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The San Francisco 49ers are halfway towards a winless season. And now, their chances of completing that “perfect” 0-16 slate have increased a little bit more as they’ve placed top wide receiver Pierre Garcon on injured reserve due to a neck injury, ruling him out for the rest of the season. 49ers placing WR Pierre […]

The Oakland Raiders have been one of the most disappointing teams during the first half of the season. After going 12-4 last season, which saw them make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years, they are just 3-5 after losing five of their last six games. According to NBC Bay Area, safety Reggie […]

With Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson going down with a torn ACL, it was another opportunity for an NFL team to sign the controversial and still-unemployed Colin Kaepernick. However, it was another opportunity missed as the Texans signed Matt McGloin instead. There had been a report that Texans owner Bob McNair had signed off […]

Herm Edwards thinks New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady still has a lot left in the tank. Herman, who was a guest on ESPN’s First Take, disagreed with Max Kellerman’s take that Brady will begin to “fall off a cliff” soon. The former New York Jets coach insisted Brady is different and would prove history […]

Concussions hit two key offensive talents on the Baltimore Ravens over the last two weeks, but both players are expected to be active on Sunday. Yesterday, ESPN’s Jamison Hensley reported that quarterback Joe Flacco will play against the Tennessee Titans this week after enduring a scary hit at the hands of Kiko Alonso. Today, wide […]

Newly acquired wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin will not play for the Buffalo Bills against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Source: Bills WR Kelvin Benjamin will not make his debut today. He’s out. Ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline earlier this week, the Carolina Panthers sent […]

The Denver Broncos’ offense has sputtered over the last few weeks, but wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is ready to give them a spark. After missing two games with an ankle injury, Sanders is expected to play this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, according to Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Broncos coach Vance Joseph said today […]

The injury bug continues to hit the Houston Texans and their most pivotal players. According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the team feared that star rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Thursday’s practice. Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network now confirms that Watson’s ACL is torn, bringing his rookie campaign […]

The Andrew Luck drama is finally over, although, Indianapolis Colts fans would probably prefer if the ending were slightly less horrific. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is officially done for the season, as the National Football League franchise put him on the injured reserve list. The Colts announced on Thursday that Luck is going on […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston must be an an optimist. After all, all gunslingers have to be, as the pitfalls that come with negative thinking at that position would have them going bonkers. Anyway, according Jameis Winston, the Buccaneers will soon have be great, but it is contingent on something he believes to be important. “In terms […]

Everyone appears to ready to write off Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson for the remainder of the season. This includes head coach Bruce Arians, who recently said as much. Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that he “doubts” David Johnson returns this season, via Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. As for the running […]

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel is apparently a huge fan of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. I mean, not that anyone could blame him, as Cam Newton remains one of the more special athletes in all of the National Football League. Yeah. Yeah. Newton is no longer that guy everyone is talking about, as […]

The Cleveland Browns have been on the wrong side of some bad jokes for decades at this point. Following a trade deadline debacle, in which the front-office failed to send in its end of paperwork, things appear to be at a tipping point. For some context first, according to pretty much everyone, the Browns traded […]

The Philadelphia Eagles made a huge splash at the trade deadline, acquiring Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi for only a fourth-round pick. You might think that might not sit well with other players at the running back position, but it doesn’t appear to be bothering LeGarrette Blount all that much. “There was no reaction. I can only […]

The Dallas Cowboys have a weird situation at running back for the rest of the season. That is if — and it is a big if — the NFL and courts can ever figure out what the heck is actually going on with Ezekiel Elliott. For the Cowboys, regardless of what happens with their starter, it […]

Former Houston Texans offensive lineman Duane Brown couldn’t be a happier guy at the moment. Having gone from a talented, yet relatively struggling team, to the Seattle Seahawks has been something he’s not taking for granted. “It’s worked out pretty good for me, I have to say,” Brown said in a presser. “I thought I did […]

Denver Broncos rookie left tackle Garett Bolles has been a solid player this season for the NFL franchise. Despite being a bit longer in the tooth than most rookies (he’s 25), he’s making an important and immediate impact in helping Denver’s offensive line protect the quarterback. According to Garett Bolles, this is incredibly important, as […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Alfred Morris once appeared destined to be a star in the National Football League. As quickly as his figurative star brightened, it dimmed to the point of him becoming a relative afterthought. The Washington Redskins selected him in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Somehow, through magic, he ended […]

Former Cleveland Browns star, turned Browns afterthought, Josh Gordon has been reinstated by the National Football League. That’s the simple good. The complicated part of this? There are a slew of conditions attached to the league’s decision to allow Josh Gordon to run on blades of grass during each weekend. For now, Gordon is placed […]

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott isn’t sweating the looming absence of teammate Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott’s latest attempt to block the six-game suspension from the NFL was denied on Tuesday, though he could still be allowed to play at least this coming Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs depending on the outcome of his latest appeal. […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ triumvirate of Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott, and Dez Bryant is in danger of missing Elliott because of a suspension, but there could be some concern that Bryant could be joining the running back on the inactive list for Week 9’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. According to a report by Charean […]

