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New Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen has received heat in the past for asking coaches why a play was being run. Coaches in the past have felt challenged by Rosen and not liked it, but the Dolphins are encouraging him to ask as many as he needs. Back in November Rosen said he wouldn’t run […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens showed some glimpses of being a solid NFL quarterback last season but he is not guaranteed a spot on this years team. Mullens will be competing with C.J Beathard for the right to back up Jimmy Garrapolo and that is something and that is something former Southern Miss star […]

The New York Jets have made it clear that they want to think outside the box in choosing their next general manager and some around the NFL think that guy could be Peyton Manning. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk is in the know around the NFL and thinks that Adam Gase could be the […]

Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber is the team’s all-time rushing leader but he thinks that Saquon Barkley has a chance to take over that crown. In Barber’s career with the Giants, he rushed 2,217 times for 10,449 yards and 55 touchdowns.  In Barkley’s rookie year he ran 261 times for 1,307 yards […]

The New England Patriots traded away a fifth-round pick to get Michael Bennett and ESPN NFL Analyst Matt Bowen thinks that he could be one of the most underrated moves of the offseason. Bennett can rush from the edge, but he also can play inside and that is key in a Bill Belichick defense that […]

Cleveland Browns cornerback Greedy Williams fell a little bit farther than he would have liked during the draft but ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. thinks he can still an instant-impact player. Kiper thinks he will have a chance to start opposite of Denzel Ward for the Browns, and that would be a big-time move […]

Daniel Jones has only been with the New York Giants a few weeks but tight end Evan Engram is impressed with how fast the rookie quarterback is picking up the offense. Appearing at the CC Sabathia and Friends Celebrity Softball Game Ingram said coaches are trying to throw things at Jones to get him off […]

All the talk this offseason has been about the Cleveland Browns offense but coach Freddie Kitchen doesn’t want you to forget about the defense. Talking to reporters on Wednesday Kitchens reminded everyone of the guys signed on the defense and just how excited he is for the additions. “I don’t know if you guys got […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff had a big season last year, but there was one spot he was particularly impressive, during the play action pass. According to Pro Football Focus, Goff had the second highest play action pass rate at 35.8 percent. He also led the league in play-action passes and play action touchdowns. […]

Everyone knows Russell Wilson is the key to the Seattle Seahawks success and ESPN national NFL writer Kevin Seifert thinks he will have such an impressive season he will be named league MVP once the 2019 season is over. ESPN compiled all their national writers and had them predict which players will win different awards […]

Linebacker Jamie Collins is officially back with the New England Patriots and Tom Brady is pumped to have him back. While responding to an Instagram post noting that Collins was coming back to the Patriots Brady replied with an emphatic “Hell Yeah!!!!!” Jamie Collins was a second-round pick by the Patriots in the 2013 draft […]

The New York Giants received a lot of pushback from the media and fans for trading Odell Beckham Jr. but former Giants star Tiki Barber thinks it was the right move. Barber thinks that Odell wanted to be traded and he wasn’t giving the team any other choice but to move on from him. “I […]

There were reports last week that the Minnesota Vikings and Kyle Rudolph had stopped talking about a contract extension but according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk that isn’t the case. Rudolph and the Vikings are still working towards a contract extension but there hasn’t been much progress made. According to Florio’s sources, the […]

The Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers are getting a lot of attention heading into the season and Matt Bowen of ESPN thinks they could have such a good season that Rodgers could be in line for a major award. After dealing with injuries each of the last two years, Rodgers is finally healthy and […]

Arizona Cardinals star cornerback Patrick Peterson apologized on Thursday just a few hours after it was announced he would miss the first six games of the season for PED use. The PED suspension was announced on Thursday, the same day of his celebrity golf tournament. “Definitely, definitely sorry [for] what broke out today, but for […]

When the Minnesota Vikings drafted Irv Smith Jr. in the second round most believed he would be the replacement for Kyle Rudolph either this season or down the road. There is a good chance at some point that will still be the case but Smith thinks that the two guys can be a great combination. […]

Since Calvin Johnson hung up the cleats after playing nine years with the Detroit Lions, the two sides haven’t had any contact, but team president Rod Wood would like to change that. Speaking at a “Taste of the Lions” event at Ford Field on Wednesday, Wood said that it was on the agenda to talk […]

Despite the Arizona Cardinals continuing to say they won’t be trading Patrick Peterson, the rumors have continued to swirl. Former NFL player Antonio Bryant tweeted a picture of Peterson in a Chiefs jersey with the caption “soon” while tagging Peterson in the post. https://twitter.com/ab89/status/1128050790491275264 Bryant was the same player who tweeted that the Cardinals wouldn’t […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Devin White with the fifth overall pick just last month but he isn’t wasting any time to take over a leadership role with the team. Head coach Bruce Arians was impressed with White heading into the draft but after seeing him on the field he is even more excited. The […]

The Miami Dolphins have a new coaching staff and with that comes new mottos. On the way to the practice field is a wall painted with the letters TNT. That saying could stand for just about anything, but according to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, it stands for “Takes No Talent.” There are a […]

