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The Kansas City Chiefs suffered a few injuries during their preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday—including Tyrann Mathieu. Despite leaving the game, Kansas City doesn’t seem concerned about Mathieu’s shoulder injury. Andy Reid says Tyrann Mathieu (shoulder) likely would’ve stayed in the game if it were a regular season game. — Brooke Pryor […]

Andy Reid saw that the Kansas City Chiefs were clicking on all cylinders in the preseason opener, but the same cannot be said for their outing against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. The Chiefs struggled to find their footing on both sides of the ball in their 17-7 loss to the Steelers. According to […]

The Chicago Bears special teams group loss another member this week with the NFC North team waiving former AAF placekicker Elliott Fry. Fry had signed a three-year deal with the club in the offseason as the Bears search for that unidentifiable stable kicker to knock home field goals and extra points. In the wake of […]

With the preseason halfway done, time is running out for Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy to make his case as a starter. Unfortunately, it does not appear as though he will be able to any time soon. McCoy has been dealing with some soreness stemming from the break he suffered last year. According to ESPN’s […]

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said the team is continuing to exercise caution with respect to the health of running back Derrick Henry as he hopes to get healthy in time for Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns: Vrabel on @KingHenry_2: Will continue to monitor him and see where he's at physically. The whole […]

The Green Bay Packers ended up losing to the Baltimore Ravens in their second preseason game by a final score of 26-13. It was a game that showed some flaws for the franchise, but there were also some bright spots as well. Matt LaFleur has started his tenure as head coach of the Packers with […]

Just ask a Chicago Bears fan what the “Double Doink” is, and their expression is likely to change instantly. After a rocky 2018 season with Cody Parkey as the placekicker, the Bears gave former South Carolina kicker Elliott Fry a chance in the preseason. Fry made one of his two field goal attempts in Chicago’s […]

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich confirmed the news on Sunday afternoon that second-year wide receiver Daurice Fountain had dislocated and fractured his ankle, according to Mike Chappell. Fountain, 23, will soon be placed on the injury reserve list and is expected to be out for the entire 2019 season. The Colts selected the 6-foot-2 […]

The New England Patriots are excited to get a boost in their offense with Josh Gordon returning to the team. First and foremost, Matthew Slater (among others) are hoping to see Gordon succeed off of the football field as well. “We are excited,” Slater said, via NBCSportsBoston.com. “I’ll say this: Football is number two. We want […]

In the span of a year, Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker has gone from one of the most dependable receiving options in football to a relative afterthought… at least if you ask him. Delanie Walker feels that his body of work is being undervalued by the people creating fantasy football rankings and other metrics […]

It’s been almost a decade since Mike Shanahan was fired as head coach of the Denver Broncos. The first time he went back to visit the team was earlier this year. According to Shanahan, his first time coming back to the team was almost the previous December instead and if that would have happened, he […]

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett did not play in Saturday’s preseason contest against the Indianapolis Colts, as he was still feeling the effects of a tough joint practice with Indy on Thursday. Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens told Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com that Garrett would have played had it been a regular season, […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is coming into this season off another season-ending injury and it seems those injury issues are making experts drop him down in the quarterback rankings. Jimmy Kempski of Philly Voice compiled a list of where experts ranked Wentz on their quarterback lists heading into the season. Most ranked him 10th […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had only made seven starts in the NFL through his first four seasons in the league. But after winning all five of his starts with the Niners at the end of the 2017 regular season, Garoppolo had made quite the impression on first-year general manager John Lynch. In fact, […]

Denver Broncos main front office person John Elway has struggled to hire the right head coach to lead the club in the past, but he thinks he has finally hit a home run bringing in Vic Fangio. Fangio is a bit of an old school coach and Elway thinks that is exactly what the team […]

The Dallas Cowboys are still without running back Ezekiel Elliott, but head coach Jason Garrett has been impressed with what he has seen out of rookie Tony Pollard during the preseason. Pollard had five carries for 42 yards including a 14-yard touchdown and that excited Garrett, especially since he was going against Wade Phillips, a […]

The thought for most of the offseason was that the Tennessee Titans brought in Ryan Tannehill to be Marcus Mariota’s backup, but it turns out that might not actually be the case. Mariota looked good in the teams second preseason game; however, leading up to that game he had not done anything to prove that […]

Former NFL and Texas Longhorns star running back Cedric Benson passed away overnight in a motorcycle accident at the age of 36, per reports. According to the report, Benson’s accident happened in Austin, Texas, the same town where he played his college ball. Austin Emergency officials told the Austin American Statesmen that they are investigating […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden is known for having a tough coaching style, but one thing is common for the players under him, they all love him. This is Tyrell Williams’ first year with the Raiders and said the thing he didn’t know about Gruden is just how good he is with the one-liners and […]

The Week 1 starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts still is up in the air and coach Frank Reich has told Jacoby Brissett that he is the number one quarterback until Andrew Luck is back and that’s the type of mindset that he needs to have. Via Mike Chappell in Fox59: “We just tell him, […]

