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The Dallas Cowboys finished the week by having a team meeting that went beyond the horizons of football. In response to the recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd, Mike McCarthy and Dallas players engaged in meetings on racial justice, per Sports Illustrated’s Mike Fisher: “The direction this week from coach Mike McCarthy,” writes […]

Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints stirred up some controversy earlier this week with his stance on kneeling during the National Anthem. The veteran quarterback has since apologized multiple times for his comments. And now, following Drew’s apology, his wife Brittany shared an emotional message. Due to all of the backlash they received, Brittany […]

Daniel Jones had a positive rookie season with the New York Giants outside of the fumbling woes he had. David Cutcliffe, Jones’ former coach at Duke, shared how he is helping Jones fix his fumble issues: “We have a bunch of drills that are designed for pocket movement,” Cutcliffe said, via Dan Duggan of The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers boasted one of the best defenses in the NFL in 2019 and members of the defense believe they can be even better in 2020. In an interview for NFL Network’s “NFL at Home” series, Joe Haden didn’t hold back on his expectations for the defense. “I expect in 2020 for our defense […]

The NFL and Roger Goodell himself posted a video on Friday, apologizing for not listening to players sooner when it came to racial issues. Despite the apology being made, Malik Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles fired back at Goodell. Malik Jackson in Eagles team meeting said he felt players protest during anthem was silenced by […]

A few members of the Denver Broncos were present at a protest in Colorado on Saturday, but this is just the beginning of their call to action. Drew Lock, who was among the players at the protest on Saturday, exclaimed that having players present at the protests is about actions over words. https://twitter.com/MikeKlis/status/1269332695664013312?s=20 On Friday, […]

The New York Giants are entering a new regime under new head coach Joe Judge, but there are still expectations for the team to perform better than it did a season ago. When speaking about the upcoming season, John Mara uttered the words, “We better be a better team”. Given that, there is added pressure […]

The arrival of Tom Brady for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will drastically change the landscape of their offense in more ways than one. In a conference call with reporters, Bruce Arians explained how Brady will change Tampa Bay’s offense in 2020. “I think, probably, our audible system, our check-with-me stuff, where the quarterback puts us […]

The Buffalo Bills enter the 2020 NFL season as favorites among the media and fans alike to win the AFC East. Of course, that comes due to the surprising departure of Tom Brady from the New England Patriots. Also, Buffalo has made some refinements to their roster this offseason. Most notably, the Bills were able […]

The New York Jets are entering a pivotal season as they prepare to enter their second year of the Adam Gase experiment. With Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots, the Jets hope to be the next team to reign supreme in the AFC East. Throughout the offseason, New York has made a concerted effort […]

There are bold takes that occur within the sports world and then there are extremely bold takes. Despite the popular opinion regarding the questionable trade, NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks suggests that the Houston Texans offense is better without DeAndre Hopkins. Brooks’ reasoning is due to Deshaun Watson having more options to target rather than force-feeding […]

The Green Bay Packers have been one of the more vocal teams amid the tragic death of George Floyd. Besides speaking out on the issues at hand, Green Bay wants to continue to find ways to support social justice efforts. In an article for the team’s official website, Mark Murphy — the Packers president and […]

The topic of Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the National Anthem has been ignited again with the recent events that have taken place. Akiem Hicks, the Pro Bowl defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, explained why he fearfully stood for the National Anthem in 2016. “At that time when Kaepernick was taking a knee, I had […]

The Chicago Bears are in no rush to decide between Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback for Week 1. While the Bears continue their offseason program, Chicago wants to wait it out before choosing Foles or Trubisky. In a conversation with the Chicago Sun-Times, Matt Nagy exclaimed that the preseason will aid […]

The Carolina Panthers haven’t been a franchise in the NFL long, as they prepare to enter their 26th year in the league in 2020. Nevertheless, the Panthers have still employed a few successful coaches in relatively brief time they have been established. Entering the upcoming season, Carolina has accumulated a 195-204-1 record in its first […]

The NFL released a statement nearly a week ago following the tragic death of George Floyd and now they are admitting their previous mistakes. After some time to reflect on the situation, the NFL ‘admits we were wrong’ and reaffirms that Black Lives Matter. In response to the events that have transpired in the past […]

The Atlanta Falcons signed Todd Gurley earlier this offseason and he’s already turning heads within the organization. Despite the unusual circumstances this offseason, Matt Ryan spoke about how Gurley has handled himself. In a conversation with Vaughn McClure of ESPN, Ryan shared how impressive Gurley has been in his short time with the Falcons: “I’ve […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are reigning Super Bowl champions, led by Andy Reid as their head coach. Besides Reid, the Chiefs have had a handful of memorable and successful head coaches at the helm over the years. Throughout the franchise’s first 60 years, Kansas City has compiled a 481-423-12 record. While some coaches have had […]

There were reports on Friday by Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News that the New York Jets were attempting to convince Kyle Long to unretire. However, those reports have since been nixed with Long himself responding to the rumors, per Rick Tarsitano of WGN News in Chicago. Just asked Kyle Long if there […]

The recent protests have reignited the conversation surrounding Colin Kaepernick and why he remains out of the NFL. Hue Jackson, a former head coach for the Cleveland Browns, revealed that he wanted to sign Kaepernick. On Friday, Jackson went on “The Really Big Show” on ESPN Cleveland to confess his prior interest in the former […]