Josh Rosen is competing for the starting quarterback job with the Miami Dolphins but to have a chance he needs to learn the playbook and based on his comments that has been stressful. Talking to reporters, Rosen said that his head is swimming with the transition, but he is just trying to take everything a […]

It’s a good thing it’s the NFL offseason because if it were the regular season, the Indianapolis Colts would be short-handed. Both Darius Leonard and Eric Ebron are recovering from offseason surgeries, but both are expected to be ready by training camp. Chris Ballard told reports via the Colts team website that Leonard, the 2018 […]

With the New York Jets suddenly in the market for a new general manager, one name that is being floated around is Joe Douglas, who is currently the vice president of player personnel of the Philadelphia Eagles.  Douglas is very close to current Jets head coach Adam Gase so it would make a lot of […]

On Tuesday night, the New Orleans Pelicans won the Zion Williamson sweepstakes. Wednesday morning, New Orleans Saints coachSean Payton was already trying to recruit him to be a two-sport athlete. @ZionW32 @PelicansNBA Had a thought……… pic.twitter.com/OAmAuVWGYW — Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) May 15, 2019 Payton tweeted a photoshopped picture of the former Duke Blue Devils basketball […]

Veteran pass-rusher Connor Barwin is visiting with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday according to NFL Insider Adam Caplan of Sirius XM. Veteran DE/OLB Connor Barwin visiting with #Dolphins today. — Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) May 15, 2019 Barwin was a second-round pick by the Houston Texans in 2009 but has bounced around the league. His longest […]

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft had a huge legal victory when it was ruled that the prosecution couldn’t use the tape from inside the massage parlor in their case against him but he wants to take it even a step farther now. Diana Moskovitz of Deadspin.com reports that Kraft now wants to make sure […]

After missing all of last season dealing with an auto-immune disease Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick says that he is close to full strength. Frederick was dealing with Gullain-Barre Syndrome last season and there were questions if he would ever be able to play again but those concerns are behind him. Frederick is expected to […]

Charlie Sanders was one of the greatest Detriot Lions to ever suit up and he was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Lions haven’t retired his number, which means an incoming player is free to wear it. First-round draft pick T.J. Hockenson decided that he wanted to wear the legendary No. 88, […]

Some players shy away from the big moment and high-pressure situations, but for New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski that was a big reason he decided to stay. Gostkowski said that he knows how fragile the position of a kicker can be and how fast it can all fall apart, but he likes the pressure […]

With Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith announcing last week that he isn’t playing football in 2019, there have been rumors flying that Myles Jack might be switching positions to take his spot. Jack played the strong-side and middle linebacker position his first two seasons but he doesn’t want to be the guy switching positions. Jack […]

Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker is eligible for a contract extension but that isn’t something he expects to happen anytime soon. The Lions exercised the 5th year option for Decker that will pay him over $10 million but if the two sides can’t reach an agreement on a long term deal, he will be […]

One of the more intriguing running backs heading into the 2019 season is Dalvin Cook of the Minnesota Vikings, and people should feel excited about his upside. Last season, Cook was working back from a torn ACL which limited him to only 11 games. He had 133 rushing attempts for 615 yards and two touchdowns. […]

The Dallas Cowboys appear to have dodged a bullet with running back Mike Weber’s injury appearing to not be that serious. Weber was taken in the seventh round by the Cowboys but suffered an injury during rookie minicamp. Weber felt knee discomfort while participating in practice and underwent an MRI. According to Todd Archer of […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen has noticed that Bruce Arians is holding everyone on the team accountable and it appears Jensen wasn’t kidding when he said, everyone. On Tuesday one person that didn’t live up to that standard was Vernon Hargreaves who was held out practice. Hargreaves didn’t take part in the first organized […]

Marlon Mack of the Indianapolis Colts has to feel really good about the team’s offseason because they didn’t sign a guy to replace him. As Stephen Holder of The Athletic points out with the team’s moves this offseason they gave a huge vote of confidence to Mack that he can be their running back of […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White had a standout career with the LSU Tigers and the Pro Football Focus numbers showed it. New Bucs LB Devin White can do it all pic.twitter.com/vFEy5on1wb — PFF (@PFF) May 8, 2019 PFF gave him an overall grade of 90.0 and a run defense grade of 73.3. He also […]

The Oakland Raiders hope they got a steal taking running back Josh Jacobs with the 24th pick and looking at Pro Football Focus and their rankings on Jacobs; it appears he could be that. Raiders RB Josh Jacobs can do a little bit of everything pic.twitter.com/uUAqgx7khb — PFF (@PFF) May 14, 2019 In 2018 with […]

New Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore knows that the best way for success for the offense is by having a collaborative effort with everyone’s input being valuable. Moore knows how important it is to have Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper and other’s input on what the offense does and he is ready to […]

The start of the Miami Dolphins quarterback battle will start in OTA’s with Josh Rosen and Ryan Fitzpatrick expected to get equal reps. Assistant quarterback coach Jerry Schuplinsk said everyone would start with an equal playing field and as the competition goes on it will be seen if one player starts to get more reps […]