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The Golden State Warriors got Stephen Curry back in the lineup on Saturday night for their game against the Detroit Pistons, but that wasn’t enough for the team to secure the win, and coach Steve Kerr puts that on himself. Steve Kerr takes blame for the Warriors lack of 3s, calls tonight one “of my […]

For the Green Bay Packers to make the playoffs, they are going to have to win out and get a lot of help, but that doesn’t mean that CEO Mark Murphy is ready to give up on this season. In a question and answer that was posted on the Packers team website, Murphy made it […]

Authorities in Cleveland didn’t charge Kareem Hunt after the February incident, even though the woman made it clear multiple times that she wanted to press them, and even went as far as saying she thought the best way for it to happen was to get the surveillance video from the front desk. In the video obtained by […]

Darren Sproles has only played in one game this year and hasn’t practiced since Nov. 7, but according to Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk, Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson told the media that he would be returning to practice on Thursday. According to Pederson, Sproles is itching to get back on the field, and the team […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has an MVP award already for his efforts during the 2015 season, but he thinks he is even playing better than that this season. Newton feels like he has become a more complete NFL quarterback, which has helped his play on the field. “Honestly, I feel like I’m playing the […]

As good as Patrick Mahomes has been for the Kansas City Chiefs this year, he has also made his fair share of mistakes. But that isn’t stopping Andy Reid from wanting Mahomes to continue to keep firing. The Chiefs are coming off a bye this last week, but Mahomes had five turnovers (three interceptions, two fumbles) […]

The New York Jets made a couple of splashy free-agent signings this offseason, including Trumaine Johnson, who signed a five-year deal worth up to $72.5 million and which includes $34 million in guaranteed money. Johnson hasn’t looked like he’s worth that much money, but that’s not something he is concerned about. Johnson has missed five games […]

After missing the last two games because of a foot injury, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold is hoping he will be able to play against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Darnold took part in his first practice on Wednesday since the injury and although he was limited he was in pads and took part […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are expecting A.J. Green to come back this weekend to play, and the star wide reciever is hoping that he is going to have many more years putting on the orange and black. Cincinnati has an out after this season if they want to move on from the guy who has spent […]

With the Los Angeles Rams going to Detriot on Sunday, that means Ndamukong Suh will be going back to the place he called home for the first five years of his career. For most when they go back to their home, it’s something they like to talk about, but for Suh, talking about the Lions’ […]

With Kliff Kingsbury being let go by the Texas Tech Red Raiders, there has been a lot of questions about where his future will take him. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who played under Kingsbury in college, thinks the NFL would be a perfect place for him. “I haven’t talked to him at about where […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky wasn’t expected to practice this week, but on Wednesday he did get some reps in a limited fashion. According to Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune via Pro Football Talk, Trubisky was working on drills involving his footwork, but he didn’t make any throws during the portion of practice that […]

During his media availability on Wednesday, Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said there’s a good chance cornerback Xavier Rhodes will be able to play on Sunday against the New England Patriots. There’s a “good chance” Xavier Rhodes plays Sunday, Mike Zimmer said. — Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) November 28, 2018 Rhodes was injured during the 4th […]

Early in the season, the New York Jets were a team that did a good job of forcing other teams to turn the ball over, and they are still 15th in the league in creating turnovers, but there is one minor problem. The Jets haven’t created a turnover since Week 6, and it has shown […]

Former Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith pleaded no contest to charges stemming from a domestic violence incident that took place in San Francisco in March, according to Evan Sernoffsky of the San Francisco Chronicle. As part of the plea deal, Smith will have to serve 90 days in jail, or a […]

The Washington Redskins caused some controversy on Tuesday when they claimed Reuben Foster who was just arrested for domestic violence to their roster. The NFL has put him on the exempt list which means until their investigation is over on the charges, he won’t be allowed to play, and as Mike Florio of Pro Football […]

The Chicago Bears face off with the New York Giants this weekend, and Matt Nagy is still uncertain if Mitchell Trubisky will be able to go. Trubisky injured his shoulder on a late hit by Harrison Smith against the Minnesota Vikings two weeks ago, and he missed the Bears game on Thanksgiving against the Detroit […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has had an impressive season on the field and is quickly becoming one of the leagues best receivers. Not only has the play really helped the Vikings, but it’s also put a lot of extra cash in his back pocket. According to Ben Gossling of The Star Tribune, Thielen has […]

The Philadephia Eagles as a team are having a down season, but one guy who is blowing past expectations is tight end Zach Ertz who is on pace to break the record for catches by a tight end in a season. Ertz already has 84 catches for 895 yards with five games remaining.  Ertz only […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were the only team to reach out to the Tampa Police Department for information about the Reuben Foster arrest for domestic violence, according to A.J. Perez of USA TODAY Sports. Foster’s ex-girlfriend, Elissa Ennis, was with Foster in the team hotel Saturday and alleged that the former first-round draft pick slapped her phone […]

