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• Who is the NFL’s Rafa Nadal? Determining best indoor QB, open-space WR, and more

Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Some players in the NFL are good at very specific things. The French Open began play at Roland Garros as Memorial Day Weekend was unfolding and the legendary Rafael Nadal was honored for his massive contributions to the tournament. Rafa won the French Open an incredible 14 times and is inarguably the most dominant player the world has ever seen on clay. T...2025
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• Aaron Rodgers signing with the Steelers would be beyond boring at this point

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images On a scale of 1-10, how much does the idea of Aaron Rodgers with the Steelers interest you? We are creeping up on June, which so far is the only thing the NBA has going for it that the NFL has refused to swipe. For you kiddos out there, once upon a time the Association dominated Christmas Day. Watching basketball on Christmas was a tradition. The NFL saw that...2025
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• The NFL wants the 2025 schedule release to be a massive deal, but is it?

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images It’ll be an avalanche of schedule news this week. How excited are you? The NFL has mastered making content out of anything and this week is always an annual reminder of that. On Wednesday, the NFL will officially announce the 2025 schedule for all 32 of its teams. To be clear the opponents each team will play are well known and understood, but the sequ...2025
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• It’s OK to be excited about NFL rookie minicamps

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Rookie minicamps are off and running across the NFL. We are squarely in the month of May and with the NFL Draft now officially behind us, rookie minicamps are off and running. This time of year gives us our first look at players in their new team uniforms and also lets us know which jersey numbers certain players are going to be wearing. Don’...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Hurston Waldrep dominates in strong pitching night

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images A look at the delivery of old for Hurston Waldrep who debuted a change in mechanics. (15-21) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (23-13) Durham Bulls 2 Hurston Waldrep, SP: 5.1IP 2H 2ER 2BB 10K, 6.35 ERA Michael Peterson, RP: 1.1IP 2H 0R 0BB 2K, 3.38 ERA Jarred Kelenic, CF: 0-for-4, .265/.390/.471 Luke Williams, SS: 2-for-3, R, BB, .132/.205/.145 Eddys Leonard, 2B: 1-...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Ethan Workinger hits three home runs.

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a massive day for Workinger, who drove in eight runs There are few things in baseball more fun than a player having a breakout game at the plate, and Atlanta Braves prospect Ethan Workinger had a career night for the Clingstones in a win. Workinger capped off a three home run game with a grand slam off of the scoreboard, giving Colu...2025
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• Could Travis Hunter win both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors?

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images What do you think? Take our survey, and talk it out in the comments. The 2025 NFL Draft has officially come and gone and it was quite the doozy. Some things went chalk and others were complete surprises. This is part of the magic of the draft: There is always something that happens that catches us off guard. With the dust fully settling on the results w...2025
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• The Linc - Emmitt Smith says he’s sick of hearing “Go Birds”

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/16/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Emmitt Smith is Tired of Hearing “Go Birds” - Crossing BroadEmmitt Smith was on 96.7 The Ticket where he bitched and moaned about being sick of hearing “Go Birds’ everywhere he goes now that the Eagles just won their second Super Bowl. 96.7 The Ticket: “Emmitt h...2025
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• 2 big 2025 NFL Draft questions as we hurtle toward the 1st round

Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Take our surveys and tell us how you feel in the comments! This is our last week before NFL Draft week, which means that things are about to really fall and lock into place or take a twisted turn into chaos and anarchy. Let’s hope for the latter. Honestly any sort of draft-related chaos may not come until next week as someone could be looking to pull a fast one wit...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Lucas Braun strikes out nine

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Lucas Braun and Logan Samuels were impressive for the system in a poor Saturday slate If you’re disappointed in the Atlanta Braves on Saturday and looking for a pick-me-up this morning, you might wanna just not look at the scores for these games. The system got swept. However, two pitchers had outstanding days. The usual suspect, Lucas Braun, struck out nine...2025
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• Share your take: Is banning the tush push embarrassing or a good idea?

