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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf has only played 22 games in his NFL career (including playoffs), but that’s apparently enough to earn the highest of praises from his quarterback, Russell Wilson. Metcalf caught 58 passes on 100 targets for 900 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie, then recorded 11 catches for 219 yards […]

There’s a bit of a logjam at the quarterback position for the Washington Football Team, with head coach Ron Rivera recently dropping Dwayne Haskins in favor of Kyle Allen. According to reports, veteran quarterback Alex Smith is now not only in the mix, but that he might end up with the starting gig soon. In […]

The Tennessee Titans had no additional positives in Thursday’s round of testing for COVID-19 ahead of their matchup against the Buffalo Bills, according to ESPN insiders Dianna Russini and Adam Schefter. No positive tests in Tennessee this morning, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 9, 2020 This is good news for both teams, as […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers looks on track to return to the backfield. Rams head coach Sean McVay provided a positive update on Akers ahead of L.A.’s Week 5 matchup against the Washington Football Team. “Akers is looking good,” Rams coach Sean McVay told reporters on Thursday. “Unless he has a setback, he’ll […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are fearful that defensive tackle Vita Vea may be sidelined for the remainder of this season due to the ankle injury he sustained in Thursday night’s 20-19 loss to the Chicago Bears, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Buccaneers fear that DT Vita Vea suffered a season-ending broken ankle […]

The New York Jets just became the latest NFL team forced to deal with a COVID-19 issue. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk first reported Friday morning that a Jets player had a “presumptive positive” test result. The player is getting another test to determine whether or not it’s a false positive. ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed the […]

Chicago Bears edge rusher Khalil Mack personally welcomed Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie tackle Tristan Wirfs to the NFL on Thursday night. Wirfs — a former Iowa Hawkeyes star whom Tampa Bay selected with the no. 13 overall pick draft to protect quarterback Tom Brady — was ragdolled into the ground by Mack during the third […]

Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Dallas Cowboys. On Friday morning, Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy provided insight into the status of linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, who has been out since breaking his collarbone in the team’s Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Cowboys designated Vander Esch to […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady has spoken out about what appeared to be an epic blunder from his end in the closing moments of the Bucs Thursday night matchup against the Chicago Bears. Brady denies not knowing that they were already on their fourth down, which is something that coach Bruce Arians double downed […]

It wasn’t a pretty performance by Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles on Thursday, as they scrapped through a victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20-19. Foles struggled early in the contest, but ultimately stepped it up in crunch time to lead his team to a tightly-contested victory. After the game, Bears head coach Matt Nagy […]

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nathan Gerry has been under scrutiny as of late after his old tweets have resurfaced. The former Super Bowl champion’s tweets — which predates back to 2011 and 2012 — had racial slurs in them which has put him and his team in a peculiar situation. Gerry, who was 16 and 17 […]

Cairo Santos for the win. Santos made a 38-yard field goal with just 1:13 remaining in the Week 5 match-up between the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 28-year old’s kick ended up to be the game-winner as it gave the Bears a slim 1-point win en route to their fourth win over […]

Chicago Bears guard James Daniels sustained a pectoral injury Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it is feared that he will be lost for the season, according to early reports by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. #Bears G James Daniels will undergo an MRI on his pec, with a source saying the fear is […]

Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack sure didn’t hold back against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier Field on Thursday night. He showed why he is a former NFL Defensive Player of the Year. In one play early in the third quarter, with the Bears up by one, 14-13, Mack ragdolled rookie offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive linesman Vita Vea had to be carted off the field towards the closing moments of Thursday night’s contest between the Bucs and the Chicago Bears. This comes as a terrible development for both Tampa Bay and Vea, who himself was having quite a game against the Bears. This report comes via […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers superstar quarterback Tom Brady did not exactly have the best game of his illustrious career on Thursday against the Chicago Bears. The shorthanded Bucs suffered a disappointing 20-19 loss to the Bears, and this was compounded by a huge error from Brady himself towards the dying moments of the contest. Here’s a […]

Dallas Cowboys safety Xavier Woods defended the teams’ defensive effort Wednesday, dismissing the notion that it is the root cause of the Cowboys’ struggle thus far. Speaking with reporters, Woods said: “Our effort’s been good. I mean, on certain plays some guys, I mean, me included, there may be a lack, but overall the effort […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was pissed at one of his o-lineman after a penalty-filled drive against the Chicago Bears in the third quarter of the Week 5 matchup in Chicago. Take a look: Tommy Mad. #TNF pic.twitter.com/CWMDRqu4n0 — Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 9, 2020 We have seen this from Tom Brady before. The […]

