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• ‘Outrageously Dumb’ – 3-Time Pro Bowl QB Ripped for Saying Patrick Mahomes Does ‘More With Less’ Than Jayden Daniels
Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith got ripped on ESPN for claiming Patrick Mahomes has done more with less than Jayden Daniels....2025
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• Former teammate names what Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes 'doesn’t get enough credit for'

Alex Smith discussed how Patrick Mahomes is more than just a generational athlete playing the sport's most important position....2025
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Here are my Top 10 plays from the Denver Broncos 2024 season. Too many to choose from, but let’s try! After a fantastic season that turned away nearly a decade of disappointment, the Denver Broncos are back. Not only that, they have a franchise quarterback in Bo Nix who enjoyed one of the most successful seasons by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. Given...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 01/10/25

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. The New York Jets continue their head coaching search, but there has been one interesting piece of information to come out. Former Jets cornerback and current Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has declined a r...2025
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• Travis Kelce isn’t afraid of the Bengals: ‘I’ll play ‘em at the Wal Mart parking lot’

Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On his “New Heights” podcast, the Kansas City tight end insisted his team wasn’t throwing the Week 18 game. It isn’t limited to Cincinnati Bengals fans. Some sportswriters are even spreading the narrative that the Kansas City Chiefs took a dive against the Denver Broncos last Sunday to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs — because the...2025
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• Chiefs-Broncos snap counts: Playing the second and third teams against starters

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post How did Kansas City use its players in Sunday’s game against Denver? In Sunday’s final game of the regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs suffered a meaningless 38-0 defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Empower Field at Mile High. Let’s take a look at how Kansas City used its players in this game. Starters (offensive): WR JuJu Smith-Schuste...2025
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Cowboys have made many mistakes this year, but this one gets swept under the rug. When the game was on the line, Cooper Rush missed a wide-open CeeDee Lamb and threw a floating duck to a covered tight end who had no chance to catch the ball. That is about as unclutch of a play as you can get. Man, CeeDee Lamb looks to be wide open on the final play of the ga...2024
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• AP Premier: It’s always one score in 2024

What is Arrowhead Pride Premier? Arrowhead Pride Premier is our tri-weekly newsletter, one that provides analysis and exclusive insights directly from Arrowhead Stadium, delivered straight to your inbox. Below is a preview of the latest edition. Good morning to the 12-1 Chiefs BY PETE SWEENEY The Kansas City Chiefs woke up this morning as AFC West champions for the ninth consecutive season. The s...2024
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?

Tracing the steps into uncharted territory I haven’t done one of these for a long time. But considering the state of the New York Giants and how their recent history has unfolded, it’s probably time to dust this piece off. The Giants are currently 2-10 and were officially the first team mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. The Giants are also marching full speed ahead into uncharted territ...2024
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• Jim Harbaugh dropped the most Jim Harbaugh quote ever after medical incident

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh bounced back from a medical incident on Sunday against the Broncos The Los Angeles Chargers improved to 3-2 in the 2024 NFL season, with Sunday’s 23-16 win on the road over the Denver Broncos. There was a question early in the game whether Jim Harbaugh would even be on the sidelines for the contest after the coach returned to the locker room shortly after kickoff a...2024
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 09/26/24

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. For our friends in Florida who may be experiencing Hurricane Helene within the next couple of days, I hope you all are able to stay safe. As for the New York Jets, they will be taking on the Denver Broncos at MetLife this...2024
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• Giants at Commanders, Week 2: What to expect when Washington has the ball

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Can the Giants’ defense get on track against the Commanders? The New York Giants hope to bounce back from a disastrous start to their season this week against the Washington Commanders. The Giants are coming off of a 28-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, and while the Giants’ offense has drawn most of the criticism from fans, the defense hasn’t escaped blame....2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/7: Seahawks tuning up for first preseason game of 2024

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Read! In Today’s Links: a little required reading from Seaside Joe, taking a quick look at our Seattle Seahawks’ 2025 cap situation; the Big Cat has some nice things to say about his new role in the D; a bit more on the new kickoff rules, Connor Williams, position battles, and more. We are almost there. Saturday is the day. Get excited (as if I have to remi...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs get Tyreek Hill 2.0 in NFL.com mock draft

Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, April 5 The latest Maurice Jones-Drew 2024 NFL mock draft 1.0: Five QBs in top six! Bills nab WR after Stefon Diggs trade 32 - Kansas City Chiefs Xavier Worthy Texas · WR · Junior The Chiefs get Tyreek Hill 2.0. Patrick Mahomes will welcome the electric field-stretcher with open arms. Worthy isn’t just a one-trick pony; his ...2024
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• Vikings Don’t Need to Trade Up for a QB

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Lots of talent likely to be available for the Vikings at #11 - and maybe even #23 Since the Vikings traded for a second first-round pick in a deal Albert Breer reported was initiated by Houston, there has been widespread speculation that the Vikings will use that additional first-round draft pick to move up in the draft, perhaps as far ...2024
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 3/20/24

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. The New York Jets have signed former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams. The deal is for one year at $15 million. The deal gives Aaron Rodgers a big bodied, big play receiver who will take the pressure off ...2024
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• Andy Reid: Pat Mahomes couldn’t pay Alex Smith enough for preparing him
Patrick Mahomes said earlier this week he ended up in the perfect place. The Chiefs quarterback sat behind Alex Smith for a season before becoming the starter and an MVP. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Mahomes learned how to be a pro’s pro by watching Smith. “How to study, diet, his workout regimen, and how [more]...2020
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• Monday Morning Hangover: AFC and NFC Finalists All Have Their Flaws
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• Russell Wilson Peaking at Right Time for Highly Dangerous Seahawks
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: 49ers, Lions, Chiefs Prove Playoff-Worthy
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"Mahomes technically visited during his rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs back in 2017, but you will recall that Alex Smith was KC’s starter."

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"“I mean, Alex Smith is the prime example."

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"Alex Smith fires back at Tom Brady over NFL 'mediocrity' comments, notes Brady played in a 'cupcake division'"

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"Former NFL QB Alex Smith reveals his daughter had brain surgery for a rare tumor"

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"Alex Smith predicts Dak Prescott will have a 'huge, huge year' for Cowboys following ankle injury"

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"Washington quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a devastating tibia and fibula fracture in 2018, has received clearance from his surgical team to return to full football activity."

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"FOX cameras showed him in a box with Alex Smith, who played for Meyer at Utah."

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"The Washington Redskins will acquire Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, ESPN has confirmed."

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"WATCH: Alex Smith torches Patriots with two TD passes of more than 70 yards"

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"Alex Smith will look toward Travis Kelce more often with his favorite target out of action, while Jason Avant will likely fill Maclin's role in the lineup."

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"Still, he was still able to get to Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith for his first sack of the season."

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"Chiefs' Alex Smith out with lacerated spleen"

• 2025 Cowboys opponents set: Patrick Mahomes visits for first time, Dallas finally headed to Las Vegas

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The 2025 Dallas Cowboys opponents, both home and away, are officially set. The sun has officially set on the 2024 Dallas Cowboys season and at long last the misery that it was has reached its conclusion. While this past season was hardly a fun one for the Cowboys. it was still a Dallas Cowboys football season. It is hard for those to be bad, this one cer...2025
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• The Cubs announce their 2025 major league coaching staff

Craig Counsell and Tommy Hottovy in the Cubs dugout in May 2024 | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Some of the new names had been made public previously. The Cubs officially announced their 2025 coaching staff, to work with manager Craig Counsell, Monday morning. Three new hires had previously become known, though not official: Casey Jacobson as assistant pitching coach, Quintin Berry ...2024
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?
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• Notes: Brian Branch reveals coach who had biggest impact on his life

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Detroit Lions coaching staff continues to impress. Brian Branch pointed to a Lions coach who has had the biggest impact on his life. In the midst of a stellar season so far, Brian Branch says there’s one coach in particular who helped him get to where he is today. On the latest episode of the St. Brown Brothers Podcast, Amon-Ra asked the defensive...2024
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• Giants at Commanders, Week 2: What to expect when Washington has the ball
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/7: Seahawks tuning up for first preseason game of 2024
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• 7 NFL Draft 2024 rumors including Ravens, Vikings, 49ers, Bills, Brock Bowers, and more

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With just over a week to go until the 2024 NFL Draft, let’s take another spin on the rumor carousel Just over one week to go ... A week from tomorrow night, the 2024 NFL Draft will finally arrive, and the Chicago Bears will officially be on the clock. As we approach the draft, the rumors continue to fly. This is the part of draft season where the Top 30 visits ...2024
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• What are the best HC-GM pairings in the NFL?

(Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images Where do Sean McVay and Les Snead rank among head coach and general manager combos around the NFL? Continuity and longevity are luxuries in the National Football League, which commonly is referred to as “not for long”. Even one misstep can be the undoing for a front office or coaching staff, and often times we s...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs get Tyreek Hill 2.0 in NFL.com mock draft
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season
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• Chiefs-Broncos snap counts: Playing the second and third teams against starters
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about
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• This Week in Seahawks History: Snowy fun in Cincinnati!

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Are you ready for a weekly blast from the Seahawks teams of the past? This will be a weekly article series throughout the season looking back on what happened for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week. There’s another double dose of the 1984 team this week courtesy of how the dates fell with Monday Night Football. Enjoy those tw...2024
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• Notes: Brian Branch reveals coach who had biggest impact on his life
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• Giants at Commanders, Week 2: What to expect when Washington has the ball
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• 7 NFL Draft 2024 rumors including Ravens, Vikings, 49ers, Bills, Brock Bowers, and more
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• Vikings Don’t Need to Trade Up for a QB
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• Kendall Fuller to Dolphins, per report; had interest from Bengals

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Cincinnati misses out on the cornerback. The Cincinnati Bengals have already made several free agency splashes, but Kendall Fuller will not be one of them. On Monday, news broke that the team was interested in the Washington Commanders cornerback. However, the Miami Dolphins have agreed to a deal with Fuller, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The #Dolphins si...2024
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?
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• Notes: Brian Branch reveals coach who had biggest impact on his life
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• Why Seahawks’ season opener vs. Broncos, Bo Nix will be historic

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images The Seahawks’ opening day will be unlike any other the team has experienced. Unsurprisingly, the Denver Broncos have named first-round rookie quarterback Bo Nix as their opening day starter. This means that Nix, who started his collegiate career at Auburn before rising to prominence at Oregon, will be making his NFL regular season debut at Lumen Field...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/7: Seahawks tuning up for first preseason game of 2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs get Tyreek Hill 2.0 in NFL.com mock draft
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 3/13/24

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. While the New York Jets signed a plethora of free agents, it was quarterback Aaron Rodgers who stole the show once again. Reports have come out that Robert Kennedy has reached out to the Jets quart...2024
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• Stats and Scouting Scuttlebutt on the Top QB Draft Prospects

What the stats and pros have to say about the top of this year’s QB crop The Vikings are in the market for a rookie quarterback, regardless of whether Kirk Cousins is extended or not. This year’s NFL Draft quarterback crop looks to be a pretty good one at the top end, but then again that was said of the 2021 QB crop, which included Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Justin Fields, and Mac ...2024
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• The 2024 Cubs by the numbers

