data-mm-id=”_0u50nsji5″>Russell Wilson officially announced his candidacy for the 2019 NFL MVP award on Thursday Night Football, as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-29. The Seahawks beat a division rival — and the defending NFC Champions and it was Russell Wilson, playing quarterback as well as anyone can play quarterback, who should get all the credit. Wilson finished the game completing 17 of 23 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran the ball seven times for 33 yards. It was a statement game for both Wilson and the Seahawks as they beat the defending NFC champs.Coming into week five, Wilson led the league in completion percentage, was ninth in passing yards, eighth in touchdown passes, fourth in yards per attempt, second in quarterback rating and was…
data-mm-id=”_9ayh7rw40″>NFL free agency seems like it's going to be crazier than usual this year because there are so many starting quarterbacks who could be changing teams this offseason. Guys who have been played their entire careers for one franchise could be headed elsewhere for one reason or another. What if we had a true quarterback carousel? Starting with…Mitch Trubisky to the XFLIt was fun while it lasted, but the Bears are ready to move on. They're "quietly" looking at other options right now. Trubisky will make more than $4 million this year with his roster bonus. After that the Bears have a club option that they won't need to pick up if…Derek Carr is traded to the Chicago BearsCarr is the top name coming up in Bears rumors right now. On Thursday …
data-mm-id=”_h65a4d4r1″>Conventional wisdom has suggested the top two picks in the NFL Draft are locked, with the Bengals taking hopeful franchise quarterback Joe Burrow No. 1 and the Redskins selecting potential transcendent pass rusher Chase Young at No. 2. Well, the latest news seems to suggest conventional wisdom doesn't know a damn thing. According to a report in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, new Redskins coach Ron Rivera told Tagovailoa at the NFL Combine that he's interested in drafting Tagovailoa at No. 2 and having him compete with Dwayne Haskins for the starting quarterback job in D.C. Washington took Haskins with the 15th selection in the 2019 draft.”“They felt like Dwayne was not the guy right now. They want to bring in Tua, just get it going and compete.””T…
data-mm-id=”_1rhmgsc2y”>Conor McGregor watched UFC 249 this weekend and had some thoughts. As he watched two potential future opponents face off in the main even between Justin Gaethje and Tony Ferguson, McGregor clearly felt underwhelmed by their abilities. He carried that over to Twitter on Monday. The following tweet storm ripped all of his potential opponents in the lightweight division and seemed to announce that he was ready to take on any of them: He started with a commentary on holding an event with no fans:The fans make the sport!Watching the other night I was against going in without them. But it will be my fucking pleasure to display the power I possess with zero background noise for them. Its me and Justin next as khabib is the biggest bottle fighter in the game.Guarantee i…
data-mm-id=”_tpgo64992″>Spencer Torkelson was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the top pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. The Arizona State first baseman (who was announced as a third baseman) has an odd profile for a guy at the top of the draft, given that he isn't a pitcher and doesn't play a premium defensive position. But Torkelson is such an offensive presence that he was the obvious pick for the Tigers at No. 1. An undrafted high schooler, Torkelson didn't have much of a profile when he enrolled at Arizona State. That changed during his freshman year when he mashed 25 home runs to lead Division I. He added a .320 batting average, 53 RBI and an OPS of 1.182. Then further cemented his status as one to watch by hitting seven home runs in the Cape Cod League at 18 years ol…
data-mm-id=”_tw87i5z39″>Jadeveon Clowney finally secured the bag. It was much smaller than what he anticipated and there weren't as many bags either. But he found a team and got paid millions. Now the hard work begins: Rehabbing the perception of him as a player so he gets the payday he feels he deserves. Clowney signed with the Tennessee Titans this weekend. It is a one-year deal worth $12-$15 million. That's about $8-$5 million less than the $20 million he was reportedly requesting per year when free agency began and around $110-$90 million less than the long-term contract he wanted. The massive pay cut must have been a sobering wakeup call for Clowney. He reportedly turned down better contract offers from the Browns and Seahawks this offseason believing a bigger deal would…
data-mm-id=”_bpijgp3vw”>The Seattle Seahawks staged an entertaining comeback on Sunday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings that left them at 5-0 on the season. Their last four games have all been one-score contests. It seems like the Pete Carroll / Russell Wilson era Seahawks are always in games that are close late and now we may know why. Here's the postgame scene from the Seattle locker room..@PeteCarroll has our whole team FIRED UP in the locker room ?#GoHawks x #MINvsSEA pic.twitter.com/FCpcLZSf92— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) October 12, 2020"Can you win the game in the first quarter?""Can you win the game in the second quarter?""Can you win the game in the third quarter?""Can you win the game in the fourth quarter?"It appear…
data-mm-id=”_2bdqjexxx”>Jay Gruden spent exactly one year as offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars after a failed stint as head coach of the Washington Football Team. He was relieved of his duties this offseason when the Jags announced they'd be hiring Darren Bevell as a part of Urban Meyer's new staff down in Florida. Faced with downtime for the first time in a long time, Gruden has wasted no time making headlines. Last week, he told the world that his scouting team would do all the work to prepare for the draft, then owner Daniel Snyder would stroll off his yacht and make the pick for the team. Now, in an interview with The Athletic, Gruden took a shot at the golden boy of today's broadcasting landscape, Tony Romo. Gruden told WFT reporter Ben Standig that…
data-mm-id=”_txy24phye”>Tiger Woods' drive on Riviera Country Club's 10th hole, a devilish and tantalizing 302-yard par-4, came to rest near the lip of a fairway bunker 51 yards from the cup. His second shot traveled barely half that. His third had too much pace to stop before tumbling into a greenside trap. Playing his first competitive round since last summer's Open, it appeared biggest the stamp he'd put on his favored Genesis Invitational would come off the course. And perhaps the evolution from green jackets to emeritus sweaters was further along and more real than those who hope for one last thrill would care admit. Sure, the 47-year-old stood in the same place he stood in 1992 as a 16-year-old with his whole life and ascent to incomparability before him and u…
data-mm-id=”_bl4bn7gd7″>The 2023 MLB trade deadline is less than a week away and teams have positioned themselves to make moves. In what could be one of the best sellers' markets in years, three teams appear ready to move as many players as possible. Here's a look at the three franchises that look prepared to cash in at the deadline. Chicago White SoxThe White Sox have been one of baseball's most disappointing teams this season. A team expected to compete for the AL Central title enters Tuesday night's action at 41-60. They're toast and a number of big names have underperformed. Luckily for Chicago, there's a chance to turn that negative into a positive by moving several pieces to replenish a weak farm system.Righty Lucas Giolito is almost certain to move.…