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Eric Ebron Is Still Stuck In Detroit
The NFL trade deadline has passed, and tight end Eric Ebron, Detroit’s 2014 first-round pick, is still a Lion. This non-news comes as a disappointment to plenty of Lions fans, as well as perhaps Ebron himself. There’s still a possible scenario where he could add a little bit of value to a team, but ...
The Dolphins Were Fed Up With Jay Ajayi And The Eagles Are Going For It
In October 2016, the Dolphins abandoned their running-back-by-committee approach and handed the featured role to Jay Ajayi, who transformed into one of the league’s best backs, kick-started the offense, and helped Miami make the playoffs for the first time in eight years. This morning, Miami shipped...
Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: C.J. Beathard Can't Even Suck Right
Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....
The Jimmy Garoppolo Trade Will Have Ripple Effects
The effects from the Patriots’ decision to trade backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers will reverberate from now until next year’s draft. And the impact will be felt across the league....
The Broncos Might've Had Enough Of Trevor Siemian's Terrible Picks
That was the worst game of Trevor Siemian’s season, and it might be his last. In a 29-19 loss to the Chiefs that felt like even more of a blowout than that score suggests, Siemian threw for 198 yards on 19-of-36 passing, and tossed three interceptions. And I do not use the verb “tossed” lightly; he ...
Ezekiel Elliott Is Re-Resuspended
Another layer to the mess that is the NFL’s disciplinary action against Ezekiel Elliott: His suspension is in effect again, two weeks after a judge ruled that the league would be “temporarily restrained and enjoined from enforcing” discipline against Elliott until a different judge returned from vac...
Report: Patriots Trade Jimmy Garoppolo To 49ers, Now Have Only One Rostered QB<em></em>
The Patriots are reportedly parting ways with backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, sending him to the 49ers in exchange for a second-round draft pick....
Reports: Texans Trade Duane Brown To Seahawks
Just after Duane Brown ended a months-long holdout over a contract dispute, the Texans have reportedly traded the left tackle to the Seahawks for cornerback Jeremy Lane and two draft picks, a 2018 fifth-rounder and 2019 second-rounder....
I'm Worried About Andrew Luck
Sure, maybe you think it’s a little ominous that Andrew Luck had shoulder surgery nine months ago, hasn’t played since, and had to be shut down after briefly attempting to throw a football. But do you know what’s really ominous? His throwing shoulder hurts and the Colts and doctors have no idea why....
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Mark Dantonio Has A <i>Moana</i> Ringtone [Update: Or Not!]
Have you ever wondered what Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio’s ringtone is? Well, here you go:...
JuJu Smith-Schuster Is Having A Ball
It’s been a weird rookie season for Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who last week was unwillingly pulled into a one-sided beef with teammate Martavis Bryant before having his bike stolen. But during last night’s game against the Lions, he had about as much fun as a football player can possibl...
Zach Miller's Gruesome Knee Injury Is Worse Than Imagined
Bears tight end Zach Miller’s knee injury looked awful when it happened during Sunday’s game at the Saints. The diagnosis turned out to be much more grim....
Russell Wilson Tops Deshaun Watson In A Dazzling Offensive Shootout
In an extravagant game filled with 988 yards of total offense, Seattle’s Russell Wilson found a way to pull his team over the top, completing an 18-yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham with 21 seconds left to give the Seahawks a 41-38 win over the Texans. ...
Eagles Mime Baseball Again With Hit-By-Pitch TD Celebration
Earlier this month, the Eagles scored a touchdown and celebrated with an elaborate baseball-themed celebration. Nelson Agholor threw a pretend ball, and Torrey Smith knocked it over the fence. Today, Alshon Jeffery scored on a long pass from QB Carson Wentz, and teammate Zach Ertz “plunked” him....
Almost Every Houston Texan Takes A Knee During Anthem Following Owner's "Inmates" Remark
Almost the entire Houston Texans team took a knee during the national anthem before today’s game against Seattle, following the publication of Texans owner Bob McNair’s “inmates” comments in an ESPN story Friday....
Zach Miller Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury On Touchdown That Gets Reversed
What looked like a really nice Mitchell Trubisky touchdown pass to Zach Miller quickly turned into a double blow for the Chicago Bears, as the TD was reversed, and Miller stayed down after his left leg bent in a way that it was clearly not supposed to....
Travis Benjamin's Terrible Decisions Led To One Of The Worst Punt Returns Ever<em></em><em></em>
Los Angeles’s Travis Benjamin could have had only a minor miscue on his record if he had stayed where he was on the field after he picked up his own muffed punt, but nah, he had to try and create something better. In doing so, he inexplicably ran backwards almost 10 yards into his own end zone, gett...
Reports: Jim McElwain Out At Florida
After a tumultuous week that featured reportedly unverifiable claims of death threats and concluded with a 42-7 loss to Georgia, Jim McElwain and Florida have parted ways with four games left in the season, per multiple reports and first reported by Football Scoop....
Report: Colin Kaepernick Excluded From Player-Owner Meetings
Despite certain NFL players proposing meetings that include him, and an NFL spokesperson indicating last week that he expected an invitation to be extended, Colin Kaepernick is being frozen out of meetings on social justice between the NFLPA and NFL owners, according to a report from Slate....
Report: Florida Believes It Can Fire Jim McElwain With Cause Over Death Threat Allegations
Edward Aschoff and Mark Schlabach are reporting at ESPN today that University of Florida administrators are working out how to fire head football coach Jim McElwain without paying his $12 million buyout, with sources telling the Worldwide Leader that McElwain’s claims of death threats against his fa...