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Before I get started today, let's go ahead and open up the submissions for Why Your Team Sucks 2026. Does your NFL team suck? Well then, email us here and tell us why. A quick refresher of the guidelines for you. One: put your team's name and "WYTS"...
Monday night’s USMNT catastrophe against Belgium completely erased and potentially overshadowed everything Mauricio Pochettino’s plucky side was able to accomplish at this World Cup. There’s no need to be hyperbolic and say it was all for naught because collecting the…
If Philip Rivers can get out of his La-Z-Boy and return to the playing field at 44 years old, then […]
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to bring Mac Jones to Charlotte out of the 2021 NFL draft. It took four seasons, a trade out of New England, and a stop at Jacksonville before the coach finally got the quarterback he’d once envisioned as a franchise cornerstone. But did Jones feel the same […]
The post “Kid Got Screwed”: 49ers’ Mac Jones Reveals How Kyle Shanahan Saved His Career After Turbulent Patriots & Jaguars Stints appeared first on EssentiallySports .
These three Patriots have the chance to breakout ahead of the 2026 season.
New England Patriots legendary QB Tom Brady made sure the Atlanta Falcons can't forget their Super Bowl nightmare during the FIFA World Cup Knockout Round.
Egypt had a full Atlanta Falcons-style meltdown in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, all the way down to blowing a seemingly insurmountable lead late in the second half of a 3-2 loss against Argentina in the Round of 16.
The second annual Fanatics Games are set to take place later this month, and Fanatics released the full pairings for the event on Tuesday.
CLNS Media’s Taylor Kyles and SI’s Mike Kadlick react to the latest list by ESPN this time ranking the top 10 Cornerbacks in the NFL. Patriots Star Cornerback Christian Gonzalez comes in on the list at number 3. The guys discuss if this ranking is to high to low or if this is perfect ranking [...]
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After a tremendous 14-3 season last year, the Patriots will look to repeat their improbable feat.
Miami Dolphins legend Don Shula still sits at the top of the NFL record books. If Sean Payton had any say in it, he would have handed it to Bill Belichick.
The New England Patriots summer break continues as training camp is less than three weeks away. So, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is on your mind — down in the comments below or on Twitter using #PostPulpit. Stay tuned for Friday’s updated mailbag.
The Giants have a pass rusher logjam and these teams can help clear it.
New England Patriots fans are seeing exactly what they lost with veteran safety Jaylinn Hawkins.
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Sean Payton and Bill Belichick are friends. If you have ever wondered just how close they are all you need to hear is Payton’s plan to get Belichick the 15 wins he needed to pass Don Shula for first place…
Joey Porter Jr. is amid contract negotiations that many believe could make him one of the NFL’s highest-paid cornerbacks. Does his track record justify that price tag? ESPN’s annual poll of coaches, scouts, and executives suggests the league isn’t quite there yet. Porter was left off the top-10 list but made honorable mention at No. […]
The Patriots can offer draft picks and include one of their receivers as a sweetener in a deal for the Raiders' Mike Mayer. Tight end is the thinnest position on the Patriots' roster at the moment. If Mayer is available, they should try to make that deal.
This whole plan was wild for a number of reasons.
Last season, New England deployed a two-headed monster in its backfield with veteran Rhamondre Stevenson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson. The Patriots' combination was fairly successful, as their 126.8 rushing yards per game ranked sixth in the NFL. Behind Stevenson and Henderson on the depth chart are Jam Miller, whom the Patriots selected late in this […]
The latest NFL rankings prove that the impact of being on the Patriots is already impacting A.J. Brown before even taking a snap in New England.
Going into his third season, Roman Wilson still has everything to prove—even if he does everything right between games. Or, at least on the practice field and in the manner in which he works. The former third-round draft pick has yet to catch on, and his chances are likely running low. So what exactly is […]
The Patriots' starting left tackle had a lot of harsh criticism to debunk after a Super Bowl performance to forget.
If there was a sensation that became obvious in the final minutes of Belgium’s 4-1 victory over the USMNT on Monday night, it was fear. Not that the U.S. side would lose; that was a foregone conclusion even before Romelu Lukaku’s soul-crusher of a goal in the 93rd minute. It was fear that this was…
AEW Dynamite viewership and ratings information for the July 1 episode. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that AEW Dynamite on July 1 drew 634,000 viewers on TBS. This number is up from the 616,000 viewers on June 24. Wednesday’s episode averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, down from the …
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