When I looked at team needs for the Buffalo Bills this past offseason, I placed defensive back as my top priority for improvement. While I was personally suggesting safety, corner was right up there with it. The Bills selected Maxwell Hairston with their first-round pick and it immediately felt like “Plan A” in addressing the […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ravens fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Ravens snapped their four-game losing streak in Week 8, but that still gives them an […]
From Baltimore Beatdown
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Dolphins fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Miami Dolphins put together their best performance of the season on Sunday, beating the Atlanta […]
From The Phinsider
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Last week, there was a comment on my Sackwatch article asking why I only break down the sacks the Chicago Bears allow, and not the sacks Chicago’s defense gets. I didn’t see the question until this week, so while I did answer it there, I also wanted to address it here in case anyone else […]
From Windy City Gridiron
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s that time of the week again, folks. We’re trying to take the pulse of Minnesota […]
From Daily Norseman
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Help is on the way for a battered and bruised Chicago Bears secondary.
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, a veteran defensive back with 77 games worth of playing experience under his belt, is reportedly signing with Chicago’s football team. ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter has the scoop:
Bears are signing S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to their active roster after his visit yesterday, per his agents Kevin Conner and Robert Brown of @unisportsmgmt . Gardner-Johnson now reunites with Bears DC Denni...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Watching Monday night’s tilt between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a little too much for Brian Branch. Serving a one-game suspension for his part in a post-game fight with Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, Branch opted not to watch the game at all. It was just too much. “Watching them would make me […]
From Pride Of Detroit
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The New England Patriots traded safety Kyle Dugger to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday, but they will not entirely remove him from their pay roll. Besides his signing and offseason bonuses remaining on the team’s books, they will also pick up parts of Dugger’s remaining base salary for the 2025 NFL season. According to a […]
From Pats Pulpit
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It feels good to be writing about a Miami Dolphins win for only the second time during the 2025 National Football League season. And really, it wasn’t just a win — it was a total domination of their opponent, the Atlanta Falcons. Miami went to Atlanta and snatched a 34-10 victory from the beaks of […]
From The Phinsider
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The Buffalo Bills enter the midpoint of the 2025 season tight against the salary cap, sitting with about $2.5 million in available space according to Spotrac and OverTheCap. With recent injuries to account for and some glaring roster needs, general manager Brandon Beane’s only realistic options for in-season flexibility are a few extensions or restructures. […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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The 4-4 Carolina Panthers are still technically in the hunt for the playoffs, but hope is fading fast for a team that hasn’t been at or above .500 this late in the season since Week 8 of the 2021 season. All eyes this week are on Bryce Young. Look out for today’s injury report to […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
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The 4-4 Carolina Panthers are still technically in the hunt for the playoffs, but hope is fading fast for a team that hasn’t been at or above .500 this late in the season since Week 8 of the 2021 season. All eyes this week are on Bryce Young. Look out for today’s injury report to […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
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The New England Patriots acted quickly to fill one of the two roster spots created in the aftermath of trading Keion White and Kyle Dugger to San Francisco and Pittsburgh, respectively. Their plan is to bring rookie safety John Saunders Jr. aboard by poaching him from the Miami Dolphins practice squad. Let’s assess what adding […]
From Pats Pulpit
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The Los Angeles Rams reportedly made move to potentially add Tyler Scott to their practice squad. In a week where the Rams placed Tutu Atwell on IR, made a trade for defensive back help and are potentially getting Puka Nacua back on the field, this news for Scott may fall under the radar, but worry […]
From Turf Show Times
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The Miami Dolphins are set up to be sellers at the trade deadline, and moving some players could lead to a quicker exit for head coach Mike McDaniel.
From Phin Phanatic
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It’s one of those moments where last week’s Read & React — the Steelers’ defensive issues against the Bengals — could just be copy and pasted into this week’s edition. But to avoid repeating ourselves too much, this time around we’ll be looking ahead at the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 4 along with our […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard has always had a knack for drafting offensive line talent. From one of the easiest choices of all time in selecting guard Quenton Nelson at the top of the draft to finding gems on Day 3 (Rounds 4-7), such as current starting center Tanor Bortolini and […]
From Stampede Blue
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The “Steel Curtain” from the seventies is showing its age in 2025 as the once vaunted defense from Pittsburgh is in need of some patch work. Unfortunately for them, they are facing a pair of shears in the Indianapolis Colts offense. Daniel Jones and co. are currently on a tear and are taking no prisoners […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Buffalo Bills shook off a two-game skid with authority, demolishing the Carolina Panthers 40-9, at Bank of America Stadium. Fresh off their bye, Buffalo’s offense amassed 410 yards, led by running back James Cook who had a career day on the ground, while the defense clamped down for 244 yards allowed, seven sacks, and […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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The Arizona Cardinals are nowhere near where they thought they would be at the midway point of the schedule. A record of 2-5-0 and dead last in the NFC West Division was not the plan. RELATED: CARDINALS MIDSEASON REPORT CARD Is the season lost? Depends. In fact, it depends on what happens against the Dallas […]
From Revenge of the Birds
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BREAKING: Saints rookie Tyler Shough named starting QB The move for the future has been made. Ranking the NFL’s⁸ Most 2026 QB-Needy Teams Halfway Through 2025 Season Maybe the recent QB change could move the Saints away from the top. Saints Star Gets 4-Year, $77 Million Contract Projection Amid Trade Buzz It would be an […]
From Canal Street Chronicles
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Sorry for the day delay, but I’ve finally pored through the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring up all the little nuggets about what changed on the team’s depth chart, both going into the game and in-game. Here’s our explainer on who is playing where, why and how often for your […]
From Acme Packing Company
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During the Atlanta Falcons two-game losing streak, one player has garnered attention for all the wrong reasons. JD Bertrand looks like he doesn’t belong out there, and given that the committee Jeff Ulbrich discussed hasn’t materialized, that’s been a major problem for the defense. The Falcons have talked up Bertrand’s ability and effort in the […]
From The Falcoholic
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A lot happened in the LSU Football program this past weekend. While there is plenty of coverage regarding all of that on and the valley shook dot com, this post is discussing what the former Tigers were up to! Vikings 10 at Chargers 37 Justin Jefferson led the Vikings with seven catches for 74 yards. […]
From And The Valley Shook
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The Florida Panthers erased a two-goal third period deficit before falling 3-2 in a shootout to former head coach Joel Quenneville and the Anaheim Ducks at Amerant Bank Arena.
After a scoreless first period that saw the Panthers outshoot the Ducks 12-6, Anaheim burned Florida while a man down to open the scoring 9:59 into the second on their first shot of the frame.
Drew Helleson bounced the puck off the boards to Leo Carlsson, sending the young Swede and Troy Terry rushing up the ic...
From Litter Box Cats
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