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Denver Broncos defensive tackle Mike Purcell had been with six different teams and cut 10 times before arriving in the Mile High City in 2019. But Purcell no longer has to worry about his staying power. The Broncos are reportedly signing Purcell to a three-year extension worth $14.8 million and $6.8 million guaranteed. The deal […]

During his media session on Tuesday, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson welcomed new Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers to Philly. While Pederson said he’s never had the pleasure of meeting Rivers, the Eagles coach is looking forward to developing a relationship with Doc (via Eagles on Twitter). Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, […]

The Atlanta Falcons reportedly won’t fire head coach Dan Quinn (yet) despite the team starting the season at 0-4, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. However, if the Falcons lose to the Carolina Panthers in Week 5, there could be some changes on the team’s coaching staff. From NFL Now: Nothing has changed with the […]

The Houston Texans fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien Monday after an 0-4 start to the season. It was a move that had been a long time coming, given some of the tensions in Houston’s front office and O’Brien’s questionable personnel decisions in the past few years. However, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has always carried an aura of supreme confidence throughout his NFL career. But heading into the 2020 season, there were those who wondered whether the Packers would continue to implement a run-heavy scheme. However, Rodgers has gotten off to a tremendous start through the first four games. The former […]

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair fired general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien on Monday. A move that to some may come as a shock, but not if you’ve been paying attention. On the daily Locked On Texans podcast, hosts Coty Davis and John Hickman discussed the firing of Bill O’Brien and why this move […]

Despite a 26-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their game on Monday night, the New England Patriots might get some good news soon. There’s a chance that quarterback Cam Newton could return to the team as soon as this week after missing the game against the defending Super Bowl champions after testing positive […]

Aaron Rodgers has had an incredible start to the season. The Green Bay Packers are 4-0 and Rodgers is starting to ease back into being one of the very best gunslingers in the NFL. On the daily Locked On Packers podcast, host Peter Bukowski explained why Aaron Rodgers’ play should put him in first place […]

The Indianapolis Colts are off to a 3-1 start thanks in large part due to their defense. Indy’s defensive unit ranks first in the NFL in terms of points and total yards against, and the Colts are coming off a dominant defensive performance against the Chicago Bears in Week 4. The numbers would seem to […]

The San Francisco 49ers are getting healthier at the skill positions, which means bad news for veteran wideout Mohamed Sanu. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the Niners are releasing Sanu. Source: The #49ers are releasing WR Mohamed Sanu, as SF gets healthy at the position with some of their young guys. Rare for an […]

Houston Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien was fired after the team’s 0-4 start to the season, which culminated in a 31-23 loss to the previous winless Minnesota Vikings in Week 4. While star quarterback Deshaun Watson has yet to react to O’Brien’s firing, one of his teammates in defensive end JJ Watt […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had to deal with some adversity after this past weekend’s game with the Tennessee Titans was moved due to the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak. However, the earlier-than-anticipated bye week has given wide receiver Diontae Johnson more time to recover, and he should be cleared to play in this weekend’s matchup against the Philadelphia […]

Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander and the rest of the defense mostly kept the Atlanta Falcons in check on Monday night. Alexander also wants to let the people know how it is Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley was shut out for the contest. The 23-year-old took to Instagram for some self-promotion on Tuesday morning after […]

After their win over the New England Patriots, Patrick Mahomes has led the Kansas City Chiefs to another 4-0 record to start a season. This is Kansas City’s fourth 4-0 start in a row, which is an NFL record. Mahomes is just on another level right now and he’s being treated as such. On the […]

We are officially done with Week 4 of the NFL season. This is a season like one we have never seen before so it is taking some time to get things right early on. With teams having played a quarter of their games, the league is beginning to take shape. This is true of individual […]

The San Francisco 49ers have had a rather rough start to their season due to all of the injuries. Key defensive players such as Nick Bosa, Solomon Thomas and Ziggy Ansah are all done for the season, and Dee Ford is out indefinitely with a back injury. Furthermore, cornerbacks Richard Sherman, Emmanuel Moseley and Ahkello […]

Monday night’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots did not end without controversy. It was the Chiefs that eventually emerged with a hard-fought 26-10 victory, but unsurprisingly, the contest had its fair share of contentious moments. One such instance was early in the game when the referee opted to call […]

The New England Patriots decided to bench Brian Hoyer during the team’s 26-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. Despite the limitations the Patriots had during the week due to Cam Newton’s positive COVID-19 test, Hoyer avoided making any excuses for his poor performance. Via Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald: “It was […]

The Cleveland Browns are finally discovering their true identity as a team and attained a winning record for the first time in six years after their Week 2 win against the Washington Football Team. They continued the surge as they added another tally to their win column with a 49-38 win against the Dallas Cowboys […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said he spoke with Jalen Ramsey about the star cornerback’s fight with New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate on Sunday. Ramsey reportedly threw the first punch in the midfield brawl moments after the Rams 17-9 victory. McVay said he didn’t feel the need to discipline nor have […]

