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The Carolina Panthers faced the New England Patriots in their third preseason game on Thursday night. Ron Rivera elected to deploy his starters to begin the game but his plan got off track fairly early in the game. Fans were anxious to see Cam Newton get his first action in the preseason but his day […]

The New England Patriots are trusting that one of their current tight ends can replace part of Rob Gronkowski’s production that will be missed in 2019. However, the Patriots will have yet another tight end suspended with Lance Kendricks being suspended for the first game of the season, per Adam Schefter. Near the beginning of […]

Fellow fantasy football players, we are less than two weeks away from kickoff between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. That means that fantasy drafts are happening at an alarming rate as the preseason progresses. Before you take on your fantasy draft, you may need some help deciphering who the players that give you […]

The Chicago Bears are hoping to get in the win column in the preseason as they enter their third preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts. Through two weeks, Chicago has fallen victim to the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants. In the Bears’ preseason opener, the team elected to not play the majority of their […]

The San Francisco 49ers made headlines after bringing in a new assistant to their coaching staff. The team hired former Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster to join the team in 2019. This is the first job that Foerster has received since a video surfaced of him snorting a powdery substance during his stint […]

On Friday, the Baltimore Ravens signed veteran linebacker Paul Worrilow to their roster. Then, in a turn of events, Worrilow retired just a day after joining the team, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The 29-year old linebacker played six seasons in the NFL and was showing interest in continuing his playing career before ultimately […]

The Philadelphia Eagles seem to be forming one of their best groups of offensive players in the 2019 season. Among their abundance of offensive weapons, Doug Pederson is enthusiastic with the prospects of JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the offense. “One of the things (about) J.J. is (he is) a hard worker,” coach Doug Pederson said after […]

The Miami Dolphins are in rebuild mode and aren’t shying away from the possibility of trading some of their key players for some draft capital. Among their current players, it seems as if Laremy Tunsil will remain with the team despite interest around the NFL. According to Barry Jackson and Adam Beasley of the Miami […]

The Cleveland Browns seem to be on the path of ascension with new head coach Freddie Kitchens. On the other hands, former head coach Hue Jackson revealed that he was in a bad state after he was fired by the team. In an article for Sports Illustrated by Greg Bishop, Jackson discussed what he went […]

The Detroit Lions suffered a 24-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills in their third preseason game on Friday night. However, the Lions’ biggest losses came on the injury report with two of their key starters, Jarrad Davis and Frank Ragnow getting hurt. Matt Patricia was quick to point out that injuries are part of football. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played their third preseason on Friday night against the Cleveland Browns. The starting offense played an extensive amount of time but Bruce Arians was very critical of the offensive line. “They got their ass kicked one-on-one. Simple,” Arians said per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. The Buccaneers allowed Jameis […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are nearing the two-week countdown until they take on the New England Patriots in Week 1 of the regular season. Until then, the Steeler have two more preseason games that need to be played. The Steelers began their preseason schedule versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pittsburgh was able to squeak out a […]

The New England Patriots are starting to get deeper at receiver with players returning from injuries and suspensions. The Patriots may be getting even better at the position, too, with the team showing interest in a veteran receiver. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, New England is working out former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Justin Hunter. […]

The Detroit Lions may be losing one of their key starters on defense for the season. On the first defensive possession of their preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, linebacker Jarrad David was carted off of the field. On the play, David was making his way towards making a tackle before his teammate Devon Kennard […]

The Dallas Cowboys have been progressing through training camp and the preseason sans Ezekiel Elliott. Stephen Jones, the Director of Player Personnel for the Cowboys, went on a local radio show to speak about the contract situation with Elliott. "I don't think we're close because there hasn't been a lot of activity. Right now I […]

There is a different feeling surrounding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, with the team hiring Bruce Arians as the head coach. The fans in Tampa Bay are hoping for a quick turnaround for the team like Arians brought to the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. Similarly to the Buccaneers, the Cardinals were 5-11 in the […]

Matt Patricia is entering his second season as the Detroit Lions head coach and is longing to see some improvements on the roster this season. So far in the preseason, the play from the roster has been quite lackluster. While the Buffalo Bills—who they face in Week 3 of the preseason—have won both of their […]

The Buffalo Bills are expected to play their starters for an extended amount of time in their third preseason game against the Detroit Lions. Sean McDermott is entering his third season with the Bills and is hoping to see some improvements from his roster this week. Through their first two preseason games, Buffalo has won […]

The Miami Dolphins had an injury scare when Kenyan Drake went down with a foot injury in practice nearly a week ago. The day after, Drake was seen in a walking boot. Head coach Brian Flores said that the running back would be out ‘a while‘. During pregame warmups on Thursday, Drake was seen out […]

The Indianapolis Colts may be inclined to start Jacoby Brissett under center to begin the regular season. Eric Ebron is a fan of Brissett’s and believes that he could help the team win games if need be. “Jacoby did the same thing last year. I’ve only been here for two years and this is how […]

