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The dust has barely settled on news that Steve Keim had decided to step down from his post as the Arizona Cardinals general manager. However, the front office is wasting no time in replacing him with a new GM as the Cardinals enter a crucial offseason. League insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network is […]

Sean Payton is the hottest head coaching candidate in the NFL, as the former New Orleans Saints head coach has drawn interest from as many as four teams. However, Payton’s hiring is a bit more complicated than others, given that he’s still under contract with the Saints, meaning teams wishing to hire him would have […]

After an injury-riddled season, Tua Tagovailoa’s future with the Miami Dolphins has come under question. However, Dolphins’ General Manager Chris Grier seemed to throw cold water on those rumors and support Tagovailoa as Miami’s quarterback of the present and future. The Dolphins season ended in the first-round of the playoffs after they fell to the […]

Minnesota Vikings’ star wide receiver Justin Jefferson addressed the prospect of remaining in Minnesota following his superb 2022 campaign, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. “I mean, I will be wherever I’m wanted,” Jefferson said in reference to a potential contract extension. “If they want me here, I’m here. That’s not something that I can really control.” […]

The Los Angeles Rams had a shockingly disappointing season in 2022, failing to come even remotely close to staging a Super Bowl defense. With an important offseason looming as the Rams look to recapture their former dominance, some big moves have to be made from the front office. Sean McVay is set to return amid […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are moving onto the Divisional Round to face the Buffalo Bills after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. However, Joe Burrow’s offensive line suffered a worrying injury ahead of this weekend. Ian Rapoport reports that LT Jonah Williams sustained a dislocated kneecap, but head coach Zac Taylor has said it’s more of […]

The Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs is nearly over, but with one game left to play, we already know what the Divisional Round of the AFC playoff bracket is going to look like. Unfortunately, neither the Baltimore Ravens nor Miami Dolphins will be part of the Divisional Round after they both came […]

The Baltimore Ravens put up a valiant fight against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday but ultimately fell short in the Wild Card Round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs. Lamar Jackson’s knee injury, which has sidelined him for more than a month, prevented the star quarterback from suiting up, forcing the Ravens to roll with Tyler […]

The Miami Dolphins gave their AFC East rival Buffalo Bills all they could handle on Wild Card Weekend with a third-string quarterback but couldn’t quite get it done. The Dolphins now head into the offseason with more question marks than most playoff teams. In 2023, the Dolphins’ offseason targets need to include an offensive tackle, […]

The Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs is very nearly in the rearview mirror, but with one game left to be played, it’s clear that the most shocking outcome from the opening round has been that the Minnesota Vikings were eliminated by the New York Giants. The Vikings beat out the Green Bay […]

The Detroit Lions failed to qualify for the NFL Playoffs for the sixth straight season. After falling short yet again, the front office is already looking ahead to the 2023 season. In addition to the team’s No. 6 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Detroit should also focus on some interesting upcoming free agents in […]

Brandon Staley is seemingly on the hot seat with the Los Angeles Chargers following the team’s collapse against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL Playoffs. However, NFL insider Ian Rapoport shared a surprising update on the situation, per Pat McAfee on Twitter. “I have not verified that Staley is in any trouble,” Rapoport said. “I’m […]

The New York Giants are still celebrating their massive upset victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs. Their attention is obviously going to remain heavily focused on their upcoming matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, but head coach Brian Daboll provided an update on the head coaching interviews […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was impressed with Geno Smith in 2022 after a reinvigorated campaign for the veteran, and he confirmed the process has begun to re-sign the signal-caller. On ESPN’s Seattle Sports radio on Monday, Carroll said there have not been substantive contract talks with Smith, but that the preliminary process has […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ defense will get a major boost on Monday in the Wild Card Round against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team has activated veteran cornerback Xavier Rhodes from the practice squad. Via Ed Werder: “The Cowboys have activated veteran cornerback Xavier Rhodes and expect him to play. He appeared in two games for […]

The Indianapolis Colts are beginning their offseason with a thorough head coaching search. They are eager to find the right guy and are looking at the coaches from two teams who picked up wins in Wild Card Weekend: the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. The Colts have requested interviews with 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco […]

The Minnesota Vikings crashed out of the playoffs in the Wild Card round, suffering an unexpected loss at the hands of the New York Giants by a score of 31-24. That puts an end to one of the strangest seasons in the recent memory in the NFL, and the Vikings will enter the offseason with […]

Well, that’s a sad way to end the regular season. The Minnesota Vikings’ 13-3 season came to an untimely end after choking away a 27-0 lead to the New York Giants in the Wild Card round. Despite stellar play from their offense, Minnesota failed to stop the two-headed monster that was Saquon Barkley and Daniel […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings received no shortage of criticism for their final offensive play in their loss against the New York Giants on Sunday. Cousins threw a checkdown pass on 4th and long which saw Minnesota come up 5 yards short of the first down marker. However, some people around the NFL world […]

