it day by day and the first thing was to get […]

The Denver Broncos signed Bryce Callahan to be a big part of their defense this offseason, but they are concerned about when exactly he is going to be available. According to Mike Klis of KUSA, the Broncos have started to make calls to available cornerbacks to see if they have an interest in coming in […]

New York Jets coach Adam Gase isn’t happy with the way his first game in charge of his new team ended. The Jets had every chance to win against the Buffalo Bills, but their inability to grow their lead larger during the first half, hurt them in the second half. The Bills turned the ball […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians message to his team was simple after the teams opening week loss, once they stop beating themselves they have a chance to be a very good football team. The final score was 31-17, but it could have been a lot of worse with the way the team played. The […]

The Detroit Lions probably would have won the game against the Arizona Cardinals if it wasn’t for a timeout that Matt Patricia takes the blame for. The Lions had a perfect play call with a swing pass that would have resulted in an easy touchdown. The Cardinals were out of timeouts, and they would have […]

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is embarrassed with how the team played in game one against the Baltimore Ravens, and he knows the team needs to be a lot better going forward. “It’s never good to be embarrassed like that, especially at this level,” Fitzpatrick said via the Palm Beach Post. “What we had talked […]

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles has no hard feeling towards Chris Jones, who is the reason that he suffered a broken collarbone. On a 35-yard touchdown pass to DJ Clark Jr., Foles was hit hard by Jones and as a result, he suffered the shoulder injury. After the game, Foles pointed out that he used […]

Giants coach Pat Shurmur decided on Sunday with the game out of reach to run out rookie quarterback Daniel Jones during garbage time in the fourth quarter. After the game Shurmur was asked by reporters if this was a sign that Jones could soon take over as the starting quarterback. “Today was an obvious situation […]

No team wants to get blown out in week one, but Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin thinks it’s a good wakeup call for his team. After the game Tomlin said there was nothing to sugar coat about what happened, they weren’t ready for the bright lights of prime time. “Man, no need to sugar coat […]