NFL Articles - Page 2997

The Los Angeles Rams and their fanbase have officially bought into the aspect of superstitious thinking as they prepare for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints – starting with the officiating crew. When Rams fans got word that longtime referee Bill Vinovich would be a deciding factor on whether or not its […]

The Dallas Cowboys may not have to look too far to find their replacement for Scott Linehan at offensive coordinator. According to former ESPN reporter Ed Werder, the Cowboys are looking at Doug Nussmeier, their very own tight ends coach, to potentially assume the role. The Cowboys parted ways with Linehan on Wednesday. Nussmeier would […]

New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson is currently dealing with appendicitis and will most likely miss the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. However, the good news is that Watson does not need surgery at the moment, indicating that he could be […]

The Dallas Cowboys parted ways with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan on Friday, but Linehan is not holding on to any hard feelings. In fact, he said it was a move that was probably best for both parties. “As Jason (Garrett) expressed, we met on Wednesday and had a good, direct talk,” Linehan said in his […]

The Arizona Cardinals have interviewed Hue Jackson for their vacant offensive coordinator position, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Jackson split the 2018 campaign between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, first serving as head coach of the Browns through late October before getting fired. He then moved over to the Bengals, where he […]

The Kansas City Chiefs revealed some good news regarding safety Eric Berry’s health for the AFC Championship Game. It appears he may have had some extra motivation to play all along. Berry is one win away from having an opportunity to play in his hometown for Super Bowl LIII. According to ESPN’s Adam Teicher, he […]

Kurt Warner tweeted out a video on Friday showing how he gave Drew Brees some cookies. These aren’t your average cookies. They’re goat cookies. They are “goats” with a number nine on them, the number Brees wears, as well as mardi gras paraphernalia on the baked good. When sitting down with @drewbrees – I couldn’t […]

It’s officially championship weekend in the NFL with two phenomenal matchups in store on Sunday. On the AFC side, we get the star-studded Kansas City Chiefs against the undead New England Patriots. It seems like as long as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are present it doesn’t matter what the supporting cast is. In the NFC, […]

The Los Angeles Chargers had one of the best teams in all of the NFL this past season. They were dwarfed in media attention by their own intercity rival, the Rams. Philip Rivers had one of the best seasons of his career, and the team just seemed to click. Their first-round performance against the Baltimore […]

Antonio Gates is considered one of the best receiving tight ends in the history NFL. For the past 16 seasons, Gates has been with the Chargers, first in San Diego, now in Los Angeles. Over the years he’s had 10 seasons with over 700 receiving yards, six seasons with over 70 receptions, and 11 with over […]

On Friday, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald hit a hole-in-one. He was playing alongside the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. It was on the 13th hole at the prestigious Seminole golf course. He hit an eight-iron from 162 yards away. From someone who isn’t even a professional golfer, this is very […]

New York Jets head coach Adam Gase had a very odd introduction press conference in which cameras caught Gase often looking uncomfortable and bewildered. Gase’s eyes appeared to widen at just about every question, and he looked like he wanted no parts of the media’s questions. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Gase […]

It is no secret that there is quite an age difference between the quarterbacks in both of this year’s title games. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady insists that he and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees are well-aware of how time flies. There is no question that a lot has changed since they were […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is in his first season with the team and his team is one game away from reaching the Super Bowl.  Suh has been a force on defense for many years now, but for the first time in his career, he has reached a championship game. Suh is seeing […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers new offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has his work cut out for him as he will need to learn an entirely new group of players and find ways to turn the offense around. One thing is for sure so far for the Buccaneers and it’s the certainty of Jameis Winston holding onto the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles came up short in the NFC Divisional Round versus the New Orleans Saints. All eyes will now be on what the Eagles do with backup quarterback Nick Foles. It had been widely assumed that Foles would buy his way into free agency this offseason. According to ESPN’s Tim McManus, the Eagles may […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is approaching yet another AFC Championship Game, and he knows his team has their work cut out for them. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Brady spoke to the media on Friday and he is not expecting the game to be decided early on. He believes that […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made some significant changes this offseason. One thing they hope to maintain is wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s status on the team. There has been plenty of speculation regarding Jackson’s future with the team. According to TMZ Sports, he gave little indication regarding whether or not he wants to be back: […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has just spent his first season with the team and has voiced nothing but contentment and satisfaction with the team. Recent news suggests that Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is unhappy with his current situation and that he may want to join the 49ers. According to TMZ Sports, […]

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores has been drawing a lot of interest from teams in need of a head coach. Most notably, the Miami Dolphins have been closely linked to Flores after parting ways with former head coach Adam Gase. Flores’ defensive players have spoken highly of their coach. According to Tyler Sullivan […]

