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The Green Bay Packers fell to 2-2 in Week 4, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 31-29. Taking a bitter loss to an NFC North rival like the Vikings, especially at Lambeau Field, is never easy. Despite the loss, the Packers showed a valiant comeback effort. Trailing 28-7 at halftime, Green Bay mounted a fourth-quarter rally, […]

The Green Bay Packers are off to a strong start during the 2024 season. The Packers moved to 2-1 after their 30-14 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. In addition, Green Bay received a record-breaking effort from fifth-year safety Xavier McKinney. McKinney became the first Packers player with an interception in each of the […]

The Green Bay Packers have played the last two games without starting quarterback Jordan Love, but it has yet to be too much of an issue, as the Pack have won their last two games. What’s to account for this, other than surprisingly steady play from Malik Willis — who got the job done in […]

The Green Bay Packers took the NFL by surprise last season. No one truly knew what to expect as they transitioned away from Aaron Rodgers and dove towards the new Jordan Love era in Wisconsin. A playoff win over the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round and a near Divisional Round victory over the […]

Josh Jacobs is yet another star running back who endured a down year following a career season. He was much less explosive and battled through injury in 2023. A new beginning with the Green Bay Packers might be the shot in the arm the 26-year-old needs to remind everyone why he was among the best […]

The Green Bay Packers made a splash in free agency after acquiring Xavier McKinney at safety. And from the sounds of it, Jordan Love played a factor in McKinney’s decision to join Green Bay. While talking with the media, McKinney praised Love and called the Packers quarterback “elite,” according to team beat writer Matt Schneidman. […]

Alabama football is currently in the midst of a rare transitional period under new head coach Kalen DeBoer following the recent retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban. DeBoer inherits an Alabama team that was controversially selected to participate in the College Football playoff despite what some saw as a more convincing case for the Florida […]

The Green Bay Packers made a big splash in free agency, signing 24-year-old safety Xavier McKinney. McKinney inked a four-year, $68 million deal, solidifying him as a core piece of the Packers’ defense for years to come. The Packers have been aggressive in free agency thus far following a surprising playoff win over the Dallas […]

The Green Bay Packers are building off their momentous end to the 2023-24 NFL season, which included an upset win versus the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs and a near-upset over the San Francisco 49ers. They are loading up for another run at the NFC title by making big moves ahead of NFL free agency. […]

As the 2024 NFL free agency legal negotiation window inches closer to its opening on Monday at noon ET, anticipation and speculation are reaching fever pitch. The free agency period, set to officially begin on Wednesday after 4 p.m. ET with the start of the new league year, is already shaping up to be a […]

The Green Bay Packers could be making a roster move to bring Xavier McKinney over from the New York Giants. McKinney has been in the NFL since 2020 and played for the Giants for four seasons before becoming a free agent this season. If he does end up in Green Bay, he would be reunited […]

The New York Giants ultimately decided not to use a transition tag on Xavier McKinney, paving the way for the safety to look for work elsewhere via the NFL free agency. The Green Bay Packers are among the teams being linked to McKinney amid the NFC North franchise’s clear need to shore up their safety […]

After deciding not to use the franchise tag on Saquon Barkley, allowing the running back to become a free agent, the New York Giants have also declined to use the transition tag on safety Xavier McKinney, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network: “No transition tag for #Giants S Xavier McKinney, sources tell me and @RapSheet. […]

It should be stipulated right at the outset that there are very few, if any, players that simply must be re-signed from a 6-11 team. The 2023 New York Giants had three separate losing streaks of at least three games for a reason. The roster lacked talent. So, when players from said roster hit free […]

For a team that is below .500, the New York Giants have been responsible for their fair share of headlines this year. Between Daniel Jones’ torn ACL, the sudden and unexpected emergence of Italian cult hero Tommy DeVito, and the potential feud between head coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, we’ve spent a lot […]

New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney was unhappy following the Giants’ 30-6 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. The loss came to a Raiders team who looked more or less hopeless the few weeks before. Now it’s the Giants who look hopeless as they drop to 2-7, having lost six out of their past seven […]

Following another brutal loss on Sunday, New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney went public with criticism against Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale. McKinney expressed his frustration with the team and pointed a subtle finger at Martindale’s game plan against the Las Vegas Raiders. “I think that from a leadership standpoint, I don’t think they’ve done […]

The New York Giants dropped to 2-7 on the season after a Week 9 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, a team that fired its head coach just four days prior. Plus, the team lost quarterback Daniel Jones for the season with a torn ACL. For a team that made the postseason and won a […]

