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The Cleveland Browns had their choice when it came to this year’s crop of quarterbacks in the 2018 NFL Draft. They ultimately went with former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick. Cleveland is, by all accounts, convinced that he was the best of the bunch. However, according to Paul Schwartz of […]

With running back Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers failing to agree to terms on an extension deal to beat the deadline to do so on Monday, the Steelers will have to start seriously thinking of contingency plans should Bell opt to hold out for weeks this coming 2018 NFL season or leave the team […]

Randy Moss proved to be a brilliant acquisition by Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. After a tough spell with the Oakland Raiders, Moss went to New England in 2007 and instantly returned to being one of the very best wideouts in the league. But Moss’ initial interaction with Belichick was far from his […]

The Baltimore Ravens have placed guard Marshal Yanda on the physically unable to perform list Monday as a likely precautionary measure, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. Yanda, who a six-time Pro Bowler, suffered a season-ending ankle injury on Sept. 17 which saw him miss the Ravens’ last 14 games of the 2017 campaign. While Yanda […]

There is never an early time to train hard for NFL players. Just recently, a video showing New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and running back Saquon Barkley putting in work this summer surfaced online. This time around, its Atlanta Falcons wideouts (and Alabama Crimson Tide products) Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley and […]

Despite their best efforts, the Pittsburgh Steelers and star running back Le’Veon Bell were unable to come to terms on a long-term deal by the Monday deadline. As a result, Bell’s agent says this will most likely be his last season in Pittsburgh. Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was asked by Josina Anderson of ESPN […]

The Seattle Seahawks have decided to make some drastic changes during this NFL offseason. The once-dominant force led by an incredible defense is now in a rebuilding process with a lot of the team’s biggest names leaving the franchise in one way or another. One of the few big-name players left on the Seahawks roster […]

The deadline for the Pittsburgh Steelers and star running back Le’Veon Bell to agree upon on a long-term contract extension came and went on Monday with the two sides still unable to see eye-to-eye. Bell was franchise tagged for the second straight year, and now he’s more than likely heading into his last season wearing […]

The deadline in the NFL for signing players to new extensions came and went on Monday afternoon with a few notable Pro Bowls remaining without another contract in place. One of which was Dallas Cowboys defensive end, DeMarcus Lawrence, failing to ink a lucrative extension that would keep him under a long-term deal. According to […]

Throughout much of the offseason, much of the focus with the Green Bay Packers have been on the overlying contract situation with star quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is set to enter the fourth year of his five-year, $110 million deal. This has pushed up the timetable to get a new contract done in order to […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has been involved in another questionable incident that has pushed the league to take action by handing him a  three-game suspension. His former collegiate head coach at Florida State, Jimbo Fisher, has now chimed in on the entire matter stating that Winston is now paying the consequences for some […]

The NFL’s deadline for teams to ink players designated with the franchise tag to long-term deals prior to the 2018 season has officially passed. Most notably, the Pittsburgh Steelers failed to work out a new multi-year extension with star running back Le’Veon Bell. Despite that, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert released a statement regarding the […]

In the months leading up to the deadline for extensions for players on the franchise tag, little movement was made by the Pittsburgh Steelers toward a new extension with Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell. Following the deadline passing for a new deal to be worked out, Bell’s agent stated that his client is likely […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and running back Le’Veon Bell have failed to come to terms on a long-term deal once again. As a result, the latest stalled negotiations could have some serious repercussions following the 2018 NFL season. Bell has expressed his desire to retire as a Steeler. Unfortunately, his agent Adisa Bakari says he has changed […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were hopeful that this would be the year they got a long-term deal done with running back Le’Veon Bell. Unfortunately, it appears his status will be up in the air once again after the 2018 NFL season. Bell and the Steelers engaged in contract negotiations all the way up until the last […]

The Los Angeles Rams were extremely active this offseason in their attempts to capitalize on a stellar 2017 NFL season. Among their notable additions was that of All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Training camp is rapidly approaching for the NFL. However, that has not stopped Suh from getting his basketball fix at the NBA Summer […]

The Los Angeles Rams made headlines last year when they paired the youngest head coach in NFL history with the oldest coach in the league. However, it is clear that the duo of Sean McVay and Wade Phillips have established something special in Los Angeles. It goes without saying that Phillips has worked with his […]

Since taking over the helm as the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, Sean McVay has made a strong imprint on the franchise helping quickly lift them to a tremendous amount of success in his first season. Much of this has been behind his infectious personality and knowledge of the game that has helped […]

In the first round of this year’s NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers made a move to add another threat in the passing game for Pro Bowl quarterback Cam Newton to throw to next season with the selection of former Maryland wide receiver D.J. Moore. The rookie is expected to take up a significant role in […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are just a few months removed from their first Super Bowl win in franchise history after topping the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52. However, this has still somehow received some doubts tossed in their direction from former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo voicing that he doesn’t believe the Eagles […]