The NFL regular season is just two weeks away from today, which means that fantasy football season is upon us. On Thursday, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle assured his fantasy football owners that he’ll be ready for the start of the season. #49ers George Kittle to #fantasyfootball coaches: “I’ll be ready guys. Don’t […]

Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles have been anxious to see their franchise quarterback in Carson Wentz take the field this preseason. Those fans will be disappointed to find out that Wentz will miss Philadelphia’s third preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. Last season, Wentz suffered a back vertebral fracture and missed the final three games […]

This week, the Kansas City Chiefs welcomed Brett Favre to their training camp as a visitor. After seeing his former quarterback, Andy Reid hilariously said that Favre could still play in the NFL today. At 49 years old, Favre is in phenomenal shape but the strong-armed quarterback seems content with his life after football—for now. […]

Jimmy Garoppolo’s 2019 preseason debut didn’t go as planned against the Denver Broncos. Luckily for Garoppolo, the San Francisco 49ers are planning to give him extensive playing time in their third preseason game. Last week, Garoppolo began the game by throwing an interception to Isaac Yiadom of the Broncos on just his second pass of […]

The New York Giants got thinner at their wide receiver position on Wednesday. As a matter of fact, New York actually granted Da’Mari Scott’s request to be released per Jordan Raanan of ESPN. The second-year wideout asked to be released from the team so he could seek other opportunities. Just last Friday, Scott had an […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without one of their defensive linemen for the 2019 season. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Lavon Hooks tore his Achilles and will be out for the entire year. The Steelers defensive tackle suffered the injury during practice on Wednesday. Hooks was competing for a roster spot and was […]

The New England Patriots have gotten off to a fast start in the preseason with two wins in their first two outings. In their preseason opener against the Detroit Lions, New England picked right back up from where they left off as Super Bowl champions in 2018. Both teams took part in joint practices together […]

Fans for the New York Giants are curious to see if Saquon Barkley sees any playing time during their preseason schedule. There are two weeks remaining in the preseason and the Giants star running back has yet to play in either of their two preseason games to date. According to Dan Duggan of The Athletic, […]

The Los Angeles Rams are anxious to get Cooper Kupp back into their offense for the 2019 season. Per Jay Glazer, Kupp is “more explosive“now since his ACL tear from 2018. Last year, Sean McVay and the Rams were chugging along offensively with their trio of remarkable wide receivers. Among them, Kupp was on his […]

The Los Angeles Rams have yet to send out many of their starters during their first two preseason games. That is due to head coach Sean McVay not being a fan of risking injury during the preseason. Via NBC Sports’ ProFootballTalk: “Not to say there’s not an appreciation for what the preseason entails and playing […]

The New York Jets extended Quincy Enunwa in the final week of their 2018 season before they took on the New England Patriots. Now, the team is working out another Quincy to possibly join the roster this season. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, New York is set to work out former Baltimore Ravens […]

There has been an argument on whether teams should play their starters during the preseason or not that has begun to heat up in recent seasons. Among the coaches who are in favor of joint practices over preseason games, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is very vocal on why he prefers joint practices. Per […]

The Houston Texans have a plan in place for Duke Johnson to be a focal point of their offense. So far in training camp, the Texans are buying into the versatile game of Johnson. Bill O’Brien was quick to point out his ability to play all over the field. Via Aaron Wilson of the Houston […]

The Chicago Bears have been without Anthony Miller on the practice field since early in August. According to Bears head coach Matt Nagy, Miller’s injury could stretch into “weeks.” “It is what it is,” Nagy said. “When he’s back out there and he’s rolling, we as coaches have to limit what we do with him […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are moving forward with JuJu Smith-Schuster as their primary option in the passing game in 2019. Smith-Schuster believes that the next improvement in his game will need to come in the form of making plays downfield. Via Kevin Gorman in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Being able to catch the deep balls down the […]

The Baltimore Ravens witnessed Ray Lewis perform his pregame dance for 17 seasons with the franchise. Now, the legendary middle linebacker will be switching his cleats for dancing shoes to compete on the ABC reality program “Dancing With the Stars.” We’ve seen quite a few former NFL players test their dancing skills on the show; […]

The Carolina Panthers seemed just inches away from having a successful season in 2018. Through eight weeks, the team was 6-2 and sitting near the top of the NFC South. Then, the Panthers stumbled upon the Pittsburgh Steelers and everything went awry. The Steelers annihilated the Panthers 52-21 but the worst part of the game […]

This year’s team for HBO’s series Hard Knocks is the Oakland Raiders. So far, there hasn’t been a shortage of material due to Antonio Brown and Jon Gruden. Brown showed up to training camp in a hot-air balloon to the dismay of his fiery head coach. A few days after the balloon spectacle, Brown began […]

The San Francisco 49ers have to plan for the future. Heading into Week 17 of the 2018 season, the Minnesota Vikings had a chance to make the playoffs with a win over the Chicago Bears. Instead, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense looked out of sorts; losing 24-10. By falling to the Bears, Minnesota ended […]