It has not been an ideal start to the 2023 season for the New York Giants to say the least. The Giants sit at 1-5 after a loss on Sunday Night Football to the Buffalo Bills, and there are injuries all over the roster to key players. The Giants had hoped to remain competitive this […]

The New York Giants fell to 1-4 on the season after suffering a 31-16 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 5, and safety Xavier McKinney had an interesting response after he was questioned on some of the big plays that the defense gave up in the loss. “What we’re not gonna do is keep […]

This offseason was an eventful one for the New York Giants, as quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley were free agent, but next offseason might be even more eventful. The Giants are projected to have a good amount of cap space, and Saquon Barkley is going to be a free agent again along […]

The New York Giants had a bye week in Week 9, which means some of the players took some time away to enjoy themselves, like safety Xavier McKinney. Unfortunately, his mini-getaway in Cabo turned ugly, suffering a hand injury that will keep him sidelined for several weeks. McKinney reported the news on his Twitter: “During […]

Even as New York Giants rookie pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux has not yet played in a single snap in the NFL, he has already impressed his teammates. Thibodeaux featured in rookie minicamp, although he did not end up being a regular on the field in the Giants’ OTAs due to injury. At the least, he […]

Not much went the New York Giants’ way on defense over the course of the 2021 season. They posted a 24.5 points per game allowed average and also finished the campaign with 34 total sacks recorded. Giants general manager Joe Schoen retooled the defense during the free agency period and the 2022 NFL Draft, which […]

Brian Daboll has not been the New York Giants head coach long enough to install a game plan. Yet, the players are already noticing a difference between him and his predecessor, Joe Judge. Safety Xavier McKinney, one of the Giants’ key building blocks, told the New York Post that the line of communication between player […]

New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney has been one of the team’s saving graces amid this turbulent season. The second-year defensive back leads the Giants with five interceptions and is third in tackles with 61. This Sunday, he’ll be as motivated as ever to accumulate more interceptions. As McKinney and the Giants prepare to face the […]

The New York Giants were plagued with the injury bug on Wednesday after losing safety Xavier McKinney and linebacker David Mayo in practice. The team has since provided some more clarity on their outlook for the 2020 NFL season. The Giants announced that the rookie McKinney is slated to undergo surgery to repair a fracture […]

The New York Giants looked to bolster their roster and improve their chances of winning in the upcoming season by acquiring an impressive haul of young players in the 2020 NFL Draft. Big Blue didn’t expect to see Alabama safety Xavier McKinney still on the board come the 36th pick of the second round. However, […]

Former Alabama Crimson Tide safety Xavier McKinney was widely expected to be a first-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft last month, but the New York Giants aren’t upset that he wasn’t. Nabbed with the 36th overall pick, New York used their second-round choice to secure the talents of the 21-year-old who was named First-team […]

With the fourth selection in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the New York Football Giants grabbed their starting free safety of the future in Alabama product Xavier McKinney. Immediately slotting into the starting lineup for the Giants, this serves as major help to solidify their secondary moving forward. Alabama has been turning […]

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University of Alabama safety Xavier McKinney is drawing some lofty comparisons heading into the NFL Draft. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, one of the NFL’s most respected talent evaluators likened McKinney to Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Clark. Breer added that a couple of other talent evaluators felt a similar way and that one […]

With the NFL now a full-fledged passing league, teams are looking for versatile safeties who can do a variety of things for the defense. This Draft class features quite a few players who have a lot of potential at the next level, and the NFL Combine is their chance to show some of it off. […]

The Dallas Cowboys are beginning a new regime under Mike McCarthy and possess the No. 17 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. With a glaring need at safety, Xavier McKinney would be the perfect first-round target for the Cowboys. Over the past three seasons, Dallas has relied on Jeff Heath to be their playmaker on […]

The Cleveland Browns will have some decisions to make at their safety positions and could choose to address the position in the upcoming draft. In light of that, the Browns should already be targeting Alabama safety Xavier McKinney. The Browns ended the 2019 season with a 6-10 record following an offseason of sky-high expectations. As […]

The Seattle Seahawks have a great foundation. On offense, Seattle has a MVP-caliber quarterback, two solid options at running back and developing options at receivers. On defense, a great group of linebackers, Jadaveon Clowney and newly-acquired Quandre Diggs give the team some hope for the future. However, despite being 11-3 on the season, the Seahawks […]