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The Green Bay Packers won 13 games and reached the NFC championship in 2019, but their offense by and large disappointed. They ranked 18th in total offense and 17th in passing—despite rostering two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. The Packers leaned on the strength of their defense to guide them to a deep playoff run. But […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster may be a dangerous offensive threat on the field. However, he’s maintained the persona of an outspoken and a happy-go-lucky character off the field. The former USC Trojan shared in an interview on the Barstool podcast Pardon My Take: “Outside of football, I live my life to the fullest. […]

The Green Bay Packers decided to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft, and it became the talk of the town after the conclusion of the first-round draft festivities. Long-time Packers playmaker Aaron Rodgers expected to get some potent offensive weapons but was only left in shock after the selection. With […]

Despite his undoubted talent, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa slid all the way down to the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. That was purely because of his lingering injury from his Alabama days. All the speculation is now over as the rookie is medically cleared to attend the full roster training camp. Palm […]

The Seattle Seahawks have just recently won the Jamal Adams sweepstakes to improve their roster for the upcoming season. However, another intriguing player in All-Pro wideout Antonio Brown is now being linked to the team. Earlier this month, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler updated Seattle’s interest in Brown during an appearance on SportsCenter: “Seattle has […]

Not even the dreaded coronavirus pandemic can keep Washington Football Team veteran rusher Adrian Peterson from playing another season. The former Oklahoma Sooner is set to enter his 14th campaign in the league and his third season in Washington. Peterson discussed his playing status amidst the situation with TMZ Sports: “Of course [COVID-19] is always […]

Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera and the rest of the team are trying look on the bright side. Despite all the challenges the organization recently faced, the long-time NFL coach remains optimistic for the future of the club. As reported by NBC Sports Washington: “To me, the only advantage that we have is […]

Could the NFL possibly operate in a bubble?  It seems pretty far-fetched for the league to emulate the “bubble” scenario that has become quite popular among North American sports leagues like the NHL, MLS and NBA. The NFL has a much, much larger roster in addition to coaches, front office executives, other personnel. However, the […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara’s long-term future is still clouded in uncertainty. He is currently entering the fourth and final season of his rookie contract. He claimed back in April that he’d like to have a deal that allows him to remain in New Orleans beyond the coming season. However, Saints general manager […]

It looks like Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence is leaning towards competing in the upcoming season after all. This came after he recently expressed hesitance to return to the gridiron in 2020 due to the uncertainty of the testing and the dangers the coronavirus presents to his pregnant wife. Based on an article for […]

It’s no debate that the 2016 draft class is stacked with young and budding NFL superstars. Just recently, the third overall pick of the class, Joey Bosa, signed a huge $135 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Chargers. With that said, Los Angeles Rams star cornerback Jalen Ramsey can’t help but be delighted for his […]

The Baltimore Ravens just lost an important part of their community, as superfan Mo Gaba lost his battle against cancer on Tuesday night. He was 14. The Ravens posted an emotional tribute video on Twitter to honor one of their biggest (and youngest) supporters. The two-minute video comes with a caption, “Forever a Raven. We […]

For the ninth time in his NFL career, Von Miller has been named to the NFL’s Top 100 list. However, the Denver Broncos star clearly wasn’t happy after landing at No.26. Miller took to Twitter to announce a personal challenge to come out hungry this upcoming season and prove that he deserves to be higher […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, who opted out of the upcoming 2020 NFL season earlier on Tuesday, got real and explained his decision to not play amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an emotional video, Goodwin emphasized that his 5-month-old baby daughter is the main reason for his decision. “This right here? This is my […]

On Tuesday night, it was announced that Joey Bosa of the Los Angeles Chargers had signed a historically lucrative 5-year, $135 million contract extension that will keep the 25-year-old defensive lineman on the team through 2025. Though the contract was impressive and seemingly on par with Bosa’s impressive production, Von Miller of the Denver Broncos […]

On Tuesday night, news dropped regarding a massive contract extension for Joey Bosa of the Los Angeles Chargers. His five-year, $135 million pact will make him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. Joel Corry of CBS Sports provided further details on the contract, which features a whopping $78 million guaranteed upon signing as well […]

Former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz is not happy about the fact that the NFL has elected to cancel its entire preseason slate this time around. While Cruz is thinking more long-term here as the NFL doesn’t have much of a choice this offseason as the “coronavirus” pandemic continues to run rampant throughout […]

The New York Jets no longer employ Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams as the veteran defensive back was recently traded across the country to the Seattle Seahawks. With a slew of players and future NFL Draft picks involved in the trade that centered Adams, former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum has since had an interesting […]

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland is looking to be the next member of the defending Super Bowl team to land a huge deal. Breeland, 28, tweeted on Monday afternoon his desire to sign for big money, calling it “respect” he deserves. I’m going for everything I never got in this league!! I want the […]

It appears as though Pro Bowl pass rusher Joey Bosa will be a member of the Los Angeles Chargers for years to come — and then some. According to a Tuesday evening report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, Bosa and the Chargers have come to terms on a five-year, $135 million contract extension that links […]

