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After just one season with Gang Green, the New York Jets have announced that they’re releasing center Spencer Long effective immediately. According to the NFL, the rookie center struggled terribly in his first year, and first-season head coach Adam Gase finally pulled the plug on Long’s time on the field. Long still had three years […]

The Los Angeles Rams notably finished as the runner-up behind the heralded New England Patriots as a result of the 2018-19 season. However, this past season marked the official solidification of the quick yet powerful upswing by the Rams, quarterback Jared Goff and head coach Sean McVay. With McVay already cemented as the savior in […]

The Washington Redskins this past year have struggled to pull themselves into playoff contention. This was especially true after they lost Alex Smith to a horrific leg injury. He was out for the entire year. They were not able to make the playoffs and seemed to be at a standstill. When Smith tragically broke his […]

Ray Lewis won two Super Bowls during his storied 17-year career manning the middle of the Baltimore Ravens’ defense. The 2018 Hall-of-Fame inductee went out on top, too, helping the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, the final game he ever played before finally hanging it up. One would assume, then, […]

There has been plenty of speculation regarding the future of Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith moving forward. As a result, the team may have to look into other potential options in the 2019 NFL Draft. There is no question that Washington has a number of voids to fill on their roster. According to ESPN’s John […]

New England Patriots fans should be used to celebrating Super Bowl victories by now. Even if some are too young to remember Tom Brady’s first championship, the entire Patriots nation has experienced the thrill of their team’s triumph in the last five years, a stretch in which it’s won an unprecedented three titles. Perhaps the […]

Colin Cowherd is the latest national sports-media personality to offer his opinion on the peculiar circumstances surrounding Todd Gurley’s diminished role in the Los Angeles Rams’ offense. The FOX Sports radio host on Tuesday attempted to draw equivalence between the New England Patriots sitting Malcolm Butler in last year’s Super Bowl and the Rams decreasing […]

It did not take long for the Cincinnati Bengals to find their next head coach in Zac Taylor. It appears he will hold many of the responsibilities on offense as expected. It is no secret that the Bengals have made some significant changes to the coaching staff. According to Richard Skinner of WKRC-TV, Taylor will […]

The Golden State Warriors will leave their long-time home of Oakland next season, moving across the bay to San Francisco’s newly-built Chase Center. While excitement for the team’s relocation is building, one extra prominent voice in the Bay Area insists the Warriors’ presence will create enough complications by itself, not leaving enough room for the […]

The Houston Texans are looking to their past to get better in the future. The team announced a series of changes to Bill O’Brien’s coaching staff on Tuesday, including the hiring of former players T.J. Yates and Brian Cushing as offensive and strength-and-conditioning assistants, respectively. Former tight ends coach Tim Kelly has also been promoted to […]

It took awhile for Rodger Saffold to get comfortable in the NFL. The former second-round pick enjoyed early success at left tackle, being named to multiple All-Rookie teams, but a subsequent injury hindered his development, leading to inconsistent play protecting the quarterback’s blind side over the next few seasons. But Saffold kicked into guard full-time […]

Former NFL wide receiver Wes Welker has become a coach, and a recent announcement has confirmed that he’s been added to the San Francisco 49ers’ staff. The Houston Chronicle was the first to break the news about Welker’s move, and the outlet suggested that he will become the receiver’s coach. League source confirms what @McClain_on_NFL […]

Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings told the media that New England Patriots star Julian Edelman is not “Hall of Fame” caliber. Despite the fact that Edelman is enjoying a high as a recent winner of the Super Bowl — and has a Disney World vacation to show for his trouble — Jennings […]

And another one bites the dust: Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth is the latest celebrity to delete his Twitter account. An intrepid fan noticed that, just two days after the Rams lost the Super Bowl to the Patriots, Whitworth’s account on the popular social media platform was gone. However, all is not terrible, […]

A.J. Green has made it easy to take him for granted. The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has been one of the NFL’s most productive and consistent playmakers since entering the league in 2011, using his supreme blend of length, speed, and overall athleticism to embarrass defensive backs on a weekly basis. Health has been key […]

Mr. DeMille, Todd Gurley is decidedly not ready for his close-up! According to a new report, the Los Angeles Rams’ running back has declined to meet with the media. According to a team spokesperson, Todd Gurley has declined to meet with the media today during the #LARams final open locker room availability. — Omar Ruiz […]

Adrian Peterson was supposed to be done. The future Hall of Fame running back had trouble finding a job leading up to 2018 after the New Orleans Saints traded him to the Arizona Cardinals midway through the previous season and he was subsequently released. Peterson just hadn’t shown enough on the field to garner significant […]

Patrick Mahomes set the NFL ablaze in 2018. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback threw for 50 touchdowns and 5,097 yards this season, becoming the first quarterback since Peyton Manning in 2013 to reach those thresholds simultaneously. Even more impressive than those godly statistics, though, were the eye-popping throws Mahomes made seem frightfully routine during his […]

Brandon Beane, the Buffalo Bills general manager, knows that his team has “a lot of work to do” before it can be considered a serious contender in the future. In an open letter penned to the Buffalo News, Beane said that his main focus was to keep the loyal fans of the team happy. “The […]

Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez is going into the history books as neither a Chief or a Falcon, but he did credit Atlanta with his latest win. Gonzalez, who is now a commentator for Fox Sports, told the ABC-TV affiliate in Atlanta that, if it wasn’t for his time with the Falcons, he’d have […]

