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• Panthers Legend Delivers Bad News for Diontae Johnson as Speculation Rises on WR’s Ravens Exit
Former Panthers star Luke Kuechly gives hard-hitting comments about Diontae Johnson's position with the Ravens following his one-game suspension....2024
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• The 5 NFL players most likely to make the Hall of Fame

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Which NFL players should make Hall of Fame out of the 25 finalists? The potential class for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame is taking shape with finalists being cut down to 25 modern-era players, which will be further reduced to 10 on December 28. This year is a mix of first-ballot names who are absolute locks for Canton, one guy who absolutely will get...2024
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• Stat was closer than it should have been: Stat discussion for the win over the Browns

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images An exciting and scary game in the win over Cleveland For the second time this season the Denver Broncos defense got shredded. The last time was against the Baltimore Ravens. In that game the defense only gave up 396 yards of total offense, but that translated into 41 points allowed because of how inept the Bronco offense was in the game. In last night’s game ...2024
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• Chiefs-Panthers: How to watch Week 12 matchup

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Everything you need to know to watch Kansas City play Carolina on Sunday afternoon. The Game On Sunday, the (9-1) Kansas City Chiefs face the (3-7) Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kickoff is set for noon (Arrowhead Time) on CBS — locally on KCTV/5. The defending Super Bowl champions wan...2024
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• 17 players who belong in the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class before Eli Manning

Photo by: George Gojkovich/Getty Images Eli Manning doesn’t deserve to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2025 “Eli Manning is a first-ballot Hall of Famer!” No. He is not. On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame released its list of the 25 modern era semifinalists for the class of 2025. I recently led a group of Hall analysts and historians in building our own list of 50, published at...2024
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• Earl Thomas named Hall of Fame semifinalist, but not Marshawn Lynch

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Thomas’ ‘Legion of Boom’ teammate, Kam Chancellor, did not reach the semis. I read the news today, and oh boy, Seattle Seahawks greats Marshawn Lynch and Shaun Alexander didn’t even make it to the semifinals of the NFL Pro Football Modern-Era Class of 2025 Hall of Fame balloting. The semifinal list of 25 was released live on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Wed...2024
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• Panthers Legend Delivers Bad News for Diontae Johnson as Speculation Rises on WR’s Ravens Exit
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• Earl Thomas named Hall of Fame semifinalist, but not Marshawn Lynch
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• Tua Tagovailoa needs to be protected from himself

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The NFL concussion protocol can’t protect a player from their own bad decisions, and that’s a problem. It’s impossible for most of us to understand the singular focus and peerless competitiveness of professional athletes. An undying willingness to put winning and personal goals above all else, even if that means self-sacrifice. That said, it doesn’t take ...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Panthers matchup will be telling for Broncos

Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images This could be a bellwether game. On Sunday, the Denver Broncos will welcome the Carolina Panthers into Mile High for only the second time since Super Bowl 50. The era of Broncos-brand Von Miller, Peyton Manning, and the No Fly Zone are over. Cam Newton, Luke Kuechly, and Greg Olson have all moved onto greener pastures. The ma...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/3: Smith-Njigba getting better and better with each game played

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Read! In Today’s Links: takeaways from Coach Macdonald’s press conference, injury updates, JSN on the rise, should the Seattle Seahawks’ loss to the Detroit Lions be viewed as a step back or a step forward, and oh so much more! The 2024 Professional American Football season rolls on, and our squad is preparing to play two more games in a small window. ...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs will look for another hot start to separate from rivals

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, August 6 The latest 5 NFL Teams Set Up for Hot Start to the 2024 NFL Season | Bleacher Report Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs were a testament to how important getting off to a good start can be last season. After dropping their season opener to the Detroit Lions, they ripped off six consecutive wins before their nex...2024
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• Is Joe Schoen a good general manager?

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports How long does it take to know and what criteria should we use? The New York Giants are about to embark on one of the most consequential offseasons in recent history. Maybe not as important as 2022, when John Mara and Steve Tisch had to find a new general manager and head coach, but a crucial offseason as far as whether the people they selected, Joe Schoen...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Arrowhead to host 6 FIFA World Cup matches in 2026

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, February 5 The latest Big news for the Chiefs and soccer fans. Kansas City will host six World Cup matches in 2026! ⚽️ 4 Group Stage matches⚽️ 1 Round of 32 match⚽️ 1 Quarterfinal matchThis is such an awesome achievement for KC.— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) February 4, 2024 How 49ers can stop Trav...2024
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• Browns roster: LB Charlie Thomas III tells DBN about his rookie season, hopes and plans

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with a young linebacker Going into the 2023 season, the linebacker room with the Cleveland Browns hadn’t changed all that much. The year before was a season to forget with this room as almost every week another athlete would go down to some sort of injury. Anthony Walker, JOK, Sione Takitaki, Jordan Kunaszyk, and Jacob Phi...2024
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• Eagles Mailbag: Linebacker is officially a problem