Teams around the NFL are preparing to report to training camp and some players are more excited than others. Ndamukong Suh, who is entering his second season with the Buccaneers, is showing that he’s ready for training camp with a priceless GIF, per his official Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKaxFoJ-_i/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Last offseason, after spending one year with […]

Arizona Cardinals living legend wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is celebrating his 37th birthday at the end of August. However, the veteran—still active on the team’s roster—is a fixture on the NFL’s “Top 100” list. Fitzgerald lands at No. 69 on the prestigious list—his 10th consecutive placement there, according to Cardinals Wire. Fitzgerald, originally a third […]

Mitchell Trubisky of the Chicago Bears knows this: First-round draft selections, across all professional sports, commonly have the highest amount of expectations tied to their names, just as soon as the ink is not even dry yet on the paper of their first professional quarterbacks. But among all of the major sports and their respective […]

According to San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch, soon-to-be second-year wide receiver Deebo Samuel may be forced to miss some time to begin the upcoming 2020 campaign. Samuel is currently recovering from a broken foot, an injury that he suffered during a players-only workout in Tennessee back in June. Samuel was more specifically diagnosed […]

In the early portion of the 2020 NFL Draft, the lowly Cincinnati Bengals secured a one-two punch in quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Tee Higgins. With the former coming off the board at No. 1 overall, the Bengals then used the first selection in the second round to take Higgins, a former Clemson Tiger […]

If you ask general manager John Lynch, he would like to remain with the San Francisco 49ers for the long haul. Although Lynch’s contract situation with the surging NFC West franchise remains a bit up in the air at the moment, the former NFL standout absolutely loves what is happening in San Francisco these days […]

George Kittle is entering the final year of his rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Both Kittle and the 49ers have begun preliminary talks on a new contract, but neither side seems close to hashing out a deal. Despite the current outlook on the situation, 49ers general manager John Lynch provided an important update […]

The 2020 NFL season will be a test for everybody involved, but for Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, the persistent presence of COVID-19 is truly another dimension causing stress on himself and the team. Per Vic Tafur in The Athletic on the coach of the Raiders: “Hopefully, we can beat the virus. The […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler had some strong words against the NFL, claiming the upcoming 2020 season a “trial period” with the professional athletes acting as “lab rats,” via TMZ Sports. “The thing is, what I can be is just confident in myself and I know I’m going to try my best to […]

Joey Bosa has been a stalwart for the Los Angeles Chargers on the defensive side of the ball since 2016 and is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Ahead of the start of training camp, Chargers general manager Tom Telesco gave an update on a possible extension for Bosa. During a conference call […]

Bruce Arians, the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has experienced multiple health issues in recent years. Despite his health concerns, Arians appears to be adamantly against coaching from a booth during the 2020 season. While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Bruce Arians shared that he’ll be on the sideline with his team in […]

With the Denver Broncos heading into a younger age, especially on offense, former quarterback great and Hall of Famer turned top executive John Elway is trying to slow down the hype train for rising sophomore quarterback Drew Lock and crew, via Denver7 ABC’s Troy Renck on Twitter. “But there’s nothing like being on the practice […]

The New York Jets are set on preserving Sam Darnold, a third-year signal-caller from USC whom the AFC East franchise selected third in the 2018 NFL Draft. Meanwhile, Jets head coach Adam Gase, entering his second season with the club, tipped that Gang Green has been discussing quarantining Darnold along with the entire quarterback room. […]

New England Patriots star linebacker Dont’a Hightower was among the most prominent NFL players to opt out of the 2020 NFL season, joining Green Bay Packers wide receiver Devin Funchess and Philadelphia Eagles receiver Marquise Goodwin. In a message to Patriots fans, the 30-year-old three-time Super Bowl champion linebacker explained his decision to forgo the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians is liking where his new quarterback, veteran Tom Brady, is at in terms of preparation during the NFL’s unorthodox offseason, via Mike Florio in Pro Football Talk “He’s way ahead of the curve,” Arians said of Brady. “He’s a very bright guy — the terminology was the big […]

Tom Brady spent the first 20 years of his NFL career with the New England Patriots. While there, he became not only the best quarterback in football, but arguably the greatest of all time. In the offseason, Brady signed a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is the first time he’s switching teams in […]

Wide receiver Devin Funchess of the Green Bay Packers has opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. #Packers WR Devin Funchess has opted out, source said. — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 28, 2020 Of course, with COVID-19 causing concern for certain players, some of them are choosing to […]

When Russell Wilson first entered the NFL in 2012 with the Seahawks, he was merely asked to take care of the football and to try not to do too much. In other words, he was a game manager. Goodness, how times have changed. The Seattle Seahawks star has gone from a game manager to one […]

There was a time when Aaron Rodgers of the Packers was a bona fide fantasy football stud. It remains to be seen if he can ever recapture those glory days. The Green Bay Packers quarterback has shown obvious signs of a decline over the past couple of seasons, so much so that the Packers actually […]