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Seattle Seahawks is one of the best linebackers in football and Peter Carroll thinks that once his playing career is over, he should have a bust in Canton, Ohio. Since Wagner’s career has started he has had five pro bowl selections and also has been an All-Pro three times. Wagner is also only 28 years old […]

Eric Weddle was once one of the best players for the San Diego Chargers for many years, but an ugly divorce after the 2015 season saw Weddle go to the Baltimore Ravens. This weekend the Ravens and Chargers will face off for the first time since Weddle left and although Weddle said he will never […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is dealing with a back injury that is probably going to sideline him for the rest of the year but this isn’t the first time that he has dealt with a back injury. According to Tim McManus of ESPN Wentz dealt with a stress fracture in his back that happened […]

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll didn’t want to blame external factors for the team’s loss on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers but admitted that the Levi’s Stadium turf was really lousy. Carroll said on Monday that the players were having a hard time getting any footing and that did have an effect on the […]

Even though ESPN’s Stephan A. Smith thought that Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry was going to be a key to last week’s game, he hasn’t played all season long due to a torn ACL. Maybe Smith was on to something though because Henry has returned to practice and there is a chance he […]

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will be standing across the field from Aaron Rodgers this weekend but he has already watched him a lot during the offseason. Darnold has tried to study quarterbacks coming into the league and one of the guys he has really focused on is the Green Bay Packers future Hall […]

While Nick Foles is trying to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a playoff berth, coach Doug Pederson is still thinking about Carson Wentz who has been sidelined because of his back injury. As Foles received all the praise last year for leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl, Wentz had to wonder what it would […]

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has had a front-row seat watching San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens make two starts against his team in the last three weeks and he has come away impressed. On Sunday Mullens led the 49ers to a 26-23 victory over the Seahawks throwing for 275 yards and a touchdown. In […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has struggled this year and although he doesn’t want to admit it, it’s clear his shoulder injury has bothered him more than he has led on. He hasn’t aired the ball out as much this year and on a couple of hail marys at the end of a couple of […]

With the Green Bay Packers out of playoff contention, there are some questions about if Aaron Rodgers should start the last two games. According to Packers interim coach Joe Philbin, the team hasn’t had any discussions about sitting their franchise quarterback. Philbin said a big reason he hasn’t had that discussion with upper management is […]

The Los Angeles Rams are facing some real adversity for the first time this season, and it appears players like Marcus Peters aren’t taking it too well. During the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, Peters was sitting on the bench when he heard a fan heckling him from the stands. Peters got up […]

It never really was a question but Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson announced that Nick Foles will be the starting quarterback for their week 16 showdown with the Houston Texans. #Eagles coach Doug Pederson tells reporters that QB Nick Foles will be their starting QB next week. Carson Wentz won’t go on IR, but hard to […]

With the New York Giants struggle to throw the ball, it allows teams to put extra defenders in the box to stop Saquon Barkley, and he felt the first-hand effects of that on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Barkley had come into Sunday’s game having run for 100 yards in four straight games, but against […]

Most years it doesn’t matter where Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are playing they are going to do some damage to the opponents but this year that hasn’t been the case. With the Patriots loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, they finish out the road portion of their schedule with a 3-5 […]

The Chicago Bears may have clinched the NFC North on Sunday, but the win over the Green Bay Packers also brought back from memories for Matt Nagy about their week one showdown when the Bears lost in heartbreaking fashion. “Ninety-eight days ago,” Nagy told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America. “That’s the night […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has been the man for many years but now that he has to take a backseat to Lamar Jackson, he admits that it’s a bit of a different feeling. “It’s different, but it’s a good team win, and it’s always exciting to be on the sideline like today,” Flacco said […]

Washington Redskins quarterback Josh Johnson wasn’t in the NFL just a few weeks ago, but on Sunday he was able to lead the team to a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. That was his first-ever win as a starting QB despite coming into the league in 2008. After the game, Jackson was asked how he […]

There seemed to be a deja vu on Sunday night when Nick Foles led the Philadelphia Eagles to a victory over the Los Angeles Rams. It was also the place last year where Foles came in relief of Carson Wentz last year and started a magical run that ended in a Super Bowl victory. After the […]

Dirk Koetter and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to be shorthanded again on Sunday with wide receiver DeSean Jackson having to sit for a third straight week because of a thumb issue that has made it hard for him to grip the football. HC Dirk Koetter says DeSean Jackson and Justin Evans have been ruled […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has had an impressive rookie campaign, and Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath thinks he is must-see TV. So far this year Barkley has rushed for 1,124 yards, and nine touchdowns and has also been a real threat catching the ball out of the backfield racking up 78 […]

