Is Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb even human? It hasn’t been a full year yet since Chubb suffered a gruesome season-ending leg injury in the 2023 NFL season Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers but he’s already working out, even using the same leg that grotesquely snapped in two to do balancing drills. Just amazing. https://twitter.com/BradLester1/status/1806367097015902505 Chubb has every reason to work hard for a return to action. He is entering the final season of his current deal. If he is to convince the Browns – or any other team – in 2025 to give him a new…
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Rex Villas
Rex Villas is an experienced sports writer who has been covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, and college basketball for over a decade.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback room now looks vastly different from what it was in 2023. Heading to the 2024 NFL season, the Steelers have Russell Wilson and Justin Fields as the prominent faces in that position group, while last year, Kenny Pickett, Mitchell Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph were the ones who shared the QB duties. Well, Pickett, Trubisky, and Rudolph are no longer around in Pittsburgh. NFL insider there’s no Pittsburgh Steelers QB competition Wilson is expected to start in Week 1 for the Steelers, though, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin hasn’t completely shut the door on Fields’ chances to…
A disastrous tenure with the Denver Broncos has hurt the football image of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, but he’s got a golden opportunity to prove that he can still play like the top-tier quarterback that he used to be during his prime years with the Seattle Seahawks. Many think that Wilson’s stint with the Steelers is a lifeline to his waning career, a notion that Rich Eisen thinks the quarterback is acknowledging. “The opportunity that he got is one that I didn’t think he was gonna get,” Eisen said during a recent The Rich Eisen Show episode (h/t Ross…
The romance between Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift is a gift that keeps on giving for people who want to talk a little bit about football and some showbiz. During a recent episode of the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugot, a topic about who between Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Kelce is more famous these days got put on the table by LeBatard for ESPN’s Mina Kimes. “Who is more famous now, Mina? Patrick Mahomes or Travis Kelce,? LeBatard asked Kimes. “That’s such a good question. Is it Travis Kelce?” Kimes openly wondered.…
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is deep into his preparation for the 2024 NFL season and it apparently involves hitting the boxing gym. On Tuesday, the nine-time Pro Bowler posted pictures online showing him inside world-renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym. “Back in the Ring. Started in 2018 through 2020. Had some of my best years. Then COVID hit in 2020 and couldn’t go back in. Good to see my guys again Freddy Roach & Marvin Somodio #QuickFeetHeavyHands 🥊🏆” https://twitter.com/DangeRussWilson/status/1805744992734035996 This is not the first time that Wilson hooked up with Roach, who is best known for helping…
The Arizona Cardinals are one of the most intriguing teams going into the 2024 NFL season. The Cards finished last in the NFC West division in each of the last two seasons, but they will have Kyler Murray starting in Week 1 again. Murray did not see action in 2023 until Week 10 as he had to recuperate from a season-ending injury he suffered in the 2022 campaign. Trey McBride believes in the Arizona Cardinals’ chances to surprise in 2024 Another weapon that is making Cardinals fans excited is tight end Trey McBride, who was a bright spot on the…
Defensive players don’t usually win MVP awards in the NFL, but could Dallas Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons end the drought that started in the mid-1980s? Judy Battista of NFL.com recently published a list of dark horses to win the 2024 NFL MVP and it concludes Parsons, whom she thinks is against big odds to take home the award. He’s the longest of long shots, because the last time a defensive player won MVP it was 1986, nearly 40 years ago, and the one to do it was Lawrence Taylor, merely the greatest defensive player in history. That’s a pretty…
After winning just a total of eight wins in the last two seasons, the Arizona Cardinals could be in line for a strong campaign in 2024. That will largely depend on how well quarterback Kyler Murray will play. And for Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, who is coming off a breakout 2023 season, he won’t be surprised if Murray ends up winning the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player. Via Michael Baca of NFL.com: “This is the most confident I’ve seen him. This is the first year I’ve been fully healthy with him — he’s fully healthy — I think everything…
Niner Noise’s Peter Panacy recently published a list of the 10 best quarterbacks in the history of the San Francisco 49ers. Of course, Joe Montana is No. 1 on that list, while Steve Young and John Brodie are second and third, respectively. Fourth on the list is YA Tittle, while Jeff Garcia is fifth overall. Brock Purdy cracks San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks list If you’re wondering where current 49ers QB Brock Purdy is on the list, he is at No. 8. Controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick is sixth while Alex Smith is seventh. “Garoppolo’s injuries led to Purdy breaking onto the…
The Kansas City Chiefs successfully defended their Super Bowl title in the 2023 season despite a mediocre wide receiving room. In fact, it was tight end Travis Kelce, who led the team in receiving yards in the 2023 NFL campaign. To be fair, that was also the case in 2022 when Kelce paced the team in the same statistical department. The Chiefs made a move in the offseason to shore up the position when they signed Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to a one-year deal worth $7 million. For Tom Blair of NFL.com, Brown is the Chiefs player to root for in…
