In January, walking through cigarette smoke and blaring hip-hop in another victorious locker room inside Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach extolled his franchise’s comfort with stress. The Chiefs had just won the AFC championship for the fifth time in seven years, having harnessed a combination of magic and poise to achieve…
Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua is not a big fan of NFL referees. The Rams’ star receiver told streamers Adin Ross and N3on that he believes referees make certain calls just to get screen time during NFL games. Advertisement “The referees are the worst,” Nacua said. “They want to be on TV too, bro….
CJ Stroud might have caused a stir on social media Sunday night, but Cal McNair had the last laugh. Following the Houston Texans’ big road win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Cal and Hannah McNair waited near the team’s visiting tunnel to congratulate the players leaving the field. Most of the players greeted the owner…
The Cleveland Browns made a number of roster moves on Wednesday, but chief among them was bringing back defensive tackle Mo Hurst II, who spent the last two seasons with the team. Hurst was signed to the practice squad and to make room for him, the Browns released defensive tackle Simeon Barrow from the reserve…
This week’s Green Bay Packers depth chart update will be a little longer than usual, because we’ll be covering what happened in both Week 13 and Week 14. Because of that, I’ve broken this down into offense and defense (for this week only), so stay tuned for the companion piece coming out tomorrow on defense….
With the playoffs now officially an afterthought, the Raiders only have pride and perhaps the will to play the rest of the way. These days, they’re playing with draft position as one of the few potential positives. Going into Week 14, they were fourth overall in the draft order. And by the time the day…
The New England Patriots are off this week, which means it’s time to kick back and relax. That being said, we will naturally be keeping a close eye on the rest of the NFL between Thursday, Sunday and Monday. After all, the playoff picture is still taking shape and the Patriots would appreciate a little…
Well, that’s better. The Buffalo Bills looked like a winning football team last Sunday as they went about their business in Pittsburgh. The patchy offensive line did its job and kept quarterback Josh Allen clean. They did more than that by creating lanes for Buffalo’s running game, which kept running the same play over and…
Thanksgiving weekend gave many teams a chance to show who they really are, both good and bad. With that in mind, I’m not overreacting to the Rams loss, but I’m putting a lot of weight on the Patriots, Bears and Packers wins. Advertisement And it’s time we talk seriously about the Chiefs and the Ravens….
Mike Tomlin’s response was curious. After all, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers of 19 years has long been intentional with his words. He has long mastered the art of messaging, and his public comments often send indirect messages to his locker room. Advertisement On Tuesday, however, that message came with a dose of…
