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A lot of times when there is a head coaching change it means there is also a rebuild, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers new head coach Bruce Arians doesn’t think that will be the case. Arians was introduced to the media on Thursday, and he made it clear that he doesn’t think this is a rebuild, […]

It’s a big-time quarterback battle on Sunday when the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers face off with Phillip Rivers and Tom Brady getting all the attention. Brady was asked about Rivers on Wednesday, and he had nothing about praise for the future Hall of Famer. One thing Brady pointed out is just […]

Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey has received a lot of heat the last week after missing a field goal (that was ruled blocked) on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. The last-second miss effectively eliminated the home team from the playoffs. On an appearance on the NBC Today show on Friday morning, Parkey said he felt […]

No one has really questioned what Von Miller has done during his career with the Denver Broncos, but new coach Vic Fangio thinks that he can be even better. Miller and Bradley Chubb are on the outside of the line on defense and Fangio is excited to get to work with them. “Well, obviously, starting […]

The Philadelphia Eagles lost big to the New Orleans Saints 48-7 in Week 11 and while that might have caused most teams to fold, according to Nick Foles it actually brought the team closer. “That game has helped us become the team we are today,” Foles told reporters Wednesday, via the Eagles’ official website. “Going […]

The Tennessee Titans offense wasn’t all that impressive this year on the offensive side of the ball and new Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur admits it pushed him out of his comfort zone. Packers president Mark Murphy said in the opening press conference the way LaFleur adapted to all the challenges the Titans presented […]

A few hours before the Green Bay Packers offered Matt LaFleur their head coaching job he received a call from Aaron Rodgers the former Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator revealed on Wednesday. “That’s kind of how I had an idea that maybe I was in the running for it,” LaFleur said via ESPN. It makes sense […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has gone through a lot of changes through his career and even this season with an offensive coordinator change. For a time this offseason there were rumors that the Vikings would be bringing in a different offensive coordinator but after the Cleveland Browns decided to go in a different direction […]

It has been 25 years since the Kansas City Chiefs have won a home playoff game and that has been a big talking point heading into their game Saturday, but that isn’t something that Patrick Mahomes isn’t concerned about. Mahomes knows everyone likes to talk about the past, but that isn’t something he is concerned […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley has missed the last two weeks because of knee inflammation and he is excited to finally see how his knee will respond this weekend. It’s unclear how hurt Gurley really was and if he would have been able to go if the Rams needed him but the organization […]

Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid kept talking during the season about how he felt like he was being targeted with random drug testing. After a December 17th loss Reid claimed he was getting tested for the seventh time since joining the team and the NFLPA agreed they would look into it. In a joint statement […]

Javdevon Clowney is set to a be a free agent but he has made it clear that his wish is to stay with the Houston Texans even going as far as saying this is where he would like to be his entire career. The former top overall pick played his last year of his contract […]

The Dallas Cowboys will travel out to Los Angeles this weekend to take on the Rams and that’s somewhere that owner Jerry Jones claims the team is very comfortable playing. The Cowboys have held their training camp in Oxnard since 2011 and there are a ton of Cowboys fans out in Los Angeles from the […]

The Los Angeles Rams have one of the best running backs in the league in Todd Gurley but Sean McVay thinks it will be a balanced attack of Gurley and C.J. Anderson that will get the job done. Gurley is expected to be ready to go for this showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, but with […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been questioned a lot the last few years about when he will hang up the cleats but based on his comments during the “Why Sports Matter” podcast he still feels like he has more years to go. Brady already has five super bowl rings and eight super bowl […]

It’s been made pretty clear that the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to move on from Blake Bortles this offseason, which means they are going to be in the market for a new quarterback. Daniel Popper of The Athletic thinks the Jags need to target Tyrod Taylor to be their starting QB for this year, and […]

It has been another January filled with Josh McDaniels rumors about if he would leave the New England Patriots for a head coaching job. After there was a lot of talk about McDaniels maybe teaming up Aaron Rodgers and becoming a head coach of the Green Bay Packers, he announced on Tuesday that he would […]

The Philadelphia Eagles, led by quarterback Nick Foles, are trying to make another run at the Super Bowl and they have already pulled off one big upset. Peter Schrager of the NFL Network is impressed with what he has seen and has some high praise for Foles, calling him the most clutch quarterback to ever […]

Chicago Bears fans have thrown a lot of hate towards kicker Cody Parkey, who missed a field goal that would have sent them on in the playoffs, but Bears players have gotten behind their kicker including Kyle Long, who offered his support for him on Monday. Parkey gets all the heat because of the missed […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson couldn’t rise up to the task against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday and former wideout Steve Smith called him out. Smith was speaking on the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Sunday morning and called out Watson for the way he handled himself during the game. Smith seemed trouble with […]

Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey has taken a lot of heat for a missed field goal that eliminated the Chicago Bears from the playoffs and Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott doesn’t think he should be taking all the heat. Elliott took to Twitter on Monday morning,  tweeting the interview of Parkey from the locker room […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles did it again on Sunday against the Chicago Bears leading the team to a comeback victory, and he left his coach Doug Pederson impressed. Foles completed a 12-play drive that ended with a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass to Golden Tate with 0:56 remaining on the clock. During Pederson’s weekly radio appearance […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin was the third-string quarterback for most of the year but he would still like to be with the team next year. Griffin said that he feels like he has a good grasp on what the team wants to do and thinks he can be a help to the team. “I’d […]

Baltimore Ravens All-Pro Eric Weddle is still playing at a high level but said that if the team decides to move on from him, he will probably hang up the cleats and ride off into the sunset. Eric Weddle said he will sit down and speak with Eric DeCosta. Said he’d like to finish out last […]

During the 4th quarter, there were chants for the Baltimore Ravens to bring in Joe Flacco to try and lead a big comeback against the Los Angeles Chargers, but John Harbaugh decided to stick with Lamar Jackson and now Flacco’s days in purple are probably over, especially if he wants another chance to be a […]

Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs has been one of the best players on the defense for a long time, but there is a chance he could be on a new team next year if the Ravens decide to move on in a new direction. Suggs made it clear after the Ravens loss against the Los Angeles […]

An older a player gets the harder it is to come back from Achilles injury and that is what Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is facing. He is 31 years old and some players might think about retirement after such an injury but Thomas has other plans. Thomas has a $14 million non-guaranteed contract going […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is the latest big name to throw their name in the corner of high school senior Maori Davenport, who has been ruled ineligible by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Maori lead the United States to a gold medal in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. She was mistakenly sent a […]

It has been well documented how much trouble Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has with shooting jump shots, but that doesn’t mean that Joel Embiid wants him to stop taking them. Simmons hasn’t made a three-pointer since coming into the league. On Christmas Ev,e he made a 22-foot jumper, the longest of his career. After the […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green isn’t happy with the direction that defense is going in the NBA and didn’t mince his words when talking about after the team’s victory on Saturday night over the Los Angeles Kings. “You can’t really play defense in the league [today],” Draymond Green said to media members on Saturday […]

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden will be back for at least one more year, according to J.P. Finlay of NBC Sports Washington. The expectation the last few weeks was that he would be back but even earlier this week he admitted he didn’t know if his job was safe. Jay Gruden has officially been told […]

There were questions coming into the season about how well Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck would play in his comeback season, but he has done nothing but impress his former backup, Matt Hasselbeck. Luck didn’t just have to recover from injury, he also changed his throwing motion to improve his play, which has made a […]

Pro Football Focus has released its All-Rookie Team, and not shockingly Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns headlines the list: The 2018 NFL All-Rookie Team is headlined by our Rookie of the Year – Baker Mayfield! For the whole team (via @PFF_Cam): https://t.co/28olPZRV0N pic.twitter.com/O3bDT4vQij — PFF (@PFF) January 4, 2019 Mayfield received an overall grade […]

Former first-round pick Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is a free agent this offseason and Maurice Moton of Bleacher Report thinks that the Carolina Panthers should pursue him. Clinton-Dix started his career with the Green Bay Packers before being traded to the Washington Redskins before the October 30th trade deadline this season. The thought is that the […]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the finalists for next years Hall o Fame Class. Fifteen players and coaches were selected from 92 players and 11 coaches that were announced back in September. Here is the list via the NFL website. Tony Gonzalez, TE — 1997-2008 Kansas City Chiefs, 2009-2013 Atlanta Falcons Isaac Bruce, […]

Brett Favre is close friends with Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson and he wouldn’t be surprised if this season ends with his friend raising the Lombardi Trophy for the second year in a row. Favre admits he wasn’t always confident this season in the Eagles and after their 4-6 start, he thought the team was […]

When the Chicago Bears face off with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday it will put Kyle and Chris Long head to head against each other. Bears guard Kyle Long was activated off the IR before last weeks game against the Minnesota Vikings and he admits that when the two meet up they won’t be related, […]

Every offseason changes happen for every time and that will be the case this offseason with the Pittsburgh Steelers but coach Mike Tomlin also hinted that they might have a few more than others. Talking to the media Wednesday most of the talk was about the Antonio Brown situation but at the end of his […]

The Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks faced off once this season already in week three, a game the Seahawks came out on top of. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott thinks the Seahawks will be facing a much different team than they faced early in the season and a big reason is how much of an […]