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A complete numerical list of this year’s Cubs as they get ready for this year’s Spring Training. As I do here every spring, I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression. There are 59 players in camp, the 40-man roste...2024
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• Chiefs' Alex Smith out with lacerated spleen
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• Sources: Chiefs trading QB Smith to Redskins
The Washington Redskins will acquire Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, ESPN has confirmed. The Redskins would give the Chiefs a third-round pick and an unnamed player as compensation, sources told ESPN....2018
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• Helmetless J.J. Watt Records 1st Sack of 2015 Season vs. Chiefs
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• Alex Smith cleared by surgeons to return to football, set to report to Washington's training camp for physical
The former Pro Bowler has not played since the 2018 season...2020
• Chiefs QB Smith out Sunday vs. Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has a lacerated spleen and will miss Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers, trainer Rick Burkholder said Friday....2014
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• Jed York Must Make Major Changes After San Francisco 49ers Lose Big to Seahawks
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• Kansas City Chiefs Finish 2014 Season Without Having a WR Catch a TD
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• Travis Kelce isn’t afraid of the Bengals: ‘I’ll play ‘em at the Wal Mart parking lot’
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/7: Seahawks tuning up for first preseason game of 2024
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• Morning Flurries: Avalanche open camp with lethal line combos
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hockey is finally back — and if all goes well, it’s back for good. The NHL saw teams kick off their shortened training camps on Sunday, January 3rd, as all 31 clubs prepare for a sudden kick-off to the 115-day, 56-game season set to begin on January 13th. The Avalanche are one of the teams who managed to escape an off-season full ...2021
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Playoff Teams Prove It's Best to Spend Smart, Not Big
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Scary, Sad, Season-Changing Week 8 Injuries
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• Monday Morning Hangover: NFL Must Clean Up Its Incomprehensible Catch Rules
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• Monday Morning Hangover: The Dolphins Must Do More Than Fire Philbin
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• Aaron Rodgers' Home Dominance Makes Packers' Clear NFC Favorites
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• Oakland Raiders on Their Way to Returning to Glory Days
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: 49ers, Lions, Chiefs Prove Playoff-Worthy
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season
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• Travis Kelce isn’t afraid of the Bengals: ‘I’ll play ‘em at the Wal Mart parking lot’
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• Chiefs-Broncos snap counts: Playing the second and third teams against starters
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• 2025 Cowboys opponents set: Patrick Mahomes visits for first time, Dallas finally headed to Las Vegas
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about
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• AP Premier: It’s always one score in 2024
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?
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• This Week in Seahawks History: Snowy fun in Cincinnati!
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 09/26/24
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• Why Seahawks’ season opener vs. Broncos, Bo Nix will be historic
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• Vikings Don’t Need to Trade Up for a QB
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• The making of a Super Bowl champion: The 2011 New York Giants

Getty Images You can’t always get what you want. But you just might find that you can get it twice in five years. After their stirring, improbable victory over the Patriots in the Super Bowl in January 2008, the New York Giants rightfully felt like they were on top of the world. With a great blend of youth and experience, with good coaching to boot, there was no reason not to be confident...2024
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• A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Justin Herbert has earned enormous praise from film experts for his quarterback play. But it hasn’t translated into passing efficiency. Could Jim Harbaugh, supposed quarterback whisperer, bridge the gap? Justin Herbert has been a polarizing quarterback for as long as he’s been on the national scene. Oregon fans were split on him and, once it became clear he wa...2024
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• Looking at recent history to determine Chiefs’ playing time for Week 18

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How has Andy Reid handled starter’s playing time in “meaningless” games in the past? The Kansas City Chiefs are nearing the completion of one of the most trying seasons in the Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes era. The offensive consistency throughout the season was at its lowest point in Mahomes’ career. Fans have seen outbursts between ...2024
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• Do the Giants have to draft a quarterback?

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The question marks begin at quarterback but don’t end there The season-ending ACL tear suffered by Daniel Jones last Sunday in Las Vegas did not ruin the New York Giants’ 2023 season. That had already happened, whether you think it was the embarrassing Monday night loss to a beatable Seattle team, the loss in Buffalo that could/should have been a victory...2023
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• Lions mock draft roundup 9.0: Favorites emerge, new names introduced
Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pie...2023
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• Redskins expect Alex Smith to miss the entire 2019 season
The Redskins are expecting Alex Smith to miss the entire 2019 season with his leg injury, sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Washington’s team president Bruce Allen recently gave an update on Smith’s status to the media, and he didn’t sound overly positive, so this isn’t shocking news. Allen said the team is going to explore all options with respect to potential new quarterbacks, and also a...2019
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• Jay Gruden shares thoughts on Alex Smith’s injury recovery
The Washington Redskins will have an uncertain quarterback situation heading into the offseason after Alex Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury earlier this year, and head coach Jay Gruden can only hope for the best. While speaking with reporters on Monday, Gruden was asked for an update on Smith’s condition in the wake of the multiple surgeries the veteran reportedly had to undergo. Smith suffere...2019
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• Report: Cousins has Vikings ‘number one’ on wish list
If Kirk Cousins gets his wish following the shocking Alex Smith to Washington trade, he’ll be the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings in 2018, according to a report. Now, there’s a lot going on here. Because it’s unclear at this time what Minnesota is interested in doing heading into the 2018 NFL offseason. All three of the quarterbacks on its roster from 2017 are potentially going to be free age...2018
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• Winners, losers and fallout from the Alex Smith trade
Welcome to Washington, Alex Smith. So long, Kirk Cousins? Here's why Cousins won't be complaining (hint: $$$), and what this shocking deal means for other teams seeking QBs in 2018....2018
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