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Even with running backs and wide receivers receiving most of the attention in the early portion of fantasy football drafts, tight ends should never be neglected — especially this time around. In addition to the usual suspects at this position like San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, […]

The New York Jets are not expected to win a Super Bowl or even make the playoffs in 2021-22. However, the up-and-coming AFC East franchise has made some impactful offseason adjustments while adding some talented players at some key positions. This has placed at least some expectations around the Jets heading into the latest campaign. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are doing whatever it takes to repeat as Super Bowl Champions after they brought back every single starter from the team that beat the Kansas City Chiefs in February. With Tom Brady back for at least one more rendezvous, the Bucs are trying to create some more cap space as well […]

The NFL season is almost here with the regular-season opener less than two weeks away. With that, the rosters are being trimmed down and cuts and trades are being made across the NFL. But, the Arizona Cardinals might have a big surprise heading their way regarding talented cornerback Malcolm Butler. According to Mike Garafolo of […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback battle has been one of the more interesting dramas of the NFL offseason. Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance have fought tooth and nail for the starting gig. However, it appears that Lance has been hit with a noticeable setback as the regular season approaches. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, […]

Coming off three straight trips to the AFC Championship Game to go along with a Super Bowl title and back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, the Kansas City Chiefs will look to build on this success during the 2021 NFL season. Hoping to make it to the Super Bowl for a third straight season and win their […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster gave fans quite a bit of a scare after he performed the Milk Crate Challenge just a couple of weeks before the 2021 season starts. In a now viral video on Twitter, the 24-year-old star can be seen going over the crates stacked like a pyramid. Fortunately for the […]

The high school football season kicked off and ESPN showcased a ton of games on their networks across this past weekend. One of the game’s that ESPN aired was Bishop Sycamore against football powerhouse IMG Academy, and the game was a massive blowout as IMG rolled Bishop Sycamore by a score of 58-0. But, that […]

Jared Goff finds himself on a new team for the 2021 NFL season after getting traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Detroit Lions. Goff’s play has taken a step back since leading the Rams to the Super Bowl in the 2018 season, and he has faced plenty of criticism for it. Furthermore, not […]

The New England Patriots have still yet to name a starting quarterback for the 2021 season. After the Patriots wrapped up their preseason slate against the New York Giants, head coach Bill Belichick gave a Belichick-like answer.  Question: Looking ahead to the regular season, have you made a decision on who will start at quarterback […]

The Houston Texans have been facing the Deshaun Watson decision for months as the star quarterback is in the thick of investigations and his future is still up in the air. With the regular season kicking off in less than two weeks, the Texans had to make a decision whether to keep him or trade […]

Now that Major League Baseball has successfully pulled off a real-life Field of Dreams Game, it leaves us wondering what the ideal setting for the NFL version of a Field of Dreams Game would be. With so many historic football fields available for this across the country, it opens the door for plenty of new […]

After J.K. Dobbins suffered a season ending ACL injury for the Baltimore Ravens in their preseason finale, some questioned the decision to even have Dobbins playing in the exhibition. On Monday, via ESPN, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh addressed that choice while saying, “It’s a fair conversation.” “But there are other teams that don’t play […]

The Chicago Bears have been facing a quarterback controversy since moving up to draft Justin Fields in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Many Bears fans want to see Fields take the helm, although it seems they won’t be getting their wish as Matt Nagy insists on playing Andy Dalton. Bit, it appears […]

There is another NFL trade as teams across the league try and make their final roster cuts. The New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals have made a swap involving a former first-round pick, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.  Trade: The #Giants are trading BJ Hill to the #Bengals and receiving former first-rounder Billy […]

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens received some good news on Monday with Week 1 just around the corner. Wide receiver Marquise Brown will finally return to practice after suffering a hamstring injury on July 28th. Ravens WR Marquise Brown (hamstring) is practicing today. He hasn’t practiced since July 28. — Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) August […]

The Indianapolis Colts got quarterback Carson Wentz back at practice in a surprising return after he underwent surgery and was expected to miss some time. That is certainly good news for the Colts as far as his status for Week 1. However, the Colts were hit with bad news on Monday, as they placed Wentz […]

With the regular season rapidly approaching, the Dallas Cowboys are pondering what moves to make, or not make before Week 1. According to Peter King and his “Monday Morning Quarterback” article, the Cowboys could field trade calls and entertain the idea of moving linebacker Jaylon Smith. And Cleveland would be a third team where you […]

With the NFL preseason wrapped up, all teams have shifted their focus to trimming down their rosters and prepping for the start of the regular season. For the New Orleans Saints, they are now uncertain where their opener will be played. Saints head coach Sean Payton said Monday, via Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, that he’s […]

The Deshaun Watson situation is a massively tricky one for the Houston Texans. On one hand, the quarterback wants to part ways with the Texans via a trade. On the other hand, it’s not that easy of a call to make for Houston for several reasons. The interest seems to be there for Watson from […]