The New Orleans Saints are preparing for their biggest game of the 2018 NFL season. Unfortunately, it appears they will be without tight end Benjamin Watson. Watson had been unable to practice all week while dealing with appendicitis. According to ESPN’s Katherine Terrell, he has now been listed as inactive for the NFC Championship Game […]

As New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton prepares for this Sunday’s game with the Los Angeles Rams, he knows how big of a factor crowd noise can be. The Saints crowd is very loud, and the volume within the Superdome can be very overwhelming for opposing teams. According to The New Orleans Advocate, Payton’s […]

The New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to reporters in a press conference ahead of this weekend’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. Belichick is not a man of many words, but he did reveal he experiences certain emotions that most people may be surprised about. ESPN staff writer Mike Reiss reported Belichick’s […]

The Dallas Cowboys decided on Friday to part ways with Scott Linehan as their offensive coordinator. Linehan struggled at times to get anything besides the run game going for the Cowboys and it was very apparent at the beginning of the season. Prior to wide receiver Amari Cooper’s arrival, the Cowboys had started the season […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods spoke about this Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints and does not seem to be phased about playing on the road. The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is one of the louder stadiums in the NFL and Saints fans have a lot to cheer up about to this […]

The Los Angeles Rams travel to face the New Orleans Saints for the third time this year in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 20. Both teams have changed dramatically since their last meeting in Week 9. With that in mind, the Rams and Saints will provide a much different game than what we’ve […]

New Orleans Saints backup quarterback Taysom Hill is one of the most interesting signal-callers this game has ever seen. Of course, playing behind Drew Brees, he isn’t going to get much time to throw the football, but Hill is still getting plenty of playing time as both a rusher and a punt returner. Yes; that’s […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton got his first tattoo on Monday, six months after Jerry Richardson sold the team. That kind of falls right in line with the rumor that Richardson would not allow Newton to get a tattoo when he first came into the league in 2011, but Newton squashed that story on Instagram: […]

Tom Brady’s rise to prominence is certainly one of the most intriguing stories in NFL history. He was originally selected by the New England Patriots as a sixth-round draft pick in 2000, but at the time, Drew Bledsoe had a firm hold on the Patriots’ starting quarterback job. During Brady’s second season, however, Brady took […]

Plaxico Burress is talking, and he wants the Giants Powers that Be to know that Dwayne Haskins needs to be drafted to the team. The former Super Bowl Champion and wide receiver knows that the New York team has to make a huge decision in the off-season about the direction of their quarterback. And while […]

The Buffalo Bills may have had a rough go of it during Josh Allen’s rookie season under center this past year, but the quarterback believes that the Bills are in the process of building something that will last: “We’re looking to build something special,” said Allen, according to Vic Carucci of The Buffalo News. “We’re […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks is not looking for any revenge against his former New Orleans Saints team, calling this Sunday’s NFC Championship Game “just another game”: “I’ve been back twice now. So, at the end of the day it happens to be just another game,” Cooks said on Wednesday, via Cameron DeSilva […]

The Green Bay Packers made headlines with the hiring of former Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur. He is hoping to instill a certain sense of stability to Green Bay this offseason. It is no secret that the Packers have fallen vastly short of expectations in recent years. LaFleur said during an appearance on the […]

The Oakland Raiders do not exactly have the greatest reputation around the league right now. Heck, they haven’t had the greatest reputation around the league for a decade-and-a-half. However, quarterback Derek Carr said on his YouTube channel that free agents are interested in playing for Oakland. “I’ve talked to some guys,” said Carr, via Raiders […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is an MVP frontrunner and one of the best quarterbacks in the game, so, naturally, there is talk of the “torch” passing when the 23-year-old faces off against 41-year-old Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game this Sunday. Mahomes, however, is having none of […]

Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry may have missed his team’s Divisional Round playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts last weekend, but he is expected to play against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game this Sunday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Berry was limited to just two games this season […]

The future of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is in question, as no one—not even Fitzgerald himself—knows if the legend will return for another season in 2019. However, Fitzgerald is impressed with the Cardinals’ recent hire of head coach Kliff Kingsbury: “Hell of a coach,” said Fitzgerald, according to TMZ Sports. “Look at his […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is the brightest young mind in the NFL right now. He is just 32 years old, but many feel he is the best coach not named Bill Belichick in the league. McVay is so highly thought of, as a matter of fact, that Matt LaFleur, who spent one […]

Matt Hasselbeck has been out of football since 2015. However, Hasselbeck told Kevin Clark of The Ringer that a contending team apparently called him with interest this season. Uh, what? We have to define what a “contending team” is, because if Hasselbeck is talking about a team like, say, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Jaguars certainly […]