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Boston Celtics big man Al Horford had nothing but praise for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after the future Hall of Famer pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind victory against the Kansas City Chiefs to secure yet another Super Bowl berth. Horford told A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston: “There’s no debate of who […]

The AFC Conference Championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots came to an underwhelming end. As a result, many are calling for the NFL to change its overtime format to allow both teams to get a shot on offense. There is no question that the current rules benefit the first team with […]

The Los Angeles Rams are Super Bowl bound! However, the typically high-powered and well-rounded Rams offense oddly did not really require the services of All-Pro running back Todd Gurley to defeat both the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints in back-to-back weeks. Instead, it has been the burly C.J. Anderson that has carried the load […]

The New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against each other in the AFC championship this weekend. It was a matchup for the ages. It was the “greatest of all-time” quarterback Tom Brady versus the young phenom for the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes. Two great coaches in Bill Bellichek and Andy Ried. The […]

The New England Patriots are going to yet another Super Bowl, but this time the team’s offensive line seems to be the difference maker. Quarterback Tom Brady has yet to take a sack after throwing the ball 90 times and according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Brady has faced formidable defenses so […]

The NFL recently announced the finalists for the 2019 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They are Isaac Bruce, Edgerrin James, Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed, Steve Atwater, Champ Bailey, Ty Law, John Lynch, Kevin Mawae, Alan Faneca, Richard Seymour, Tony Boselli, Steve Hutchinson, Tom Flores, and Don Coryell. This is a very impressive […]

The New Orleans Saints lost a heartbreaking NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams, but that’s not stopping team owner Gayle Benson from staying positive. Benson also stated she will be taking action in hopes of changing league rules after an obvious pass interference penalty against the Rams was not called. After Sunday’s controversial […]

Current UFC heavyweight champion — and former UFC light heavyweight champion — Daniel Cormier is no stranger to making bold claims as both a fighter and mixed martial arts analyst. However, the highly-talented grappler made his latest bold claim by stepping way out of his usual comfort zone en route to accusing the NFL of […]

To say that the Oakland Raiders are in a weird place right now is an understatement. From all of the massive changes throughout the regular season, with star players like pass rusher Khalil Mack and wide receiver Amari Cooper being traded, to the questioning of Jon Gruden’s decisions on and off the field. With the […]

New York sports talk show host Mike Francesa is no stranger to making headlines — most of the time for all the wrong reasons. If you currently reside outside of the New York market or are just generally unfamiliar with Francesa, previously of “Mike and The Mad Dog” acclaim, the following clip sums it all […]

Tony Romo this past weekend was heralded for his ability to seemingly call plays before they happened. Some fans prefer a color analyst that stays quiet and lets the play happen without commentary. But many prefer his knowledge of the game. He seems to know when Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes would make a certain audible […]

The Kansas City Chiefs came up just short of reaching the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, while yet another season has come to an abrupt end for Andy Reid’s squad. While the Chiefs will not be participating in this year’s Super Bowl, thanks to Tom Brady and the heralded New England Patriots, the team did have […]

The Kansas City Chiefs came up short versus the New England Patriots in the AFC Conference Championship Game. As a result, head coach Andy Reid has officially shifted gears toward the offseason. There has already been plenty of speculation regarding where Kansas City intends to improve in the summer. According to NFL Network’s James Palmer, […]

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith appeared in public for the first time since having surgery on his leg. https://twitter.com/NBCSWizards/status/1087444029179076608 On December 16th Smith was released from the hospital after he underwent multiple surgeries on his leg. His leg had become infected and Smith was in dire need of medical attention, per Adam Schefter and John Keim […]

The Los Angeles Rams are headed to Super Bowl LIII following a busy offseason that saw them land some serious star power. It appears running back Le’Veon Bell wishes that the Pittsburgh Steelers would take a similar approach. It is no secret that Bell is on his way out of Pittsburgh after failed negotiations on […]

It is no secret that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers endured a rough 2018 NFL season by his elite standards. However, it appears he is still among the league’s elite in one particular category. Despite his struggles, Rodgers’ arm talent is still considered second to none. According to Pro Football Focus, he was the […]

Sunday was an insane day for the NFL, but it’s possible that the league can even get crazier than what collectively transpired during the conference championship round – that’s if an obscure rule New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has dug up following their 26-23 overtime home loss to the Los Angeles Rams in […]

The NFL is reportedly thinking of the possibility of making a revision on a rule following the controversial missed pass interference call in the crucial moments of Sunday’s NFL Championship Game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints, per Mark Maske of The Washington Post. “It will be discussed at length along […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars had a disappointing season after reaching the AFC Championship game in 2018, losing to the New England Patriots, 24-20. The team has seemed to move on from quarterback, Blake Bortles, as well as running back, Leonard Fournette, which the team just voided off his last two years of guaranteed money off of his […]

Incoming Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has several fans on the team, and the latest one is none other than the team’s GM, Brian Gutekunst. The longtime team general manager said that he was able to give LaFleur the job mostly because he heard nothing but good things about him. “Most of that was just […]