Priority number one for the Chicago Bears entering the regular season is figuring out the Andy Dalton – Justin Fields dilemma at quarterback. Priority number two might just be finding the right trade for third-string quarterback Nick Foles. According to Peter King and his “Football Morning in America” column, the Bears are open to trading […]

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network gave the latest updates on the status of injured Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins, who will miss the entire 2021 NFL season after suffering a torn ACL in Week 3 of the preseason.  And one of the more interesting tidbits on Rapoport’s report was the possibility of veteran […]

The Buffalo Bills turned many heads last season as they overachieved and reached the AFC Championship against the Kansas City Chiefs. Even though they fell short of making it to the Super Bowl, the team still gained many positive things heading to next season. Perhaps the biggest factor to the Bills’ performance in 2020 was […]

The New York Mets are getting a lot of heat from their own front office for the “thumbs down” gesture they made in response to being booed by their fans. Now, others have chimed in on the matter as well. It’s a list the includes Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who has officially entered the […]

For now, the Miami Dolphins are set to enter the regular season with Tua Tagovailoa as their starting quarterback. Rumors about a potential Deshaun Watson trade have really picked up steam lately though, and one team that keeps coming is the Dolphins. Head coach Brian Flores was asked about Tagovailoa with the Watson rumors circulation […]

It hasn’t been a rosy preseason for the Cincinnati Bengals rookie Ja’Marr Chase. Selected fifth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Bengals, Chase has yet to impress Cincy fans, many of whom believe that the team should have just selected a piece for Joe Burrow’s protection than a shiny new target downfield for […]

In their preseason finale, the San Francisco 49ers showed off a rotating, two-quarterback system between Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance for much of the first half. Playing against the Las Vegas Raiders, head coach Kyle Shanahan of the 49ers was shuffling Garoppolo and Lance in and out of the lineup non-stop during drives in the […]

The Detroit Lions signed Breshad Perriman in the offseason as part of a complete overhaul of their receiving corps. Just five months later, the Lions are pulling the plug on the Perriman experiment and cutting him, according ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Perriman only got a one-year, $3 million deal, so it’s not like this was an […]

Mac Jones or Cam Newton? That’s the burning question plaguing New England Patriots fans as the start of the season looms large.  If you ask Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, he claims the answer is still anybody’s guess. The Patriots coach addressed reporters after their preseason finale victory over the New York Giants. “No, we […]

Cam Newton has apparently made amends with the radio announcer that recently criticized him for being “distracted” over the rap music being played in the background during a New England Patriots training. As the Boston Herald reported, Patriots radio analyst Scott Zolak has apologized to Newton on Sunday for his rather insensitive remarks. He mentioned […]

New England Patriots rookie Mac Jones had quite the memorable showing in their final preseason game against the New York Giants. However, while he did throw his first career touchdown in the contest, it was not the main highlight for him. Instead, it was his hilarious moment with Cam Newton that went viral online. After […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made the bizarre decision on Sunday to rotate his quarterbacks between Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo–a move that certainly raised the eyebrows of more than just a few people. After all, it’s already their final preseason game and the team still hasn’t given any indication of who’ll be […]

The Cleveland Browns made the playoffs and won a playoff game last year with Baker Mayfield performing well. Once again the hype around the Browns and fans is brewing, even more after the return of wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The former New York Giants star got traded to the Browns and underwhelmed in his […]

It took him a while, but New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones has finally recorded his first (unofficial) passing touchdown in the NFL. During the Patriots’ preseason finale against the New York Giants, Jones put the finishing touches on a six play, 75-yard drive with a keen 17-yard passing touchdown to second-year wide receiver […]

The Seattle Seahawks are one of the most intriguing teams in the NFL. They have one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Russell Wilson, as well as a dynamic offense surrounding him. The Seahawks also play in the NFC West, the toughest division in football. In order to compete in such a harsh […]

Out of nowhere came more trade rumors regarding Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. After months and months of conversations, a report came out about the Miami Dolphins emerging as a candidate to acquire the Texans disgruntled star who is in the thick of investigations. But, Dolphins head coach Brian Flores answered a question about the […]

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram will not play in his team’s final preseason game against the New England Patriots due to a calf injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Sunday evening. Giants ruled out TE Evan Engram with a calf injury. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2021 The severity of the calf […]

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback battle continues on in their final preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has confused everybody, and even more so after the beginning of Sunday’s game. With both Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance fighting for the job all preseason, Shanahan surprisingly rotated them in and […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is going to miss the start of the season due to a neck injury. Colts head coach Frank Reich relayed the news to reporters on Sunday, per Jelani Scott of NFL.com. While it’s unclear just how long the disc issue will keep Hilton out of the lineup, the silver lining […]