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Could NFC West send all four teams to the playoffs?
With the NFL expanding the postseason from 12 to 14 teams, each conference will have three wild-card teams. Which means that, in theory, all three wild-card teams can come from the same division. Which means that, in theory, all four teams from one division can make the playoffs in a given year. It’s a topic...
Joe Burrow: I’ve won everywhere I’ve been, want to keep winning
The good news for LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is that he’s likely to be the first overall pick in the draft. The bad news is, that usually means going to a bad team. Burrow said on Shaquille O’Neal’s podcast that a chance to win is what he wants from his NFL team. “I just want...
Field hospital at CenturyLink Field Events Center returned to FEMA
A temporary field hospital built in the Events Center connected to CenturyLink Field will be returned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for deployment in another state facing a more dire need. According to the Associated Press, Washington Governor Jay Inslee said the decision was made in consultation with local, state and federal officials as...
Aldon Smith details “really dark place” sleeping under a car at rock bottom
New Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Aldon Smith detailed exactly how far his life and self-esteem had fallen since he last played in the NFL in 2016 during an interview with Jay Glazer of FOX Sports on Thursday night. “I would say 2018 was a tough year,” Smith said. “In that year, I was in a...
Who are the best teams in the AFC North?
Our division-by-division look at draft needs that also includes a division-by-division draft of the best players in each quartet of teams has made its way to the AFC North. Where there is a large concentration of great players. Simms and I did a three-round draft, and it easily could have been a 10-round draft. That’s...
Special master recommends Saints emails remain shielded in clergy case
Email communications between the New Orleans Saints and the Archdiocese of New Orleans should remain shielded from the public per a recommendation from special master Carolyn Gill-Jefferson in relation to a clergy sex abuse scandal. According to Amie Just and Ramon Antonio-Vargas of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Judge Ellen Hazeur will have the ultimate say...
David Carr chides Jameis Winston for training choices
One is a former first overall pick whose career as a starter ended after five years. The other is a former first overall pick whose career as a starter may be ending after five years, but he’s trying his best to keep that from happening. On Thursday, they engaged in a back-and-forth on Twitter. It...
Seven quarterbacks among the 58 prospects participating in draft broadcast
The NFL already announced the names of five of the 58 prospects who will participate in the draft broadcast. The league announced the others Thursday night. Seven quarterbacks are the headliners with LSU’s Joe Burrow, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Oregon’s Justin Herbert, Utah State’s Jordan Love, Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Washington’s Jacob Eason and Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts...
UFC 249 is scrapped
At a time when all major sports have shuttered, the UFC and the WWE had found a way to keep going. When it comes to the UFC, the key word is “had.” UFC president Dana White has announced that UFC 249 has been postponed, after receiving instructions to “stand down” from the “highest level you...
Rams paid Brandin Cooks $40.459 million for two years
Add Brandin Cooks to the list of recent contracts for which Kevin Demoff would like a Mulligan. The Rams paid way too much to running back Todd Gurley in 2018 and way too much to quarterback Jared Goff in 2019. They’ve rectified (and admitted) a third mistake on Thursday, sending receiver Brandin Cooks and a...
Sean Lee providing 50,000 meals to Boys & Girls Clubs
Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee announced a donation to help feed children out of school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lee will team up with Albertsons, Tom Thumb and the Snavely Foundation in Dallas-Fort Worth to provide 50,000 meals for kids at Boys & Girls Clubs of America in North Texas, NBCDFW.com reports. “These kids are incredible,”...
Brandin Cooks is traded to the Texans
Brandin Cooks is on the move, again. The 2014 first-round pick of the Saints, traded to the Patriots for a first-rounder then to the Rams for a first-rounder, has now been traded to the Texans for a second-round pick. The Rams also are sending a 2022 fourth-round pick to the Texans. John McClain of the...
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif using his platform as a player and a doctor
The only NFL player who is also a medical doctor is thinking a lot more about health than football right now. Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a doctor without a practice right now. He offered to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in any way he can in his native Montreal, and he was told...
Todd Gurley going to be part of “the mix” for Falcons, not a workhorse
Thomas Dimitroff repeated what he said two days ago: He is very comfortable with Todd Gurley‘s knee and unconcerned about the running back passing a physical. “I feel good about that,” the Falcons General Manager said in video posted by the team. “If and when, and I’m going to say when he passes our physical,...