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There are tons of talented linebackers in the NFL but none may be better than Luke Kuechly for the Carolina Panthers. Since being drafted ninth overall by the Panthers in the 2012 NFL Draft, he’s been an absolute wrecking ball on defense. Kuechly is heading into his eighth year in the NFL and he has […]

As the Baltimore Ravens begin preparing for their first training camp with Lamar Jackson as the starting quarterback, they’ll be hoping that another key acquisition in the offseason will be ready sooner rather than later. According to reports from The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, the Ravens third-round pick, Miles Boykin – who has been sidelined with […]

The Cleveland Browns have gone from being the laughing stock of the NFL to one of the serious contenders seemingly overnight this offseason. That is because they acquired Odell Beckham Jr. via trade to add onto an already potent offense. Last season, the Browns finished with a record of 7-8-1 in 2018. They were led […]

As the Washington Redskins prepare for their offseason training program to fully get underway, they’ll be doing so with questions surrounding the status of cornerback Josh Norman. While speculation around the league continues to say the team could be cut sometime this month, the team itself hasn’t had any discussions to that effect. According to […]

Former New York Jets and Miami Dolphins executive Mike Tannenbaum knows a thing or two about the drafting expertise of the New England Patriots, as he was on the receiving end of it in the AFC East for years. Last month, however, the Patriots did something they had not done in over two decades, electing […]

Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker participated in 7-on-7 at organized team activities this week, according to Turron Davenport of ESPN. Walker played in just one game in 2018 before dislocating his ankle and missing the remainder of the year. The 34-year-old is entering his seventh season with the Titans. Walker, who played his collegiate […]

The Cleveland Browns have had a very busy offseason, and their biggest move has obviously been acquiring wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in a trade with the New York Giants. The majority of the talk has been about the potential connection between Baker Mayfield and Beckham, and that’s only natural, as Beckham is certainly one […]

NFL fans around the globe are in for a treat in Week 1. The Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders will square off against each other, which means we will be getting a matchup of Antonio Brown against Chris Harris. The Broncos cornerback has said he is ready to cover Brown in Week 1 if he […]

The Denver Broncos and cornerback Chris Harris could only agree on a one-year deal, but the plan still hasn’t changed for Harris – he wants to retire a Bronco. The two sides worked on a long-term extension, but couldn’t find any middle ground so they decided on a one-year deal instead, coming to terms earlier […]

The Arizona Cardinals have been trying to figure out ways to utilize Haason Reddick in their defense. Reddick will be making the move to inside linebacker in 2019—after playing on the outside in his first two seasons. The Cardinals linebacker is “feeling confident” about the ability to move to inside linebacker in Vance Joseph’s new […]

Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen is slowly learning his new offense, but coach Brian Flores knows there is still a long way to go. Even though it’s taking a little while to learn the new system Flores has been impressed with just how smart the former UCLA quarterback is. “He’s smart,” Flores said this week […]

Over the past few years, the Seattle Seahawks have found it difficult to put together an offensive line that can protect Russell Wilson. Duane Brown thinks things can be different in 2019. John Boyle, a reporter for Seahawks.com, Brown seemed confident in saying that Seattle can have the best offensive line in the NFL. The […]

The Los Angeles Rams had a spectacular 2018 campaign. They won 12 games. They won the NFC West division title. They made it all the way to the Super Bowl. And yet, Rams head coach Sean McVay is still feeling empty after his team’s Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots. Los Angeles general […]

The Tennessee Titans have a couple of new faces in their receiving corps going into 2019, as they signed Adam Humphries in free agency and selected A.J. Brown in the second round of the NFL Draft. Obviously, that means that Marcus Mariota will have to build some camaraderie with his new running mates heading into […]

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is drawing high praise from his quarterback’s coach Jon Kitna who thinks his throws look a lot like Warren Moon’s. Prescott has drawn a lot of criticism from fans for his throwing but Kitna actually thinks his throw is an impressive strength. “I had the chance to play with Warren […]

NFL defenses may be trying to find even more ways to try to slow down Zach Ertz in 2019. The Philadelphia Eagles tight end had a phenomenal 2018 season but is projected to have another impressive campaign this year. According to Ertz himself, he feels the “best he’s ever had in his entire NFL career“. […]

The Seattle Seahawks are coming off of a solid 2018 campaign in which they won 10 games and made the playoffs, but lost in the Wild Card Round to the Dallas Cowboys. Now, the Seahawks are kind of caught in limbo, as they are probably good enough to contend for a playoff spot once again […]

New Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been a starter since coming into the league in 2012 and transitioning to the backup role behind Marcus Mariota has been a challenge. As tough as it’s been Tannehill is enjoying working with Mariota and the rest of the staff which has made it easier. “It’s definitely a […]

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott now has a playoff win under his belt, and with that, he is taking his leadership role more seriously. That’s not to say that Prescott hadn’t already been doing so, but he says he is now becoming more “stern” with his teammates: “I’ve always been vocal,” Prescott said, according to […]

Golden Tate has only been a member of the New York Giants for about three months, but he is already impressed by Eli Manning’s veteran smarts and took time to praise the two-time Super Bowl MVP: “His understanding of the game,” Tate said when asked about the first thing he noticed about Manning, according to […]

