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The expectations for Derrius Guice in his rookie season in 2018 were through the roof. The Washington Redskins drafted Guice with the 59th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft out of LSU in hopes he’d become the team’s leading rusher. Woefully, in Guice’s preseason debut in 2018 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the rookie running […]

The Los Angeles Chargers had a tough decision to make at their quarterback position behind Philip Rivers and Tyrod Taylor. On Saturday, Los Angeles is releasing quarterback Cardale Jones per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Chargers told QB Cardale Jones that they are releasing him, per league source. Jones played well this summer and is expected […]

The Miami Dolphins are undergoing some noticeable changes under new head coach Brian Flores. According to Cameron Wolfe of ESPN, Kiko Alonso has already cleaned out his locker in anticipation of his release. As the Dolphins continue to rebuild, the team is expected to release or trade their veteran players who no longer fit what […]

The Kansas City Chiefs knew there was going to be chance that they would have to release cornerback Mark Fields on Saturday. Instead, Kansas City is sending Fields to the Minnesota Vikings in a trade, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Trade: The #Chiefs are sending CB Mark Fields to the #Vikings, source said. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have already begun making their roster cuts ahead of Saturday’s deadline for all NFL teams to trim their rosters to 53 players. In a surprising move, Cincinnati is waiving linebacker Malik Jefferson per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Source: The #Bengals are waiving LB Malik Jefferson, a third-round draft pick last year. […]

The Buffalo Bills unsurprisingly decided to release LeSean McCoy on Saturday morning. Prior to his release, though, Buffalo decided not to ask McCoy to take a pay cut in an attempt to keep the veteran running back, according to Pro Football Talk. This season, McCoy was entering the final year of his contract where he […]

From undrafted free agent to one of the NFL’s best all-around wide receivers, Adam Thielen is nothing short of a remarkable story. The Minnesota Vikings showed their appreciation for his hard work by signing him to a four-year, $64 million contract earlier this offseason. Thielen is entering his sixth season with the organization but this […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have made their decision on who the team’s backup quarterback will be in 2019. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Mason Rudolph has won the backup quarterback job behind Ben Roethlisberger. After a strong preseason, Mason Rudolph won the Steelers' No. 2 quarterback job and will back up Ben Roethlisberger this season […]

The Seattle Seahawks have seemingly made their choice on who will be the team’s backup quarterback to Russell Wilson. According to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times, Seattle has waived quarterback Paxton Lynch. As a result of Lynch’s release, veteran Geno Smith has earned the backup quarterback job. However, the team could attempt to retain […]

Next Thursday, we can officially say the 2019 NFL regular season is underway. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will kick off the season in a divisional matchup. Another prominent matchup in Week 1 comes between the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams. Last season, Ron Rivera and the Panthers were in a phenomenal […]

The Dallas Cowboys have made a bevy of roster moves on Friday to begin reducing their roster to 53 players. Among the team’s first set of cuts, the team decided to release veteran safety George Iloka, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. Some of the Dallas Cowboys’ early roster cuts include Darius Jackson, RBReggie Davis, […]

Entering his first season as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores has already begun making roster decisions to condense his roster to 53 players. On Friday, the Dolphins decided to release wide receiver Brice Butler, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The veteran receiver has had a tough time sticking with […]

The ongoing trade rumors between the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins may be for naught. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Jadeveon Clowney remains adamant that he doesn’t want to be traded to the Dolphins. One league source informed of Jadeveon Clowney's thinking reiterated that he remains adamant he doesn't want to play […]

There have been question marks surrounding Graham Gano’s status for the Carolina Panthers to begin the 2019 season. We may have answers now: The Panthers have placed Gano on injured reserve. He will be out for the season. Graham Gano has been placed on IR https://t.co/RW0JVnuK4Z — Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) August 30, 2019 Since the […]

The New Orleans Saints will be shortening their secondary ahead of Saturday’s deadline to trim rosters to 53 players. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, New Orleans is releasing veteran cornerback Kayvon Webster. Webster signed with the Saints in June, but the team is deciding to move on from him prior to the beginning of […]

The Oakland Raiders have already begun to release players ahead of Saturday’s deadline. On Friday, Hard Knocks star Luke Willson was released. Throughout this year’s series of Hard Knocks, Willson has prominently made his name be known with the amount of screen time he has gotten. Fans of the show and of the Raiders will […]

Antonio Brown has had quite an entrance with the Oakland Raiders after being traded to the team earlier this offseason. Despite all of the drama, the expectations for the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver remain nearly the same. The disgruntled wideout forced his way out of Pittsburgh after having a dispute with Ben Roethlisberger before […]

The NFL and the NFLPA have constantly held meetings to discuss a new collective-bargaining agreement throughout this offseason. Despite their ongoing meetings to complete a deal, a deal won’t be getting done before the start of the regular season. Both sides have worked relentlessly to get something done in the near future. The latest meeting […]

It seems like forever ago since the Denver Broncos were hoisting the Lombardi trophy with Peyton Manning riding off into the sunset in 2015. Fast forward to now and John Elway is hoping Joe Flacco can provide him the same results in the latter part of his NFL career. Flacco joins the Broncos after spending […]

