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The Cincinnati Bengals have raced out to a strong start to the 2018 season winning three out of their first four games that have put them atop of the AFC North standings. Much of this has been done without the services of running back Joe Mixon, who has been recovering from knee surgery over the last […]

The Detroit Lions have waited years and years to find a good lead back and it appears they finally have one in rookie back Kerryon Johnson, but that doesn’t mean that coach Matt Patricia is about to increase his workload. “I think we have a lot of really good running backs, and I think we […]

The New Orleans Saints might already have the most dynamic running back in the NFL, but Drew Brees is excited for the return of Mark Ingram. Ingram’s four-game suspension from a PED (performance enhancing drug) violation is finally done, so he’ll suit up for the Saints’ Week 5 matchup with the Washington Redskins. Brees says […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have gotten off to a slow start to the season and currently sitting with a 2-2 record. There seems to be some sense of panic around the league about what the Eagles have shown this year, but coach Doug Pederson is taking a different approach. He is saying the team needs to […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Ezekiel Elliott is “banged up”, but doesn’t think that will prevent him from playing against the Houston Texans in Week 5. Elliott is coming off his best performance of the year. He carried the ball 25 times for 152 yards in his team’s 26-24 victory over the Detroit Lions. […]

As the Washington Redskins get ready to play the New Orleans Saints, it’s giving Adrian Peterson a chance to talk about his short stint with the Saints and he said one thing was clear very early, Alvin Kamara was a special talent and he knew he was going to see the field over him. Peterson […]

Marquette King was a big offseason pickup this season for the Denver Broncos but only a few weeks into the season Vance Joseph isn’t happy with him. King averaged a net of 28.7 yards on three punts against the Kansas City Chiefs and his best punt of the night was returned by Tyreek Hill 37 […]

The Arizona Cardinals haven’t won a regular season football game this year, but head coach Steve Wilks is confident that rookie quarterback Josh Rosen will get the job done. The No. 10 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft made his first NFL start on Sunday in a 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. While […]

It’s possibly one of the biggest weeks in New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees career but he is trying to downplay it as just another game he is looking to win. Peyton Manning currently holds the record for passing yards coming in at 71,940 yards. Brees currently sits in third place on the list. only 201 […]

Dez Bryant has a lot of free time on his hands these days seeing as he still hasn’t signed for a new team a quarter of the way into the season. As a result, Dez is using some of his downtime to reply to fans’ tweets. One such tweet that came Dez’s way recently was […]

When the Seattle Seahawks brought in Brandon Marshall this offseason they were hoping it would be another veteran receiver for Russell Wilson but it hasn’t really worked out so far and Pete Carroll dropped some hints that his playing time could be decreasing. Carroll said that they would be making in 2017 7th round pick […]

The Atlanta Falcons have been without star running back Devonta Freeman for the past three weeks due to a knee injury. However, Falcons coach Dan Quinn remains hopeful he will have the Pro Bowler back for their upcoming game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5. Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he hopes to get […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is impressed with how fast Josh Gordon is learning the team’s offense. The new Patriots receiver had two catches on his debut in New England’s dominant 38-7 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Gordon was acquired from the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick, which is a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are actively shopping Le’Veon Bell around the league for a trade, but Bell recently named a list of teams he expects to pursue him in free agency. Bell specifically named the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles as potential suitors. He believes teams will do […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield looks like the real deal now, but one Hall of Fame running back wasn’t sold on him in the beginning. Jim Brown is a Browns legend. He played all nine of his NFL seasons for the team and is considered to be one of the greatest running backs of all […]

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb admitted he wasn’t close to making a return from injury after the team’s 22-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. There was speculation about the possibility of him playing in Week 4. In reality, his road to full recovery may be further out than most thought. Cobb […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been on a roll to start the season. After their 27-23 win against the Denver Broncos last Sunday, the Chiefs are now 4-0 and look like early Super Bowl favorites with the way they have been playing. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was asked if there was any significant difference […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are still undefeated after eking out a hard-earned 27-23 victory against the Denver Broncos on Monday. Up against the vaunted Broncos’ defense, Patrick Mahomes managed to pass the test put in front of him by Von Miller and company, finishing the game with 304 passing yards and a touchdown with zero […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot erupted for 152 rushing yards on 25 carries in last Sunday’s 26-24 win over the Detroit Lions. Based on that performance, it’s hard to detect anything that’s physically wrong with the former Ohio State Buckeyes star, but according to Todd Archer of ESPN, Elliott is actually nursing a couple […]

New York Giants running back Jonathan Stewart could still get back on the field this season. Stewart has been recently placed on the injured reserve by the Giants due to a foot injury, which means that he’ll be ineligible to see action for at least eight weeks. NFL teams are only allowed to bring back […]

