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The Jacksonville Jaguars are amid a rebuild and the 2020 NFL Draft is their next source of adding more players that can hopefully expedite the process of returning to the playoffs. After a dismal season in 2019, the Jaguars possess the No. 9 pick in the first round of this year’s draft. Similar to most […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been looking to move on from wide receiver Alshon Jeffery for quite some time. According to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman began shopping Jeffery in trade talks early during the 2019 campaign. That occurred about a month after Philadelphia guaranteed Jeffery’s salary for 2020. As […]

Amari Cooper ultimately re-signed with the Dallas Cowboys on a massive five-year, $100 million deal, but there was another team chasing him throughout the free-agent process: the Washington Redskins. As a matter of fact, the Redskins apparently came close to landing Cooper. Recently, Washington head coach Ron Rivera revealed just how close his team was […]

The coronavirus pandemic has caused issues all over the world. That includes the world of sports. Due to the NFL being in the offseason, it has not had to cancel games like other leagues, but they are still feeling the effects. That includes severe limitations to things like free agency physicals and pre-draft visits. Due […]

The Arizona Cardinals agreed to acquire star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Houston Texans last month, sending running back David Johnson and a second-round draft pick to the Texans in exchange (the teams also swapped fourth-rounders). However, nothing is official just yet. Why? Because neither Hopkins nor Johnson have been able […]

The Atlanta Falcons signed running back Todd Gurley last month after he was cut by the Los Angeles Rams, knowing full well that he has a knee issue. However, Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff is not concerned. According to William McFadden of the Falcons’ website: “We looked closely at it. We have language in our […]

The Philadelphia Eagles took home the NFC East title in 2019. However, they have a lot of improving to do. Although they won the division, it was more due to the weakness of the NFC East. Philadelphia went just 9-7 and was promptly bounced from the playoffs in the Wild Card round by the Seattle […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are beginning a new era, and they have new uniforms to boot. On Tuesday, the Buccaneers revealed their new threads, marking their first jersey change since 2014: Allow us to show you the future 😏#GoBucs pic.twitter.com/naURTtwkZ3 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 7, 2020 Tampa Bay made what was probably the […]

Los Angeles Chargers guard Trai Turner, who alongside Cam Newton with the Carolina Panthers, thinks it would be awesome if the two were teammates again in Los Angeles. Turned made an appearance on the Rapsheet + Friends podcast, and also said he thinks Newton still has some good football years left in him. “Yeah, we […]

With the 2020 NFL Draft coming up, it’s time to dream about scenarios, and one of those that could play out is the Atlanta Falcons having a chance to draft Tua Tagovailoa. With this draft, there are a lot of unknowns, and with teams not being able to bring in Tagovailoa to take a better […]

The Denver Broncos haven’t been a team that has been afraid to spend big money in free agency, and a lot of to the time, it has worked out well. There have been some busts, but there have been a lot more good signings than bad. Let’s break down the five best free-agent signings in […]

Every year that the NFL Draft happens, small school prospects or players that barely anyone, except for the draft leaders who are involved in essentially every draft entrant, is aware of, break onto the scene and makes a name for themselves in the league. Players like wide receivers Donald Driver, Julian Edelman, and Marques Colston, […]

The New Orleans Saints haven’t always been the best team in football, but in the last decade-plus, they have had a lot of success and that has been because of some of the free-agent signings. Let’s take a look at the five best free-agent signings in Saints history. 5. Wil Lutz The kicker might not […]

The NFL announced the All-Decade team and there were some very deserving players on the list like Tom Brady and Aaron Donald. With every list, including this All-Decade team, it seems there are always a few snubs that probably should have also found a way into the mix. Let’s look at the five biggest snubs […]

When the news broke that Tom Brady was signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, everyone was hesitant to believe it and O.J. Howard felt the same. Over two weeks since Brady officially signed his deal, Howard reacted to Tampa Bay signing Brady: “For me, like everyone else, I was hearing the rumors about it,” Howard said […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are presumed to be taking Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, making Andy Dalton expendable. Despite the possibility of trading him, head coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals are exploring all options with Dalton. “Every option is on the table out there,” Taylor said to Elise Jesse of […]

With Todd Gurley no longer on the team, the Los Angeles Rams plan to use a running back by committee approach, according to Greg Beach of the Associated Press. Les Snead on the Rams' running philosophy after Todd Gurley: "What we do want to be is a team that utilizes more than one workhorse moving […]

NFL star Cam Newton is still available in free agency and he feels a bit out of place for the first time in his career. While speaking to NBA star Chris Paul on Instagram Live, Newton admitted to feeling like a fish out of water. “It’s so much possibility for me right now, but the […]

As a result of COVID-19, the NFL Draft will be fully virtual later this month. The fact that the team reps will have to be located separately in their homes makes things complicated enough, but Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh sees another potential issue: hackers. The Ravens will be using Zoom, a video-conference service, […]

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson has a ton of time on his hands like most of us and that’s led him to reflect on some of the decisions in his career. On Monday night, Johnson shared his regret for joining the New York Jets prior to the 2014 season. Just thinking to myself how […]

Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa are considered to be the top two quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL Draft, and ESPN’s Mel Kiper seems to believe they are better than last year’s first two quarterbacks taken. While answering questions from fans, Kiper ranked Burrow and Tagovailoa ahead of Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones. For months, Burrow […]

The Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers are going to share SoFi Stadium and they could be sharing the TV screen later this year. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Rams and Chargers will both be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Prior to 2020, HBO has conducted 14 seasons of “Hard Knocks”, giving fans […]

The Carolina Panthers made headlines with their decision to trade right guard Trai Turner to the Los Angeles Chargers for left tackle Russell Okung this offseason. Unfortunately, this only raises further concern regarding the development of tackle Greg Little. Little struggled to find his footing as a rookie due to injury. According to Alaina Getzenberg […]

The Denver Broncos have made a number of significant moves already this NFL offseason. One of their major acquisitions this offseason was the signing of Pro Bowl running back Melvin Gordon. This upcoming season, Gordon will be joining a backfield that already includes Pro Bowler Phillip Lindsay. In a recent article on NFL.com, former NFL […]

The Carolina Panthers are in the midst of a significant rebuild this offseason. Regardless, it appears the long-term future of running back Christian McCaffrey remains a top priority. According to David Newton of ESPN.com, general manager Marty Hurney indicated that a new deal is currently in the works: “Obviously, we’ve had internal discussions,” Hurney said. […]

Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is now a member of the Buffalo Bills. Not only that, but the Bills gave up quite a bit to receive the services of Diggs from the aforementioned Vikings as Buffalo sent a massive haul of future NFL Draft picks back to Minnesota. One thing is for certain, […]

Denver Broncos general manager John Elway has made plenty of important offseason moves. Not only did he build around quarterback Drew Lock, but he revamped their defense for this upcoming season. In a recent interview with Ben Swanson of DenverBroncos.com, Broncos star linebacker Von Miller opened up about all the offseason moves Elway has done […]

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen recently made a point to comment on the NFC North franchise’s potentially costly offseason thus far. Despite the fact that the 2020 NFL Draft has yet to officially come and go, the Vikings have already made a slew of noteworthy moves this offseason. It’s a slate that includes […]

Just about every expert on Planet Earth has former LSU Tigers running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire coming off the board somewhere in the early-to-middle portion of second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Most teams are already set at the running back position. So it will be interesting to see how many rushers are selected ahead […]

The Carolina Panthers are betting big on former New Orleans Saints backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The one-time Pro Bowl signal-caller and former first-round pick for the Minnesota Vikings back in the 2014 NFL Draft signed a massive three-year, $63 million contract as a free agent this offseason with the Panthers, succeeding ex-MVP gunslinger Cam Newton […]

Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jim Everett, the franchise’s all-time leader in passing yards, made headlines on Monday, the 26th anniversary of the infamous “Jim ‘Chris’ Everett” exchange with sports talk-show host Jim Rome. Everett, 57, retiring in 1997 with the then–San Diego Chargers, started his NFL career with the Rams, spending the first eight […]

Jameis Winston may be looking for his second NFL home, but the former No. 1 overall pick is apparently staying busy. Not only that, but Winston is helping the community and general public in the process. While teamming up with Dr. David Kelley, Winston has set up a free, nationwide COVID-19 hotline. If people choose […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay no longer has running back Todd Gurley at his disposal. The NFC West franchise released the veteran earlier this offseason. With Gurley since joining the Atlanta Falcons, the Rams will now look ahead to the future, which will certainly be a bit different as McVay will begin to […]

Denver Broncos star linebacker Von Miller is not only the last holdover from the Super Bowl 50 winning team, he also has a big, individual goal for the 2020 NFL season. Miller, 31, intends on trying to win the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year Award, which would be the first time he’d earn the […]

Tight end Greg Olsen signed with the Seattle Seahawks in the offseason as a free agent after nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers. However, he did take a visit with the AFC East’s Buffalo Bills this spring. But the two sides did not agree on a contract. Bills general manager Brandon Beane explained it wasn’t […]

Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton was released by his original, longtime franchise this NFL offseason, making him one among several high-profile signal-callers changing teams in the spring, not unlike Philip Rivers, Tom Brady, and Jameis Winston. Newton, 30, a former first-overall selection of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers along with Heisman Trophy winner […]

With former Los Angeles Rams star running back Todd Gurley, the face of the franchise, released by the team (and later signed by the Atlanta Falcons), the NFC West club will have a new staring rusher in the backfield alongside franchise quarterback Jared Goff. Veteran offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth thinks one running back already with […]

Former Los Angeles Chargers full back Derek Watt is now officially a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of course, it probably helped that Watt’s brother, T.J., is a staple of the Steelers defense as a Pro Bowl pass rusher. Now formally announced as one of the team’s newest players, Watt has since opened up about […]

The Los Angeles Rams would love to create a spectacle in their first home game at SoFi Stadium. Regardless of when the Rams open SoFi Stadium, the Dallas Cowboys are shaping up to be their first visitors. Since the Rams made the move back to Los Angeles in 2016, they’ve been anxious to unveil a […]