The 2018 NFL season ended barely more than 48 hours ago, but it’s apparently already time for some baseless offseason conjecture. Celebrity gossip site TMZ caught up with CBS NFL personality James Brown at the airport recently, and asked his opinion on a number questions related to Super Bowl LIII. His most notable answer concerned […]

The Antonio Brown saga has dragged on for weeks — and, now, months — and it’s completely taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ time on the field this past season. Now, as it turns out, a new report from TMZ suggests that Brown’s drama extends to his time off the field, as well. The outlet […]

In a recent interview with Good Morning America, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said that he “cringes” when he hears a particular nickname. "It makes me cringe!" The @Patriots' Tom Brady tells @michaelstrahan he still doesn't like it when people refer to him as the "G.O.A.T." https://t.co/x4xMHH0TFx pic.twitter.com/fi05gT2iYz — Good Morning America (@GMA) February […]

Linebacker-turned-coach Jack Del Rio won’t be joining the Cincinnati Bengals, ending weeks of speculation about the matter, according to a new report. After potential DC Jack Del Rio and new #Bengals coach Zac Taylor pondered the future, both sides decided it wasn’t a perfect fit, sources say. They chatted early and made this call, instead. […]

A lot of people around the Green Bay Packers organization are excited about the hiring of Matt LaFleur as the teams next head but former tight end Jermichael Finley thinks that LaFleur might have some of the same issues that Mike McCarthy had while dealing with Aaron Rodgers. Finley was recently on the Bill Michaels Sports Talk […]

There were some questions about what the New York Jets would do with Leonard Williams this offseason, but according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the team has no plans to trade him away. The Jets are going through a rebuild and there were questions if the team wanted him to be […]

The big question everyone has for the New York Giants heading into the offseason is what they are going to do with Eli Manning and if he will be back for next season. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY, the expectation this offseason is that the team will try to find Manning’s replacement, but they will […]

The Green Bay Packers have not exactly been stalwarts over the last couple of years. This past season, the Packers went just 6-9-1 and missed the playoffs, marking the first time since 2006 that Green Bay failed to qualify for the postseason in back-to-back campaigns. Remember: the Packers went just 7-9 in 2017, largely due […]

As expected, the Miami Dolphins may finally be making a change at quarterback, and while some view them as a potential landing spot for Joe Flacco or Nick Foles, they might also just draft a signal-caller this spring. “We haven’t gone through the process of getting to learn the guys yet,” said new Dolphins general […]

On Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals nailed down their head coach, officially hiring Zac Taylor. Now, the team needs a defensive coordinator, and Jack Del Rio could be the man for the job. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Bengals are likely to interview Del Rio for the position sometime this week. Del Rio […]

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard had a phenomenal rookie campaign, but Leonard wants to get even better. And not just a little bit better; a lot better. “I don’t have a Super Bowl ring, I don’t have an MVP next to my name, so I haven’t done anything,” Leonard said, according to Joel A. Erickson of […]

The Sacramento Kings’ Twitter account is not yet done with the boring Super Bowl LIII. During the Kings’ game against the San Antonio Spurs, the team’s social media account posted a series of “highlight” clips to mock the sports event. Check out the clips below featuring seemingly ordinary plays from the Kings, which the social […]

The Cleveland Browns are seemingly always looking to make changes as the struggling AFC North franchise continues toward the future. This time around, however, the Browns have made a personnel change — and not a coaching change — en route to officially waiving linebacker Tanner Vallejo on Monday afternoon. The Browns formally announced the aforementioned […]

Super Bowl 53 had a great story that was simply not covered enough. New England Patriots defensive backs Jason and Devin McCourty would be playing together in a Super Bowl for the first time in their careers. Devin may retire in the near future and Jason has never been with a successful team. Everything seemed to […]

Midway through the fourth quarter of the matchup between the Sacramento King and the San Antonio Spurs, Marvin Bagley slammed hope a nasty 360 alley-oop. This put the Kings up by nine halfway through the last quarter of the game. 👀 MARVIN BAGLEY THE THIRD! 👀 📺: @NBATV pic.twitter.com/Ct1en4vkq4 — NBA (@NBA) February 5, 2019 […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is coming off a nice season in his ninth season, but he only signed a one-year contract and could very well be with another team for 2019. Despite the uncertainty for Suh’s future, he is coming off of his best season in terms of team success. Although the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals were finally able to welcome their new head coach Zac Taylor on Monday, and quarterback Andy Dalton gave him a friendly greeting in the locker room. “I’ve been following you since your days at TCU. I’ve watched a ton of tape on ya.” Watch as Head Coach Zac Taylor meets QB1. #NewDEY […]

Coming as absolutely no surprise with the New England Patriots fresh off yet another Super Bowl victory, the debate has already begun — are the Patriots the greatest sports team of all time? Well, with Super Bowl LIII and the team’s latest victory — a 13-3 over the Los Angeles Rams — not even 24 […]

Per the Associated Press, New England Patriots teammates and brothers Devin and Jason McCourty will not be traveling to the White House. This is if the team is invited by President Donald Trump. They both “highly doubt” that they would make the trip with the team. Defensive back Devin McCourty will probably be retiring after the […]