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The Los Angeles Rams have been in cruise control over the first three weeks of the season, as they collected consecutive wins over the Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and Los Angeles Chargers over that span, but they are now dealing with some bad news with regards to star cornerback Aqib Talib’s health. According to Adam […]

The New Orleans Saints have struggled defensively through the first weeks of the season, as there are plenty of questions on that side of the ball. This issue was compounded with a significant blow to their secondary on Tuesday afternoon, as cornerback Patrick Robinson was placed on the injured reserve with a broken ankle. From the New […]

The New England Patriots dropped their second game in a row with a 26-10 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 3. Their performance thus far has started to raise some concern for former Patriots wideout Troy Brown. There has been plenty of turmoil going on in the front office over the past couple of […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finally set to welcome back quarterback Jameis Winston to the team. However, it appears he will start as the backup to quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick has been lighting it up through the first three weeks of the 2018 NFL season. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, head coach Dirk […]

Since suffering a refracture of his surgically-repaired foot, Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen has decided to put off surgery to work his way back from the injury. According to David Newton of ESPN, Olsen has expressed that he is ahead of schedule on his recovery and hopes he will be back on […]

The Oakland Raiders are off to a bit of a rough start out of the gate to the 2018 campaign, dropping their first three games to put them in an early-season hole. During this stretch, Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr has made some untimely interceptions in the fourth quarter that have contributed greatly to his team’s […]

The New England Patriots are in unfamiliar territory to begin the 2018 season after dropping two out of their first three games. The Patriots’ struggles have them searching for necessary adjustments. According to Zack Cox of NESN.com, one of the changes quarterback Tom Brady believes the team must make is to get running back James […]

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield made a strong start to his NFL career with an impressive performance in last Thursday’s 21-17 win over the New York Jets. This has created a significant amount of buzz around Mayfield and what may lie ahead of him this season. According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the […]

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said defensive end Everson Griffen won’t travel with the team or play in Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams as he works on fixing his mental health issues, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. Zimmer said Griffen has also been dealing with a knee injury […]

Fantasy football isn’t an exact science; if it was, it wouldn’t be as exciting, and waiver wire pickups would be easy. Saying Ryan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Mahomes are the top two fantasy scoring quarterbacks through three weeks of this season also wouldn’t blasphemous in the offseason, too, under that circumstance. Both Fitzpatrick and Mahomes are […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered their first defeat of the season this past Sunday with a 28-17 loss to the Washington Redskins that featured struggles sustaining scoring drives. Among those problems offensively was veteran wide receiver Randall Cobb putting together a tough outing that saw him make four catches for only 23 yards with two drops […]

New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles is taking back some of the defensive play-calling duties from defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. Bowles will now be making the defensive calls in two-minute/hurry-up situations. Mehta explained the rationale for the move: Bowles has decided to take over […]

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said Monday that running backs Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles are expected to return to the field when the team practices on Wednesday, according to Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.  “They’re both day to day right now,” Pederson said. “We’ll evaluate them again tomorrow when the players are in and see. But […]

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson officially named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback on Monday, making the rookie the 30th man to start under center for the Browns since the franchise returned to the NFL in 1999. What does Mayfield think about this stat? He had a simple response, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.  “It […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook said Monday there’s a “good chance” he’ll return to the field against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, according to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. Cook suffered a left hamstring injury in the Vikings’ Week 2 tie against the Green Bay Packers, and he didn’t play in the […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan made history on Sunday, but unfortunately it came because of a 43-37 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. Ryan completed 26 of his 35 pass attempts for 374 yards and five touchdowns. He didn’t throw a single interception and finished with a quarterback rating of 148.1. That mammoth QB […]

The New England Patriots are struggling, and Tom Brady thinks one of the reasons is the team isn’t taking advantage of the attention being put on Rob Gronkowski. Gronkowski was the team’s leading receiver against the Detroit Lions, but he only caught four passes for 51 yards. The fact Gronkowski led the team with 51 […]

Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay has burst onto the scene this year as a rookie, but he wasn’t able to finish the game against the Baltimore Ravens because he was ejected for throwing a punch. The unnecessary roughness penalty on Phillip Lindsay was a really, really, really, really, really, really, really bad call from […]

Winning seems to cure everything, and a win might just be what the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger needed on Monday night to turn their season around. There has been a lot of talk about the Steelers’ locker room and how it’s falling apart, but Big Ben says that’s not exactly the case. Roethlisberger admits […]

San Francisco 49ers defensive star Richard Sherman is expected to miss a few weeks with a calf injury that could cost him a lot of money. Sherman had to be helped off the field during halftime against the Kansas City Chiefs and wasn’t able to return to the game. Relatively good news for #49ers CB […]

