NFL officials have denied a reinstatement petition by Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon, who has not played since 2014 after banishment under the NFL substance-abuse policy, a league website report said on Thursday. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Gordon on a conditional basis last season but the former Pro Bowl receiver checked into a rehabilitation … Read more
The Cleveland Browns made Myles Garrett the first player chosen in the NFL draft on Thursday, the annual selection of college athletes that helps teams in America’s most popular sport top up their talent pools. The Texas A&M star defensive end is the first defender to go first overall since Jadeveon Clowney in 2014. Garrett … Read more
The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will host the Kansas City Chiefs to open the 2017 season, according to the season schedule unveiled Thursday by the NFL. The campaign will begin on Thursday, September 7 when the Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, face the Chiefs for the first time since the 2015 divisional … Read more
Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins, who reportedly has been denied a requested trade, signed his one-season “franchise” contract on Friday for a guaranteed salary of nearly $24 million, his agent confirmed. Agent Mike McCartney tweeted that Cousins had inked the deal for the second season in a row, a move that allows the Redskins to … Read more
This year’s NFL season has been full of surprises. Favorites have lost games that in my opinion they had no business losing. Yes, I have a case of sour grapes…they affected my fantasy football rankings for the season. Overall the season has been great although it is disappointing that the Jaguars, Raiders, Jets and Bucs … Read more