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Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey has been catching a lot of passes this off-season from Cam Newton and likes what he sees from the franchise quarterback. Newton had surgery to repair his shoulder and offensive coordinator Norv Turner changed his throwing motion to make it as “efficient as possible.” They also wanted to take […]

Johnny Manziel has made it clear that he would like to play in the XFL, but it takes two to tango and there are still some questions if the XFL want him in the league. When asked if the XFL had interest in Manziel, the league didn’t give a very clear cut answer. “Well, I […]

Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis spent almost three full decades in the NFL but heading into this first season away from the game he doesn’t miss it. Lewis recently was asked by Zach Gelb of CBS Sports Radio if the transition away from the NFL was hard, and his answer was pretty simple, “no […]

There has been a buzz around the Denver Broncos since Joe Flacco joined the team and running back Phillip Lindsay is excited to play with him. Lindsay said one of the first things he noticed with Flacco around the team is just how much he tries to keep everyone involved. “He’s a great man. He […]

The Cincinnati Bengals had a really disappointing year last year but star wide receiver A.J. Green still thinks this is a team that can make the playoffs. Green points out just how good the offense was last year scoring 28 points per game so as long as the team can put it all together, he […]

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden spent the first seven years of his career with the Cleveland Browns. He was a standout player on most of the teams but he spent a lot of the time losing game after game. On Saturday, Haden was back in Northeast Ohio to compete in the Jarvis Landry celebrity softball […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has been one of the best running backs in the NFL each of his two years in the league, but he knows there is more he can do. Kamara knows that he can’t be complacent with the first two years and has been working hard this off-season to […]

Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith already announced that he would be missing the entire season but the team has still fined him for missing mandatory minicamp. Smith took to Instagram to show the letter he received from the club stating he was being fined $88,650 for missing the three days of minicamp. Photo of Telvin […]

With the Minnesota Vikings re-signing Kyle Rudolph to a long term deal they have opened up some cap space which means Trae Waynes or Mackensie Alexander could be in line for an extension. The extension for Rudolph lowered his cap number this season from  $7.625 million to $3.55 million which means the Vikings have $4.687 […]

The Minnesota Vikings spent most of the offseason right near the top of the salary cap and it looks like in 2020 that could be the case again. According to Ben Gossling of the Star Tribune, the Vikings currently have $211.638 million in contracts counting towards the cap for the 2020 season. The cap ceiling […]

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce hasn’t ever been shy about his love for Kareem Hunt. When the team released him, the talented tight end said it ripped their hearts out. Both Hunt and Kelce are from northeast Ohio and they instantly hit it off when Hunt was drafted by the Chiefs. Hunt was […]

After everything OJ Simpson has gone through some might advise him to lay low, but he has been back in the headlines the last couple of days after creating a Twitter account. In his first post on the Twitter account, Simpson said he was going to give out a lot of his opinions, and that […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Phillip Dorsett showed some flashes last season of a solid NFL player but Maurice Morton of Bleacher Report thinks he could still on the hot seat. Morton broke down one player on each team who has a lot to prove to keep his job — for the Patriots that guy […]

Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was found guilty on four charges of sexual violence against women, but with the jury deadlocked on the other eight, he will be headed back to trial. The big question heading into the trial: Will his defense team try to use CTE as a defense for the crimes? […]

Chicago Bears edge rusher Leonard Floyd is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and all the pressure sits squarely on him. Maurice Morton of Bleacher Report wrote an article about the player on the hottest seat for each NFL team. For the Bears, Floyd is his guy. One of the big issues for […]

Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is known as a players coach but when he was at Texas Tech he kept a close eye on his player social media accounts. During an August 2016 appearance on the Hawkcast with AJ Hawk, Kingsbury admitted that he would use fake social media accounts with cute girls to f0llow […]

The Houston Texans have decided to stop pursuing Nick Caserio for their General Manager opening, and the New England Patriots have decided to drop the tampering charges. It’s unclear if that’s the deal that was worked out or just a coincidence, but it would make a lot of sense if tampering did happen for the […]

Green Bay Packers cornerback Kevin King had high expectations coming into the league after being a second-round pick in the 2017 draft. He has dealt with a ton of injuries the first two years in the league playing a total of only 15 games and this could be a make or break year. Maurice Moton […]

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is one of the more intriguing NFL players. He is a very good player on the field and people also love him off of it. Most know off the field Kelce once had a reality TV show called “Catching Kelce” where he was trying to find himself a […]

