HBO will release a second season of its “Hard Knocks” reality show spin-off with the Arizona Cardinals appearing on “Hard Knocks In Season” sometime this fall. “Hard Knocks In Season” will be available on HBO and on-demand at HBOMax. Last season, HBO debuted a spinoff with an in-season version of […]
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DraftKings Drops First Packs for Upcoming Reignmakers NFT Fantasy Football Game
DraftKings is increasingly throwing itself into the sports NFT landscape through its marketplace, which lives alongside its sportsbook, casino, and daily fantasy sports offerings. On Tuesday, the site took its next step toward innovation in this sphere by dropping NFTs for its upcoming Reignmakers fantasy football game. On Tuesday, users […]
NFL Announces Week 16 Christmas Triple-Header with Packers/Dolphins, Broncos/Rams, Bucs/Cards
The NFL released its schedule for the upcoming 2022 season, including a triple-header on Christmas, which falls on a Sunday in Week 16 this year. If you’re an NFL fan who doesn’t celebrate Christmas, you’ll still get your Sunday football fix with an exciting triple-header featuring the Green Bay Packers […]
Tampa Bay Bucs, Seattle Seahawks to Play First NFL Game in Germany
NFL fans in Germany will be treated to their first professional American football game when the GOAT, Tom Brady, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet the Seattle Seahawks in Munich in mid-November. The NFL announced that its first-ever game in Germany will take place at Allianz Arena, the home of […]
Super Bowl 57 Odds: Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bucs Still Favorites Post-Draft
The 2022 NFL Draft is over and the Buffalo Bills are still the consensus betting favorite to win Super Bowl 57 at +650 odds, and Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs aren’t far behind at +700 odds. Defending Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams, are +1000 odds and […]
Arizona Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins Suspended 6 Games for PED Use
DeAndre Hopkins — a standout wide receiver from the Arizona Cardinals — will sit out the first six games of the 2022 NFL season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs even though he denies using banned substances. Hopkins drew a red flag for PEDs during a test administered in November […]
NFL Draft Odds: Will Jaguars Take Walker, Ekwonu, or Hutchinson with First Pick?
With the 2022 NFL Draft just hours away, there’s still an open question when it comes to who the Jacksonville Jaguars will take with the first overall pick – and how that will impact how the draft plays out after that. BetMGM lists Georgia defensive end Travon Walker as the […]
Spring Football Wars: In Battle Between USFL and XFL, Can Anybody Win?
The modern version of the USFL kicked off its inaugural season this past weekend, attracting the usual solid ratings and curiosity that comes with every new spring football league. But even if the USFL remains successful throughout its first season, the XFL looms as a rival ready to launch in […]
Derek Carr Signs $121.5 Million Contract Extension with the Las Vegas Raiders
After posting one of the best seasons of his career, quarterback Derek Carr inked a contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders worth $121.5 million, which will make him a top-five paid quarterback. The new deal locks up the 31-year-old Carr through 2025. He’ll earn $141.3 million over the next […]
New NIL Agreement Merges Kentucky QB Levis With War of Will
Taking the NIL landscape from the green turf of the football field and merging it with the bluegrass of Kentucky’s horse country, Claiborne Farm signed a NIL (name, image, likeness) partnership with University of Kentucky quarterback Will Levis. The unique NIL partnership will pair Levis with War of Will, Claiborne […]
Stefon Diggs Gets $104 Million Contract Extension from Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills made Stefon Diggs the NFL’s second-highest-paid wide receiver with a lucrative extension worth $104 million over four years, including a whopping $70 million in guaranteed salary. The Bills wanted to lock up Diggs through 2028 after he became a favorite target for quarterback Josh Allen. Only Tyreek […]
New Orleans Saints Obtain 2 First-Round Picks from Philadelphia Eagles
The New Orleans Saints moved up in the 2022 NFL Draft by acquiring the #16 and #19 picks from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the #18 pick, plus a first-round pick in 2023, and three other picks in a huge trade. The Saints now have two first-round picks and […]
Will Gronk Play Football Next Season? Rob Gronkowski Not Ready to Commit in 2022
Rob Gronkowski says he’s not ready for the full commitment to play tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the upcoming 2022 season, even though he was initially linked to the Buffalo Bills after saying he wouldn’t play in the NFL again without Tom Brady as the quarterback. In […]
More NFL Win Totals: Patriots, Dolphins Rise Above the Bottom 15
There are a half-dozen average NFL teams with enough talent to post a winning season in 2022 and compete for a wild-card spot. But, if those fringe teams aren’t careful, they could join the bottom 10 teams that are destined for a losing season. Oddsmakers set near break-even win totals […]
2022 NFL Win Totals: Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bucs, Green Bay Packers in Top 3
Oddsmakers released their win totals for the 2022 NFL season and it’s no surprise to see the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the top of the board with 11.5 over/under wins, followed by the Green Bay Packers at 11 o/u wins. The Denver Broncos are a popular betting […]
NFL Trade Rumors: Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers Keeping Tabs on Baker Mayfield
After the Cleveland Browns acquired Deshaun Watson in a trade with the Houston Texans, it seems that the next logical step involves trading former starting quarterback Baker Mayfield. The Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers are both on the shortlist of teams that could acquire Mayfield in a trade with the […]
Bruce Arians Retires, Todd Bowles Named New Head Coach of the Tampa Bucs
In a bit of surprise news, Bruce Arians retired as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after three seasons and one Super Bowl title. Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles earned a worthy promotion to head coach, while Arians moves into the front office as a senior football consultant. Arians went […]
NFL Amends Overtime Rule, Both Teams Get One OT Possession in Playoffs
NFL owners voted to end the controversial overtime format and the new rule gives both teams at least one possession each in the playoffs, including the Super Bowl, while the status quo remains for regular-season games in which a touchdown on the first possession ends the game. The issue came […]
San Francisco 49ers Prop Bet: Will Trey Lance or Jimmy G Start at QB in Week 1?
Will the San Francisco 49ers trade or keep Jimmy Garoppolo? The oddsmakers at BetMGM released a cool prop bet to predict which quarterback will take the first snap of the first game for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, with Trey Lance the favorite at -500 odds and Jimmy […]
Superman Reprise: Will Cam Newton Rejoin the Carolina Panthers?
The Carolina Panthers have quarterback Sam Darnold under contract for one more season, but after they failed to acquire a high-profile quarterback through a trade, the Panthers could ask Cam Newton to return to the roster as a backup and insurance policy if Darnold misses time due to injury. The […]