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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant accounted for three touchdowns in Monday night’s win over the Detroit Lions, but only two of them were catches. Believe it or not, the third was a pass. And Bryant was not expecting the play call. With …
Joel Embiid and DeMarcus Cousins proved that they are two of the best big men in the game when they battled it out on Monday night, and there was clearly a mutual respect between the two. How do we know this? Butt slaps. Lots and lots of butt slaps. …
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin is once again going to be inactive for Week 17, and it’s fair to wonder if he has played his last game for the team. Martin was inactive for last weekend’s game against the New Orleans Saints …
Detroit Lions defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson was hit with a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty Monday night for picking Ezekiel Elliott up and slamming him to the ground. Elliott was not surprised by the play, and he has a theory about …
New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty will not be available for his team’s game against the Buffalo Bills in Week 17, as the second-year pro has been placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. The Jets announced on Monday that Petty …
Terence Newman has been singled out as the ringleader of the Minnesota Vikings players who decided to ignore their head coach in Week 16, but the veteran cornerback insists the reports of a so-called mutiny have been inaccurate. In a text message to …
Steve Smith has once again proven that he can escape Father Time’s grasp for longer than most NFL players, as the Baltimore Ravens receiver is having yet another productive season in 2016. It sounds like it will be his last, however. After the …
Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Dontari Poe threw — that’s right, threw — a touchdown pass against the Denver Broncos Sunday night. In doing so, the 348-pounder became the heaviest player by far in NFL history to throw a …
The Baltimore Ravens were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a heartbreaking loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night. That type of shortcoming would make many players in their mid-30s think about calling it a career, but not …
The Miami Dolphins clinched a playoff spot on Sunday with losses from the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos, and the question now becomes whether or not Ryan Tannehill will be able to help them in the postseason. Tannehill has not played since he …
Running backs and quarterbacks buying their offensive linemen Christmas gifts is nothing new, but Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott has set the bar high for 2016. On Friday, Elliott surprised each of the Cowboys offensive linemen with a brand new …
Philadelphia Eagles running back Ryan Mathews left Thursday night’s game against the New York Giants with what was referred to at the time as a “stinger,” but it turns out the injury was much more serious. Eagles coach Doug Pederson …
Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey have created a lot of buzz with their decisions to skip their respective teams’ bowl games, and Pete Carroll is the latest to express his disappointment in the growing trend. Carroll, a former college …
Josh Norman considers himself to be the best cornerback in the NFL, so you might think he was shocked to learn that he was not selected to the NFC Pro Bowl team this week. As it turns out, he’s used to it. When asked on Thursday about not …
Reggie Bush has basically been a non-factor with the Buffalo Bills this season, and he will turn 32 in March. It’s fair to wonder if the veteran running back should be thinking about retirement, but he insists he is going to play in 2017. Bush, …
Chad Johnson has not caught a pass in an NFL game in more than five years, and he had no problem admitting the game has passed him by after he stopped by a Miami Dolphins practice session. According to Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post, Johnson …
