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The Carolina Panthers are set at the quarterback position with Cam Newton, but that didn’t stop them from selecting a quarterback in this year’s draft. Carolina drafted Will Grier with the 100th overall pick out of West Virginia. At West Virginia, Grier aired it out a substantial amount as he played in the Big-12 Conference […]

Eyebrows raised several years ago when J.J. Watt began publicly pondering his football longevity. Fortunately for the Houston Texans, despite multiple serious injuries and resulting surgeries later, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year put any concerns about him soon hanging up his cleats to rest on Thursday. During an interview on the Rich Eisen Show, […]

Oakland Raiders right guard Gabe Jackson suffered an injury in Thursday’s training camp practice. According to ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez, Jackson was “carted off with an apparent leg injury,” he came back on crutches with a brace on his left knee. The Raiders have been practicing in a joint training camp with the Los Angeles Rams. […]

The Los Angeles Rams won’t play in the preseason until Saturday, against the Oakland Raiders. But, head coach Sean McVay is already laying a play for the game, specifically, around how much players vying for a starting job will play. The Rams, along with many NFL teams, rarely trot out their starters for long in […]

Usually every week during pregame for the Atlanta Falcons, we get a video of Julio Jones making spectacular catches in the end zone. This week, we get to see Calvin Ridley try to do his best impersonation of Jones before the Falcons take on the Miami Dolphins. While the Falcons get ready to kick off […]

After tearing his ACL prior to the start of the 2018 season, the San Francisco 49ers had to wait a year to see their shiny new running back in action. Jerick McKinnon, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, made his way off of injured reserve yesterday, but he may be back on it soon, according to […]

The hype must continue. New Cleveland Browns weapon Odell Beckham Jr. was supposed to get his debut in a white, brown, and orange uniform tonight in the preseason game versus the Washington Redskins. But, that won’t happen. ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports, via Twitter, that Beckham won’t play tonight. The reason being is unknown, but it […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is taking issue with a lot of the talk surrounding Nick Bosa. It was recently revealed that the second overall pick in April’s draft is dealing with a significant ankle sprain that will sideline him at least for the entire preseason. Since that announcement there’s been a lot […]

The Indianapolis Colts will be without one of their most prominent new additions in the preseason. Rookie second-round pick and wide receiver Parris Campbell will be inactive against the Buffalo Bills tonight, the team announced. Campbell has missed multiple training camp sessions due to a lingering hamstring injury. He’s missed practices as late as Monday […]

The Dallas Cowboys have constantly had players on their team being suspended for various reasons. On Thursday, Robert Quinn was suspended for the first two games of the season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. After the suspension was handed down, Quinn’s agent was “extremely disappointed” in the NFL’s decision to suspend his client. […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has been in the forefront of the NFL media storm for the entirety of the offseason. So, when he misses training camp due to frostbitten feet, one could expect he’d stay there. It’s a genuinely odd injury with unknown severity and time to recover. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden […]

The Oakland Raiders owned a million first-round picks (three to be exact) after trading two of their cornerstone players in 2018. Among the three first-rounders, Josh Jacobs has the most hype surrounding him coming into the season. The Raiders drafted Jacobs with the 24th overall pick out of Alabama. Unlike most Alabama running backs, Jacobs […]

Steve Smith Sr. will always be remembered as being a tough, fearless receiver for the Carolina Panthers. The retired wideout went viral on Wednesday as he was seen roasting rookie D.J. Moore in Amazon’s series All or Nothing that followed the Panthers last season. In the video, Smith is seen asking if he should start […]

The Green Bay Packers are making a move, releasing running back Corey Grant and signing safety Ibraheim Campbell, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Packers just signed Grant a couple of weeks ago, so they must’ve really not liked what they saw. A release like that wouldn’t normally be so unusual, but the Packers […]

The only thing more predictable than a fight breaking out during a joint NFL practice is a fight breaking out during a joint NFL practice when one of the teams is on Hard Knocks. That’s exactly what happened when the Oakland Raiders, featured on this year’s edition of the acclaimed HBO documentary series, and the […]

One of the biggest moves the New Orleans Saints made this offseason was bringing in tight end Jared Cook. Ever since Jimmy Graham left after the 2014 season, they’ve gotten very little production out of tight ends. That doesn’t mean they haven’t tried as much as things just haven’t worked out, like with the huge […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden doesn’t sound too optimistic about the injury to guard Gabe Jackson. Jackson, Oakland’s starting right guard, went down during team drills at Thursday’s practice. “We’re concerned, obviously,” Gruden said after practice, via Scott Bair of NBC Sports. “We’re really concerned. We’ll get more information that will allow us to be […]

The San Francisco 49ers front office is staying busy during training camp. The team announced that they cut wide receiver Chris Thompson, according to Pro Football Talk. Thompson last played for the Orlando Apollos of the AAF, and caught on with Niners shortly after. San Francisco has tons of wideouts with NFL experience on their […]

The San Francisco 49ers and Kyle Shanahan were ecstatic to get Jerick McKinnon back on the field for the first time since his injury last season. However, after practicing for two days following his activation from the PUP list, McKinnon needs a platelet-rich plasma injection in his surgically repaired knee and will miss at least two […]

