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It has been nearly two weeks since Jay Cutler decided to sign a one-year, $10 million deal to join the Miami Dolphins. In that time, he has gotten a strong impression of his new teammates. One of which is wide receiver Devante Parker, who he compared to one of his former Chicago Bears’ teammates, according […]

The Oakland Raiders made a surprising move during the NFL offseason to acquire a player that appeared to be content with retirement. Veteran running back Marshawn Lynch let it be known that he was considering a return to the NFL with his sights set on joining his hometown Raiders. Fortunately for Oakland, the team was […]

The Carolina Panthers are hoping for a bounce-back season after the team failed to live up to expectations during the 2016 NFL campaign. Cam Newton will play a major role in the team’s attempt to get back on track but he continues to remain sidelined during the preseason. According to Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte […]

There’s nothing like the return of football, and the league made it a point to deliver even more thrills during the 2017 NFL season with a large serving of tasty matchups to look forward to. That holds especially true for the primetime games when the league has everybody’s undivided attention with its showdowns on national […]

Here’s some sizzling news out of Cleveland: suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon is far from getting his suspension lifted by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.   Per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, it doesn’t appear Gordon’s reinstatement is close to being approved. Goodell, speaking in front of fans in Berea, Cleveland: Goodell on Browns Gordon reinstatement: […]

Fantasy football players aren’t the only ones who dislike the idea of having Blake Bortles on their team. Even Bortles’ own Jacksonville Jaguars teammates appear to despise the quarterback as his struggles linger. It was just the other day that wide receiver Allen Robinson had some choice words for Bortles after the latter threw the […]

Looking to mix things up, I’ll be participating in a PPR fantasy football league for the first time this season after several years of playing in standard leagues. There are many ways to be a successful fantasy football drafter. Some players like drafting a quarterback and tight end early. Others like drafting as many quality […]

There’s a quarterback quandary in the Denver Broncos’ camp that team general manager John Elway would like to get resolved the soonest possible. Speaking to Josh Dubow of The Associated Press, Elway addressed the current quarterback competition between Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian. “We’d like the decision made by itself,” Broncos GM John Elway said […]

There’s been quite some restlessness for Pittsburgh Steelers fans this NFL offseason due to star running back Le’Veon Bell’s camp holdout. Bell is seeking a more lucrative long-term deal to what the Steelers had initially offered him prior to the July 17 deadline for extensions for franchise players. It’s been a month since that deadline, […]

The New Orleans Saints made a major addition to their running game during the NFL offseason by signing veteran back Adrian Peterson. The future Hall of Famer has joined forces with Drew Brees in New Orleans making for a potentially potent one-two punch for the Saints. Unfortunately for Saints fans, it remains uncertain whether Peterson […]

Two-time Pro Bowler Derek Carr of the Oakland Raiders is among the most talented and promising quarterbacks in the NFL. The Fresno State product has helped turn around the struggling franchise with all the skills to be an elite player in the league at this position. Along with having the skills to become an elite […]

The feud between Los Angles Rams and DT Aaron Donald continues. This had been a ongoing issue since the beginning of the new year, as Donald played well above his rookie contract and is now seeking a new lucrative deal. Donald finished 2016 with eight sacks and two forced fumbles and was rated as the […]

The Indianapolis Colts received some bad news today; their 2016 first-round pick center Ryan Kelly will undergo foot surgery and is expected to miss the start of the season, as reported by Andrew Walker of Colts.com. This is terrible news for the Colts, who already have a shaky offensive line to begin with. They now […]

The quarterback market has been at an all-time high lately. Finding quality quarterbacks is so difficult; anybody with mild success will warrant a high draft pick. Let’s look back to a recent quarterback trade. Around this time last season, Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater destroyed his knee and the Vikings quickly went out and traded […]

Kansas City Chiefs lifer Derrick Johnson has terrorized many opposing offenses throughout his decorated football career in the NFL. Players have failed time and again at containing the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker, but perhaps those same players will look to exploit one of his more shocking weaknesses this upcoming season. Johnson recently took to his […]

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker and gym rat James Harrison is all good with him relinquishing his starter role to rookie T.J. Watt in the coming NFL season. It was reported earlier that the Steelers are aiming to start Watt right out of the gates, which means Harrison will now be relegated a notch lower in […]

It has been quite a slow recovery process from offseason shoulder surgery for Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl quarterback Andrew Luck. There is currently no timetable for his return to the field from an operation that corrected an issue that he had originally suffered back in Week 3 of the 2015 NFL season. He played through the entire 2016 […]

During the franchise’s dynasty of the 1970s, the household names in Pittsburgh revolved around the Steelers’ defense. From their bruising linebackers, headlined by Jack Lambert and Jack Ham, to their towering defensive line, those teams boasted a menacing front seven. Then, the new era came of Polamalu, Porter, Farrior, Woodley, Aaron Smith, and Ike Taylor, […]

The latest trend of football players sitting on the sidelines when the national anthem is played before games has given birth to two schools of thoughts: the pro and the against. Oakland Raiders great and former wide receiver Tim Brown has made it clear which side he’s on after offering his take on the contentious […]

