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The Atlanta Falcons have generated plenty of hype with their offseason additions. However, wide receiver Calvin Ridley is looking forward to showing why he is the big ticket in the 2020 NFL season. Ridley has done a stellar job of establishing himself as a bonafide complementary option to wide receiver Julio Jones in the passing […]

Despite having a young quarterback in sophomore Josh Allen calling the plays for the Buffalo Bills, the team managed to finish with a 10-6 record last season. They eventually collided with the Houston Texans, ending the overtime game on a 22-19 losing effort. Allen recalled his first playoff experience with NFL.com: “I think I learned […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers welcomed the start of the 2019 season with grieving hearts. Then Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake, 62, was found unresponsive in his dorm room back on August 11, 2019. A year later, the unfateful tragedy was still fresh in the memories of the players. Steelers wideout Diontae Johnson shared his thoughts […]

With the recent arrival of rookie CeeDee Lamb in the Dallas Cowboys’ camp, a three-headed receiving monster is expected to form heading into the upcoming season. The former Oklahoma Sooner will join prolific wideout duo Michael Gallup and Amari Cooper in the team’s offensive rotation. However, running back Ezekiel Elliot is still not out of […]

The San Francisco 49ers already boasted one of the more talented defensive lines in the league heading into the 2020 NFL season. Regardless, it seems that did not prevent them from securing some quality depth. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, the 49ers have signed former Oakland Raiders defensive end Dion Jordan: The 49ers […]

San Francisco 49ers veteran cornerback has been to a handful of Super Bowl trips throughout his career. The team’s recent Super Bowl LIV heartbreak has surprisingly presented a silver-lining to the 49ers players. Despite the uncertainty heading into the upcoming season, the team is looking to make it back once again and lift the Lombardi […]

Although the Dallas Cowboys remain one of the league’s most heralded organizations, the famed NFC East franchise has never technically retired a jersey number — yes, really. Despite the fact that the Cowboys have employed quite a few Pro Football Hall of Famers, while finding immense success for the better part of the team’s existence […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was recently placed by the NFL on its COVID-IR list. However, it turned out to be a mere false alarm after his testing sequences for the pre-entry period appeared to be negative, negative, false positive – then the next three tests were all negative. The Lions eventually excluded his name […]

After being one of the first players to contract the coronavirus, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller had his doubts upon entering the upcoming season. He said he gave “serious consideration” to opt-out from playing but the efforts made by his team ultimately changed his mind. “I weighed the positives and negatives and came to my […]

After recently losing star wideout DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals, the Houston Texans have now brought in free-agent receiver Randall Cobb. However, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic prevented newly-acquired players like Cobb to quickly establish a connection with their new teammates on the field. Despite the situation, the former Kentucky Wildcat is still looking to […]

The NFL recently saw several players opt-out of playing football heading into the upcoming season. Most of the players cited health and safety concerns for fear of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, the list didn’t include any quarterback thus far and Las Vegas starting gunslinger Derek Carr never planned on being the first. The three-time […]

A video that was intended to be part of a fundraiser went all wrong. It instead turned into a viral sensation that received backlash from the public. The video, which has garnered millions of views this week, showed men with guns, wearing tactical gear, ordering dogs to attack a man wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey. […]

The San Francisco 49ers will have to compete in the 2020 season without the services of their newly acquired wide receiver, Travis Benjamin. Benjamin is the first 49ers player to opt out of the 2020 campaign. The 30-year old took to Twitter to announce his decision to sit out his supposed debut season in the […]

The Indianapolis Colts made a huge move this offseason with the signing of veteran quarterback Philip Rivers to a one-year $25 million deal. Rivers is set to take over the reigns as the team’s main playmaker in their bid to bounce back from a rather disappointing 2019. Now, Colts general manager Chris Ballard has nothing […]

After the Green Bay Packers chose Jordan Love as their 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, speculations surfaced that they are slowly investing in the future. With Aaron Rodgers already in his 16th season in Green Bay, it has been widely assumed that the team is anticipating some sort […]

It has been a wild 24 hours for PJ Hall and the Las Vegas Raiders. First, it was reported that the 25-year-old defensive tackle would be released by the Raiders. Then, news broke of a potential trade for Hall that would send the two-year veteran to the Minnesota Vikings. On Tuesday, the plot continued to […]

There are no two ways about—in order to be a successful football player at the highest levels, one must be uber intelligent. Former Kentucky Wildcats standout and current Las Vegas Raiders rookie offensive weapon Lynn Bowdwen Jr. is the perfect example of such a notion as the first-year player most recently put his entire skill […]

The San Francisco 49ers have added some speed to their wide receiving corps in recent seasons and Jimmy Garoppolo appreciates it. During a Zoom call with reporters, Garoppolo spoke about the one area where he is impressed with the 49ers wide receivers heading into the 2020 season. Per Matt Barrows in The Athletic: “I think […]

J.C. Tretter, the NFLPA president and center of the Cleveland Browns, has been very critical of the NFL’s handling of the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And he still isn’t holding back. While the NFL and NFLPA verbally agreed to a revised CBA ahead of the 2020 season, Tretter claims the league tried to […]