Through his first two seasons in the NFL, New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl wide receiver Michael Thomas has quickly established himself as one of the rising stars at the position. Much of this has come in the way of his strong bond on the field with quarterback Drew Brees that he has helped cultivate since […]

The Carolina Panthers have undergone much change in the backfield that was headlined by the departure of longtime starter Jonathan Stewart via free agency on a two-year deal with the New York Giants. It has opened up an opportunity for second-year running back Christian McCaffrey to take up a more significant role in the offensive […]

When the Philadelphia Eagles traded a fourth-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Jay Ajayi last October, they knew they might only get him for a year in a half. Ajayi is entering the last year of his contract, and according to Philly Voice, that could mean a much higher workload for this upcoming season. […]

It has been a steady road back to recovery for Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Wentz from a torn ACL and LCL that occurred back in mid-December. He has since picked up his recovery regimen over the last couple of months that has created much optimism that he could be ready to go by […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ lack of a true No. 1 receiver has been a main talking point around the team heading into the season. But perhaps just as pressing is their need to replace starting tight end Jason Witten’s production. Geoff Swaim is the only Cowboys tight end who’s caught a pass in an actual NFL […]

The Tennessee Titans have undergone much change to their coaching staff this offseason that was headlined by the addition of a new head coach in Mike Vrabel, who is set to the embark on his first stint at that position in his NFL coaching career. Offseason addition cornerback Malcolm Butler, who is a former New […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been good regular season teams the last few years, but it seems in the biggest games they come up short. Two years ago the Steelers got blown out in the AFC Championship game by the eventual Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots. Last year, they were the second seed in […]

Madden 19 plain and simply messed up with their catch rating of Nick Foles. Despite the Philadelphia Eagles QB catching a clutch pass in the Super Bowl, he still ended up having a lower rating than Tom Brady, who infamously botched his opportunity to come up with a huge catch in the big game. But […]

If anybody would know, it’d be Chris Long. The former New England Patriots employee understands the Patriots Way. This is why he believes the organization wasn’t impacted in the least regarding all of the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady nonsense a year ago, via the Big Lead. “I just think any NFL team, any NFL locker room […]

Ex-New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo’s decision to bench Eli Manning, which ended the quarterback’s incredible streak of consecutive starts, proved to be the final nail on his coffin. McAdoo was fired from his post shortly thereafter and has not gotten another job in the league since. But after months of silence, McAdoo finally […]

Now that Ben McAdoo has had an entire NFL offseason to reflect on what went wrong with the New York Giants, he is starting to realize some things he wishes he would have done differently. One player he wishes he would have worked with different with is Odell Beckham Jr. In an interview with Peter […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are the reigning Super Bowl champions after an incredible run during the 2017 campaign led by a backup quarterback in veteran Nick Foles. Following Carson Wentz’s season-ending knee injury, Foles became the starter and didn’t miss a beat as he defied the odds with a remarkable performance which resulted in his first title […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are quickly running out of time to secure a long-term deal with star running back Le’Veon Bell. If they do fail to lock up Bell, they likely won’t see him for the entirety of training camp. But Adam Schefter of ESPN thinks it’s possible Bell might be gone for much, much longer. […]

With the Hall of Fame enshrinement in Canton only a few weeks away more people seem to be giving their opinion on Terrell Owens deciding to skip the weekend. Instead of giving his Hall of Fame speech in Canton Owens will be giving it at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga where he played his college football. […]

The Seattle Seahawks of today seem almost unrecognizable from the team that was among the elites in the league during the start of the decade. They conducted a mass exodus of their big stars this offseason, which includes star corner, Richard Sherman. Sherman, who spent seven mostly successful seasons in Seattle, bemoans what’s happened to […]

Chicago Bears first-round linebacker Roquan Smith will not join his fellow Bears rookies in reporting for the start of the team’s training camp today, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Smith, who was taken No. 8 overall and was considered among the top linebacker prospects in this year’s draft, has still not signed his rookie […]

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr became public enemy No. 1 in Green Bay after his hit on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last season. As if the season-ending broken collarbone Rodgers sustained on the hit wasn’t enough, Rodgers claimed Barr also added some insults to injury after the fact. But after a couple months have passed, Rodgers […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is no spring chicken anymore. He’s heading into his 14th season and will be 35 in December. Rodgers has already made his desire to play until he’s 40 known before. But apparently, he’s got another goal apart from just reaching that certain age. Rodgers told Peter King of NBC Sports […]

Head coach Mike Tomlin was adamant about some good news regarding running back Le’Veon Bell’s contract negotiations. Unfortunately, it does not appear as though he will be able to follow through. Bell and the Steelers have long been deadlocked on a potential long-term deal. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, it is not looking like […]