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For the Los Angeles Rams, returning to the Super Bowl is their utmost priority. They still have much of the core that brought them there in Super Bowl LIII, and a bit of a coaching change should do the job. Kevin O’Connell is thought to be the fittest candidate who can take the position from […]

The Los Angeles Rams are rehashing their team after a disappointing 2019 season saw them miss the playoffs. One of the changes made was in the coaching staff as they added Denver Broncos OLB coach Brandon Staley as the replacement for Wade Phillips. NFL.com correspondent Ian Rapoport was one of the first who reported the […]

The Oakland Raiders will become the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, and they are taking the final steps into making that official. On Friday, the team’s official social media accounts removed ‘Oakland’ from their information. While they will be playing their home games in Las Vegas in 2020, they won’t officially be named the Las […]

Sam Darnold definitely had a season filled with ups and downs with the New York Jets, and his offseason hasn’t gotten off to the best start. With the Jets not in the playoffs, Darnold underwent surgery on his left thumb. The second-year quarterback didn’t get off to the start he envisioned having in 2019. After […]

The Los Angeles Rams are making some changes to the coaching staff, and that involves adding an offensive coordinator. With the team considering bringing someone in, Kevin O’Connell is considered to be a ‘strong candidate’ for the offensive coordinator job. Since the Rams hired Sean McVay in 2017, they haven’t had someone who’s held the […]

The Dallas Cowboys announced Mike McCarthy as the team’s next head coach on Wednesday but there is still some business that needs taken care of. With the offseason coming soon, Stephen Jones gave an update on a deal for Dak Prescott. “We’ve got to land the plane and get his deal done,” Jones said, via Jon […]

A former quarterback taken No. 1 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals thinks the Bengals should repeat history and take another quarterback. Carson Palmer sees Cincinnati making LSU’s Joe Burrow the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. In an interview with Draft Wire’s Justin Melo, Palmer noted that the Bengals “desperately” need a quarterback. Though […]

When the Oakland Raiders used the fourth-overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Clelin Ferrell, they were expecting him to be a disruptive force immediately. Unfortunately, the Clemson product failed to translate his game to the NFL in his rookie season. In the event that a player is taken early in the first round, […]

If Tom Brady were to leave the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick could be searching for a new quarterback — that is if Jarrett Stidham isn’t yet ready to take over. One name that continues to swirl around in speculation is Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton. Renowned football writer Peter King of NBC Sports thinks it could […]

Before the trade deadline, the Denver Broncos shipped wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks. Before the 49ers’ divisional round bout with the Minnesota Vikings, he joined a Denver radio show to talk about the differences between his old and current teams. “I feel like sometimes in the […]

The consensus is that Eli Manning, at 38 years old, won’t return to the New York Giants. Either he will retire or go to a new team that offers him a starting gig, as he’s made it clear he isn’t interested in serving as Daniel Jones’ backup. Giants owner John Mara hasn’t closed any doors […]

For the first time in his NFL career, Tom Brady is set to become an unrestricted free agent. While the New England Patriots are odds-on favorites to retain the 42-year-old quarterback, there is speculation within league circles that he could move-on to find a new team. Chief among the speculation is the NFL’s top insider, […]

The Cleveland Browns have conducted plenty of interviews for their vacant head coaching job and their final one came on Friday. After spending hours speaking to Jimmy Haslam, Josh McDaniels is on his way out of Cleveland upon finishing his interview per Cleveland.com. Josh McDaniels has left Berea. #Browns pic.twitter.com/jK1aKPEPad — clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) January 10, […]

For the first time under Sean McVay, the Los Angeles Rams experienced disappointment in the regular season. The Rams finished the season with a 9-7 record and will have quite a few decisions to make in the offseason. Just a year ago, Los Angeles was still participating in the playoffs and were on their first […]

The Indianapolis Colts entered the preseason as one of the favorites to be in serious Super Bowl contention. That all changed pretty quickly. Superstar quarterback Andrew Luck decided to retire before the start of the season. Suddenly a Super Bowl contender was an afterthought. They were expected to be one of the lower-tier teams in […]

Seattle Seahawks left tackle Duane Brown is listed as questionable for his team’s divisional round playoff matchup with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, according to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football Talk.  Brown has missed the last three games after undergoing surgery to trim a meniscus in his knee two-and-a-half weeks ago. He has not […]

Philip Rivers sure picked a bad time to have one of the worst seasons of his career. The Los Angeles Chargers quarterback is slated to hit free agency this offseason, and there appear to be legitimate questions as to whether or not the Chargers will bring him back. Rivers has spent his entire 16-year career […]

The New York Jets selected Quinnen Williams with the third pick in the 2019 NFL Draft in hopes he could bolster the defensive line. While he didn’t produce impressive numbers, Williams did show flashes of being a talented defensive lineman in the NFL. When Quinnen Williams was announced to the Jets, he immediately became a […]

The San Francisco 49ers defense just got a massive boost. On Friday, the team announced that Kwon Alexander is no longer on the injured reserve. The fifth-year linebacker will indeed play on Saturday against the Minnesota Vikings. Alexander tore his pectoral on Oct. 31. Like the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt, he returned from an injury […]

