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Eli Apple is officially going to be a free agent next season. The New Orleans Saints cornerback had his fifth-year option officially declined today, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. That means the upcoming 2019 season will be the last year of Apple’s rookie deal, and he’ll be an unrestricted free agent next March. If […]

The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams remained the two best teams in the NFC throughout the 2018-19 regular season. As a result, it is absolutely no surprise that these two teams are currently facing off in the NFC Championship Game, with the Saints playing host to Sean McVay’s Rams on Sunday afternoon. Not […]

In Sean McVay’s second season as the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, he has Rams fans hopeful for a Super Bowl run. In 2017, the Rams finished with a record of 11-5, losing in the Wild Card round to the Atlanta Falcons. Hopefully, the outcome is different this year as the Rams have […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas seems pretty happy about Eli Apple coming over from the New York Giants. The Saints officially traded for Apple back in late October, and that time, things weren’t exactly going well for the Giants as they were off to a 1-6 start at that point in the season. […]

Eli Apple was one of the big moves that have happened so far ahead of the 2018 NFL trade deadline. After many reports of unrest between Apple and the New York Giants over the last couple of years, the team made the move to trade him. Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints were happy […]

After a wild 24 hours Eli Apple, the newest member of the New Orleans Saints is happy to be with his new team. It’s probably the best thing for 2017 first round pick, who had a very rocky tenure in his time in the Big Apple. Multiple times he was at odds with teammates and […]

Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints could not be more excited to welcome cornerback Eli Apple to the team. After being acquired from the New York Giants in exchange for draft picks, the Saints believe that Apple will be able to develop into his full potential moving forward. Apple has received quite a bit […]

Adam Schefter has been the most dominant NFL reporter in the media business for years, but he has not trolled fans more than he did on Tuesday afternoon. In the middle of reporting a trade, Schefter mentioned just enough to work fans up around the league, especially when it came to the New York Giants’ […]

The New Orleans Saints are trading for a cornerback, but it’s not Patrick Peterson. Instead, the Saints have instead swung a deal for New York Giants corner Eli Apple, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Giants trading Eli Apple to the Saints, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 23, 2018 Schefter adds that the Giants […]

The New York Giants will not have the services of linebacker Olivier Vernon and cornerback Eli Apple when the team takes the field this coming Sunday to play the New Orleans Saints at home. In a report by Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, it’s been revealed that Vernon will have to wait at least […]

The New York Giants are still looking for their first win of the 2018 NFL season. Unfortunately, they will be short-handed on the defensive side of the ball with cornerback Eli Apple and linebacker Olivier Vernon ruled out for Week 3. Both Apple and Vernon have been nursing injuries this week. However, New York has officially announced […]

Young Eli Apple isn’t thinking any more negative thoughts. Oh, no, the kid is now focused on “being more positive” as he moves forward with his NFL career. The third-year New York Giants cover man admitted his positive thoughts on Monday via Dan Salomone of the team’s official website. “I’m definitely excited,” Apple said, via the […]

Coming out of Ohio State many believed that Eli Apple was bound to be the next great cornerback. It didn’t take him long to get on the wrong side of his New York Giants teammates, and at one point he was called a “cancer” by Landon Collins. When Pat Shurmur was hired as the head coach, […]

It goes without saying that the New York Giants endured quite a disastrous season in the 2017 campaign. At the center of their debacle were the issues surrounding cornerback Eli Apple. Issues with teammates and coaches ultimately hindered his performance on the field. According to Herbie Teope of NFL.com, was not shy about expressing his displeasure […]

NFL teams spend exorbitant amounts of time scouting draft prospects in order to determine if they will fit with their team. But often times, NFL players end up not fitting with their squads, whether it be personality or attitude reasons, playing style, scheme fit, or a number of other factors. Even when things don’t work […]

It goes without saying that New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple’s career has gotten off to a tumultuous start. Tensions ultimately boiled over during the disastrous 2017 NFL season when safety Landon Collins referred to his young teammate as a “cancer” in the locker room. Fortunately, it seems both players are ready to bounce back for […]

The 2017 NFL season was not, by any means ,a successful one for the New York Giants. Fortunately, they now have a clean-sheet to work with for next year. Among the notable headlines surrounding the Giants was the turmoil with cornerback Eli Apple. As a result, Apple has emerged as a possible trade candidate for the Tennessee Titans […]

To say Eli Apple’s short career with the New York Giants has been disappointing might be the greatest understatement of the decade. The first-round Ohio State product has been nothing but tough to take for the Giants organization and all of its fans. Now, it appears as though he may be a prime candidate to […]

New York Giants safety Landon Collins is hard at work to repair his relationship with cornerback Eli Apple. Collins thinks the team should keep Apple, the teammate he controversially called a “cancer” a couple weeks ago. “I think the organization should keep him,” Collins said per the New York Post’s Zach Braziller. “He’s a first-rounder. He […]

The New York Giants are undeniably a big mess this season. The Giants have changed coaches, seen some of their key players get injured and/or suspended, and have benched their two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for Geno Smith. Despite all of that, it seems they’re not yet done manufacturing controversies that do nothing but hurt […]

Today, the New York Giants announced that they have decided to suspend second-year cornerback Eli Apple for their Week 17 matchup against the Washington Redskins for disciplinary reasons. Apple was notified of his suspension on Wednesday afternoon by Giants interim general manager Kevin Abrams and interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo. Per Giants senior writer Michael […]

The New York Giants are wrapping up what’s been a disappointing season possibly finishing with the second-worst record in the NFL. This has seen many internal issues arise over the last several weeks beyond the firing of head coach Ben McAdoo. According to Ian O’Connor of ESPN, Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins recently decided to […]

The curious case of Eli Apple is continuing in New York, as the Giants benched the youngster on Saturday. It was a move that interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo said was a coach’s decision, but just not his. Basically, he is laying blame — or credit, depending on how you look at it — to the […]

Eli Manning is not the only Eli to be dominating news in regard to the New York Giants. Cornerback Eli Apple, who has come under a ton of fire over the recent weeks, has also seen his name in the headlines. Of course, because 2017, he claims it all to be fake news. For those […]

New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple, who has recently been under fire for not trying to tackle opponents, nearly walked away from the team following some hurt feelings. Basically, according to the famed New York Post, the report states that Apple’s lack of effort caused him to take a verbal beating when the team studied film, […]