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images NFL owners ought to be embarrassed for wanting to ban the tush push. The NFL has very few doldrums throughout its offseason thanks to how plentiful the calendar is, but we were just in the middle of one and it is thankfully over. What saved us, you ask? The league’s owners are meeting in Florida to discuss how awesome it is to preside ov...2025
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• The NFL free agent quarterback market is in a sad place right now

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The NFL quarterback market is a pretty tough scene. Thanks to how quickly the NFL Combine and free agency arrive on the calendar, there are no real breaks from after the Super Bowl until they begin. We are fortunate in that sense. While last week brought the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, that is also synonymous with the first doldrums of the offseason for ...2025
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• Lions mock draft roundup 8.0: Focus stays in the trenches

Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. With NFL free agency slowing down and rosters filling up, mock drafts are shifting gears to provide a more informed look at where teams stand heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. While this certainly narrows the focus for several teams, th...2025
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• It feels like nobody would win a Matthew Stafford trade

Kara Durrette/Getty Images A hypothetical Matthew Stafford trade feels hard to justify any one way. The first tentpole event of the NFL offseason has officially arrived as it is finally NFL Combine week. All we had to do was wait two weeks after the Super Bowl to sink our teeth into something new. Part of what is exciting about combine week is that it will bring notes and sounds from NFL d...2025
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• Best and worst Chargers PFF grades vs. the Texans: Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson stand out in playoff loss

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Ladd McConkey, Tony Jefferson, and Alohi Gilman all recorded elite game grades of 90.0+ from PFF against the Texans. Not the way anyone expected the season to end for the Chargers, but that’s what happens when too many players play one of their worst games of the season. Too many Chargers played one of their worst games of the season vs. HOU (per PFF game...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. It took until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns finally did it. They selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The selection ended the slide of Sanders, who went from being projected as a first-round pick by some to the fifth round, which is nor...2025
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• The Linc - Brandon Graham is in rare company

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 8/22/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... One stat to know for all 32 NFL teams before the 2023 season - PFFThe Eagles have a star-studded defense, but one of the constants through the years has been Brandon Graham. He had another stellar season in 2022, posting an 89.8 overall grade that led the team....2023
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• Who is the NFL’s Rafa Nadal? Determining best indoor QB, open-space WR, and more
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• Aaron Rodgers signing with the Steelers would be beyond boring at this point
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• Will the Giants draft Shedeur Sanders at No. 3 overall? And should they?

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images What do you think? Take our survey, and talk it out in the comments. We have officially reached the week of the 2025 NFL Draft and soon enough we are going to know who has been lying and who has been telling the truth. The most intense tunnel vision possible is necessary this week as the eleventh hour of the pre-draft cycle always brings intense rumors....2025
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• The Linc - Emmitt Smith says he’s sick of hearing “Go Birds”
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• Aaron Rodgers to the Vikings is the Brett Favre reboot nobody wants or needs

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images We need Rodgers to make a decision so we can (hopefully) stop talking about him so much — but we’re not holding our breath. The first week of free agency is in the rearview mirror and there are a number of big-time changes that have happened across the league. We are still waiting on a handful of things to shake out before the waters will fully calm, but ...2025
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• The Linc - Emmitt Smith says he’s sick of hearing “Go Birds”
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• Share your take: Is banning the tush push embarrassing or a good idea?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Titans and Shedeur Sanders are all being honest, which we think is very cool. Take our surveys and tell us what you think in the comments! There are two weeks left until the NFL Draft which means this is the last real chance for any kind of serious changes to be made in the minds of NFL decision-makers. It stands to reason that most of them have mad...2025
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• Cowboys news: Why Darren Woodson might have got passed over again at HOF
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Here’s your Cowboys news. Mailbag: Three Cowboys Finalists Hurt Woodson? - Nick Eatman & Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com Darren Woodson fell short for another year on the Hall of Fame ballot. Do you think the fact that three Cowboys were finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year hurt Darren Woodson’s chances at getting in? I don’t know why Chuc...2023
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• Cowboys free agency: Mike Zimmer steals linebacker Eric Kendricks from 49ers

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Dallas Cowboys are on the free agency board with linebacker Eric Kendricks! It took past working hours on Day 3 of free agency, but the Dallas Cowboys are on the board. And in typical Dallas Cowboys fashion, they did it in style. Linebacker Eric Kendricks has officially decided to rejoin Mike Zimmer, this time with the good guys. Another change of heart: af...2024
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• Is a Chiefs Super Bowl 3-peat fun or annoying?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The NFL belongs to the Kansas City Chiefs. Super Bowl LIX is officially set and what a surprise, the Kansas City Chiefs are playing in it. KC has an opportunity to achieve a three-peat of Super Bowl victories, which means that they already stand alone in NFL history (obviously they want to go the final step). If they want to do something that would distin...2025
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• Kyle Shanahan is failing the San Francisco 49ers

Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Kyle Shanahan can no longer save the San Francisco 49ers. We have reached the month of December and quite the time in the NFL season. Even though it is only the second day of this glorious month we have already seen two different snow games and one team clinch a division title. The football is football-ing and for that we are forever grateful. While a sense of gra...2024
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• How Titans can neutralize Chargers pass rush

Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports The Tennessee Titans must prevent Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack from impacting the game. Here’s how they can do it, per advanced metrics. The Tennessee Titans (0-1) will face a stiff challenge from the Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) in Sunday’s regular-season home opener at Nissan Stadium. One of the Titans keys to victory will be to hold Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack fr...2023
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• Chiefs-Chargers 5 questions with the enemy: Who will coach the Chargers in 2024?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images We welcome Bolts From The Blue for answers to five questions about the Chargers before Sunday’s Week 18 matchup. On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Los Angeles Chargers. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Los Angeles is favored to win. We welcome Michael Peterson of Bolts From The Blue — our sister SBNation site covering the Chargers — for Five ...2024
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• It is OK to admit that DeMeco Ryans is part of the problem with the Houston Texans

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Houston Texans are falling apart and there are a lot of reasons why. The first of the double-digit weeks of this NFL season has officially come and gone and what a week of action it was. Status quo was maintained with teams like the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets in negative ways, but the positive side of the spectrum was up to par as well with the Ka...2024
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• The Los Angeles Rams look like they are for real again now that they are healthy

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The Rams are healthy again, and Matthew Stafford is finding Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. They looked unstoppable Sunday. We are so far into this year’s overall football season that the College Football Playoff has been officially finalized. It has been the best time of year since late August, but welcome to the nirvana of it all. Such is true relative ...2024
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• The Buccaneers may be the biggest surprise of the season through Week 1

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images We are taking a look at the biggest surprises from Sunday of Week 1. The first Sunday of the NFL season delivered in every single way. Football is back and it feels incredible. Just about everything that happened on Sunday provided a boost of serotonin in some sort of way, but some events were more surprising and shocking than others. This where we come ...2024
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• Broncos looking better than expected, and not just because of Bo Nix

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Did the Broncos find a legitimate quarterback option in Bo Nix? We are officially closer to the end of the preseason than the beginning. Real, actual football is finally almost in our lives on a daily basis. Technically speaking, we have football going on of various types. The Premiere League returned last week so futbol is all the rage and on Saturday n...2024
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• The Skinny Post: Chiefs mess up their rings and the Bryson DeChambeau of the NFL

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images It is time for another edition of The Skinny Post talking all things NFL. We have passed the midway point in June and have just over a month to go until NFL training camps kick off in earnest. Thankfully House of the Dragon is back to help us bide a bit more time. The offseason drought makes talking about the NFL a bit more challenging than usual but th...2024
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• Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: Didier Fuentes makes Double-A debut

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images While the final line mine not strike inspiration, the 19 year old more than handled his own against increased competition. (10-16) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (21-6) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3 Carlos Rodriguez, CF: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, .278/.297/.389 Sandy León, C: 1-for-3, HR, R, RBI, .182/.265/.386 Chad Kuhl, SP: 3IP 3H 0R 5BB 3K, 6.75 ERA...2025
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• The Cincinnati Bengals are on the verge of a comeback because of course they are

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images We may have written off the Bengals before we should have! The last single-digit week of the NFL season is in the books and that is terrifying given that it feels like it just started. Nevertheless, November is here, the clocks fell back and serious stakes are now on the line on a week-to-week basis throughout the Football League of National which is exact...2024
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• The Skinny Post: The doldrums of the NFL offseason

Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images A new NFL column on the Vikings’ uniforms, Kyler Murray, and Jayden Daniels. We are over a week into the month of June, which means we are squarely within the doldrums of the NFL offseason. Minicamp fodder is struggling to keep the overall flame burning, and the truth of the matter is that we have about six weeks to go until training camp buzz of...2024
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• BFTB Roundtable: Chargers vs. Chiefs Week 7 score predictions

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Here are your staff predictions for the Chargers' game against the Chiefs this afternoon Happy Sunday, Bolts From the Blue. We have our second divisional game today, facing off against a Chiefs team that's sitting at 5-1 despite not looking a little more sluggish than normal on the offensive side of the ball. Can the Chargers capitalize on their division rivals a...2023
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• Chargers 2023 storylines as Ted Lasso quotes
Ted Lasso “Believe” sign | Awful Announcing In honor of tonight’s Ted Lasso finale, let’s relate some Ted Lasso wisdom to Chargers’ storylines. Before fans and pundits knew the kind of head coach the Chargers had in Brandon Staley, he already began gaining some comparisons to TV’s favorite football coach. Pretty easy to see why players love playing for Brandon Staley. This really is som...2023
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• Sports writers express solidarity with trans people in sports
Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Sports journalists have a responsibility to speak up and speak out against the escalating attacks on transgender people in sports and beyond. This is an expression of our solidarity in this fight for the safety and dignity of transgender athletes and the trans community at large. In the last three years, an onslaught of laws targe...2023
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