The Kansas City Chiefs enjoyed a bye week from the postseason after locking up the second seed. However, despite the extra week of rest, they are far from healthy. On Friday, the team announced that tight end Travis Kelce (knee) and defensive lineman Chris Jones (calf) are questionable to play in the divisional round against […]

Julian Edelman played all 16 games for the New England Patriots in 2019, but that doesn’t mean he ended the season in good health. The star slot receiver will need to have two surgeries in the offseason to fix his shoulder and knee, according to Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald.  In 2019, Edelman played with […]

For the first time in franchise history, the Kansas City Chiefs won 12-plus games in back-to-back years. In doing so, they enjoyed a first-round bye in the playoffs — just as they did in 2018. However, they are far from perfect. If the Chiefs want to leap from “good” to “potential dynasty,” they need to […]

The Los Angeles Rams made it all the way to the Super Bowl last season. Due to that, big things were expected from them. The same can be said for quarterback Jared Goff. He set career-highs in completion percentage (64.9%), passing yards (4,688) and passing touchdowns (32) in 2018. Those numbers put him to the […]

Are you ready for some football?!? The Green Bay Packers are. Two days before their divisional round bout with the Seattle Seahawks, the Packers are getting their fans excited to watch some postseason football for the first time since 2016. Watch below. The video should get Packers fans more excited for some football — as […]

Baker Mayfield was supposed to have the season all second-year quarterbacks dreamed of. The Cleveland Browns surrounded him with talent after his record-breaking rookie season. Instead of thriving, he felt the sophomore slump. To get out of that slump, he will need to prioritize two things in the offseason. 2. Set aside the nightmares 2019 […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback corps is a shell of what it used to be. After placing starter Mike Hughes on the injured reserve shortly before the Wild Card round, the Vikings did the same to Mackensie Alexander. They announced his placement on the injured reserve on Friday. In a corresponding move, the Vikings signed undrafted […]

The Minnesota Vikings have never won a Super Bowl and they haven’t made it to one since the 1976-77 campaign. So needless to say, it has been quite the drought in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Vikings’ playoff run has gotten off to a good start this year, as they upset the New Orleans […]

It’s hard to believe that just two years ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game on the strength of a dominant defense. That defense is now a shell of itself, as many of its top players are gone, and the edge that it had in 2017 just isn’t […]

Among the notable players set to test the free agent market this offseason for the Philadelphia Eagles is running back Jordan Howard. The Eagles managed to acquire Howard from the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft prior to the 2019 NFL season. They had high hopes that the […]

The Houston Texans have to feel good about their 2019 season, but there are still some holes they need to fill during the offseason. The team had a lot of positives, but also a lot of holes were exposed that need to be worked on. The Texans don’t have a first-round draft pick in the […]

The Houston Texans are preparing to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round. Unfortunately, head coach Bill O’Brien has since felt the need to do some damage control. Footage recently leaked of O’Brien engaging in an exchange of words with a heckler during the Texans’ loss to the Denver Broncos in […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Josh McCown played the second half of the team’s playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks injured. According to Tim McManus, McCown dealt with a hamstring injury. He is expected to undergo surgery to repair it on Tuesday. Josh McCown played the second half vs. Seattle on a torn hamstring and is scheduled […]

Although the Chicago Bears fell vastly short of expectations in the 2019 NFL season, they can at least take solace in the fact that running back David Montgomery looks the part of a future workhorse. The Bears were dealing with some turnover in the offseason after parting ways with running back Jordan Howard. As a […]

The Denver Broncos didn’t make the playoffs in 2019 but there is some hope around the team that they aren’t too far away from competing. They look like they have found their quarterback in Drew Lock, so the next step is building the rest of the team up around him. According to Spotrac.com. the Broncos […]

Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien says that wide receiver Will Fuller will be a game-time decision for his team’s Divisional Round playoff matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. Fuller did not play in the Texans’ Wild Card Round win over the Buffalo Bills due […]

The Seattle Seahawks are set to hit the road to take on the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round. The Seahawks made a splash this offseason when they shipped away outside linebackers Jacob Martin, Barkevious Mingo, and a third-round pick in exchange for defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. They are now hoping that he […]

The Detroit Lions actually got off to a solid start in 2019, going 2-0-1 over their first three games and giving the Kansas City Chiefs a heck of a fight in what ended up being their first loss of the season. But then, the wheels came off. The Lions won just one game the rest […]

The Dallas Cowboys were expected to compete for a Super Bowl during the 2019 season, but they fell well short of that goal. They didn’t make it to the playoffs, finishing with an 8-8 record. For the Cowboys, this is an important offseason because they aren’t that far away from competing for a Super Bowl, […]

It’s safe to say that the Houston Texans’ Bill O’Brien reached his breaking point during the team’s Week 14 loss. For those that can’t recall, the Texans were blown out by the lowly Denver Broncos by a score of 38-24. The game’s final score was much closer than the actual game, however. Denver blew out […]