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One of the most well-known and well-liked kickers in NFL history has decided to call it quits, as Sebastian Janikowski announced his retirement on Sunday. Janikowski will hang up his cleats as the richest kicker to ever play the game, as the $53.3 million he earned throughout his NFL career tops even the legendary Adam […]

The 2019 NFL Draft has now officially come and gone with the festivities in Nashville, Tennessee wrapping up over the weekend. However, the annual event was not kind to everyone involved as a good portion of the underclassmen that previously declared for the 2019 NFL Draft ultimately went undrafted. More specifically, of the 144 underclassmen […]

The Los Angeles Chargers made another big addition to what was an already stout defense in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, selecting Notre Dame defensive lineman Jerry Tillery with the 28th overall pick. Chargers pass rusher Melvin Ingram is thrilled with the selection, telling TMZ Sports that Los Angeles […]

When Kliff Kingsbury signed on to be the coach of the Arizona Cardinals the rumors already started swirling that the team would draft Kyler Murray with the number one pick. The team, of course, ended up drafting him but the one thing that Kingsbury wanted to make clear, was that he didn’t demand that is […]

Tom Brady isn’t going to play forever and the New England Patriots are going to have to replace him at some point and it appears that the team at least thought for a bit that Josh Rosen could maybe be that guy. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Patriots did have contact […]

Dwayne Haskins looks to be the future of the Washington Redskins but did he have an inkling as a 16-year-old this is how it would all work out? As a sports editor of the Bullis Bulldog which was his school newspaper, Haskins wrote a preview of the 2015 draft and focused specifically on five teams, […]

Being a Cowboy must run in the family. As teams begin to sign undrafted players to contracts, hoping to find a diamond in the rough, the Dallas Cowboys signed the son of one of their all-time greats. The Cowboys agreed to terms with undrafted free agent Larry Allen Jr., per the team’s official website. The offensive lineman […]

Some felt that the Minnesota Vikings could trade off some of their players in the 2019 NFL Draft, and when the team selected tight end Alabama tight end Irv Smith Jr. in the second round, it looked like the writing was on the wall for Kyle Rudolph’s exit. Not only that, but there was also […]

If you take Dave Gettleman at his word, then he had to take Daniel Jones when he did. Otherwise, the former Duke quarterback would not have been available at the New York Giants’ 17th overall pick. That may very well be true. But, nevertheless, Gettleman’s decision to select Jones sixth overall has been met with […]

Landing the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft is not something that happens very often, so when you do find yourself in that situation, you better get the pick right. The Arizona Cardinals were that team this year, and with the first overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, they took University of […]

The Oakland Raiders ended up taking Clemson defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell with the fourth overall pick of the NFL Draft last Thursday, officially putting to bed any talk that the Raiders could potentially take a quarterback with their first selection. But, the Raiders didn’t even want to make a selection at No. 4 at all. […]

The Miami Dolphins acquired quarterback Josh Rosen from the Arizona Cardinals on Friday, sending the 62nd overall pick to the Cardinals in return. With Arizona taking Oklahoma signal-caller Kyler Murray with the first overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, there wasn’t much room for Rosen anymore, so the Cardinals decided to move him, and […]

The Denver Broncos did not plan on taking a quarterback in the first round of the draft. In fact, Peter King reports in his Football Morning In America column, if the Broncos hadn’t traded down with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, it would have been Michigan’s Devin Bush, not Iowa’s Noah Fant, putting on a […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have not performed up to the once-heralded program’s typical standards as of late. With the former Big 12 and current Big Ten school faltering over the course of the last several seasons, the Cornhuskers have now made some unfortunate history with the 2019 NFL Draft coming and going over the weekend. According […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to great lengths to change the culture within their locker room. It started with the departures of running back Le’Veon Bell and receiver Antonio Brown. After a season in which the team played through drama, in some form, all year long, the focus now is one that focuses on football […]

The Cincinnati Bengals notably selected former Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Jonah Williams in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. While wasting absolutely no time upgrading the team’s offensive line, the Bengals were actually primed to bolster the same unit later in the draft while Cincinnati was unable to trade up en route […]

Marquise Brown was one of the most popular players in the 2019 NFL Draft and ended up being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the No. 25 overall pick. It was a move that Baltimore desperately needed to make. Lamar Jackson needed more playmakers surrounding him and “Hollywood” was the best playmaker in the draft. […]

The NFL has historically declined to use the Commissioner’s Exempt list in the offseason, but is considering an exception. After the league and the players’ union reviewed the audiotape in which Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill and his fiance discuss injuries to their 3-year old son, Hill could be put on the list as […]

The New England Patriots are coming off of yet another incredibly successful season while winning the heralded AFC East franchise’s sixth Super Bowl title. Not only that, but the Patriots have now won two of the last three and three of the last five Super Bowls while reaching the NFL’s title game nine times over […]

