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Michael Thomas is set to make his return to the football field with the New Orleans Saints in 2022 after missing the entire 2021 season with an ankle injury. Thomas played spraingly during the 2020 season as well, meaning this is the first time we will really see him in action since the 2019 season, […]

Coming off from a Heisman Trophy winning season with Alabama, DeVonta Smith entered the NFL subject to sky-high expectations. And as a rookie, Smith had a solid year. He finished with 64 receptions for 916 yards and five touchdowns. His receiving yards set a new Philadelphia Eagles record for a first-year player. Those numbers show […]

On January 23rd, the NFL world saw a game for the ages, and a breakout performance to match. The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs traded scores in a divisional-round matchup that became an instant classic. While Buffalo ultimately fell in overtime, a new star for the team emerged throughout the game. Gabriel Davis, a […]

Since quarterback Patrick Mahomes took over as the Kansas City Chiefs starter in 2018, the Chiefs offense hasn’t ranked lower than sixth in the league in points scored or total yards. However, if there is one weakness on Mahomes’ side of the ball in KC, it’s at the running back position. After several years of […]

More than 20 years after their first title, the Los Angeles Rams took home the Super Bowl by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. With such a historic season, it is difficult to think that they are not capable of running it back. Following their offseason moves, fans in Los Angeles should be excited for what […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to incorporate some new wide receivers into their offense after losing their top wideout, Tyreek Hill, in a trade with the Miami Dolphins this offseason. Coach Andy Reid has been looking to get everyone as many reps as possible, but given all the wide receivers the Chiefs have in […]

The Philadelphia Eagles made a number of notable moves this offseason to set themselves up for a better 2022 season. The franchise has a ton of positive takeaways from last year to build off. In the first year with Nick Sirianni as head coach and Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterback, the team took a […]

Adam Thielen has been one of the best stories in the NFL in recent history. The Minnesota Vikings picked him up as an undrafted free agent in 2013, and over time, he’s turned himself into one of the most productive wide receivers in the NFL. He’s earned two Pro-Bowl selections and a spot on the […]

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku is a chief in Nigeria. Njoku, who already has the nickname of “chief,” revealed how he became an actual chief in Nigeria over the offseason, per Bally Sports Cleveland. “Around March, I went back to Nigeria for my annual charity,” Njoku said. “They also inaugurated me as a chief. […]

Towards the end of the 2021 season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started losing their receivers. The most notable one, of course, is Antonio Brown’s… memorable meltdown against the New York Jets. However, shortly after that news, star wide-out Chris Godwin also went down with an ACL tear. In the span of a month, the Bucs […]

The Minnesota Vikings enter a make-or-break season in 2022. Following an NFC Championship Game run in 2017, the Vikings have missed the playoffs in three of the last four seasons. After the last few seasons, many have doubts that this group can live up to expectations. Most of this Vikings roster is still intact from […]

The Cleveland Browns are considered one of the more talented teams in all of football. Last season, the Browns underperformed and missed out on the playoffs a year after reaching the AFC Divisional Round. One of the bigger issues was inconsistency in the secondary. That prompted Cleveland to draft Martin Emerson Jr. with the 68th […]

Friday morning, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers received some great news. Chris Godwin returned to practice for the first time since tearing his ACL eight months ago. Of course, you have to take the good with the bad. Unfortunately, as Godwin returns, fellow Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans left the practice field with an apparent leg […]

There is a positive buzz surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles heading into the 2022 season. Last season was the first year under Nick Sirianni and with Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterback and the team showed some real positive signs. The franchise finished with a 9-8 record and managed to sneak into the postseason. With a […]

The end of the Ben Roethlisberger era in Pittsburgh has come. It has inevitably triggered a period of transition for the Steelers, starting with selecting QB Kenny Pickett in the 2022 NBA Draft. Pickett, however, is not starting, though that’s not much of a shocker. Having said that, Mike Tomlin’s squad has a lot more […]

There was once a time when “Tom Brady to the Miami Dolphins” was a popular train of thought. During the start of the offseason, it was revealed that the former Patriots quarterback wanted to join his former AFC East rivals. These talks were reignited in 2021, after Brady had joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It […]

Football season is on the way, which means it’s time for fantasy football. Baltimore Ravens running back JK Dobbins is an interesting fantasy player for the upcoming 2022 season. Dobbins had a solid rookie season in 2020 but tore his ACL during a preseason game prior to the 2021 season. Dobbins was going to be […]

Thursday night’s Hall of Fame Game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Jacksonville Jaguars played out as many would have expected, with plenty of reserve players getting action in the preseason’s first game. However, many didn’t expect to see Raiders running back and projected starter Josh Jacobs out on the field playing meaningful snaps […]

Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are considered to be two of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time. Both men have led their teams to incredible glory over the last few years. However, Brady is often considered to be higher than the Packers star due to one reason: longevity. Just last year, the now-Buccaneers quarterback came second […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a key player for their playoff run when Chris Godwin tore his ACL in Week 15. It was a brutal loss for Tom Brady and the offense, who missed him as they lost in the postseason. Fortunately, the 26-year-old is still making good progress in his rehab. Friday morning, Godwin […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were in Canton on Thursday night to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL’s first preseason game of the 2022 season. The Raiders came out victorious in the Hall of Fame Game, besting Jacksonville by a score of 27-11. Jarrett Stidham started off as the Raiders’ first quarterback, leading Las Vegas deep […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off the 2022 NFL season in the Hall of Fame game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Although they lost 27-11, they got to see first overall pick Travon Walker in action. In his first taste of NFL action, he did not disappoint. Immediately in the first exhibition game of the season, […]

The San Francisco 49ers are facing a lot of questions this preseason, but Kyle Shanahan has provided some answers after releasing their first depth chart. The 49ers didn’t seem to make any gains in the offseason due to a lack of major salary cap space and the absence of a first-round pick for the first […]

The New York Giants were dealt some very bad news as they go through training camp. Offensive lineman Matt Gono “likely” has a career-ending neck injury, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN. Raanan said that Gono was feeling good early on but when New York started ramping up the level of contact, things went south. […]

The New Orleans Saints are heading into the ’22 season with a monster change in the organization. After comfortably being the head coach of the Saints since 2006, Sean Payton decided to call it a career. With a vacant spot at head coach, the Saints decided to go with defensive coordinator Dennis Allen for the […]

Since Sean McVay took over as head coach in 2017, the Rams have been a top NFL club. The Rams got their Holy Grail by winning Super Bowl LVI after they switched from Jared Goff to Matthew Stafford in the summer. Cooper Kupp, their star wide receiver, also had a season for the ages (145/1,947/16), […]

It will take some time before NFL fans will get used to seeing quarterback Russell Wilson in a Denver Broncos uniform, and that’s especially true for hardcore Seattle Seahawks fans who will now have to stomach the sight of Wilson playing for the team that Seattle defeated at Super Bowl XLVIII. But for Russell Wilson, […]

The Cowboys are bringing back a fair bit of talent from last season. Superstars like Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons give the team a solid baseline for success in 2022, but Dallas lost a lot of talent as well. After a less-than-groundbreaking offseason, Dallas is set to rely on more than a few […]

James Saxon, one of the assistant coaches for the Arizona Cardinals, has been with two counts of domestic battery. Saxon is currently the running backs coach of the team under Kliff Kingsbury, and was hired back in 2019. The charges stem from an incident that reportedly happened last May. According to the probable cause affidavit, […]

After quite a wait, it’s now been revealed that Matthew Berry is taking his fantasy football expertise back to NBC Sports after a long and memorable stint in Bristol. This isn’t the first tango between Matthew Berry and NBC Sports, as he was with the organization from 1999 to 2004 before becoming an exclusive ESPN […]

Will Arizona wide receiver Marquise Brown fly high this 2022 NFL season for the Cardinals? The Arizona Cardinals strengthened their receiving group by trading for Brown in the first round of the April draft after losing Christian Kirk to free agency. Kyler Murray reunites with Brown, and it should be pretty good for the team. […]

FOXBOROUGH – Patriots second-round rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton is learning from one of the franchise’s greats. Troy Brown is the third-leading receiver in franchise history, making several big plays throughout New England’s first three Super Bowl runs. As Thornton put it, “his history speaks for itself.” Nowworking as the Patriots’ wide receivers coach, Brown’s […]

Will tight end Dalton Schultz power through for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2022 NFL season? Prior to 2022, it is difficult to consider anyone else as a top-five tight end. Who, specifically, would you replace? The go-tos are Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Darren Waller, Mark Andrews, and Kyle Pitts. Cowboys TE Dalton Schultz has […]

Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips had a notable shoving match during the early days of training camp. Josh Allen now reveals that the two have made up. The franchise quarterback went as far as to give Phillips a gift. On Tuesday, Josh Allen had his first media availability since […]

Former University of Georgia pass rusher Travon Walker was a controversial No. 1 overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Jaguars, but if his first NFL action is any indication then Jacksonville clearly made the right choice. In NFL’s kickoff of the preseason on Thursday, Walker showed his supreme athleticism that made him […]

The Deshaun Watson saga with the Cleveland Browns has been a steaming hot mess for both the quarterback AND the team. As a quick recap: Watson missed the entirety of the 2021 season. During that time, more than twenty sexual assault allegations were hauled at Watson. Because of that, the Texans traded him to the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders might just have dropped a massive hint about the future of running back Josh Jacobs with the team. In the Raiders’ Thursday night Hall of Game game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Canton, Jacobs has been playing as though is being showcased by Las Vegas for potential trade suitors. It’s not […]

There was once a time when the Los Angeles Rams’ 2022 season was a relatively quiet affair. Yes, there were talks about Sean McVay’s next extension. Odell Beckham Jr.’s status still hangs in the balance. For the most part, though, all seemed to be well for the team… until the last few days, that is. […]

Kiko Alonso is on his way back to the NFL, particularly to the fold of the New Orleans Saints.  Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that the linebacker is on the verge of finalizing a deal with the last team he has seen action for in the pros. “Former #Saints LB Kiko Alonso worked […]