Brian Gaine, who was recently fired by the Houston Texans, evidently targeted African Americans to be fired according to a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to a Texans spokesperson, the allegations didn’t have any effect on the firing of Gaine just last week. “We have just been made aware of Mr. […]

Not many casual NFL fans have probably heard of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Chad Beebe, but it might not be that way for long. At this point, last season not even Vikings fans knew his name and now all signs point towards him having a big role on the team this year. Many remember his […]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Kevin White is a former first-round draft pick and the skills are starting to show in the desert and that is causing many to turn their head. White has been in the league for four seasons, but has only played in 14 games and the hope is that a fresh start […]

Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack knows that he can’t replace Telvin Smith but he is going to try and be more of a coach on the field. Jack said on Thursday his number one goal heading into the season is to be like a second coach on the field and make sure everyone is lined […]

Jacksonville Jaguars star Jalen Ramsey wasn’t shy on Thursday night about his thoughts on his next contract. Talking on an Instagram live video with Leonard Fournette, Ramsey made it clear that he wouldn’t be giving any hometown discounts to his current club. #Jaguars Star CB Jalen Ramsey, who was told by the team they won't […]

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor is trying to bring a different culture around that revolves around winning. The NFL is all about winning but Taylor is trying to make it about winning and not just on the football field. It also trickles all the way down to the reserves and not just the starters trying […]

New Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas played along with a star in Russell Wilson with his former team and he thinks that his new quarterback, Lamar Jackson is well on his way to following down the same path. “He’s a star in the making,” Thomas said via ESPN. “Box office.” Jackson and Thomas have gone […]

ESPN analyst Todd McShay has removed himself from consideration for a spot in the front office of the New York Jets. After Joe Douglas was hired as the general manager of the Jets, McShay came out and said that he was a candidate to get a job in New York. According to Chris Mortensen of […]

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette has 58 catches in his NFL career and according to quarterback Nick Foles that number is about to go way up. Foles knows how important is to an offense it is when a running back can catch the ball out of the backfield, and after watching Fournette for a […]

Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton has missed all of the off-season training program recovering from a sports hernia surgery but coach Matt Nagy expects he will be ready for the start of training camp. Matt Nagy reiterates that he “feels good” about TE Trey Burton being ready for the beginning of training camp late […]

New Baltimore Ravens free safety Earl Thomas’ tenure with the Seattle Seahawks didn’t end on a good note and some of his comments since joining the Ravens echo that. On Thursday Thomas was asked to compare the two defenses and his comments were pretty simple, he is in a more complex system now. “This defense […]

With Randall Cobb moved onto the Dallas Cowboys a new number two receiver needs to step up for the Green Bay Packers, and if minicamp is any indication, it looks like Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be that guy. During minicamp, it was Valdes-Scantling who was consistently on the field with the first team lining up as […]

A big topic around the Dallas Cowboys is Dak Prescott and an extension that should be coming his way at some point. Prescott and the Cowboys have started the initial discussions on an extension, and as a surprise to no one, the former Mississippi State standout wants a lot of money. The Cowboys first offered […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Bradley McDougald hasn’t ever had his toughness questioned and it’s for good reason because he has always tried to fight through injury. McDougald revealed on Wednesday that he partially tore a patellar tendon in his right knee during the Seahawks week eight game last season. “Since the Lions game, I was having […]

Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams posted a picture on his Instagram that appeared to show him getting ready for a procedure, which opened many eyebrows around the NFL. From what I understand, this latest surgery is to clean up the area where the original scar was. Not considered major, not related to a setback. https://t.co/poZRpPnOCy […]

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Kevin Butler has gotten to be around Devin Bush for a couple of months now and he is thrilled that he is on their squad. According to Butler, the teams plan heading into the draft was to take a linebacker in the first round with the name of Devin. Devin White […]

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz has no issue with the United States women’s soccer team running up the score against Thailand in their opening round matchup. Ertz’s wife Julie is one of the stars of the team and points out how important goal differential is deciding the matchups for the knockout round. “I’ve got […]

New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has never been afraid to push his player’s buttons, even the stars like Jamal Adams. According to Williams via Pro Football Talk, the first time he met Adams he told him that he has coached a lot better players than him. “I’ve coached a lot better people than […]

Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle isn’t able to practice yet, but he is making some good steps in his recovery from hip surgery. According to Zak Keefer of the Indianapolis Star, Doyle was back on the field Wednesday running routes at full speed. He didn’t practice with the team this spring, but tight end […]

With Le’Veon Bell sitting out last season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was James Connor who took on the extra workload. This season he still expects he will have a big role, but also expects that it will be a little more spread out based on what he has seen so far this offseason. “I […]