The New England Patriots placed veteran Mohamed Sanu on the PUP list to begin training camp but his time there was short-lived. Just a couple of days after being placed on the list, the Patriots activated Sanu from the PUP list on Tuesday. Patriots activate Mohamed Sanu from PUP https://t.co/kc5r6VBSbQ — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 4, […]

The Cleveland Browns haven’t found much success over the last 20 years, but through the team’s history, they’ve been one of the NFL’s most storied franchises. Cleveland has made some very shrewd trades over the years, and here are the five best. 5. Trent Richardson, 2013 If we were looking only at the end result […]

Superstar wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is considered by many to be the very best in the NFL at his position. That is with some great reason too. Since being drafted by the Houston Texans in 2013, he has consistently been putting up some of the best numbers each season. In fact, DeAndre Hopkins had over […]

ESPN’s 10-part documentary “The Last Dance” featuring Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty provided fans some much-needed content during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, it gave him meant something extra to think about going into the 2020 NFL season. According to Andrew Mason of DNVR Sports, Von Miller […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is anxious to get back after being sidelined for nearly the entire 2019 campaign. Despite the extended time off, it seems expectations have not changed going into the 2020 NFL season. According to Ed Bouchette of The Athletic, Ben Roethlisberger still has high hopes of adding a couple more Super […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 89 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 89 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 89 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan continue their 2020 NFL preview series, picking […]

Derek Carr is entering a pivotal season of his career with the Las Vegas Raiders and he’ll be sporting some new attire in 2020. According to The Athletic’s Vic Tafur, Carr will honor Kobe Bryant by wearing an arm sleeve this season. Derek Carr will wear an arm sleeve to honor Kobe Bryant. “Watched every […]

Training camp seemingly got off to a rough star for Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford after he was placed on the COVID/IR list due to a positive test result. Fortunately, it appears the manner has since been resolved. According to Kyle Meinke of MLive, Stafford has been placed back on the active roster after it […]

Davante Adams is a leader for the Green Bay Packers and he wants to be a leader in social changes as well. While speaking to local media on Tuesday, Adams spoke out on the importance of fighting for social justice, per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Adams said he feels it's imperative to […]

In April, the 2020 NFL Draft was held. And the Green Bay Packers made a move that surprised nearly everyone in the first round. Not only did they draft a quarterback, they traded up to do so. For a lot of teams, this might not seem like the most surprising thing to do. Getting a […]

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many NFL players have been opting out of the 2020 season. It’s something that we’ve seen in every sport so far, so the fact that football players are joining in should not surprise anyone. However, Green Bay Packers superstar wide receiver Davante Adams is not among those opting out. And according […]

The Dallas Cowboys have one of the most exciting wide receiver groups in the NFL after selecting CeeDee Lamb in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Lamb joins a group that includes emerging star Michael Gallup and superstar Amari Cooper. And Cooper seems to be pretty thrilled with the idea of having those […]

Veteran free agent running back LeSean McCoy recently joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason. Unsurprisingly, McCoy had interest from multiple teams. That included the team that originally drafted him back in 2009, the Philadelphia Eagles. So what made the running back choose Tampa Bay? According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times on […]

While a number of athletes have contracted the coronavirus at some point since it began sweeping the nation in March, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew has not been one of them. Minshew, who was recently quarantined but did not test positive for COVID-19, gave hilarious reasoning as to why the virus could not touch him […]

Houston Texans veteran wide receiver Randall Cobb has already been a journeyman in his nine-year playing career. He has seen and played with a handful of the elite quarterbacks in the league. Houston Chronicle reporter Aaron Wilson disclosed the opinion of Cobb on Twitter: Texans' Randall Cobb on playing with Deshaun Watson after Dak Prescott […]

When the Houston Texans traded star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals for declining running back David Johnson earlier this offseason, the entire NFL world was scratching its head. Trading a dynamite wideout in his prime for an aging, injury-prone halfback? It didn’t make much sense. However, Texans head coach/general manager Bill O’Brien […]

Even after narrowly missing out on the Super Bowl last season, veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers still looked like the Green Bay Packers’ franchise playmaker for the years to come.  However, the tides changed when the Packers decided to draft Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The situation […]

New York Jets linebacker CJ Mosley opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns about his son’s exposure to COVID-19—a decision Mosley admitted was amongst the most difficult of his football life. During a Facebook Live event for the Wounded Warrior Project on Monday, the four-time Pro Bowler elaborated on his decision to prioritize […]

Pittsburgh Steelers veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s 2019 campaign was abruptly ended after sustaining a season-ending elbow injury. With the 38-year old player recently back in training camp, it looks like he has already fully recovered and is ready to go for the upcoming season. NFL insider Ian Rapoport detailed the gunslinger’s injury on Twitter: #Steelers […]

Even after sustaining a shoulder injury, it seems like long-time Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is here to stay after all. The 16-year veteran recently got back to the Steelers training camp to prepare for the upcoming season. ESPN NFL Nation reporter Brooke Pryor shared the veteran’s thoughts regarding his recovery from the injury on […]