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The Cleveland Browns are going to have plenty of time to waste until they are on the clock in the 2024 NFL Draft. As a result of their trade for Deshaun Watson, the Browns will not pick until the second round and the 54th overall selection. To make up for the lack of a first-round […]

The Houston Texans shot out of a cannon last season. They went from a 3-13-1 record in 2022 to not only a 10-7 mark, but they also won the AFC South and a playoff game to boot. They have an outstanding 2023 draft class to thank for that, which included both the eventual offensive (CJ […]

The New Orleans Saints’ goal every year is to make the playoffs. They put their chips in the middle of the table every year and eschew any concerns regarding the salary cap to be competitive and make the playoffs each year. It’s an aggressive approach but one worth applauding when it works. It didn’t work […]

The Washington Commanders have a lot going for them. Though last season was a bitter disappointment finishing with a 4-13 record, the bright side is that they now have the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Add to it a new coaching staff and a series of free agency additions that include the […]

To say the 2023-24 NBA season has been topsy-turvy for the Milwaukee Bucks would be an understatement. They began the year 30-13, but still felt compelled to fire first-year coach Adrian Griffin. The Bucks have gone 16-13 since that decision, with Doc Rivers being the man in charge for the majority of those games. Milwaukee […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have a ton of positive momentum heading into the 2024 campaign. They ended the 2023 season with a 5-5 record after firing Josh McDaniels and replacing him with interim head coach Antonio Pierce. They slapped the interim tag off Pierce’s title and agreed with him on a long-term deal to make […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are going to have to wait a while before they make their first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, but that’s what happens when you win the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season. It’s hard to think that Kansas City has many holes on their roster with the resounding and […]

The Arizona Cardinals are in a great spot entering the 2024 NFL Draft. They currently hold the fourth overall pick and don’t need a quarterback with Kyler Murray fully healthy again. The top three picks next month are slated to all be quarterbacks, which could leave Arizona the chance to land the difference-maker of their […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are in a state of transition. A disastrous 5-12 2023 season has brought about a series of changes. They have hired former San Francisco 49ers and Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh to assume that position in LA. They’ve also moved on from key players like Keenan Allen, Austin Ekeler, and […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is roughly a month away, which means the intrigue at the top is only beginning to build. Caleb Williams seems like a forgone conclusion to get selected first overall by the Chicago Bears, but no one really seems to know in which direction the next few picks will go. This has […]

Just about every team in the NFL has made major moves during the offseason. That is, with one glaring omission: the Dallas Cowboys. The only addition Dallas has made so far in free agency was signing middle linebacker Eric Kendricks to reunite him with Mike Zimmer, the new defensive coordinator in Big D. But the […]

The Denver Broncos are in a precarious spot at the moment. They elected to cut Russell Wilson this offseason as a result of his and the team’s poor play over the last two seasons. This decision has led to them paying $85 million in dead cap with $53 million of that being due in the […]

The New England Patriots not too long ago were once the pillars of consistency and excellence in the NFL. But now that both Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are out of the building, it is time for them to begin anew and start to develop a new identity. The 2024 NFL Draft is a great […]

Though the Los Angeles Lakers currently find themselves as the ninth seed in the Western Conference, there is no reason for doom and gloom quite yet. They still have LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing at an elite level and made a run from the play-in to the Western Conference Finals a year ago. They’ve […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t live up to the hype during the 2023-24 season. After making a run to the Western Conference Finals and a series of key additions made in the offseason, there was a belief that the Lakers were bonafide contenders and could make a deep run yet again. But that is not […]

The New York Jets made the biggest of splash of the 2023 offseason when they traded for Aaron Rodgers. Unfortunately for them, the shine on that acquisition did not last very long. Rodgers got hurt on the Jets’ fourth snap of the season and was lost for the rest of the year. Gang Green’s 2023 […]

Just about every NFL team has made some tweaks to their roster this offseason. Some of those adjustments have been major overhauls, while many have qualified as minor moves on the fringes. But there is one team in particular that has been rather inconspicuous with their silence to begin free agency, the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas […]

The Buffalo Bills have their work cut out for them this offseason. They did not enter this offseason with much cap space and were one of the oldest teams in the NFL a year ago. Yet despite their experienced yet loaded roster, their season still ended far more quickly than they would’ve liked. They ran […]

The Cleveland Browns are always one of the more active franchises during any given offseason. They always look for ways to improve their roster, whether that be a blockbuster trade for Deshaun Watson or making moves along the edges. There have been no earth-shattering moves yet from Cleveland, but they still have made an assortment […]

The New England Patriots were once the pillar and standard of excellence in the NFL. But times are changing and a new era is embarking upon us in Foxborough. Tom Brady left the franchise a few years ago and after a few pedestrian seasons, the architect of the Patriots’ dynasty, Bill Belichick, soon followed after […]

