Author: Michael

In the 2020 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals used the #1 overall pick on LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. Then, with the first pick in the second round, they selected Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins. The following year, in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Bengals used the #5 overall pick on Burrow’s LSU teammate, wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
That trio helped move the Bengals into the upper echelon of the NFL. After 30 straight years failing to win a playoff game, Cincinnati reached the Super Bowl in 2021 and the AFC Championship in 2022.

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Denver Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike has been suspended indefinitely for gambling on NFL games, the team announced Monday.

We were informed by the NFL today that Eyioma Uwazurike has been suspended by the league indefinitely for violating its gambling policy. Our organization fully cooperated with this investigation and takes matters pertaining to the integrity of the game very seriously.
The Denver Broncos will continue to provide all members of our organization with the necessary education, resources and support to ensure compliance with the NFL’s Gambling Policy.

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Supporting the NFL running backs’ campaign to up the position’s pay has been a noble effort by players, teams, fans, writers, etc.
But will the fiery discourse HELP these players in the long term, with their production and brand?
According to former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks, the “contract holdout” threat issued by elite runners like Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs is a fool’s errand.

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As July starts to wind down and August quickly approaches, football is just a few weeks away. NFL training camp has begun in some parts of the country, fall camps will start to pop up for college football programs looking to get a jump on the season, and high schoolers will start reporting to summer workouts, two-a-days and padded practices if they haven’t already.
High school football is almost here!
Out in Minnesota, the athletes at Woodbury High School will be arriving with a very specific type of mouthguard. Rather, they won’t be arriving with a specific type of mouthguard.

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Patrick Mahomes and (most of) the rest of the Chiefs are back at training camp, preparing to defend their Super Bowl-winning campaign.
Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports asked the star quarterback Kansas City’s status as an NFL dynasty and whether or not Mahomes would already categorize the Chiefs as one. Not quite ready to make such a bold declaration about his team, Mahomes indicated that he believes the franchise needs to win its third Super Bowl before dynasty conversations hold any weight.

“I think we’re the beginning of one…I always say you gotta win 3.

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