After three straight weeks of disappointment, the Oakland Raiders were finally able to get a win under head coach Jon Gruden in Week 4. The team was taken to the brink against the up-and-coming Cleveland Browns with Marshawn Lynch and company having to pull it out in overtime. Following his first win since returning to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense isn’t just the same without running back Le’Veon Bell in the backfield.  Although second-year tailback James Conner has shown much improvement, the fact remains that he’s not as good as Bell is. Adam Schefter of ESPN underlined how much the Steelers are missing on the offense without Bell by stating some […]

The New York Jets lost 31-12 to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and Jets defensive end Leonard Williams didn’t appreciate their late game 2-point conversion attempt. The Jaguars clearly had the game won but tried to heap on an extra helping of scoring. Williams is the leader of the Jets’ defensive line and was a […]

Despite the negative optics for Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell arising from his continued holdout, he is still hopeful that the current saga he’s in will end in him signing a long-term contract with the team, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Bell still wants to retire as a Steeler, despite a hectic last month. […]

There’s only one way that Le’Veon Bell will get out of the control of the Pittsburgh Steelers this season: via a trade. It has already been reported that the Steelers have fielded trade overtures for Bell from other teams, most notably the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and San Francisco 49ers. However, none of these […]

After an 0-4 start, the San Diego Los Angeles Chargers finished the 2017 season 6-1 to finish 9-7 overall, which gave fans hope that the 2018 season would be the year the Bolts returned to the postseason, where they haven’t been since 2013. A strong offseason strengthened this sense of optimism, but through the first four […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, just like most sports fans, isn’t a fan of players flopping while in the middle of a contest. When Belichick saw Miami Dolphins cornerback apparently showing off his method acting chops on the field during Sunday’s game in Foxboro, the future Hall of Famer football tactician exploded into […]

It was earlier reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN that embattled Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is planning to report to his team in the coming Week 7 bye. Schefter also followed up on that report by saying that the Steelers can apply the transition tag on Bell as an option to keep the […]

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers heaped praise on rookie safety Derwin James after his team’s narrow 29-27 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. James was selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Florida State. The Chargers counted on him from day one, and he hasn’t let them […]

Through the first few weeks of the 2018 season, there hasn’t been any clarity on when Pittsburgh Steeler star running back Le’Veon Bell will return to the team. There finally appears to be some, Bell is expected to make his return to the practice field during their Week 7 bye in time to play against […]

The NFL season is now well underway with the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos finishing up Week 4 action on Monday night. Now heading into the second quarter of the season, it is much easier gauge which NFL teams are for real, in both a good and bad way. As always, there have already been […]

The New England Patriots wrapped up the opening month of the season splitting the first four games after a convincing 38-7 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon. The Patriots will head into Week 5 with a boost to their wide receiver core with the return of Julian Edelman after his four-game suspension for […]

The Washington Redskins are coming fresh off their bye week with a primetime matchup next Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. In the days leading up to that contest, there will be questions concerning running back Adrian Peterson’s health as he’s still working his way through an ankle injury. According to Josh Alper of […]

Throughout the last few months, the Seattle Seahawks have been in the midst of a difficult internal situation with star safety Earl Thomas’ contract situation. Things have gotten much more rough with Thomas suffering a broken leg in Sunday’s 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals that looks to have ended his 2018 season that led […]

In the weeks that have followed the Oakland Raiders’ decision to move on from star defensive end Khalil Mack, there has been plenty of consistent chatter from head coach Jon Gruden about the Pro Bowler. In a recent piece by Michael Silver of NFL.com, Gruden had voiced his surprise at Mack continuing his strong start […]

As more news continues coming out about running back Leonard Fournette’s hamstring injury, the more the Jacksonville Jaguars and their fans are beginning to worry. Fournette had just come back from a hamstring injury that had kept him out of two games, and this injury is expected to do at least the same. According to […]

Jacksonville Jaguars coach head coach Doug Marrone defended his decision to go for two in the final seconds against the New York Jets on Sunday saying that it had to do with injuries and what his conversion chart told him to do, and he wasn’t trying to send a message. T.J. Yeldon scored a touchdown […]

The Green Bay Packers got back into the win column with a 22-0 shutout win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon, but it saw star quarterback Aaron Rodgers voice after the game his frustration with his team’s overall play offensively. Head coach Mike McCarthy voiced on Monday that he holds the same viewpoint that […]

In the last two weeks, the New England Patriots have been quite firm in helping bring along star wide receiver Josh Gordon into the fold both on and off the field. This has included placing his locker right next to quarterback Tom Brady in the locker room. During his weekly interview with NESN, Brady voiced […]