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5 Potential Landing Spots for Adrian Peterson in 2017
By Antwan Staley, 3 months 4 weeks ago
On Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings announced that they will not exercise the option on running back Adrian Peterson’s contract. Now the 10-year veteran, seven-time Pro Bowler, four-time first-team All-Pro, three-time league rushing champion and 2012 NFL MVP is set to become an unrestricted free agent on March 9, the first day of the new league year.
Minnesota wasn’t...
Top 10 NFL Free Agents for 2017
By Antwan Staley, 4 months 4 days ago
Prior to the start of the new league year in March, NFL teams make out their free agent wish list and check it twice. Some teams must make tough decisions on their own free agents, while others are looking to upgrade the talent on their roster.
Starting on Feb. 15, teams could begin using the franchise or transition tag on one player before the start of the new league year. If a player...
25 Greatest Tight Ends in NFL History
By J.P. Scott, 4 months 6 days ago
It could be argued that no position has changed more in the NFL’s history than the tight end. Once primarily a sixth offensive lineman who would catch the occasional pass, tight ends have become key cogs on offense.
Some tight ends are so critical to a team’s passing attack in the current NFL that entire packages are designed to fit their individual skill sets. The extra...
Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady: Records, Stats and History
By Rob McVey, 4 months 2 weeks ago
While each of these future Hall of Fame quarterbacks has downplayed the rival aspect of their star-crossed careers over the years, Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady is one of the greatest individual rivalries in the history of sport. A rivalry that took on a life of its own, even to the point of taking center stage over the actual football games themselves at times. It could...
10 Stats You Need to Know for Super Bowl LI (New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons)
By Elton Hayes, 4 months 3 weeks ago
Super Bowl LI between New England and Atlanta features two teams that are on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Super Sunday experience. The Patriots are playing in their record ninth Super Bowl, the seventh under head coach Bill Belichick. It’s also the franchise’s second appearance in three years, while Atlanta is playing in just its second Super Bowl. The Falcons...
Super Bowl LI (51) Preview and Predictions: New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons
By Bryan Fischer, 4 months 3 weeks ago
After 266 games, countless highlight-reel touchdowns and plenty of remarkable upsets, 60 minutes is all that stands in our way from the conclusion of the 2016-17 NFL season and the crowning of a new Super Bowl champion. While the road was long, winding, and full of doubters along the way, New England and Atlanta are all that are left standing in the pro football world. Now, one of the two...
5 X-Factors for Super Bowl LI
By Rob McVey, 4 months 3 weeks ago
Marquee players tend to grab most of the headlines heading into any Super Bowl. Super Bowl LI is no different with standouts such as Tom Brady, Matt Ryan and Julio Jones dominating the storylines leading into Sunday’s big game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. All of the attention garnered by these star players is well deserved. And there is a very good chance that...
5 Reasons Why the Atlanta Falcons Will Win Super Bowl LI
By Rob McVey, 5 months 4 days ago
The Atlanta Falcons could not have provided a more fitting end to the NFL franchise’s storied 25-year history inside the Georgia Dome. The final chapter being a dominant 44-21 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game to earn a trip to Houston to face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. It marks just the second Super Bowl berth in the Falcons’ 51-year...
5 Reasons Why the New England Patriots Will Win Super Bowl LI
By Jake Rose, 5 months 4 days ago
Perhaps you’ve noticed, but the New England Patriots have been to the Super Bowl before, as they will soon be making their NFL-record ninth appearance in franchise history, and their seventh since 2001. They have arguably the best head coach, quarterback and owner combination that we’ve ever seen in professional football.
As the curtains begin to draw on a vanilla NFL season...
DraftKings Lineup Picks for the NFL Conference Championship Games
By Rob McVey, 5 months 1 week ago
Trying to pick the optimal DraftKings lineup for the NFL's (NFC and AFC) conference championship games on Sunday? Our football experts are here to help.
Here’s what our optimal DFS lineup looks like.
QB Matt Ryan ($7,700) – Green Bay at Atlanta
The NFL MVP front-runner against a beat-up and very generous Green Bay secondary? YES PLEASE! The fact that Ryan...