The Dallas Cowboys gave defensive lineman DeMarcus Lawrence a contract extension earlier this offseason, but they are far from done. Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper are all looking for new deals, and slowly but surely, the Cowboys are working on negotiating with each player. The good news is that everything seems to be […]

This won’t ease the minds of anyone who is concerned about Todd Gurley’s knee. Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead said that he likely won’t see Gurley in the preseason in order to keep him fresh: “We’re not going to run him at all during OTAs,” Snead said on The Sedano Show. “We’re definitely […]

Antonio Brown is known for his questionable behavior and his me-first attitude, but after his whole situation with the Pittsburgh Steelers, you would think that maybe he would have changed. That doesn’t appear to be the case. When Brown was first introduced as a member of the Oakland Raiders back on March 13, he said […]

When the Cleveland Browns acquired wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in a trade with the New York Giants back in March, the NFL world instantly began salivating over the prospect of watching Baker Mayfield throwing to both Beckham and Jarvis Landry. Count Browns wide receivers coach Adam Henry among those people: “It could be pretty […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has ruffled a lot of feathers—including those of Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens—as a result of his absence at organized team activities, but he will appear at mandatory minicamp on June 3. Beckham replied to a comment on his Instagram that asked him to “cut out the crap […]

Fourteen months ago, the Minnesota Vikings made the power move of the off-season — swapping Case Keenum for Kirk Cousins on a record-breaking, fully guaranteed three-year $84 million deal. After adding on the signal-caller, expectations for the Vikings were a record high — they were, in the eyes of many, a legitimate Super Bowl contender. […]

On paper, the Washington Redskins have the makings of an elite defense. Players such as Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Matt Ioannidis, Landon Collins, Montez Sweat, Josh Norman and Ryan Kerrigan populate the unit’s depth chart. Many teams have been down this road before, though, and not all of them have turned potential into production. Allen knows this. Football is a “show me” […]

A converted receiver, Houston Texans tight end Jordan Thomas flashed a certain big-play ability as a rookie last season. During the Texans’ organized team activities, Thomas has been establishing himself as a dangerous downfield threat and has operated as the primary first-string tight end. Depth charts won’t take on much shape until training camp, but […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took the league by storm in the 2018 NFL season. The coaching staff is now looking to kick things up a notch with him moving forward. It is difficult to find areas of improvement when a player performs as well as Mahomes did last year. According to Terez Paylor […]

Former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett implored Tom Brady to kneel during the national anthem before games, saying “the conversation in the NFL would change” if the six-time Super Bowl champion showed solidarity with playing peers who protest the country’s systemic racial injustice before games. Bennett made the remarks during a recent appearance […]

Despite playing a big role in an improving defense, Eli Apple’s fifth-year option wasn’t picked up by the Saints, who traded for the cornerback, originally drafted by the New York Giants. When Apple arrived in New Orleans last year, he was coming off a disappointing second season in New York that included being suspended for […]

Nick Foles’ wife, Tori, is the person who decided the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback should return to his new team so soon after she suffered a miscarriage.  At practice on Friday, Foles explained that is was Tori who first suggested it was time for him to continue offseason training with his teammates. “If my wife needed […]

Denver Broncos running back Devontae Booker has seen a lot in his four years as a pro. Since he was drafted in the fourth round in 2016, he has seen four quarterbacks start under center — Paxton Lynch, Brock Osweiler, Trevor Siemian and Case Keenum. There’s been a lot of turnover since he arrived in […]

Gerald McCoy might already know where he’ll continue his playing career. The rest of us, though, won’t find out until next week. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the veteran defensive tackle will “take the weekend” to decide whether to sign with the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, or Carolina Panthers. With his visit to the […]

Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle has battled through some hard times for the better half of the last year, dealing with both hip and kidney injuries that wound up ending his 2018 season. Doyle, who underwent procedures both on his hip and kidney, said he lost about 20 pounds over the offseason. However, the […]

The guy who has come out looking the best in this seemingly never-ending beef between Antonio Brown and the Pittsburgh Steelers is wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, a fun-loving guy who genuinely does not seem all that confrontational. Brown and Smith-Schuster exchanged some barbs earlier in the offseason, but Smith-Schuster seems more than ready to move […]

Ndamukong Suh, despite his exceedingly rare physical tools and years of solid production along the defensive line, is probably best known to football fans as one of the league’s dirtiest players. Not that he’s letting it bother him, though. During his introductory press conference with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday, the veteran defensive tackle […]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Chad Kelly will be suspended without pay for the first two games of the 2019 season, the NFL announced on Friday. The suspension stems from his October arrest for first-degree trespassing. Kelly was signed by the Colts on May 20th after participating in the team’s rookie mini-camp on a try-out basis. He’ll […]

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is coming off of an incredibly rough 2018 campaign in which he rushed for just 514 yards while averaging a meager 3.2 yards per carry, and ESPN doesn’t think he will have a Renaissance year in 2019. ESPN is predicting that McCoy will finish with just 701 yards and […]