The Los Angeles Chargers led by Philip Rivers and a gutsy call by head coach Anthony Lynn were able to pull off the big upset on Thursday night against the Kansas City Chiefs. After the Chargers scored the touchdown to go down one in their last possession, Rivers just assumed he was going to run […]

There has been a lot of questions about if the Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and if he can continue to use his legs the way he has without getting injured. Jackson was asked if he thinks he can continue to stay healthy while using his legs and his first answer was to start laughing […]

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson confirmed on Friday that Carson Wentz has a stress fracture in his back and that it will take three months to make a full recovery. “He has a stress injury evolved over time and requires no surgery,” Pederson said via NFL.com. “I’m not asking or answering any more questions about […]

Former NFL player Emmanuel Acho has called out the Philadelphia Eagles medical staff over their handling of the Carson Wentz injury. Wentz was diagnosed with a fracture in his back but according to Jason Myrtetus of 97.5 the team’s medical staff knew about the fracture but didn’t make Wentz aware of it. Source: Carson Wentz has […]

The New England Patriots surprised a lot of people when they traded for Josh Gordon earlier this season, but it didn’t take him long to make a good impression on Rob Gronkowski who knew pretty quickly that he would be a good fit for their team. Gordon has a lot of baggage with him, but […]

New England Patriots quarterback is 41 years old but he still claims that he is 100 percent heading into the huge showdown on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. While speaking with Jim Gray on Westwood One Brady was asked how he is feeling and he said his body is “100 percent” which is interesting because he […]

Aaron Rodgers gets all the headlines for the Green Bay Packers but one guy that often gets overlooked is Davante Adams who is having one of the best seasons in team history, and no one is talking about. Adams has 92 catches for 1,196 yards so far this year which puts him on pace for […]

The Kansas City Chiefs suffered a heartbreaking loss on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers and coach Andy Reid knows how important it is that the team learns from the mistakes made during the game. With five minutes left to go in the game, the Chiefs were up 14 points and it looks like […]

Antonio Gates didn’t sign with the Los Angeles Chargers until a week before the season started and it was only because of an injury to Hunter Henry but now the future Hall of Famer is returning to the playoffs and after the game, he talked about how emotional it is. Gates has accomplished almost everything […]

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess has seen a drop in playing time the last few weeks but he isn’t getting frustrated with the change of playing time. During the first ten games of the season, Funchess was playing 71 percent of the team’s offensive stats, but since he missed Week 12 with an injury […]

New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley is having a special season and could break some of Eric Dickerson’s records, and that’s something the Hall of Famer is not cheering for. When asked by TMZ Sports about if he wanted Barkley to break his record, Dickerson’s answer was simple. “HELL NO!!!” Dickerson said he […]

Just a few weeks ago, Josh Johnson was out of the National Football League, but after an impressive performance last week in relief of Mark Sanchez he now has gotten the starting nod for the Washington Redskins and he says he feels like he is a kid going to Disneyland. Johnson got his last start […]

There are probably going to be at least a couple of trades this offseason and Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report thinks one that makes a lot of sense is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trading Jameis Winston to the Denver Broncos. Both of these teams are stuck in a predicament about the future and this trade […]

After being a Pro Bowler last season defensive tackle Malik Jackson has had his role reduced this year by the Jacksonville Jaguars and he can see the writing on the wall that this will be his last few games with the club, and is expecting to be cut this offseason. “In my mind, if I’m […]

The Green Bay Packers still have their playoff hopes alive, even if they are slim and as Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk points out, it could complicate their search for a new coach. The most obvious reason it would complicate things is it could enhance interim coach Joe Philbin’s chances at getting the job. It […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz underwent a scan on his back that was inconclusive and is now scheduled to underdog an MRI on Thursday to try and help figure out what is causing the back injury that has bothered him for the last few weeks, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. According to Eagles coach […]

When a team struggles like the Minnesota Vikings have this year a coach like Mike Zimmer gets a lot of heat for the way the team is performing. His daughter Corri has had enough of the criticism and took to Instagram to defend her dad, even revealing that her dad has lost 16 pounds because of […]

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr is undergoing further evaluation on his quad coach Pat Shurmur told the media via Tom Rock of Newsday. Beckham was at the Hosptial for Special Surgery in Manhattan after not being able to be a full participant yet this week at practice. “We’re just getting it checked out,” […]

The NFL’s trend of increasing the salary cap is continuing next year according to a statement released by Brian McCarthy, the NFL’s PR guy. Another sign of the NFL’s continued success and growth. pic.twitter.com/K5Tw7nOnqE — Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) December 11, 2018 According to the statement, the NFL told teams on Wednesday that the new salary […]