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 […]
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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 […]
Detroit Lions Featured in 2022 Season of HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
The popular sports-themed reality series “Hard Knocks” is returning to HBO for its 17th season, and its cameras will follow the Detroit Lions during their training camp. Last season, the Lions went 3-13-1 under rookie head coach Dan Campbell. In last year’s offseason, the Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the […]
Super Bowl 57 Odds: Buffalo Bills Faves After KC Chiefs Trade Cheetah
What a difference one week makes. But, despite all of the personnel movement over the last seven days, the Buffalo Bills hold steady as the betting favorite to win Super Bowl 57 at +650 odds. The NFL futures board and Super Bowl 57 odds fluctuated due to Tom Brady unretiring, […]
Cheetah to the Fins: KC Chiefs Trade WR Tyreek Hill to Miami Dolphins
Things just got a little more interesting in South Beach. The Miami Dolphins pulled off a huge trade when they acquired speedster Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs for five draft picks. The Chiefs and Dolphins agreed to trade Hill in exchange for one first-round pick (2022 NFL Draft), […]
Cleveland Browns See Super Bowl 57 Odds Bump After Deshaun Watson Trade
The Cleveland Browns pulled off a huge coup by acquiring quarterback Deshaun Watson in a trade with the Houston Texans last week, but they also saw their Super Bowl odds bump at DraftKings from +3500 to +1700 after the trade. The Texans will receive a motherlode of picks for Watson […]
Tampa Bay Bucs Super Bowl Odds Spike After Tom Brady Returns
What a difference a quarterback makes, eh? Tom Brady announced that he would return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their starting quarterback after he reconsidered his retirement, and as a result, the Bucs saw their Super Bowl 57 odds jump from +3000 to +850. Right now, the Bucs are […]
Deshaun Watson Trade Rumors: Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers
After Tom Brady dropped a bombshell on Sunday, announcing he would unretire and return to the Tampa Bay Bucs, trade rumors involving Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, and New Orleans Saints began heating up. The Bucs were aggressively pursuing a new quarterback in the offseason after Brady initially […]
Tom Brady Comes Out of Retirement: Record-Breaking Career in Numbers
After Tom Brady had a change of heart about retirement, onlinegambling.com sifted through the stats of his amazing career with both the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Barely two months after revealing he would retire from the NFL after 22 seasons, Brady has decided to make an […]
Dallas Cowboys Trade WR Amari Cooper the Cleveland Browns
The Dallas Cowboys were prepared to cut wide receiver Amari Cooper and shed his $22 million salary to get under the cap, but they were able to find a trade partner with the wideout-depleted Cleveland Browns. The Browns acquire Cooper and a sixth-round pick, while the Cowboys get a 2022 […]
Help Wanted QB Needed for Steelers, Colts, Panthers, Bucs
Several teams need a quarterback and there’s no shortage of trade rumors involving Deshaun Watson or Jimmy G, but the market is thin and there’s not a deep draft of incoming collegiate quarterbacks which translates into fierce competition among the Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Bucs, and Carolina Panthers. […]