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After a 1-3 start, the Washington Football Team made the huge decision to bench starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins. On the daily Locked On Washington Football Team podcast, host Chris Russell explains why Washington’s decision to move Haskins to the third-string spot shows this is more than just a struggling young quarterback. Chris Russell: Dwayne Haskins […]

The NFL season is officially a quarter of the way over and we are on to Week 5. Bye weeks are beginning and the waiver wires in fantasy football are going to be as busy as ever. This is what separates the true managers to people who just join for the social aspect. Week 5 […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season is upon us, and as always we have our weekly predictions even though there’s no podcast. We’ll be back next week with our takeaways from Week 5, our fantasy football waiver wire pickup recommendations, […]

Odell Beckham Jr. is off to a fast start in his second season with the Cleveland Browns, a sight everyone in The Land is happy to see since the star didn’t have that great of a campaign in 2019 after the Browns acquired him from the New York Giants. The Browns, who are 3-1 on […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smitth-Schuster joined AFC North rival Joe Burrow in asking peers and fans to wear a mask. One day after Burrow took to Instagram with his own PSA, Smith-Schuster posted a rather humorous video showcasing how best to eat with a mask still present. Check it out: A mask-wearing PSA from […]

Los Angeles Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert was pressed into starting duty in Week 2 when Tyrod Taylor suffered a punctured lung prior to game time. It seems Herbert has done enough in the past three weeks to convince Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn he can lead the team going forward. Adam Schefter of ESPN […]

The Tennessee Titans’ Week 5 game against the Buffalo Bills is in danger after Titans players broke protocol, resulting in additional positives for COVID-19. Apparently, Outkick writer and FOX Sports radio commentator Clay Travis knew about one of the workouts in question, though he did not report on it. Travis’ son apparently witnessed Titans players […]

New York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett touched on his team’s upcoming matchup against his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, during his media session on Thursday. Garrett and the Cowboys parted ways in January, ending a long-term relationship. He had served with the team as a coach and coordinator since 2007, when he joined the […]

Lamar Jackson was the unanimous 2019 NFL regular season MVP. Now the superstar quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens is enjoying another strong campaign in 2020. However, he may have hit a snag. On Wednesday Jackson missed practice due to a knee injury. Now according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, Jackson is out again on […]

Tua Tagovailoa may not have played a single snap for the Miami Dolphins since being selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, but the quarterback that he’s shadowing, Ryan Fitzpatrick, has already prepared him well for when he becomes the team’s signal-caller.  “I probably talk more on the bench than I […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick refused to answer about Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore reportedly having dinner just one day before it was revealed Newton tested positive for COVID-19. Adam Schefter reported Wednesday Newton and Gilmore had dinner the Friday before New England’s Week 4 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. The next […]

The Dallas Cowboys have struggled mightily this year to the tune of a 1-3 record through the first four weeks of the 2020 NFL season. One of their big issues has been turnovers. Superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott has not been immune to that. Turnovers have plagued him so far with three fumbles. According to […]

The New York Jets are still looking for their first win of the season when they face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. But they may get some much-needed help in the form of running back Le’Veon Bell, who could return to the Jets’ Week 5 game after missing three weeks due to a hamstring injury.  […]

The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers nearly had a change of venue thanks to Hurricane Delta. However, the storm is apparently straying west of Louisiana, and Saints head coach Sean Payton revealed the game is likely to be played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome: “Well look I think we are fortunate right now,” Payton […]

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald is clearly unhappy about reports pertaining to a number of Tennessee Titans players working out together despite being locked out of their team facility. The Steelers were slated to face off against the Titans in Week 4 prior to the contest being postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak within […]

The Tennessee Titans face could face “historic” discipline for violating COVID-19 protocols, and there are people around the NFL who believe they should be forced to forfeit Week 5’s game against the Buffalo Bills. This comes in the wake of yet another Titans player testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning, with another inconclusive positive […]

Austin Ekeler exited early in the Los Angeles Chargers loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with apparent knee and hamstring injuries. After seeking a second opinion on his injuries, Ekeler won’t require surgery, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A second opinion on Chargers’ RB Austin Ekeler’s hamstring injury confirmed what first doctor thought: No need for […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain optimistic about the status of wide receiver Mike Evans as they face off against the Chicago Bears on Thursday. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Evans should be good to go against Chicago if everything goes well during his pregame workout: For tonight’s #Bucs–#Bears game, TB WRs Mike Evans (ankle) and […]

Since Tom Brady inked his deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, instead of buying a home, he and his family have been living in Derek Jeter’s mansion in Florida. But after a few months of taking shelter in Jeter’s abode, Brady is closing in on a mansion of his own, per TMZ. Given the circumstances […]