Another regular season has come and gone with the New York Jets missing the playoffs. It’s been eight years since the Jets last advanced to the NFL postseason. However, the team isn’t far from competing again in the AFC East. The New England Patriots are nearing the end of their run with Bill Belichick and […]

In non-Patriots related football news, Mitchell Trubisky of the Chicago Bears has been called in to replace Jared Goff at the Pro Bowl. Mitch Trubisky has been named to the Pro Bowl to replace Jared Goff. — Allan Bell (@AllanGBell) January 21, 2019 According to ABC7 Chicago, the Bears quarterback will be playing in the […]

The Cleveland Browns entered the 2018 NFL season as a laughingstock. After 16 games, they walked away as a team to watch in 2019. This offseason will tell us everything we need to know about the future of the Browns. Last offseason, they went in with over $100 million in cap space and armed with two of the […]

Bill Belichick always sings the praises of Tom Brady, but the New England Patriots quarterback says that this is nothing new. The Super Bowl-bound player told WEEI-FM (via ESPN) that he’s always gotten along well with the longtime head coach of the team. “We’ve always gotten along great. We’ve worked together for 19 years. So […]

Critics of the New England Patriots are never going to hear the end of it, are they? During the Patriots’ on-field celebration following their AFC Championship Game win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, Brady embraced wide receiver Chris Hogan at midfield, repeating all of the criticisms that were hurled toward Brady and […]

The Cleveland Browns players are not exactly fond of their ex-coaches. First, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield took yet another shot at former head coach Hue Jackson during Fox Sports’ final episode of the Manning Hour this past weekend. "Yeah, anything is better than Hue… I mean you." 😶 It's the season finale of the #ManningHour […]

Broncos’ cornerback Chris Harris has just been announced to play in the Pro Bowl, according to a new report by Mike Klis of 9News. https://twitter.com/MikeKlis/status/1087357686071517185 In early December 2018, Harris broke a bone in his leg. He’d hoped that he could heal quick enough to see a return to the field before the end of […]

With 8:47 remaining in the fourth quarter of the New England Patriots’ AFC Championship Game victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, the Chiefs were punting to the Patriots with New England holding a three-point lead. The punt from Dustin Colquitt took a strange bounce and headed toward Patriots returner Julian Edelman, who […]

Tom Brady is headed to his ninth Super Bowl after he and the New England Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night, but this trip to the big game might be the most special of them all. At 41 years of age, Brady’s mortality was constantly questioned throughout […]

Count Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank among those who were happy to see the New Orleans Saints go down against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Of course, Blank had some extra incentive to root against the NFC South division-rival Saints, as the Super Bowl will be played at Mercedes-Benz […]

When the Cleveland Browns overhauled their coaching staff in the middle of the 2018 campaign, Freddie Kitchens was promoted from running backs coach to offensive coordinator, replacing the fired Todd Haley. Now, Kitchens has earned another promotion, as he was named the Browns’ new head coach. Cleveland interviewed a plethora of head-coaching candidates, but saved […]

With a 28-24 lead with 1:01 remaining in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday night, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward intercepted a pass from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that glanced off the fingertips of Rob Gronkowski. It looked like the Chiefs had all but wrapped up a trip to the Super Bowl, […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has nothing but the highest of praise for wide receiver Julian Edelman, especially after his performance yesterday. In a game that will, no doubt, go down in history for reasons that may not entirely be positive, Edelman has served as just one of a few bright spots, according to […]

On Monday morning, a scathing report surfaced about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, with Joseph Santoliquito of Philly Voice stating that Wentz is not loved within the Eagles’ locker room and is viewed as a selfish, egotistical player. A couple of Eagles players have already come out to dispute the report, with defensive lineman Fletcher […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley didn’t get a lot of run during the team’s victory over the New Orleans Saints, and Sean McVay said after the game it was just about the flow of the game. Gurley had just four rushes for ten yards and one catch. He also tipped up a pass […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are obviously committed to Carson Wentz as their quarterback moving forward, but not everyone on the team seems to be all that happy about it. Apparently, some of Eagles teammates think Wentz is selfish: “Carson Wentz’s biggest enemy is Carson Wentz,” one source said, according to Joseph Santoliquito of Philly Voice. “He’s […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was emotional after the teams win over the Kansas City Chiefs and a big reason why was because the future Hall of Famer thought the odds were stacked against them. “The odds were stacked against us,” Brady said per Mike Reiss of ESPN. “It hasn’t been that way for us […]

After a slow start to the game, it looked like the Kansas City Chiefs could use a big second-half comeback to advance to the Super Bowl but they fell just short, and Andy Reid wants the team to remember the loss, so they can work harder to not have it happen again. Even with the […]

The Patriots are going to the Super Bowl — again — and Tom Brady thinks that Rob Gronkowski, AKA Gronk, played a “huge” role in that. Brady told the NFL that it was “Gronk” who was responsible for much of the team’s success in the AFC Championship playoffs, the same playoff win that is now […]