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One gift that keeps on giving this offseason is Tom Brady finally joining Twitter. The six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the New England Patriots took to Twitter to troll his fellow wide receiver on graduating college. Julian Edelman graduated from Kent State 14 years after attending the college. Brady didn’t waste any time to troll […]

The Washington Redskins got the quarterback they wanted in this year’s draft. They were able to stay at the 15th overall pick to select Dwayne Haskins out of Ohio State. Rookie minicamps are happening for some teams and Redskins coach Jay Gruden is already impressed with what he’s seen from Haskins. Albeit, the rookie quarterback […]

The Baltimore Ravens made a splash-move to sign Earl Thomas this offseason. The deal is worth $55 million over the next four years and includes $32 million in guarantees. The Ravens cut Eric Weddle earlier this offseason, leaving a hole at their free safety position. Baltimore didn’t wait long to find their replacement and they […]

All Dallas Cowboys fans remember Larry Allen as a legend in their team’s history. Now, his son, Larry Allen Jr., has a chance to make it on to the Cowboys roster in 2019. In an article by Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk, Williams talks about how Allen Jr. hopes to follow his father’s footsteps with the […]

The Miami Dolphins decided to secure Xavien Howard long-term by signing him to a record-setting extension. One player who is likely smiling ear-to-ear after seeing what Howard received is Marcus Peters. The Dolphins gave Howard a five-year, $76.5 million extension with $46 million guaranteed. Howard becomes the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL after three seasons […]

Ah, the period of people predicting team’s records for the NFL regular season has begun. The New York Jets have made plenty of moves this offseason, enough to warrant an impressive record from a former Jets player. Mark Sanchez went on NFL Total Access on NFL Network to sift through the Jets’ schedule in 2019. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a decision to make when it comes to Gerald McCoy. Do they trade him or keep him on the roster for the 2019 season? In an article by Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the veteran defensive tackle says “I’ll be playing football somewhere” in 2019 but is unsure […]

This offseason, the Green Bay Packers decided to announce Matt LaFleur as their new head coach. This came after Green Bay fired Mike McCarthy after 13 seasons with the organization. According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, LaFleur didn’t have full say on who his assistants were. That’s not what’d you like to […]

Derrick Henry saw himself become heavily involved in the Tennessee Titans’ offense in 2018. In his third season in the NFL, Henry had career-highs in carries, rushing yards, and touchdowns. The Titans offense shifted to being a run-oriented offense around Marcus Mariota under center. This allowed the former Alabama Crimson Tide running back to eclipse […]

The Seattle Seahawks had to move on from one of their longest-tenured players on the roster. The Seahawks cut Doug Baldwin after he failed a physical, putting his NFL career in serious jeopardy. This news came from the Seahawks directly, where they announced on their site that they terminated the contracts of both Kam Chancellor […]

The Dallas Cowboys won the NFC East in 2018 on their way to a playoff run. One of their key contributors who helped get Dallas to the NFC Divisional Round was linebacker Jaylon Smith. Smith was drafted 34th overall by the Cowboys in 2017. When he came into the NFL, he was coming off of […]

The Cleveland Browns had an impressive draft class in 2018. With their first three draft picks, they were able to land Baker Mayfield, Denzel Ward, and Nick Chubb. Chubb helped lead the offense on the ground in an impressive rookie season. At the beginning of the season, Chubb was the backup to Carlos Hyde—until Hyde […]

The Chicago Bears’ defense was one of the best in the NFL in 2018. This offseason they added Ha Ha Clinton Dix—so their defense could be even better in 2019. Clinton-Dix spent 4 and a half seasons with the Green Bay Packers. Then, he was traded halfway through the season last year to the Washington […]

The Houston Texans lucked out when they drafted Deshaun Watson 12th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. Watson had another great year in 2018 and PFF had an interesting stat on the Houston quarterback. According to PFF, Watson was ranked third out of all 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL in passing yards outside of […]

The Cleveland Browns seem to be heading in the right direction. A good portion of the credit deserves to go to Baker Mayfield—who PFF (Pro Football Focus) just put an interesting statistic out on. According to PFF, Mayfield had a grade of 97.5 on deep passes in his rookie season last year. That grade ranked […]

The Cleveland Browns didn’t draft in the first-round in 2019 but they still got a talented player in the second round. The Browns decided to use their 46th overall pick on Greedy Williams out of LSU. It seems like Cleveland has a newfound love of bringing in guys who went to LSU after trading for […]

The Kansas City Chiefs offense was phenomenal but their defense was awful. Therefore, the Chiefs decided to sign Tyrann Mathieu to shore up the backend of their defense. In 2018, the Chiefs defense ranked 31st in the NFL in total defense. Their passing defense was ranked 31st in the NFL—allowing 4,374 yards and 30 touchdowns. […]

The Denver Broncos selected Noah Fant with their first-round pick. As a result, the Broncos could make history in their game against the Detroit Lions in Week 16. The Detroit Lions decided to draft T.J. Hockenson with the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft. That means that two tight ends from the same team […]

With the 2019 NFL Draft ending a week ago, we now know that there are four straight weeks that have two top-five picks facing each other. In addition, the Arizona Cardinals will play in three of those games. If you take a look at the Cardinals schedule, you’ll see that they face the San Francisco […]