The Chicago Bears have gone from a team not really talked about, to a team that could make a run at the playoffs, to a team that is in good shape to win the NFC North. Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson knows what the team has in front of them, but he insists they’re focused […]

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Carlos Hyde went from being the bell cow with the Cleveland Browns to having a hard time seeing the field, and he is frustrated. Hyde is stuck behind Leonard Fournette and T.J. Yeldon, and it makes some question why they made the trade to get him in the first place. “I […]

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette lost his appeal to overturn his one-game suspension and will now miss Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. Jaguars’ RB Leonard Fournette’s appeal of his one-game suspension was denied. He will sit out in Week 13 vs. Colts. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 28, 2018 Fournette was ejected from […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has reached a settlement with a woman who claimed Winston had groped her in an Uber in March of 2016, according to Jenna Laine of ESPN. The documents filed by the woman’s attorney have the two sides finalizing an agreement and will be completed in approximately 10 days. This is good […]

Tom Coughlin is not happy with the way his Jacksonville Jaguars are performing, and he made it clear that things need to change. On an appearance on 1010XL in Jacksonville, Coughlin pointed out how close they were to making the Super Bowl last year, and now they are a team that looks to be back […]

Even though the Oakland Raiders are going through a terrible season, Derek Carr has tried to stay positive and upbeat. He usually has a smile on his face, is always trying to be positive in his postgame messages and is always encouraging his teammates. There have been a lot of questions if he is too nice, […]

It’s been a trying season for New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski, but he finally got back on the field against the New York Jets and teammate Julian Edelman thought he looked like he was having a lot of fun. “He’s ‘The Gronk.’ He looked like he was having fun, and that’s awesome,” […]

Looking at Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota’s stats from Monday night’s game looked impressive, but he didn’t think he did enough and knew that he could do better. Mariota completed his first 19 completions of the game and finished the game 22-of-23 for 303 yards and two touchdowns. Taking a closer look at the stats […]

The Cincinnati Bengals lost Andy Dalton for the season because of a thumb injury on Sunday, and now there are some questions if he has taken his last snap with the team that drafted him. The Bengals have five games to look at backup Jeff Driskel, and according to Katherine Terrell of ESPN, a good […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas had problems getting touches the first few games after being traded from Denver Broncos, but that all changed on Monday night against the Tennessee Titans and the wide receiver is thrilled. After last weeks game, coach Bill O’Brien made it clear that the team wasn’t doing enough to get him […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster became the youngest wide receiver in team history to hit the 1,000-yard receiving total, but the budding star knows there is more for him to accomplish and he isn’t allowing himself to be satisfied. “One of my top goals,” he said, via Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “Obviously, every […]

The Green Bay Packers loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night was costly in a number of ways to the team, and there is real concern about left tackle David Bakhtiari’s knee injury. Bakhtiari said after the game via PackersNews, that he suffered two different injuries to his left knee and wouldn’t know the […]

The Arizona Cardinals suffered their ninth loss of the season against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday and after the game head coach Steve Wilks said the game was “embarrassing.” The Cardinals opened up the game strong scoring the first ten points, and it looked like they had a chance to at least keep themselves […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers dug themselves a deep hole with their loss on Sunday and now making the playoffs is going to be a long shot. To even have a shot the Packers are going to need to win their five games and even then, that will probably not be enough to […]

The Minnesota Vikings picked up a big win on Sunday over the Green Bay Packers but in the process might have lost their pro bowl cornerback Xavier Rhodes. After watching the video, Dr. David J. Chao, a former NFL team doctor, worries the injury might be a proximal hamstring avulsion injury, one of the few hamstring injuries […]

For the second week in a row, the Indianapolis Colts targeted Andrew Luck with a pass, but after making the catch the star quarterback made it clear he thinks he is retiring from pass catching. Last week the Colts ran the “Philly Special,” but Eric Ebron just overthrew Luck and it resulted in an incompletion. […]

After an impressive win in the first start of his career, there was a lot of talk about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens and if he should start the rest of the year. Over the last few weeks, Mullens has fallen back a bit and after 27-9 defeat at the hands of Tampa Bay […]

The Cincinnati Bengals got off to a fast start to the season, but things have unraveled quickly as they have lost four of the last five games. This poor stretch has left running back Joe Mixon frustrated. “I’m tired of playing not to lose, rather than playing to win,” Mixon said, via Elise Jesse of […]

There were a lot of questions when the Dallas Cowboys traded a first-round pick to the Oakland Raiders for Amari Cooper, but after only a few weeks on the team, he seems to be paying dividends. Cooper finished Thursday’s game against the Washington Redskins with eight receptions for 180 yards and two touchdowns, with one […]