The Los Angeles Rams currently sit in second place in the stacked NFC West Division, behind only the undefeated Seattle Seahawks. With both the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals presently an even 2-2 on the season, every game will be crucial down the stretch for each of the four teams that inhabit the NFC […]

Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham made a ridiculous one-handed TD catch against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5. Peep the clip below to see the ridiculous play unfold: Jimmy Graham one-handed SNAG pic.twitter.com/8xUfdjRb2j — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 9, 2020 Jimmy Graham is in his first season with the Bears after playing for […]

The Chicago Bears made the first crucial mistake with the interception from quarterback Nick Foles. It did not take long for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense to capitalize. Quarterback Tom Brady found wide receiver Mike Evans in the end zone for their first touchdown of the day, via NFL Twitter: 1️⃣2️⃣ ➡️ 1️⃣3️⃣@MikeEvans13_ has a […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will have their work cut out trying to get back into the win column versus the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5. Fortunately, it appears their offense will have its most explosive weapon back in the mix. Wide receiver Henry Ruggs is expected to play after missing the last two games […]

Josh Allen has been likened to Cam Newton and other mobile quarterbacks before, but Brett Favre believes he could follow the footsteps of arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. In an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio, Favre said that Allen could be the “new Tom Brady” with the Buffalo Bills. “His time is now and […]

The Dallas Cowboys have started the 2020 season at 1-3 and now they could lose star left tackle Tyron Smith for the rest of the campaign. According to Ed Werder of ESPN, the Cowboys are considering placing Smith on injured reserve because of a nagging neck injury. The Dallas Cowboys are uncertain whether Tyron Smith […]

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreaks affecting multiple teams around the NFL, the upcoming Week 6 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills has been postponed. Instead of facing off on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Bills Stadium, the defending champions will take on Buffalo three days later, on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Titans-Bills game […]

Despite having no new positive COVID-19 tests, the New England Patriots are still playing it safe. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Patriots are taking additional precautions and will continue to prepare for their Week 5 matchup against the Denver Broncos with virtual meetings and no practice again on Friday. While there were no […]

The controversial matchup between the Tennessee Titans and the Buffalo Bills will be shifted to a later day of the week on Tuesday, given that there are no more positive COVID-19 results for the Titans (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). Titans-Bills game scheduled for Sunday is being moved to Tuesday at 6 pm as long as […]

The NFL front office has decided to move the New England Patriots’ matchup against the Denver Broncos to Monday, per 9News’ Mike Klis. This was one of the few outcomes that remained after the Patriots had three players test positive for COVID-19. Broncos have been informed their game against New England will be moved from […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers star wide receiver Mike Evans will play against the Chicago Bears in Week 5 despite dealing with an ankle ailment. The Buccaneers listed Evans as questionable to play for the matchup, but Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times has confirmed that Tom Brady’s No. 1 option will be out there against […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers players aren’t just getting used to playing with a new quarterback. Rather, the quarterback they now call a teammate is 43-year-old Tom Brady—a six-time Super Bowl champion whom multiple current Bucs players once idolized. “Tom Brady is somebody I watched growing up,” running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “He’s […]

The Tennessee Titans are coming off an AFC Championship Game appearance last season and are 3-0 to start this year. However, they are also currently suffering an outbreak of COVID-19, there have been 23 positive tests in the organization since September 24. The NFL recently sent a league-wide memo indicating that the team was found […]

During his media session on Thursday, Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater wore a Miami Heat cap since he was born in Miami, Florida. Even though the Heat are down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals, Bridgewater isn’t going to jump off the bandwagon. Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is wearing a […]

The Arizona Cardinals will look to sign free agent cornerback Prince Amukamara after he visits in a few days, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. The #AZCardinals are bringing in veteran CB Prince Amukamara for a visit in the next few days with the intention to sign him, source says. — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October […]

Lamar Jackson took the NFL by storm last year, winning the MVP in his first full year as the starter in Baltimore. It’s hard to follow up such an incredible year, much less improve upon it, but Jackson still has a lot of growing left to do in order to take the Ravens back to […]

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 […]