The Dallas Cowboys suffered a huge blow as offensive lineman Joe Looney sustained a sprained MCL injury in his right knee which could sideline him up to three weeks and will be monitored on a week-to-week basis, according to Calvin Watkins of Dallas News. Multiple sources say Joe Looney has a sprained MCL in his […]

A quarter of the 2020 NFL season has already passed, but there are still no signs of Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa making an appearance on the gridiron. The Dolphins announced Tuesday morning that veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will continue to be the team’s starter in their Week 5 encounter against the San Francisco […]

There hasn’t been much great news to come from the Tennessee Titans in the past week, but they did receive some good news on Tuesday morning. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, the Titans have produced zero positive COVID-19 tests for the second straight day, making it likely that they will play in Week 5. Day […]

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New England Patriots 26-10 on Monday night to notch its fourth straight win to start the season. Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes didn’t play quite a good game offensively, but praised the rest of his team for stepping up on the other end. “I didn’t play very good football,” Mahomes […]

To say that Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers is disappointed with being forced to stay in Green Bay for the bye week would be an understatement. After leading the Packers to a 30-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, Rodgers was asked about this new policy, and he did not hold back. […]

Aaron Rodgers caused some concern for fans of the Green Bay Packers late in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons when he was stretching his leg out after a play. Following Green Bay’s victory, Rodgers explained what really happened on the play that he awkwardly stumbled on, per NFL Network’s […]

The Houston Texans are heading another direction sans former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien after a disappointing 0-4 start to the season. Associate head coach Romeo Crennel was eventually named as the team’s interim head coach for the time being. O’Brien faced harsh criticism after trading wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona […]

New England Patriots running back James White made his long-awaited return to the field on Monday against the Kansas City Chiefs. This was the first time White suited up to play following the shock death of his father in a vehicular accident a couple of weeks ago. White was understandably emotional after the game, as […]

What do Robert Tonyan of the Green Bay Packers and Jimmy Graham of the Chicago Bears have in common? Not much… but Tonyan’s game versus the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night created a special fact. The two tight ends now have a remarkable connection. Robert Tonyan had three touchdown passes on Monday night as they […]

Following a 0-4 start, the Houston Texans fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien. While most fans seem pleased with the organization’s move, Arizona Cardinals wideout Deandre Hopkins has nothing negative to say about it. Via Twitter, Hopkins sent out his first tweet since O’Brien’s departure from the Texans. To recall, O’Brien was the […]

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan has put on quite a show with a hat trick in Week 4 against the Atlanta Falcons. It seems San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle could not be happier with the performance. Kittle took to Twitter to celebrate Tonyan’s third touchdown of the day from quarterback Aaron […]

The latest meeting of the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs continues to make headlines, albeit for not-so-ideal reasons connected to Roger Goodell and others. The two teams were supposed to play last Sunday but it was put on hold when Patriots star quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for COVID-19. Later on, it […]

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan had already put together a stellar outing against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers made sure that he put the cherry on top with another trip to the end zone. Tonyan, who was wide open, hauled in a pass from Rodgers to secure the hat […]

It was Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs who emerged victorious in their highly anticipated matchup against the New England Patriots on Monday, 26-10. The defending champions have now moved to 4-0 to start the new season, and in the process, made a bit of NFL history. After the game, Mahomes took to Twitter […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has developed a connection with tight end Robert Tonyan. Their rapport has been on full display against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4. Rodgers found Tonyan once again on an eight-yard touchdown pass for their second end zone connection of the night for the Packers, via NFL Twitter: Rodgers […]

Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones has been ruled out for the second half of Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers with a hamstring injury.  #Falcons WR Julio Jones is out for the game with a hamstring injury. — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 6, 2020 The Falcons have been buried by injuries to their […]

Green Bay Packers DE Za’Darius Smith paid tribute to the late Breonna Taylor after sacking Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field. Take a look: Za’Darius Smith with the sack. His shirt says “Rest in Heaven Breonna Taylor.” #Packers pic.twitter.com/sNUySyLSmo — Lily Zhao (@LilySZhao) October 6, 2020 Breonna Taylor was […]

Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers hilariously flexed for the showtime cam after his teammates did following a touchdown. Check out the funny moment: Had to hit the #ShowtimeCam after the TD! 😆#ATLvsGB | #GoPackGo https://t.co/M0948m7gLx — Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 6, 2020 Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have been having a lot […]

The NFL made it almost a quarter of the way through the 2020 regular season before encountering its first — and hopefully last — COVID-19 outbreak. With the Tennessee Titans seeing around 20 players and other personnel test positive for the “coronavirus” over the course of the last week or so, the team’s Week 4 […]