Diontae Johnson might not be on the Pittsburgh Steelers if it wasn’t for the late Darryl Drake, and he dedicated his performance on Saturday to him. Drake had pushed for the Steelers to draft Johnson in April’s class, and although Johnson only spent a few months with Drake, he is appreciative of everything he did […]

Josh McCown is not calling it an NFL career just yet. Despite previously declaring that he was done, the 40-year-old saw something in the Philadelphia Eagles to play for at least one more season. Several teams inquired on the availability of McCown but none succeeded. But the Eagles offered something different. When he compared it […]

The Houston Texans held out Matt Kalil for Saturday night’s preseason game against the Detroit Lions, but after the game coach Bill O’Brien still named him the starting left tackle for the regular season. Rodrick Johnson got the start on Saturday night raised some questions about if Kalil had lost the job. O’Brien said after […]

The number of endless preseason games can only signify that it is officially fantasy football season. In the coming weeks, people will be frantically scheduling their fantasy drafts ahead of the regular season. Before you attack the draft, you need to know which quarterbacks should be at the top of your draft board. Contrary to […]

The Dallas Cowboys squared off with the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night for a preseason week 2 matchup. In that game, rookie running back Tony Pollard got a slightly improved role. He took advantage of it, with an impressive 14-yard touchdown scamper. Welcome to the @NFL @tp_5! Rookie earns the TD🙌 | #DALvsLAR pic.twitter.com/LNh4c5Fyfq […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected wide receiver Diontae Johnson in the third-round (66th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. The hope was that he would be a great piece that could help them in the post-Antonio Brown era. So far, Johnson’s tenure with the team is off to an exciting start. Diontae Johnson missed the first […]

The Houston Texans and Detroit Lions squared off on Saturday in a preseason Week 2 matchup. Jerell Adams took center stage in the Texans’ 30-23 win. Not only did the Texans win, but they won the big highlight battle. One of those highlights was from tight end Jerell Adams, when he absolutely destroyed a Lions […]

The Los Angeles Rams traded up in the third-round of the 2019 NFL Draft to select running back Darrell Henderson. For a lot of people, this meant that Todd Gurley’s injury was clearly serious. However, there’s another glaring reason why they might have done this. Darrell Henderson is really good. In College at Memphis, Henderson […]

Jarrett Stidham did what he could in his second preseason game. The New England Patriots have the greatest quarterback of all time on their roster. Even if you don’t agree with that statement, you probably don’t think it’s much of a stretch. Of course, that quarterback is Tom Brady. However, he didn’t play on Saturday […]

On Thursday, the New York Jets lost Avery Williamson for the season in their preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. To replace him, New York has signed veteran linebacker Albert McClellan according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Before joining the Jets, McClellan spent seven seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. McClellan spent some time with […]

It didn’t take long for Cleveland Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett to reach elite status in the NFL. He was the first-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. That year, he picked up seven sacks in 11 games. Last season, he appeared in all 16 games and upped his numbers to 13.5 sacks and added […]

On Saturday morning, the Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran quarterback Josh McCown to their roster. In a corresponding move, Philadelphia waived wide receiver Braxton Miller to make room for McCown per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Eagles viewed McCown as a valuable piece as Nate Sudfeld recovers from wrist surgery to begin the season. Sudfeld […]

The New Orleans Saints got into a shootout with the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason opener, losing the game 34-25. Sean Payton was likely upset with the number of big plays that his defense allowed throughout the game. The Vikings put the dagger into the Saints with a 64-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter […]

The Washington Redskins are adding another name into the mix at linebacker apparently. According to Ian Rapoport on Twitter, they’ve brought in undrafted free agent Gary Johnson out of Texas University. The #Redskins are signing former #Texas speedy LB and UDFA Gary Johnson, source said. He originally signed post-draft with the #Chiefs — Ian Rapoport […]

In typical fashion, the New England Patriots sat Tom Brady for their preseason opener against the Detroit Lions. Now, Brady will also be a healthy scratch in New England’s second preseason bout against the Tennessee Titans according to Allan Bell of 247Sports. Brady not playing in the preseason shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone as […]

The biggest story surrounding the Indianapolis Colts this preseason has been Andrew Luck and his injury. After returning last year and putting up monster numbers to lead the Colts to the playoffs, Luck’s injury woes seem to have returned. An ankle injury has kept Luck from doing much of anything to this point, but it […]

There was some criticism towards the Green Bay Packers when they drafted Rashan Gary in this year’s draft. Despite the rumblings from the fans, Green Bay is delighted with Gary’s development so far. “Oh, without a doubt. We’re pleased with where he is,” Mike Pettine said Saturday at Lambeau Field. The Packers selected Gary with […]

The San Francisco 49ers face the Denver Broncos in their second preseason game on Monday, when Jimmy Garoppolo will play in a game for the first time since tearing his ACL in September. That injury derailed a season previously filled with hope, but with Garoppolo back, there is again excitement around a team many expect […]

The New England Patriots let it be known that they were interested in drafting a quarterback in this year’s draft. In the end, they landed on Jarrett Stidham in the fourth round out of Auburn. So far through training camp, Stidham has impressed the coaching staff with his development. The rookie signal-caller carried his momentum […]