New York Giants safety Antoine Bethea voiced his opinion about a possible 18-game season on Thursday. Like that of almost every player, it’s not a positive one. “The people that’s talking about 18 games obviously aren’t the people who are on the field, it’s not affecting them. It’s not affecting their bodies. All it is […]

NFL Network’s Steve Smith had a surprising take when asked about contending teams for this upcoming year. The former Panthers receiver began to talk about the Oakland Raiders, and cited an improved Derek Carr as a reason why. “Oakland is right there in the mix.” @nflnetwork's Steve Smith has high expectations for Coach Gruden this […]

Green Bay Packers receiver Jake Kumerow has very little NFL experience, but he’s earned respect from emerging star cornerback Jaire Alexander. Alexander was the Packers’ first-round pick last year, and he had a very promising rookie season. Kumerow was an undrafted free agent back in 2015, and he finally got his first regular season experience […]

In addition to defensive end Nick Bosa, the San Francisco 49ers will also be without cornerbacks Jason Verrett and K’Waun Williams for the entirety of the preseason due to injuries: #49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the hope is for DE Nick Bosa to be ready for week 1. Shanahan says CB Jason Verrett has similar […]

Sean McVay is known to be a head coach who boasts a remarkable memory, but he will quickly need to forget about the Los Angeles Rams’ performance in last year’s Super Bowl. Adjusting and evolving have been important for McVay’s ascension in the coaching ranks and this season won’t be any different. As training camps […]

Bad news for the Dallas Cowboys, as defensive end Robert Quinn is being suspended for two games, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The veteran pass rusher was slapped with the ban for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. It certainly hasn’t been Quinn’s week, as just a couple of days ago he […]

The Chicago Bears fell just short of advancing to the Divisional Round of the playoffs in 2018, and as the Bears begins preseason play, they have high hopes for this 2019 season. According to one member of the defense, their aim is for the Bears to boast one of the “nastiest” defensive lines in the […]

DeAndre Hopkins is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, with some thinking that he is the best. While the Houston Texans have gone through a handful of quarterbacks, Hopkins has continued to rack up highlight-worthy plays and great stats, no matter who was throwing him the ball. According to the superstar receiver, […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has posted a video on Twitter hyping up his 20th season in the NFL. What did he do exactly, you ask? He posted a video of Tom Brady throwing a ball … to Tom Brady. Year 20 | 🎥 Ari Fararooy pic.twitter.com/sXep0qKLXI — Tom Brady (@TomBrady) August 8, 2019 […]

The Seattle Seahawks have announced that Geno Smith will start for them Thursday night, according to Seahawks Wire. Smith is dealing with a minor undisclosed injury, but it’s obviously not a big issue. This is no surprise, as very few teams roll out their starting signal-caller in the first week of preseason. Russell Wilson will […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have added some cornerback depth. The team announced that they signed Trevon Mathis, according to Pro Football Talk. This move doesn’t come across as hugely important. Mathis was an undrafted free agent after the 2018 draft and wasn’t able to hold on to a roster spot last year. Mathis played his college […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in Philip Rivers. According to Jeff Miller of the LATimes, they won’t be using him in their preseason opener though. This move makes perfect sense. Rivers is entering his 16th season in the NFL. All of those have come with the Los […]

The Oakland Raiders were hit with terrible news during Thursday’s joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams. Offensive lineman Gabe Jackson was carted off the field with an undisclosed injury, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Jackson was projected to start at right guard for Oakland this year, but that’s in doubt now. […]

The no-look pass is a tough thing to master, and while the likes of Patrick Mahomes and a small handful of quarterbacks have shown the ability to, not every player can. New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley recently learned that the hard way, as his attempt at the no-look pass went very poorly. Saquon […]

The Washington Redskins selected quarterback Dwayne Haskins in the first round (15th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He’s set to be their future at the position and many people (rightfully) have pretty high expectations for him. For now though, he’s fighting for the starting role. Haskins is in a three-man battle for the top […]

Le’Veon Bell likely won’t be playing tonight when the New York Jets open their preseason, but fans worried about a possible lack of chemistry shouldn’t be too worried. According to the superstar running back, he doesn’t seem too concerned about missing out on any rhythm building with his team, as they’ve been doing that elsewhere. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals defensive line depth was handed a bit of a blow with defensive tackle Niles Scott being played on injured reserve. The team announced the move on Twitter on Thursday morning. NEWS: #Bengals today place DT Niles Scott on the Reserve/Injured list — Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 8, 2019 Scott suffered a foot […]

Former New York Jets cornerback Morris Claiborne has found a new home. Claiborne signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, despite having to serve a four-game suspension in 2019. The #Chiefs are giving CB Mo Claiborne a 1-year deal worth up to $1.5M, source said. He’ll be suspended the first four games of the […]

While most teams have opted to sit out their key starters for the preseason opener, it appears the Kansas City Chiefs are going against the grain. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, head coach Andy Reid plans on having Mahomes play the entire first quarter: Chiefs coach Andy Reid said today that […]

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles and Philadelphia Eagles standout Carson Wentz will be compared a lot this season, and Max Kellerman thinks that Foles is going to be the one with the bigger season. Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith were debating who would have the better season on ESPN’s First Take, and Kellerman thinks one […]