New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft is apparently determined to fight his arrest for soliciting a prostitute on two separate occasions at a Florida massage parlor in January. Sources have said he is turning down a plea agreement offered by prosecutors. Kraft was one of 100 men arrested in a […]
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Johnny Manziel Getting Possibly Last Chance to Play Football in NFL
Johnny Manziel is returning to the United States to play football, though it is not in his preferred league. The former Heisman Trophy winner signed a deal to play for the Memphis Express of the American Alliance of Football on Saturday. The 26-year-old was playing in the Canadian Football League, […]
Rumor: Las Vegas Stadium Delays Could Threaten 2020 Opening Date
A new report from a local vlogger suggests that recent delays in the construction of Las Vegas Stadium could push the opening date for the arena back to around the same time that preseason games would be set to begin for the Raiders in the 2020 season. Currently, the Raiders […]
South Beach Welcomes FitzMagic, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick Inks Deal with Miami Dolphins
Harvard-educated Ryan Fitzpatrick will bring “FitzMagic” to south Florida after the former Tampa Bay quarterback signed a two-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins traded Ryan Tannehill and they had an opening at starting quarterback. Fitzpatrick, 36, will join his eighth NFL team in his 15th season as […]
Patrick Eby, Long Snapper’s NFL Longshot and Ivy League Magician
Patrick Eby, a senior long snapper for Columbia University, became the 13th player in school history to be named as a First Team All-America, and the amateur magician and Ph.D. candidate has his eye on playing special teams in the NFL. The Columbia Lions went 6-4 in the Ivy League […]
Are Miami Dolphins Tanking with Ryan Tannehill Trade?
The evidence that the Miami Dolphins are conceding the 2019 season before it even begins was given further proof on Friday when the team traded starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill to Tennessee, along with a sixth round pick in this year’s draft. The Titans sent over seventh-rounder this year and a […]
Cleveland Browns’ Kareem Hunt Receives Eight-Game Suspension for Violent Assault Caught on Video
Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt learned his fate Friday, getting an eight-game suspension for two off-field incidents, one of which was captured on video. Hunt, who was then with the Kansas City Chiefs, was seen on tape in 2018 shoving and kicking a woman in the hallway of a […]
Athletes Have to Guard Against Freak Injuries When Not Playing
Los Angeles Dodgers fans can breathe a sigh of relief, it appears pitcher Joe Kelly will make a full recover from his cooking-related back injury he suffered last week. Manager Dave Roberts scratched him from his scheduled start last week, telling reporters the freak injury was the result of Kelly […]
New York Jets Sign Ex-Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell After Sitting Out Entire 2018 Season
Le’Veon Bell, who sat out the 2018 season after a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed a four-year deal with the New York Jets worth $52.25 million, including $35 million in guaranteed money. Bell’s overall deal could be worth over $61 million with incentives. In addition, he moves to […]
NY Giants Trade WR Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland Browns
The NY Giants parted ways with the highest-paid WR in the NFL when they traded Odell Beckham, Jr. to the Cleveland Browns for the #17 overall pick in the NFL draft, plus a 2019 third-rounder (95th overall) and safety Jabrill Peppers. The surprise trade came only days after NY Giants […]
QB Nick Foles Signs $88 Million Deal with Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars closed the door on the Blake Bortles chapter in their lives and ushered in the Nick Foles era by signing the former Super Bowl MVP to a four-year deal worth $88 million. Foles will be averaging $22 million a season through 2022. He also takes home a […]
Oakland Raiders Trade Guard Kelechi Osemele to New York Jets
The New York Jets bolstered their offensive line by acquiring two-time Pro Bowl guard Kelechi Osemele in a trade with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders made their second trade within 24 hours of news breaking that they acquired Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both deals won’t be made official […]
Antonio Brown Gets Lots of Green to go to Silver and Black
With the news that Antonio Brown had been traded by Pittsburgh to Oakland, both of those teams saw a change in their odds to win the Super Bowl. The Steelers, who missed the playoffs this year for the first time since 2013, went from 20/1 to 25/1, according to Jeff […]
Pittsburgh Steelers Trade Unhappy WR Antonio Brown to Oakland Raiders
Disgruntled WR Antonio Brown finally has a home after his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, traded Brown to the Oakland Raiders for a third-round and fifth-round draft pick. Brown is expected to sign a new three-year contract with the Raiders worth in excess of $50 million. With incentives, the contract […]
Frenchman Leads Iditarod Dog Sled Race, Royal Shrovetide Medieval Football, and Pothead Lineman Quits NFL
The annual Royal Shrovetide Football kicked off in Ashbourne, England this week, and a Frenchman named Nicolas Petit is leading the grueling Iditarod Alaska dog sled race after the lead pack reached the Eagle Island checkpoint approximately 592 miles into the 998-mile race. Aily Zirkle is currently in sixth place. […]
Denver Broncos Trade QB Case Keenum to Washington
The Denver Broncos traded former-starting quarterback Case Keenum to the Washington Redskins to clear much-need cap space after acquiring Joey Flacco in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens. Washington will send a sixth-round draft pick in next year’s draft in exchange for Keenum. In addition, the Denver Broncos will send […]
NFL Scouting Combine Works Out for Tyree Jackson, Kyler Murray
The NFL Scouting Combine concluded on Monday, and with the draft coming up on April 25, team executives are working on their draft board to see who they will try and get. The combine is usually a good barometer of the talent and where it fits in the draft. But […]
This Carr Must Go? Oakland Raiders Shopping QB Derek Carr at NFL Combine
Only a couple of days after the Oakland Raiders new general manager, Mike Maycock, said that “Derek Carr is a franchise quarterback”, a report surfaced that the Raiders were shopping Carr at the NFL Combine and looking for potential suitors in a trade. Carr, 27, played 78 games in five […]
Will Peyton Manning Pass on ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst Job?
The words I’m coming out of retirement were barely out of Jason Witten’s mouth, when the speculation began on who would replace him as the analyst for Monday Night Football. Witten’s one-year stint on the ESPN broadcast was heavily criticized, and may have led to his decision to rejoin the […]
Jason Witten Unretires and Returns to Dallas Cowboys, Leaves MNF Booth
Tight end Jason Witten will return to the Dallas Cowboys next season after spending the previous season in retirement while working as an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Witten turns 37 in May. He spent 15 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys during a Hall of Fame career in which […]