The kick-off of the NFL regular season is now officially just one week away. The Los Angeles Chargers will join the other 31 teams in the NFL to take part in their final game of the preseason on Thursday night. Shortly after, every team in the NFL will need to buckle down and make some […]

The final week of the preseason is upon us and the Seattle Seahawks—along with the other 31 teams in the NFL—still have roster decisions to make. This Saturday, all 32 teams in the league are required to trim their rosters down to 53 players ahead of the regular season. Therefore, the last game of the […]

The Green Bay Packers will have a new-look offense in 2019 with rookie head coach Matt LaFleur deploying his offensive system. Aaron Rodgers understands that there could be a “slow start” for the offense due to the new system in place. Via Rob Reischel in Forbes: “We have to go out and execute it and […]

The Carolina Panthers have been impressed with Javien Elliott in training camp and may decide to start him at their nickel cornerback position. Elliott tends to compare his professional story to “Rudy.” Some may not know but ‘Rudy’ was a movie made in 1993 that was based on Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger’s quest to play for […]

The Carolina Panthers were ecstatic to see Vernon Butler in training camp in the best shape he’s been in his four seasons in the NFL. The 2016 first-rounder dropped the weight this offseason in an effort to make an impact for the team this year. Via Joseph Person in The Athletic: “I’ve just got to […]

With the surprising retirement of Andrew Luck this past weekend, the Indianapolis Colts are ready to move forward with Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback. As for their backup quarterback position, the team worked out veterans Matt Cassel, Brandon Weeden, and Brock Osweiler, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Currently, the Colts have second-year quarterback […]

Throughout the preseason for the San Francisco 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo has had plenty of missed throws to his receivers. Garoppolo, returning from an ACL tear, explained that the majority of his poor throws were the result of him trying to take chances that he wouldn’t take in the regular season. Per Marcus White in NBC […]

The Dallas Cowboys were quietly hoping that Saquon Barkley struggled in his rookie season with the New York Giants. Of course, that didn’t become true, but the NFC East franchise is hoping that rookie quarterback Daniel Jones isn’t “too good.” Per Paul Schwartz in the New York Post: “You probably do have a little twinge […]

The San Francisco 49ers are entering their third season with Kyle Shanahan as their head coach. The 49ers head coach believes that wide receiver Dante Pettis is going to be a crucial player for their offense this year. Per Eric Branch in the San Francisco Chronicle: “I have been hard on Dante,” Shanahan said. “But […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are expecting to have another dominant defense in 2019, beginning with their defensive line. This season, Jacksonville plans on pairing Josh Allen and Yannick Ngakoue together at defensive end. Per The Florida Times-Union: “It’s obvious we have to get our best players on the field,” Wash said. “So obviously we’ve got two […]

The New England Patriots are coming off their sixth Super Bowl victory in franchise history. However, just like everyone else, New England will need to make some roster moves to cut its roster down to 53 players by Saturday. As always, the Patriots seem to have a deep and talented roster; making their job to […]

The New York Jets are beginning a new era under Adam Gase as their head coach this season. After his first preseason with the franchise, Gase will have to ponder over who to cut to reduce the roster to 53 players this week. Before that, New York will be facing the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday […]

The Philadelphia Eagles currently have one of the deepest rosters in the NFL. Therefore, the Eagles will have plenty of tough decisions to make when all teams trim their rosters to 53 players by this Saturday. The Eagles—along with the 31 other teams in the NFL—are entering the final week of the preseason. All preseason […]

The San Francisco 49ers are already beginning to make a couple of roster moves ahead of the 53-man roster deadline this Saturday. On Tuesday, San Francisco is releasing veteran linebacker Malcolm Smith per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. In a corresponding move, the team also signed wide receiver Nick Williams. He has spent time with […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is known to be an avid fan of Barry Sanders. The ascending star rusher went as far as to say that he believes that Sanders could still play in the NFL. Saquon Barkley says Barry Sanders is the one player from the #NFL100 Super Bowl commercial who could […]

Over the past couple of days, many people have given their take on Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement. On Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reacted to Luck’s retirement. Andy Reid expanded a bit on Andrew Luck after today's practice: "He was great for the league, but at the same time, it’s important that […]

The Oakland Raiders have been longing to get Antonio Brown back on the field with the team. Brown has returned to practice this week and Jon Gruden discussed the progress that the All-Pro receiver has made so far. Raiders' Gruden on progress of Antonio Brown: `I know that I don't believe all the technology ,but […]

The Houston Texans may have to shift their focus to trading Jadeveon Clowney before the regular season. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Houston’s compensation requirements for Clowney are considered to be ‘reasonable‘. Either the Texans botched the time to trade Clowney or teams aren’t willing to give up a lot for the […]

Andrew Luck surprised everyone when he decided to retire from the NFL on Saturday night. As he made his way off of the field at Lucas Oil Stadium—for possibly the last time—there were some Indianapolis Colts fans who booed the quarterback. Unlike the Colts fans, former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter has “tremendous empathy” for […]

There have been rumors flying around that Rob Gronkowski could return to the New England Patriots this season. Gronkowski left the door open for a return by saying he could come back—but not right now. Earlier this offseason, the playful tight end retired from the NFL after spending nine seasons with New England. Injuries have […]