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Did anyone’s star shine brighter than Jonathan Taylor’s for the 2025 Indianapolis Colts? The veteran stepped up big and helped carry this team to several victories on the year. Yes, he regressed in the second half of the season, but who didn’t? He still put together one of the greatest rushing performances in franchise history. […]
The Las Vegas Raiders signed long snapper Alex Ward as a free agent recently. Let’s take a closer look at Ward: Size: 6-4, 248 pounds. NFL experience: He signed as undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023. He played in 38 games with the Rams from 2023-25. He was the Rams’ primary […]
Ohio State has long been a pipeline to the first round of the NFL Draft. This year, it has a chance to do something rarer and far more difficult: Put four Buckeyes inside the top 10. It is an outcome that would normally sound hyperbolic. Top-10 selections are shaped by positional value, team need, and […]
Mike McCarthy is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ newest head coach, following directly behind a line of Mike Tomlin, Bill Cowher, and Chuck Noll in the Steel City. Those are big shoes to fill, and while McCarthy impressed in his introductory press conference, his hiring continues to be met with vitriol from the team’s fanbase. Now that […]
There have been a few changes surrounding the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff over the last few weeks. Notably, the Cowboys dismissed defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus and hired Christian Parker to replace him and they have been in the process ever since of rounding out their staff. It was reported over last weekend that Dallas was […]
Since we could all use a little break from the topic of men’s basketball (spoiler alert- there’s a story next hour on that topic), let’s turn some attention to an opportunity for Syracuse and the ACC to be leaders and not followers. Women’s flag football has been building momentum and has now been designated as […]
Last week, we talked about the rushing and passing elements of the Carolina Panthers offense. Both phases were pretty underwhelming, which made for an underwhelming offense on the whole. Surely for a team that made the playoffs, that meant the defense was pretty solid, right? Not really. How it went The Panthers were historically bad […]
The Cleveland Browns have loved nothing more over the years than a “bridge quarterback” to hold down the position until the latest, greatest rookie draft pick is ready to take over at the game’s most important position. Starting with Ty Detmer, who lasted until halftime of the season opener in 1999, and continuing through luminaries […]
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another edition of our weekly Office Hours Q&A. If you’re new to Pride of Detroit or have just missed our previous sessions, this is an opportunity for you to ask our staff any questions on your mind. We prefer them to be Detroit Lions related, but if you […]
Now that the Tennessee Titans have hired Robert Saleh as their head coach, they turn their attention to hiring a coaching staff. One of the benefits of hiring Saleh is that he has a lot of good connections from his time coaching in the league. On the offensive side of the ball, he has spent […]
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In its 2026 projection of the NFL’s Top 100 players, Sports Illustrated has shined a spotlight on what some see as a scarcity of elite talent for the Green Bay Packers. In fact, only three Packers cracked the list. The three Packers named should be obvious. Go ahead and guess — I’ll wait. Making the […]
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The Senior Bowl completed Day 2 in Mobile on Wednesday with several players building on their performances from the opening day. Over the past few years, the Los Angeles Rams have drafted players who attended the Senior Bowl, Terrance Ferguson being the prominent example last season. Let’s jump into the Day 2 winners. 1. OT […]
The Green Bay Packers continue to see vacancies pop up on their defensive coaching staff this week, but Matt LaFleur and Jonathan Gannon are hard at work filling them as they appear. One day after reportedly hiring Bobby Babich to coach the defensive backs, Green Bay has found its linebackers coach on Thursday to fill […]
On Wednesday afternoon, just hours after his interview with the team, the Chargers announced they are hiring former safeties coach and Western Michigan defensive coordinator to call their defense for 2026 and beyond. O’Leary was hired by Jim Harbaugh to his initial staff in 2024 and quickly made waves in his first season with LA. […]
It was an awful 2025 season under Pete Carroll, who went one and done with the Las Vegas Raiders, of course, but there was a highlight and the franchise become part of Super Bowl history. Yes, it was Week 1. The Raiders peaked in the first week fot eh season when they beat the New […]
It feels like the NFL’s Protector of the Year award was made for players like San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams. However, in the first year of the award, Williams is not listed among the finalists. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler revealed the Protector of the Year award finalists: Joe Thuney – Chicago Bears […]
With 48 players under contract, the Rams are a touch over halfway to filling the 9o-man Organized Team Activities (OTAs) roster for the late spring workouts. To fill those 42 spots, the L.A. personnel department will cobble together a mix of pro free agents, the draft, and undrafted rookie free agents. The opening wave of […]
If the Miami Dolphins are eventually going to become winners, they have to shed the soft image they have built over two decades.
On her latest Making Monsters, Taylor Doll chats with former NFL Coach and current Boston College Head Coach Bill O’Brien about Chicago Bears left tackle Ozzy Trapilo and his time at B.C. They discuss his size, versatility, and why he fits so well in a Ben Johnson offense protecting a quarterback like Caleb Williams. They […]
In the previous iteration of the Houston Texans, before Watson unmasked himself, the offense excelled when Will Fuller V was streaking down the field like his nicknamesake The Flash. Under Demeco Ryans, Tank Dell fills that role for the team. In ‘23 & ‘24, Dell combined for 156 targets, 98 receptions, 1376 yards, 69 first […]
When news broke that the Detroit Lions had added former Giants interim head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka to their coaching staff, many began immediately wondering how he’d fit in. A week prior, the Lions had hired Drew Petzing to be their offensive coordinator, and many believed Kafka was worthy of that job either in Detroit […]
The Seattle Seahawks did not practice on Wednesday, but an injury report was still released during the team’s bye week ahead of next Sunday’s Super Bowl in Santa Clara. Going by estimations, the most notable name on here as a hypothetical non-participant is linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who’s apparently dealing with a chest injury. The […]
In all the years I have covered the Jets, one thing has been constant. People criticize the coach calling the plays on offense. Brian Schottenheimer, Marty Mornhinweg, Chan Gailey, Jeremy Bates, Adam Gase, Mike LaFleur, and Nathaniel Hackett all took heaping portions of criticism during their respective tenures. It didn’t matter that all of those […]