By Jesse Bonello Long-time Cleveland Browns left tackle Joe Thomas is officially announcing his retirement from the NFL after 11-straight seasons with the Browns. “It’s been an amazing ride for the last 11 years.” A message from @joethomas73 to the fans:#ThankYou73 pic.twitter.com/ukOEzQcUhw — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 14, 2018 For the past 11 seasons, Joe …
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By Jesse Bonello Tua Tagovailoa comes off the bench to lead the Alabama Crimson Tide to their fifth national championship since 2009. After the first half, Alabama found themselves down 13-0 against Georgia, and that's when Coach Nick Saban decided to bench his starting quarterback Jalen Hurts and turn to his five-star freshman back-up Tua …
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By Jesse Bonello Todd Gurley, and the Los Angeles Rams, have been surprisingly dominant all season long, but Gurleys video game-like performance against the Seahawks could put him in MVP contention. Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz and Antonio Brown looked like the frontrunners for the MVP award heading into the final five weeks of …
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By Jesse Bonello Week eight of the NFL season is in the books, which marks the official half-way mark in the regular season. Each division has their surprises and disappointments, but some are definitely more eye-opening then others. AFC East New England Patriots: 6-2 Buffalo Bills: 5-3 Miami Dolphins: 4-3 New York Jets: 4-5 It's …
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By Jesse Bonello Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin traded to Buffalo, source tells ESPN. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 31, 2017 The Buffalo Bills were looking to address their wide receiver depth heading in to the trade deadline, and they did just that. The Bills trade a third-round pick and a seventh-round pick for wide receiver …
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By Jesse Bonello Before Sundays loss to Minnesota, the Green Bay Packers were off to a 4-1 start, they were at the top of their division and Aaron Rodgers was playing like his usual elite self. Everything was looking up for the Packers until Rodgers rolled out of the pocket against the Vikings on Sunday …
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By Jesse Bonello Each season, the NFL sees exciting new twists like the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets ahead of the New England Patriots in the AFC East or the New York Giants starting winless in their first five games. Sometimes things don't change, which is the case for the struggling Chicago Bears, Cleveland …
Continue reading Alex Smith, Kareem Hunt headline early NFL MVP race
By Jesse Bonello Quarterbacks Start: Dak Prescott vs Rams Prescott had just 183 yards passing last week, but he also threw two touchdowns and had a passer rating of 141.7. This week, he plays a Rams defense that allows the sixth-most yards per passing attempt (8.1), and they allowed Brian Hoyer to throw for …
Quarterbacks Start: Ben Roethlisberger vs Bears Roethlisberger has thrown at least two touchdowns in each of his first two games this season, and he has a completion percentage over 65 per cent. He has a good matchup this week when he takes on a Bears defense that allows the fourth-most yards per passing attempt in …
By Jesse Bonello The Bengals and Texans opened up this week in a game that lacked offense. The Texans won 13-9 and the Bengals have yet to score a touchdown this season, but there’s no need to worry, this week won’t be short of good storylines. Juicy @NFL Week 2 storylines: McVay vs Redskins McDermott …
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