The Baltimore Ravens were undermanned against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card matchup on Sunday night, and while they put up quite a fight, they couldn’t pull out a victory, and saw their 2022 season come to an end after suffering a 24-17 loss. Now the Ravens will head into the offseason with tons […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did all that he could, but the superstar just couldn’t get healthy enough for his team’s Wild Card Round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, with Tyler Huntley stepping in instead. Since Lamar only had a PCL sprain in his knee yet missed the final six games, it had many fans […]

Amid some inklings that CJ Stroud could potentially return to Columbus for another go around with the Ohio State football program, the Buckeyes star QB has poured cold water on those reports. On Monday, Stroud put an end to the speculation over his future by declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, officially announcing his intention […]

One of the best wide receivers in the nation will finally go pro this season. Jordan Addison, USC football’s top wide receiver, has officially declared for the 2023 NFL Draft, per Ari Meirov. Addison is the latest star to what looks to be a pretty good draft class for WRs, with Jalin Hyatt and Jaxon […]

Sunday night marked the end of the Baltimore Ravens’ season, losing in the Wild Card Round to the Cincinnati Bengals. Of course, Tyler Huntley was under center after Lamar Jackson failed to recover from his knee injury in time for the playoffs. After the team refused to give him a guaranteed five-year deal before the […]

It seems like we all knew the 2022 Minnesota Vikings magic would run out at some point. The team produced a 13-4 regular season record, but getting there took a 61-yard field goal in the first Vikings-Giants game, the biggest comeback in NFL history, and 11 one-score games. That’s why it is not a shock […]

Brandon Staley’s seat is starting to get uncomfortably warm. The Los Angeles Chargers’ Wild Card round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars was supposed to be their coming-out party. It sure seemed that way in the first half, jumping out to a 27-point lead. Unfortunately, they squandered that lead in alarming fashion, eventually losing the game. […]

Tom Brady will have one of his favorite teammates with him on the field for the first time this season when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC Wild-Card Round matchup at home, with Scott Smith of the Bucs’ official website reporting that center Ryan Jensen has been activated from […]

The Cincinnati Bengals entered their Wild Card round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens as heavy favorites considering all the injuries the Ravens were dealing with. And while the Bengals ended up winning the game when all was said and done, picking up a 24-17 victory, it was certainly not as easy as they would have […]

The Minnesota Vikings were one-and-done in the 2023 NFL postseason. Despite a 13-4 record, they allowed the New York Giants —  whom they beat just weeks ago — to come into their home and take the win in Wild Card Weekend by a score of 31-24. Kirk Cousins didn’t sugarcoat the sadness of the defeat. […]

Ideally, the Baltimore Ravens would have had superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson under center when they faced off against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday night in the AFC Wild-Card Round. But with Jackson still ailing, the Ravens turned once again to backup Tyler Huntley, who came so close to being a Baltimore playoff hero. Instead, Huntley recorded […]

The San Francisco 49ers survived the Seattle Seahawks’ best punch in their Wild Card Round matchup. That’s mainly because of a solid effort during the final two quarters that allowed the 49ers to run away with the 41-23 victory and move to the Divisional Round. Here we’ll discuss the studs and duds from the 49ers’ […]

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard is still on cloud nine after helping his team beat the Baltimore Ravens Sunday night in the AFC Wild-Card Round. Hubbard came through with the biggest play of his career in the fourth quarter of the contest, when he scooped up a fumble by Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley and […]

The New York Giants entered the 2023 NFL Playoffs on a bit of a slump, only winning two of their final eight games of the regular season. But once the postseason rolls around, that simply doesn’t matter anymore, and the Giants proved as much by picking up a hard-fought 31-24 victory over the Vikings to […]

The Cincinnati Bengals walked away with a win during the Wild Card round, but Eli Apple seems to have come out as the biggest loser in all of this. Apple has long been a target for jokes on NFL twitter because of his trash-talking and… less than ideal play at times. The second reason came […]

The New York Giants are moving onto the second round of the NFL playoffs thanks mostly to the play of Daniel Jones. Not too long ago, that seemed impossible. The Minnesota Vikings found out the hard way that Jones has improved his game significantly as the Giants defeated them in the Wild Card round 31-24. […]

Former NFL star Chad Johnson is back to his generous ways, this time dropping a $1000 tip to a server rocking with the Cincinnati Bengals. Ahead of the Bengals’ Sunday Night Football showdown with the Baltimore Ravens, Johnson took a trip to Cincinnati on Saturday and went into a local bar called Holy Grail. On […]

The Baltimore Ravens certainly missed Lamar Jackson on Sunday. They fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in a close game, and are one-and-done in the 2023 NFL playoffs. The result certainly won’t please Ravens fans, and it definitely didn’t please head coach John Harbaugh. One other person left unhappy with the way things went Sunday is […]

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins opted not to target the team’s — and arguably the NFL’s — best receiver in Justin Jefferson with Minnesota’s season on the line. With the Vikings down a touchdown in the waning moments of their Wild Card matchup against the New York Giants, Cousins hit tight end T. J. Hockenson with […]

A year after making the playoffs with a 10-7 record behind a rookie quarterback, the New England Patriots went home earlier than expected in 2022. They went 8-9 to miss the postseason for the second time in three seasons as they had several frustrating ups and downs throughout the season. Here are the five biggest […]