The general presumption among football observers and fans after the San Francisco 49ers traded for Jimmy Garoppolo was that the quarterback would immediately take over the reins under center for head coach Kyle Shanahan. It turns out, that’s that is not what’s going to happen. During a press conference on Wednesday, Kyle Shanahan revealed that […]

A Week 8 bye has been a convenient one for Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Leonard Fournette, who used the allotted extra week of rest to recover from an ankle injury that kept him sidelined in Week 7’s win against the Indianapolis Colts. Fournette sustained the injury in Week 6’s outing against the Los Angeles Rams. The […]

Terrell Pryor parlayed his successful conversion from quarterback to wide receiver in the NFL to a one-year deal to play for the Washington Redskins this season. We’re now at the halfway mark of the 2017-18 campaign, however, and Pryor hasn’t even reached half of his total catches and receiving yards last season when he was […]

Aside from losing games, New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo is also rumored to be losing the confidence of his players. With the Giants piling up on losses, their tumultuous season has seemingly affected their relationship in the locker room. First there was the suspension handed by the team to veteran cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph knew that some measures had to be done after seeing his team suffer its third-straight loss last Monday to the Kansas City Chiefs. One of them was naming Denver’s prodigal son Brock Osweiler as the team’s starting quarterback. This is, at least for Week 9’s matchup with the Philadelphia […]

Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Mike Pouncey is not a man to mince words. The talented lineman, following the trade of running back Jay Ajayi to the Philadelphia Eagles, is apparently not too thrilled about it. “He said, ‘This is where we’re at, this is where we’re going to go; if you’re not on board, you’re going to […]

The Cincinnati Bengals attempted to trade backup quarterback AJ McCarron to the Cleveland Browns. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the Browns were apparently unaware of how sending in paperwork to the NFL office is meant to work. Anyway, one would think this would make AJ McCarron feel upset, right? Wrong. Rather than feeling like this was […]

Marcell Dareus being a Jacksonville Jaguar is going to be a neat thing for the defensive standout. Going from one NFL franchise that has had its moments, but plays in a difficult division, to another that seems ready for a playoff push, has to be good. Also good? His new teammates feeling like Marcell Dareus will […]

In what can only be considered a relatively stunning turn of events, Brock Osweiler will be the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos this weekend. Yes, that Brock Osweiler. The one who failed miserably with the Houston Texans, then became a talent cut by the Cleveland Browns (of all places). According to multiple reports, Broncos coach Vance […]

New York Jets coach Todd Bowles must not be in the loop with his front-office. After the National Football League franchise traded for San Francisco 49es cornerback Rashard Robinson, the coach was asked for his thoughts on the matter. His answer? Bowles said, via comments distributed by the team, “did we?” and added “nothing right […]

Remember when Tom Savage’s agent was upset over the Houston Texans benching him in favor of rookie Deshaun Watson? That currently feels like forever ago, as the former Clemson Tigers talent is setting records all over the place. This is, apparently, not lost on Tom Savage, who was caught giving Deshaun Watson a compliment by […]

According to multiple reports, the Cleveland Browns had a deal set with the Cincinnati Bengals to acquire quarterback AJ McCarron, but the the former National Football League franchise got in its own way. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bengals and Browns agreed to the trade at 3:55 p.m. The Bengals notified the NFL of […]

The National Football League is only a few days removed from a horrifying situation involving Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller. After being injured over the weekend, it was reported that surgeons were not only trying to save Miller’s football career, but his leg. Bears head coach, John Fox, has thankfully updated everyone on what […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers still want to use wide receiver Martavis Bryant. According to reports, the team has gone out of its way to let the maligned receiver know this, going as far to tell him he will be in the gameplan for Week 10. Does this finally mean all the drama between Martavis Bryant and the Steelers […]

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane says he’s not releasing rights to wide receiver Anquan Boldin. This is after reports had surfaced that the player might be interested in coming back. Beane discussed this on the radio: “We made a commitment to Anquan, and he made a commitment to us back in [training] camp,” Beane […]

The San Francisco 49ers made a huge splash a full day before the trade deadline, as the NFL franchise used a second-round pick to acquire New England Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. This was, at least reportedly, some time in the making. Apparently, the 49ers actually tried to trade for Jimmy Garoppolo during the offseason. “We studied him […]

Arizona Cardinals star running back David Johnson is likely done for the season according to head coach Bruce Arians, per Kent Somers of AZCentral. Arians says at this point he doubts David Johnson plays again this season — Kent Somers (@kentsomers) October 31, 2017 This news is a bitter pill to swallow for Arizona fans […]

The New England Patriots made headlines when it shipped backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday. The surprise of that move goes on two levels, though. Apart from leaving the Patriots with one quarterback — for now — in Tom Brady, the trade also baffled plenty of observers as all it […]