There continues to be a rise in positive COVID-19 cases in the NFL and the league is tasked with figuring out how to combat it. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, due to the increase in cases, the NFL could look to alter how teams are able to make the playoffs. “The NFL has gone over […]

Dalvin Cook has had a tremendous start to the new season for the Minnesota Vikings. The 25-year-old currently leads the league in rushing first downs and TDs, and as it turns out, Cook has been channeling a bit of Barry Sanders in his recent surge. When asked what he’s been doing differently these days, Cook […]

The Golden State Warriors are hoping to return to relevancy next season and they’ll need to improve the roster for them to revert to being championship contenders. With a glaring need at the center position, could the Warriors make a play for Dwight Howard? Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area thinks that could happen, […]

The Houston Texans have their work cut out for them in finding a new GM and head coach after moving on from Bill O’Brien. While the front office begins looking for replacements at both spots, J.J. Watt believes the priority should be building around Deshaun Watson. “Deshaun Watson‘s an incredible quarterback,” Watt said. “He’s the […]

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green has not exactly had the strongest of starts to the new campaign. Nonetheless, this does not seem to be a cause for concern for Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor. When asked about Green’s rather pedestrian form of late, Taylor was quick to talk up his wide receiver: “His time […]

For his stellar performance thus far in the 2020 NFL season, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen got an apology from a critic. Right after the Bills selected Allen as their seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, critics and analysts slammed the team for their choice.  One of the harshest critics was Sam Monson […]

Two of the brightest stars of the NFL are set to go head-to-head in Week 5 as Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens will be visiting first overall pick Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday. Though Jackson has been enjoying his reign as the league’s reigning MVP, the Bengals’ rookie has been turning […]

The New York Giants have a tremendous opportunity to turn their season around in Week 5, as they face off against the Dallas Cowboys in what is going to be a battle between two teams that have both kicked off the new campaign poorly. For Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, however, he’s not yet ready to […]

New England Patriots star quarterback Cam Newton is one of the biggest names who have recently tested positive of COVID-19. The 31-year old missed the Patriots’ Week 4 match-up against the defending champions Kansas City Chiefs after his test results from last week came back positive. While Newton and the rest of the Patriots are […]

There will be more than a few wide receivers to choose from in Week 5 as the NFL officially passes the quarter mark of the 2020 regular season. However, because of the volume that can be found at this particular position, fantasy football owners need to tread lightly as there are some traps to avoid […]

Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has deleted a tweet where he basically ripped the Houston Texans for trading the NFL star. The Texans, who fired general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien this week, shockingly traded Hopkins to the Cardinals in the offseason despite the superstar wideout never asking for a trade or […]

The NFL has reached quite the impasse as the league attempts to trudge forward as a result of the 2020 regular season. With the season just barely a quarter of the way through its typical 17-game schedule (well, sort of) fantasy football owners have already been impacted in a big way with Week 5 now […]

Week 5 of the 2020 NFL regular season is here, and with it comes more fantasy football questions. The good news is we are now a fourth of the way through the season. Teams have played four games now, which means we can start feeling good about those evaluations. It is much easier to tell […]

The Houston Texans are reportedly going with a different method next campaign. According to NFL Network’s James Palmer, the front office will look into hiring a separate head coach and general manager in the offseason. My understanding is Jack Easterby will be the acting GM for the remainder of the season. Then the #texans will […]

Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders will look to snap their two-game losing streak in Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, but it’s not going to be easy since Patrick Mahomes and Co. are 4-0 on the season and arguably the best team in the NFL again. During his media session on Wednesday, […]

The Washington Football Team benched quarterback Dwayne Haskins on Wednesday in a rather surprising move since it’s still so early in the NFL season, and Kansas City Chiefs star safety Tyrann Mathieu reacted to the news on social media. Mathieu is hoping Haskins keeps his head up since the NFL can be a brutal business […]

On Wednesday, Washington football team head coach Ron Rivera made the move to pull his starting quarterback, Dwayne Haskins. The former first-round pick will be replaced with Kyle Allen when they play the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. Furthermore, there have been reports that say Haskins has been demoted to third-string QB, with returning […]

The Cincinnati Bengals hit the figurative lottery when they drafted Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. After all, he has been everything the team could have hoped for in the first four weeks of the season. Cincinnati currently has 1-2-1 record, but their two losses were by a combined […]

A group of Tennessee Titans players held a workout at a Nashville school last week despite being told not to, and the NFL could come down on the team extremely hard. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the Titans could face a “historic” punishment from the NFL for violating league protocol. There’s buzz in […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger feels that his momentum was put on hold thanks to the unfortunate postponement of their Week 4 matchup against the Tennessee Titans (per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor). Roethlisberger: “It's tough, especially for someone like myself who was just starting to get back into the flow of things," Roethlisberger said. "It's not […]