Bill Belichick has been known as a football savant while he’s been with the New England Patriots. He also understands the magnitude of what is currently going on. According to NFL Network’s Mike Giardi, Belichick ‘sacrificed’ football to discuss the recent events with his players. I'm told the #Patriots had open conversations about recent events, […]

There have been multiple teams in the NFL to have players participate in the protests around the country. After floating the idea around throughout the team, several players from the Denver Broncos are expected to protest in Denver on Saturday. Kareem Jackson, a veteran safety that is entering his second year with the Broncos, spoke […]

The Miami Dolphins are in a rebuild in 2020 with Brian Flores as their head coach, but that hasn’t always been the case. Despite the organization’s struggles in recent seasons, the Dolphins are hoping that Flores shares the same success as some of the other coaches they’ve employed. Throughout Miami’s 54 years of existence, they’ve […]

The Los Angeles Rams saw a ton of success in the 1990s and early 2000s led by head coaches Dick Vermeil and Mike Martz. However, those aren’t the only successful coaches that the franchise has employed throughout the years. Even right now, Los Angeles has Sean McVay entering his fourth season with the Rams, and […]

The Indianapolis Colts have a crowded backfield in 2020 and they have lofty expectations for rookie Jonathan Taylor. Tom Rathman, a former fullback and current running backs coach for the Colts, revealed what Taylor needs to improve upon. In a virtual meeting with Colts coaches on Thursday, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan spoke to […]

Amid the controversy surrounding Drew Brees, there has been a major what-if scenario to surface. According to CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora, Tom Brady had an interest in signing with the New Orleans Saints had Brees chosen to retire. Strange little quirk to this Drew Brees saga … Had Brees retired, as he long opined […]

Drew Brees caused some controversy on Wednesday with his comments pertaining to players kneeling during the national anthem. Alvin Kamara, who is entering his fourth season with the New Orleans Saints, spoke to Brees about what he did wrong. On Thursday, Kamara took to Twitter to express his opinion on a video from Fox News […]

There have been teams around the NFL to call for change following the death of George Floyd and the Green Bay Packers are the latest. In an emotional post to the team’s official Twitter account, Green Bay players are calling for “change” and reforms within law enforcement. Enough is enough. It's time for change. https://t.co/AS7wP9qz2x […]

The Buffalo Bills have been one of the unluckiest franchises in the NFL, losing four consecutive Super Bowls from 1990-1993. Similar to most teams in the league, the Bills have also had their fair share of failures in free agency. Of course, Buffalo has made some fantastic signings in free agency, including the likes of […]

It remains to be seen who the Chicago Bears deploy as their starting quarterback next season, but Allen Robinson isn’t too concerned about it. While the wide receiver heads into a contract year with the Bears, Robinson is confident regardless of who is manning the quarterback position in 2020. During a conference call with local media […]

Drew Brees perturbed plenty of people—even teammates from the New Orleans Saints—on Wednesday following his questionable statement in response to players kneeling during the National Anthem. Less than 24 hours since he made the comments, Brees has issued an apology to those that he hurt with his comments. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBA1P3gHpT_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link While conducting an interview with Yahoo […]

Eli Apple hasn’t had a seamless start to his career in the NFL, but he’s hoping that will change with the Carolina Panthers. Despite the rough patches to begin his career, Carolina is ‘anxious’ to insert Apple into their secondary in 2020. In an interview with Joseph Person of The Athletic, Marty Hurney — the […]

Deshaun Watson is a leader amongst men for the Houston Texans, and that holds true off of the field as well. While everyone continues to have a heavy heart of the death of George Floyd, Watson attended a march in Houston led by Floyd’s family. Texans’ QB Deshaun Watson attended today’s march in Houston that […]

Mike Vrabel has been able to unite the locker room of the Tennessee Titans in his first few seasons. Now, he’s hopeful that during these trying times that everyone can unite with one ‘common goal’. “By listening and understanding those thoughts and feelings, how they feel, has helped me recognize I think what’s important, and […]

John Mara, a co-owner of the New York Giants, said that the team better be better in 2020 and Golden Tate is confident that will happen next season. Ahead of his second season with the organization, Tate is prepared for New York to turn things around. The veteran wideout spoke to David Diehl, a media […]

Every year in the NFL, there seems to be a player who inserts his name into the sweepstakes for the NFL’s MVP award despite not being favored to win it. The perfect example of this scenario is Lamar Jackson from just this past season. Dating back to May 31, 2019, Jackson was given +8000 odds […]

Teams around the NFL have begun to prioritize making sure they have multiple options at the wide receiver position. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are plenty of wide receivers that could burst onto the scene in 2020. While the league continues to trend toward being a pass-oriented league, more and more […]

While the world continues to mourn the death of George Floyd, some of the NFL’s biggest names have expressed their opinions on the matter. Jamal Adams, the All-Pro safety for the New York Jets, shared his passionate plea following the death of Floyd, via his official Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/HmiM3HL3N5 — Jamal Adams (@Prez) June 1, […]

The running back position has been viewed as expendable in the NFL in recent seasons. Though, that doesn’t mean that teams won’t continue to utilize their running backs heavily in their offensive gameplans. In today’s NFL, running backs are expected to be capable of running the ball and being a receiving threat in the aerial […]