It’s quite obvious that the Cleveland Browns have several holes on their team to fix after finishing last season in the cellar of the AFC North with a 1-15 record. In trying to address one of their biggest problems, the Browns used their first overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft on defensive end Myles […]

With the start of the 2017 NFL season around the corner, Las Vegas has announced several of their futures bets for the upcoming campaign. According to Ryan Hannable of WEEI, the top two favorites to win the Coach of the Year are New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Oakland Raiders head coach Jack […]

There has been plenty of excitement around the Los Angeles Rams since the acquisition of wide receiver Sammy Watkins from the Buffalo Bill last Friday. According to Alex Marvez of Sporting News, the Rams are taking precautionary measures to make sure their new prized receiving threat stays healthy. “The shoe thing is a very big […]

The Oakland Raiders are a team on the rise in the NFL. After over a decade of being a bottom-feeder in the AFC, the silver and black have become a team to watch in the conference and a legitimate Super Bowl title contender. In fact, the Raiders have become a popular bet to win the […]

It has been a long road to recovery for second-year Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith, as he has worked his way back from a serious left knee injury that involved nerve damage. However, it appears that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel as owner Jerry Jones stated on Tuesday that Smith […]

It has been nothing short of a troubling offseason for New York Jets veteran wide receiver and kicker returner Lucky Whitehead. According to Kevin Patra of NFL.com, Whitehead has reportedly suffered a broken foot earlier this week that he will require him to undergo surgery: The New York Jets receiver and kick returner will have surgery on […]

Legacy. We hear this word get tossed around a lot, especially in the world of sports. But what does it mean? If you really think about the term, it is very subjective and relative. The only way to figure this out is to use a point of reference. Before we get into that, let’s address […]

For every team like the New England Patriots, who are always virtual locks to get in the playoffs, there is a fringe postseason franchise stuck in the middle, one that’s on the outside looking in. Below, we take a look at three teams the rest of the league shouldn’t be sleeping on despite missing the […]

It has been just over a week since the Miami Dolphins decided to sign free agent quarterback Jay Culter to a one-year, $10 million deal. The wait looks to be over for Cutler as he will make his debut with the Dolphins on Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens, according to James Walker of ESPN. […]

The New England Patriots are coming off their fifth Super Bowl title in franchise history with star quarterback Tom Brady once again leading the charge. This has foreseeably led to the Patriots being pegged as the favorites to capture another title on the NFL’s grandest stage. Even with that being the case, Brady recently voiced […]

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is set to make his official transition the broadcast booth this upcoming season with CBS alongside Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. According to a press release from CBS, the 37-year-old will get his first regular-season action in his post-NFL career in the first week of the 2017 […]

Last week, the NFL handed out a six-game suspension for the 2017 season to Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott due to violating the league’s personal conduct policy. In an expected move on Tuesday afternoon, the 22-year-old officially sent to the league his appeal to the suspension, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Source: #Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott […]

It’s all about the mindset for Cleveland Browns quarterback Brock Osweiler. The 26-year-old will enter the 2017 NFL season on the heels of a bad year with the Houston Texans that he’d rather forget. After sort of swindling the Texans, who signed him to a four-year, $72-million contract in 2016, Osweiler quickly became a poster […]

In this year’s NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected former Wisconsin outside linebacker T.J. Watt with the 30th overall pick. This was a clear signal that the Steelers are looking for an eventual replacement for former All-Pro outside linebacker James Harrison, who is set to enter his 14th year in the league. According to Ed […]

The Indianapolis Colts are stuck in a crossroad with star quarterback Andrew Luck’s status for the 2017 NFL season up in the air due to his recovery from shoulder surgery. Despite that being the case, team owner Jim Irsay recently stated that the team has not considered bringing in free agent veteran quarterback Colin Kaepernick, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles released running back Ryan Matthews on Tuesday, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. This news comes as no surprise, as it has been speculated for several weeks now. The expectation was that Mathews would be released once he was medically cleared after suffering a neck injury last season. Source: The #Eagles […]

Last season, the New York Giants clinched their first playoff appearance in four years, but they fell short in disappointing fashion in a 38-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. In that rough defeat, star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. had a forgettable performance. He made just four catches on 11 targets for 28 yards […]

Mitchell Trubisky is apprently getting the Tim Tebow treatment in Chicago. That’s according to Bears coach John Fox, who was quoted by Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, comparing the burgeoning excitement the Windy City has for this year’s second-overall draft pick to that of Tebow’s first season with the Denver Broncos in 2011. […]

Last Friday, the Buffalo Bills made the surprising move of acquiring wide receiver Jordan Matthews from the Philadelphia Eagles shortly after moving wideout Sammy Watkins to the Los Angeles Rams. However, just a few minutes into his first practice with his new team, Matthews suffered a chest injury that may delay his debut, according to […]

Shortly after the Los Angeles Chargers took former Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams with the seventh overall pick in this year’s draft, he suffered a herniated disc that put his rookie season in question. However, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com is reporting that the Chargers are aiming for Williams to make his return in October. That’s […]