The Chicago Bears managed to select former Iowa State Cyclones running back David Montgomery in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. With the Bears securing one of the top non-first round talents in the entire draft, head coach Matt Nagy appears to be pretty happy that Montgomery is headed to Chicago. Speaking about […]

Former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson believes he’s a Hall of Famer. Johnson made this claim to TMZ Sports during the launch of his supplement company, Johnson Performance Supplements (JPS), on April 27. Not only that, but Johnson also said he’s the fastest player in NFL history. CJ2K’s bold claims all went down Wednesday […]

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman just wrapped up what many already believe to be a very successful weekend. With the 2019 NFL Draft now a thing of the past, Roseman was certainly able to bolster his team’s roster while securing a slew of highly talented players — former Penn State Nittany Lions running back […]

The Seattle Seahawks and general manager John Schneider were wheeling and dealing over the weekend and that might be an understatement. With the Seahawks originally heading into the 2019 NFL Draft with the No. 21 overall pick, Schneider ultimately traded his way to picking quite a few times over the course of the annual event. […]

Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter believes that he knows why the New York Giants used the first of the team’s two first round picks on former Duke quarterback Daniel Jones. “I just can’t go on without saying this: If Dwayne Haskins, as an African-American, goes to Duke and puts up those mediocre stats […]

The Washington Redskins’ performance in the 2019 NFL Draft should help them break a significant postseason drought. The Redskins haven’t made the postseason in three straight seasons. Not only that, but they also haven’t had a single First-Team All-Pro in the 21st century, per The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones. It’s also been easy to attribute the […]

According to a Sunday afternoon report from Mike Klis of 9 News in Denver, the Denver Broncos would not have selected former Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft if given the opportunity. With the New York Giants infamously selecting the former Duke signal caller at No. […]

Yet to even play a single down at the professional level, Pittsburgh Steelers newcomer Benny Snell is already stirring the pot in “The Steel City.” The former Kentucky Wildcats running back was recently selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft and is now looking to fill the shoes of […]

For the first time since 1993, the Virginia Tech Hokies football program has no representative in the NFL Draft. Virginia Tech beat writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch Mike Barber broke the news on April 27. NFL draft ends with no #Hokies picked for the first time since 1993. #UVA's Tim Harris and ODU's Travis Fulgham […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers notably selected former LSU Tigers linebacker Devin White with the No. 5 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. With White receiving an immense amount of praise throughout the spring, NFL.com has since compared the up-and-comer to current Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack, who previously served as […]

The New England Patriots had a successful 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville over the weekend. Tom Brady now has another Michigan alumnus to talk to as a result. The Patriots once again managed to find value in the later rounds, most notably selecting former Michigan Wolverines pass rusher Chase Winovich in the fourth round. With […]

Sebastian Janikowski has retired from the NFL. The 41-year-old Janikowski ended his 19-year NFL career (18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders) on April 28, per Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper. Kicker Sebastian Janikowski’s long run in the NFL has come to an end. Janikowski is retiring from the NFL 19 years after he was drafted […]

The Denver Broncos have definitely improved this offseason, especially on offense. With the AFC West franchise adding to its roster over the weekend, thanks to the 2019 NFL Draft, Broncos general manager and president of football operations John Elway appears to be quite happy with the team’s offseason thus far. In addition to adding veteran […]

The New England Patriots have dominated the rest of the NFL since head coach Bill Belichick came aboard. With the Patriots making nine trips to the Super Bowl and winning a total of six titles under Belichick, his prowess as a front office executive has led the AFC East franchise to the postseason year after […]

The typically lowly Cleveland Browns are currently in the midst of what could ultimately become quite the memorable offseason. With the AFC North franchise looking to turn things around in a hurry, the Browns previously brought in former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt despite his controversial past. With Hunt initially being released by […]

It is no secret that the heralded New England Patriots have dominated the AFC East over the last 20 years. However, this dominance might stretch into more areas than many may have initially thought. New England has perfected literally every facet of the game en route to winning what seems like title after title. In […]

The New York Giants have received a ton of criticism for their decision to select Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Some have called it a reach, while others have said that they made the pick due to racial reasons instead of Dwayne Haskins. No matter […]

Over the course of the last two decades, the New England Patriots have arguably encountered more success than any other team in the world — let alone the NFL. However, there is at least one other NFL franchise that has managed to keep up with the heralded Patriots on an individual level — well, sort […]

After recently completing his fifth NFL Draft as the general manager of the New York Jets, Mike Maccagnan doesn’t appear to be on his way out of East Rutherford. According to Manish Mehta of The New York Daily News, Maccagnan will continue to serve as the team’s general manager despite sometimes failing to get along […]

Darnell Savage rose up draft boards quickly throughout the pre-draft process and ended up being the No. 21 overall pick for the Green Bay Packers. The team liked him so much that they traded up nine spots from No. 30 in order to get him. Now, they are hoping that he can be a big […]