The Oakland Raiders addressed the wide receiver position in the draft after adding Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams. They picked Hunter Renfrow of Clemson in the fifth round of this year’s draft. In an article for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Michael Gehlken states that the Raiders want Renfrow to be more than just a slot […]

The Tennessee Titans have been needing to add weapons around Marcus Mariota for a couple of years now. The Titans decided to select A.J. Brown with their second-round pick in this year’s draft. Everyone knows about Brown’s teammate at Ole Miss in D.K. Metcalf but Brown outperformed his running mate while in college. All in […]

The San Francisco 49ers didn’t expect their 2018 season to play out the way it did. They ended the season with a 4-12 record but they did have a few players stand out like Dante Pettis. Pettis was the 49ers’ second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Washington. In college, Pettis was a […]

As everyone knows, the Chicago Bears’ 2018 season ended in Cody Parkey missing a 43-yard field goal. That miss caused the Bears to begin a search for a new kicker and no one is more amazed than Mitchell Trubisky. The Bears are holding a kicker competition to find someone worthy of becoming their new starting […]

The 2019 NFL Draft ended a few days ago but that doesn’t mean teams are done bringing in rookies to their organization. The Kansas City Chiefs most notably signed undrafted wide receiver Jamal Custis. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Chiefs gave Custis over $100,000 in guaranteed money. The $100,000 is believed to be […]

It was just two seasons ago that Ryan Shazier suffered an unfortunate back injury that would change his life forever. Since then, he remains fixated on working his way back to the NFL. Recently, a video surfaced of the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker dancing at his own wedding. Seeing videos like this can put a smile […]

Over the last couple of seasons, Melvin Gordon has showcased that he is one of the best running backs in the NFL. Gordon has become a true workhorse back since being drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2015. Gordon didn’t get to play all 16 games during the 2018 season, but when he did […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has been Tom Brady’s sidekick alongside Rob Gronkowski for years now. Now, Gronkowski is having his retirement tour in the form of DJ parties this offseason while Brady and Edelman enter their 11th season together. Edelman began his career with the New England Patriots as a special teams […]

Sean McVay has become a sort of enigma around the NFL with his offensive prowess. In the two seasons that McVay has been the head coach, the Los Angeles Rams have ranked at or near the top in every category when it comes to offense. Fans shouldn’t expect any different from the offense in 2019. […]

The 2019 NFL Draft just recently ended but that doesn’t mean the NFL isn’t thinking ahead. The Green Bay Packers are aiming to host the 2022 NFL Draft in Wisconsin. According to the Packers president and CEO, Mark Murphy, Green Bay has applied to host the draft in 2022 or years beyond then. Murphy went […]

Analysts tend to compare players coming into the NFL Draft to players already in the NFL. Juan Thornhill, who was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs, received a glowing comparison. Lance Zierlien is one of NFL.com’s many draft analysts. He went through and individually broke down each prospect and came up with an NFL comparison […]

The Philadelphia Eagles definitely saw the running back position as a need this offseason. They decided to trade for Jordan Howard and draft Miles Sanders. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com did an analysis on Sanders and compared him to T.J. Yeldon. Some people tried to find ways to connect Sanders to Saquon Barkley since they both […]

Earlier this offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs cut Eric Berry after he spent nine seasons with the franchise. He remains unsigned but a certain network believes the San Francisco 49ers are a good fit for the veteran safety. In an article for CBS, John Breech describes five teams who could use Berry on their team […]

Mitchell Trubisky took a leap forward in 2018 with the Chicago Bears. At least, compared to his rookie season he took a big step forward. Trubisky helped lead the Bears into the playoffs after going 12-4 during the regular season. Unfortunately, their run was cut short after Cody Parkey missed a field goal that would’ve […]

The New England Patriots have been the epitome of success for almost the last two decades. Ever since the Patriots brought in Bill Belichick as head coach and drafted some guy named Tom Brady in the sixth round in 2000, things have been peachy in New England. In 2001, the Patriots were crowned Super Bowl […]

John Elway came into the 2019 NFL Draft looking for a quarterback in the first round. They got their quarterback in Drew Lock but just not in the first round. Instead, the Denver Broncos selected Noah Fant with the 20th overall pick. So how did the Broncos end up drafting at number 20 when they […]

The New York Jets spent a boatload of money this offseason to try to improve their roster. One of their biggest signings was Le’Veon Bell to hopefully help Sam Darnold continue to develop. Bell drastically improves the backfield in New York and gives Darnold a dual-threat weapon. Last season, the Jets ranked 26th in rushing […]

The Green Bay Packers have given the number 52 jersey Clay Matthews wore with the team to Rashan Gary. One person upset with the decision was Matthews himself. The Packers’ official Twitter account tweeted a picture of Gary, their newly drafted edge rusher. In the picture, Gary is wearing the number 52 jersey Matthews wore […]

The Oakland Raiders surprised a ton of people by deciding to draft Clelin Ferrell out of Clemson with their fourth overall pick in this year’s draft. Although, it immediately addressed one of their biggest needs of getting a pass rusher. Ferrell was projected to go anywhere in the top 15 picks, with him rarely falling […]

The Arizona Cardinals finally decided to move on from Josh Rosen by drafting Kyler Murray with the number one overall pick. Rosen was traded to the Miami Dolphins during the second day of the draft. The Dolphins seemingly got a steal for Rosen as they only parted ways with their second round pick for Rosen […]