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The Miami Dolphins are spending the week in California, displaced by Hurricane Irma, but that isn’t keeping them from helping others.
Another group of football-playing folks have been displaced by the hurricane, stranded in Las Vegas after the storm with their situation away from home becoming more dire by the day. The Dolphinsdecided to use their available resources to make at least one team’s situation better. Continue reading
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Praise the heavens and all things pigskin, because football is back.
The return of the NFL regular season sent all but two of the league’s 32 clubs to the field for action in Week 1. That means 15 teams started their seasons away from home.
It sounds daunting, sure, but beginning the campaign on the road also has its sneaky positives. As the road team, you get a chance to ruin someone’s home opener, their welcome back in front of their faithful. You get to play spoiler, and leave with the last laugh, a sweet way to begin your own campaign. Continue reading
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After a miserable first half from Tom Savage, Bill O’Brien turned to his rookie quarterback on Sunday.
Deshaun Watson started the second half for the Houston Texans and completed 12 of 23 passes for 102 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 29-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Continue reading
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When free agency arrives, most fans aren’t hoping their teams shell out truckloads of money on the hottest prospect at guard. Why? Well, because it’s not sexy. From a merchandising perspective, it doesn’t sell jerseys, either.
But what it does produce, usually, is wins.
Look no further than the line of the Oakland Raiders, who are spending nearly $173 million on their offensive line in terms of total contract value for the starting five. After drafting Derek Carr, the Raiders quickly made the men up front a priority in order to insure their investment in the gunslinger. Continue reading
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Houston has been anything but normal in the last month, but on Sunday, a little bit of normalcy will return to the city, if only for a few hours.
While the Texans will take the field to the raucous cheers of their fans for a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the franchise will make sure those in attendance and watching on television won’t forget the efforts of the brave in Houston. Area first responders, Houston city officials and related members vital to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts will be honored by the franchise before the game Sunday, the team announced Thursday. Continue reading
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Through all of the ups and downs in Oakland over most of the last two decades, there’s been one constant: Sebastian Janikowski.
The kicker, selected 17th overall in 2000 by the Raiders, has spent his entire career in Oakland, earning a reputation as a strong-legged, mostly dependable boot for the Silver and Black. It sounds like his long tenure in Oakland could be facing a serious threat, though, seemingly out of nowhere. Continue reading
Nick Shook: ‘I think the Browns nailed it with drafting Myles Garrett’
Native Northeast Ohioan Nick Shook of NFL.com joined Nick Wilson to talk about the Cleveland Browns and the outlook for the 2017-18 season.
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With a bevy of suspensions and injuries hurting the Cowboys‘ depth, Dallas added a linebacker on Sunday.
Dallas traded an undisclosed 2018 draft pick to Green Bay for linebacker Jay Elliott, the team announced. Continue reading
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A day after 32 teams trimmed their rosters from 90 to 53, a collection of players have been claimed by new employers.
Among those: Quarterback Brad Kaaya, who moves from Detroit to Carolina, and tight end Will Tye, who will stay in the same city but switch teams, going from the Giants to the Jets.
Wideout Kasen Williams, a preseason standout in Seattle, joins the Browns. Kicker Cody Parkey, whose missed kick in Miami cost Cleveland a win last season, has joined the Dolphins.
The full list of claims, made official by the league on Sunday, is below. Continue reading
A room filled with heroes – Marc Sessler, Gregg Rosenthal, & Nick Shook – recap all the latest news from around the NFL including DeAndre Hopkins and CJ Fiedorwicz extensions, Andrew Luck’s current shoulder status, and Chris Johnson being released by the Cardinals. The heroes are joined by some of fantasy’s finest, Michael Fabiano and Alex Gelhar, for their added insight on “Who Do You Trust?”
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