There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding a bizarre situation with Everson Griffen, but the Minnesota Vikings are denying a report that he was recently arrested, according to ProFootballTalk. Ryan Raiche of KSTP-TV reported that Griffen was involved in an incident at a hotel in Minneapolis where he allegedly made threats to shoot someone. […]

The NFL’s new roughing the passer rule has caused a lot of controversy. Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been at the center of it and was again questionably flagged Sunday, but elsewhere we saw a pass rusher suffer a serious injury because of the rule when Miami Dolphins defensive end William Hayes tore […]

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen allegedly threatened to shoot somebody at Minnesota’s Hotel Ivy on Saturday, according to Ryan Raiche of KSTP. A police report says a person at the hotel was “verbally threatening to shoot someone” on Saturday afternoon. The person’s name is redacted in the report, but Raiche has confirmed Griffen as […]

The San Francisco 49ers were dealt a significant blow to their offense with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffering a torn ACL during Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a play where Garoppolo had chosen to stay inbounds rather than deciding to run out of bounds that led to his left leg moving in […]

The Oakland Raiders have struggled through the first three games of the season, dropping each in a disappointing fashion that has put them in an early rut. A notable issue has been their struggle to create pressure on opposing quarterbacks since the departure of All-Pro Khalil Mack. According to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, head […]

Through the first couple of weeks of the season, there had dealt with consistent questions concerning the health of his surgically-repaired right shoulder in terms of how it holding up through the games. This has become a bigger topic of discussion as Luck was taken out of the game for the final play with backup […]

The NFL has found a new way to agitate its fans and its players by stubbornly enforcing the updated roughing the passer rule that has left many scratching their heads and raising their eyebrows, including Houston Texans star defensive end JJ Watt. Roughing the Passer calls are absolutely out of control. — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a strong start in the Monday night showdown against the upstart Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a commanding 30-10 lead in the first half. This huge offensive outpour in the first half saw some big plays by the Steelers in the passing game that included a 75-yard touchdown reception from […]

The Los Angeles Rams eased to their third straight win to begin the 2018 campaign with a 35-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, but it saw them struggle injuries to their secondary with both of their starters bowing out of the game due to leg ailments. There were early reports to surface that Aqib Talib […]

The Indianapolis Colts were forced to attempt a hail mary in their 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3. However, the Colts relied on backup Jacoby Brissett for the heave rather than quarterback Andrew Luck. There was speculation that Luck may have taken exception to his substitution in that situation. Fortunately, it appears he had […]

In his 19th season in the league, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has continued to perform at a high level in the 2018 campaign. During Sunday’s 26-10 loss to the Detroit Lions, Brady became the oldest player to throw his 38th touchdown pass in his 40s passing Hall of Famer Warren Moon, according to […]

The availability of New York Giants tight end Evan Engram for this coming Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints at home is currently up in the air. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Engram has a sprained MCL and his status is on a week-to-week basis. Giants' TE Evan Engram sprained his MCL and […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley has never been shy about expressing his opinion on a number of issues related to the NFL. It seems he is not the biggest fan of Thursday Night Football. The Rams just put the stamp on a stellar victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Gurley made it […]

In the hours prior to Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, there had been reports to surface that the New England Patriots had a potential deal on the table to move Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski to the Detroit Lions. In response to that chatter, Gronkowski voiced after the contest that he would have […]

The San Francisco 49ers got a wrench thrown in their season when their starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, went down with a serious knee injury that effectively ruled him out for the rest of the 2018 NFL campaign. While the team is expected to start C.J. Beathard right away as Garoppolo’s placeholder under center, the 49ers […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been dealt a significant blow with the loss of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending ACL tear during Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. This has put them in a bit of a bind at the position looking for a replacement to fill in for Garoppolo for the rest […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has given zero indication about his return for the 2018 NFL season. As a result, the Steelers have announced that they will be listening to trade offers for the three-time Pro Bowler. It remains to be seen what kind of return Pittsburgh is expecting. However, according to NFL Network […]

The Los Angeles Rams won the so-called “Battle of L.A.” versus the Los Angeles Chargers in spectacular fashion to move to 3-0 to start the 2018 NFL season. Unfortunately, cornerback Aqib Talib was among those who were unable to finish the game due to injury. Talib was forced to head back to the locker after […]

Washington Redskins veteran running back Adrian Peterson is currently dealing with sprained ankle, which was revealed by head coach Jay Gruden on Monday. Via the Redskins’ official Twitter account: Gruden also announces that Adrian Peterson has a sprained ankle. He should also be ready for New Orleans. That’s not an ideal news to hear for […]