Last year was an incredible bounce-back for the Los Angeles Rams. 2022 was a season to forget with injuries to several stars and offensive linemen derailing their chances to even compete. But good health and breakout performances from late-round picks like Puka Nacua and Kyren Williams allowed the Rams to make their way back into […]

Just because a team wins back-to-back Super Bowls does not mean that they are precluded from shaking up their roster in the offseason. The Kansas City Chiefs may not have had the same amount of cap space and wiggle room as others entering the 2024 offseason, but that hasn’t stopped them from making moves so […]

To say last season was a disappointment for the Seattle Seahawks would be putting it mildly. Though their record remained static from 2022 to 2023, their point differential dipped from +6 to -38 last season and they ended up missing the playoffs. That result had big ramifications. Long-time head coach Pete Carroll stepped down and […]

The Houston Texans were the breakout team of the 2023 NFL season. They went from the second overall pick to a playoff win with plenty of young players emerging as breakout stars for the club. They entered the 2024 offseason with plenty of ammo to keep the positive momentum going. The Texans had an abundance […]

The Green Bay Packers took the NFL by surprise last season. No one truly knew what to expect as they transitioned away from Aaron Rodgers and dove towards the new Jordan Love era in Wisconsin. A playoff win over the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round and a near Divisional Round victory over the […]

The Carolina Panthers had a lot of work after a disastrous 2023 season that saw them finish with the league’s worst record at 2-15. Usually, the team with the worst record would wind up with the number one overall pick to help kickstart their rebuild for next season. But the Panthers traded that away to […]

Outside of the Chicago Bears, there may not have been a more intriguing team to monitor in 2024 NFL free agency than the Arizona Cardinals. Not only did they have $50 million in cap space to spend, but they also entered the offseason with 13 draft picks in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. Of those […]

NFL free agency moves have been coming in droves, so much so that some signings and trades have flown under the radar. Curtis Samuel joining the Buffalo Bills qualifies as one such development. The veteran wide receiver signed a three-year, $24 million deal to reunite with offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who served the same role […]

The 2023-24 college basketball season is coming to a close, which means that the transfer portal and coaching movement is soon to follow. Oklahoma State basketball decided to get a head start in the head coaching carousel on Friday by announcing that head coach Mike Boynton would not be retained. Boynton has been the head […]

There have been so many moves in the NFL offseason already that it is easy to lose track of some of the less heralded moves. One of the more fascinating and lowkey moves took place Thursday with a trade. The Atlanta Falcons traded Desmond Ridder, their starter of 13 games in 2023, to the Arizona […]

It won’t take much for the New York Mets to have a better 2024 campaign than how 2023 treated them. Fresh off of a 2022 season that saw the Mets not only win 101 games but also make the playoffs, there were high expectations for the 2023 season. But injuries and poor play derailed any […]

The 2023-24 college basketball season for the West Virginia basketball got off to a rocky start. Head-coaching staple for the Mountaineers, Bob Huggins, announced his resignation after a tumultuous offseason that included Huggins using a homophobic slur and getting arrested for DUI. The Mountaineers eventually named Josh Eilert their interim head coach, but after a […]

No position has seen more movement in free agency so far than running back. Players like Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, Tony Pollard and Joe Mixon, among others, have already moved on to new clubs. But perhaps the most stunning shift among running backs took place with the Green Bay Packers. The green-and-gold signed Josh Jacobs […]

A lot of big names have found new homes so far during NFL free agency. But there hasn’t been a position that has seen as much movement as there has been at running back. Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon, Tony Pollard, and Derrick Henry are just a few names to find themselves […]

There has been a ton of movement and deals in the NFL in the last 24 hours. A lot of big moves are on the move, including the likes of Brian Burns, Diontae Johnson, and Kirk Cousins, among others. There is a player who will also find a new home in 2024 whose name isn’t […]

Isaiah Thomas is a fun player when he’s healthy. The issue with him has been that he hasn’t been able to get back to the All-Star and All-NBA form he had back in 2017. Since then, Thomas has bounced around the league. He’s played for seven teams in the last seven seasons and has not […]

Replacing a legendary icon is no easy feat. However, Baker Mayfield managed to pull that off with the  Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023. The Buccaneers were left with just Kyle Trask at QB after Tom Brady’s retirement and were in dire need of a gunslinger with experience. Mayfield finished his 2022 season strong with the […]

One of the first big dominoes to fall in NFL free agency occurred on Sunday Night when Russell Wilson agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year, $1.2 million contract. With the Denver Broncos eating $85 million in dead cap and owing Wilson $38 million next season, money was not a priority for […]

One of the most intriguing subplots of the 2024 NFL offseason is what is going to happen with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Higgins is in search of a contract extension and would like to be paid as one of the best receivers in the NFL. However, the Bengals are also going to have […]