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The LBs are DOA We polled you on who you are keeping the closest eye on in the first preseason game and the results are in: In a landslide it’s the linebackers, and for good reason. So let’s start with that. What exactly are our expectations for the LB position? Kyzir White “popped” in the preseason last year, but then spent the whole year “invisible in...2023
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• Browns roster: LB Charlie Thomas III tells DBN about his rookie season, hopes and plans
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• Monday Morning Hangover: AFC and NFC Finalists All Have Their Flaws
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• Luke Kuechly Surprises Fan with Autism, Accompanies Her to 21st Birthday Party
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"Rivera’s best defenses in Carolina featured studs like Luke Kuechly, Kawann Short, James Bradberry and others."

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"The second-round pick out of Utah State was an immediate star as a rookie, finishing runner-up to Luke Kuechly for Defensive Rookie of the Year."

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"Luke Kuechly, the retired linebacker who spent his entire eight-year career with the Panthers, has joined the team’s radio broadcast."

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"Winston says that Luke Kuechly is in a class of his own, while saying that Aaron Donald is a good defender, but not on his list."

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"Matt Rhule hopes Luke Kuechly rejoins Panthers as a coach, already watching film with staff"

2019
"Luke Kuechly: There aren’t convenient counting stats to appreciate how good he is at his job."

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"The Panthers are hopeful Luke Kuechly will be ready for the regular season after the linebacker underwent shoulder surgery prior to the Pro Bowl, a source told ESPN."

2017
"Cowboys LB Sean Lee replaces Panthers' Luke Kuechly on Pro Bowl roster"

2016
"Linebacker Luke Kuechly, along with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, received 49 of 50 votes."

2015
"Luke Kuechly shows he is Panthers' Captain America in win over Dallas"

2014
"The NFL tells Panthers coach Ron Rivera that linebacker Luke Kuechly should not have been ejected for inadvertent contact with an official in Sunday's loss to the Packers."

• The 5 NFL players most likely to make the Hall of Fame
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• Earl Thomas named Hall of Fame semifinalist, but not Marshawn Lynch
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• Eli Manning’s divisive Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy takes another step forward

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images As a player, Manning never found controversy — his HOF candidacy, though, is certainly that A contentious back room debate over whether or not former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will be a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer moved one step closer this week as Manning was selected as one of 25 semifinalists for the Hall of Fame Class of 202...2024
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• Horse Tracks: Panthers matchup will be telling for Broncos
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• Dallas Cowboys motion usage has dramatically decreased on offense this season

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Motion has been a hot topic around the Dallas Cowboys and it is undeniable that they have regressed in terms of using it. A few years ago Cris Collinsworth appeared on NFL Total Access one day and spoke on the idea of play-action. This was at the peak of football fans debating that play-action was only effective when you “established the run”, a point th...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/3: Smith-Njigba getting better and better with each game played
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• Aqib Talib and Demaryius Thomas earn nomination for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images Two Denver Broncos legends were tabbed as nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. In their first year of eligibility, Denver Broncos legends Aqib Talib and Demaryius Thomas have been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They were selected alongside 16 other first-year candidates for the class of 2025. Overall, th...2024
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• Tua Tagovailoa needs to be protected from himself
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• Dallas Cowboys motion usage has dramatically decreased on offense this season
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• 49ers’ “sprint motion” gives them a significant advantage over Cardinals

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A couple of schemes to look for in the SF game this week You might recall the discussions that Brett Kollmann had with his Bootleg Football co-host, E.J. Snyder in their 2024 preview of the Cardinals as to whether Drew Petzing and Kyler Murray should begin to add motion in their offensive scheme. When Kyle Ledbetter and I discussed the topic of motion with B...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 10/3: Smith-Njigba getting better and better with each game played
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• Aqib Talib and Demaryius Thomas earn nomination for Pro Football Hall of Fame
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• Is Joe Schoen a good general manager?
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• Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images BBV staff answers that question, with some help from Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers Is former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Manning is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time in 2025, and as long-time NFL columnist and Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers tells us in the YouTube video below, Manni...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Arrowhead to host 6 FIFA World Cup matches in 2026
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• Browns roster: LB Charlie Thomas III tells DBN about his rookie season, hopes and plans
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• Happy birthday, Bobby Wagner! A look back at his greatest plays
Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports It’s good to have Bobby back in a Seahawks uniform. Future Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Wagner turned 33 years old today, so what better way to celebrate the Seattle Seahawks legend’s birthday than by reminiscing about his greatest moments? The second-round pick out of Utah State was an immediate star as a rookie, finishing runner-up to Luke Kuechly for Defen...2023
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• History on Wilson’s side to have a bounce-back year
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post History shows that quarterbacks who changed teams and then struggled their first year with that team, generally have bounced back well in year two. Good morning, Broncos Country! Last night I joined Quinten Krzysko of the “Shaving Points Podcast” (an NFL-centric podcast) in its broadcast to preview all the AFC West teams. And Krzysko had an interest...2023
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• Sources: NFL says Kuechly ejection unjustified
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• Luke Kuechly shows he is Panthers' Captain America in win over Dallas
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• Luke Kuechly Ejected for Contacting Official During Panthers vs. Packers
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• Panthers Fan Gets Too Pumped, Flies out of Stands After Luke Kuechly's Pick-6
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• Panthers pick up fifth-year option on Luke Kuechly
The Carolina Panthers decided to pick up the fifth-year option on linebacker Luke Kuechly. The No. 9 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft is well worth the $11.1 million he'll be guaranteed in 2016....2015
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• Matt Rhule hopes Luke Kuechly rejoins Panthers as a coach, already watching film with staff
Kuechly has mentioned that he wants to remain involved in football...2020
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• Jared Allen to Panthers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Mike Tanier's Final Three-Round Mock Draft
Mike Tanier's Final Three-Round Mock Draft Mike Tanier 24 Apr 2023, 12:30pm In this final Football Outsiders three-round 2023 NFL mock draft... Texas running back Bijan Robinson lands with a playoff-caliber team. But which one? Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud slips, because NFL owners are nincompoops. But how far? The New York Jets finally trade for Aaron Rodg...2023
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• Will Anderson's Pressure Principles: Combine Preview
Will Anderson's Pressure Principles: Combine Preview Mike Tanier 27 Feb 2023, 09:22am Alabama Crimson Tide edge rusher Will Anderson recorded 81 pass pressures two seasons ago in 2021. That was the second-highest figure in the Sports Info Solutions database, dating back to 2016. If you have ever sifted through college football statistics, you recognize how remark...2023
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Buying (or Not) Playoff Prospects of Key Contenders
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• Stat was closer than it should have been: Stat discussion for the win over the Browns
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 10/09/24

Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images 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. In shocking news, the New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh yesterday. While I do think it was the right move, the timing of the event is certainly quite interesting. In his place comes Jeff Ulbri...2024
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• Jets' Robert Saleh, Aaron Rodgers at odds over hard count; Davante Adams, Luke Kuechly defend veteran QB

The head coach and star QB are not on the same page...2024
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• Aqib Talib and Demaryius Thomas earn nomination for Pro Football Hall of Fame
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• Can looking back at draft history help the Rams?
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Or should they trade all their picks for a first round star? Over in the Fanpost section recently, an interesting philosophical proposition was offered. Should the Los Angeles Rams trade all their 2023 draft picks and move up to select a great player, in this case a tight end? Like all good philosophical questions, it brings not a necessarily an objective answer,...2023
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• NFL world reacts to Luke Kuechly’s stunning retirement
Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly announced his retirement on Tuesday night. The news stunned the football world as Kuechly stepped away from the game after just eight seasons. Kuechly made the announcement in a video shared by the Panthers on Twitter. In the video, the 28-year-old talked about now being the right time for him to step away from the game. A seven-time All-Pro linebacker, Ku...2020
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• All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly retires from NFL in surprising announcement
The Carolina Panthers are being completely remade entering the 2020 NFL season, and that includes a major change on defense. Luke Kuechly announced his shocking retirement in a video shared through the team’s Twitter page on Tuesday. “I still want to play but I don’t think it’s the right decision,” Kuechly said while holding back tears. “I thought about it for a long time, and I think now is an op...2020
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• Ask PFW: Mid-May roster assessments

How many undrafted free agents will stick this year and who will contribute? J.C. Jackson seems solid, Trent Harris could strengthen the interior. Jason Bickel Bill Belichick’s Patriots have a history of keeping at least one undrafted rookie (often more than that) on the 53-man roster to open the season, a streak that dates back nearly a decade and a half. It’s come all over the depth chart and wi...2018
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• Week 12 Snap Judgments

Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a jam-packed holiday-infused Week 12 in the NFL... * With 12 weeks of the NFL’s regular season all but in the books, we hold these truths to be self-evident: That hangover effect in Atlanta? It might be over. The suddenly resurgent Falcons have won three games in a row and they even found a way to stave off what would have been another galling...2017
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• Week 8 Snap Judgments

Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we dive into a Week 8 in the NFL that featured some bad weather and surprisingly good finishes… * Get ready for the NFC West to lead the way in drama in the season’s second half. Because this two-team Seahawks and Rams skirmish could be the most fascinating and entertaining of all division races as November and December unfolds. The Rams (5-2) we...2017
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