Author: Sean Labar

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Sean Labar is a sports writer who has covered the NFL and college football for 12+ years. Since graduating from Towson University with a degree in journalism, he has worked & written for the Washington Nationals, Sports Illustrated, On3, Saturday Down South and OutKick amongst other national media outlets and websites. Sean joined Gridiron Heroics in 2023 to focus on NFL and college football coverage. He primarily focuses on the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders. On the college scene, he covers the Alabama Crimson Tide, Ole Miss Rebels, Colorado Buffaloes, Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines. Sean currently resides in Virginia with his two rescue pups, Wally & Reagan.

The Dallas Cowboys have taken a risky approach when it comes to retaining their biggest stars for the future, particularly QB Dak Prescott. Instead of inking Prescott to a new extension following one of his best NFL seasons where he was leading the MVP conversation for most of the year, Jerry Jones has opted to sit on his hands and even stated publicly the plan is to let the Cowboys franchise QB play out the final year of his current deal. While Prescott’s postseason struggles have been well-documented, he enters 2024 as the No. 6 QB in the NFL according…

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The Pittsburgh Steelers made a few significant offseason moves and should be poised to make a run at the playoffs in 20224. The franchise parted ways with Kenny Pickett, who was supposed to be the next franchise QB and found a way to land two potential high-level starting QBs for almost nothing. Both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields have proven they can play at a high level and the Steelers gave up little to nothing to bring in the new QB duo. The  Steelers have the longest-tenured head coach in the NFL, and their lead man is now going to be…

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The Dallas Cowboys have put themselves in a tough position. Dallas has become one of the strangest anomalies in the NFL since Dak Prescott took over as the starting QB in 2016. Season after season, Prescott performs as well as the top quarterbacks in the NFL for the first 17 games, but chokes in the playoffs and the Cowboys have an early exit. But last year felt different. Mike McCarthy took over play calling after parting ways with Kellen Moore and the offense exploded. Prescott and WR CeeDee Lamb — who earned First-Team All-Pro honors in 2023 — emerged as…

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The Detroit Lions aren’t taking their foot off the pedal after making a run to the NFC Championship game last season before falling to the San Francisco 49ers. The  Lions were one of the best offensive teams in the NFL in 2023, but it’s on defense that they fell short. With that said, it’s definitely a priority for them to improve on that end this offseason as they look to build upon their recent success and compete for a Super Bowl In order to do so, however, the Lions will need to make franchise-altering moves. If they are serious about…

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The Kansas City Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid are entering 2024 with the chance to compete for their third-straight  Super Bowl title and fourth in five seasons. After it took 21 seasons for Reid to finally capture a Super Bowl title, Reid is seeking his third-straight Super Bowl to continue the almost unstoppable run since the franchise landed Patrick Mahomes as its starting QB. Reid is just the fourth coach to make five Super Bowl appearances, a third Super Bowl title would put Reid with Bill Belichick, Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh and Joe Gibbs as the only head coaches…

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The New York Jets are all-in for 2024. Ahead of last season, the Jets were viewed as legitimate Super Bowl contenders — and now with a healthy Aaron Rodgers and capable backup in case the worst case scenario happened again — New York is heading into 2024 with aspirations to bring home a Lombardi Trophy. On paper, it’s hard to argue the Jets roster isn’t capable of contending with anyone in the NFL. Offensively, they have talent across the board — from running back Breece Hall — who has become one of the most dynamic ball-carriers in the league, to…

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The New England Patriots and their fan base are spending Wednesday night celebrating the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. Thousands of fans joined former teammates, coaches and family members at Gillette Stadium to hold a ceremony that marked Tom Brady’s official induction into the team’s Hall of Fame. Patriots owner Robert Kraft waived the team’s usual four-year waiting period to ensure that Brady could be inducted this offseason. Tirico made  a reference to the Netflix roast and how extreme some of the jokes were at that show aimed at the New England Patriots legend. Let’s just say that…

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The New Orleans Saints are preparing to head into the 2024 season with the chance that Jimmy Graham won’t be on the roster. Graham was selected by the Saints in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft, with the 95th overall selection. For the first five seasons of his NFL career, the former college hoops star became one of the most unstoppable tight ends in the league. In his second season in 2011, he had 1,1310 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. Two seasons later, he surpassed those stats with 1,1213 yards and a career-high 16 touchdowns. In the 2014 season,…

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The Oklahoma Sooners are preparing for their first season in the SEC. Brent Venables is entering his third season as the Sooners’ head coach — and after a rough start in 2022 where he led Oklahoma to just a (6-7) finish following his first year in Norman, the team had a significant turnaround last season and finished 2023 with a (10-3) record. Things appear to be trending in the right direction for Oklahoma since Lincoln Riley abruptly left as head coach to take the job at USC. Now that Venables has gotten settled and implemented his culture and style of…

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The Minnesota Vikings have come a long way since making the decision to part ways with Stefon Diggs — who was in the peak of his career when the organization traded him to the Buffalo Bills. Roughly a month before the 2020 NFL Draft, the Bills acquired the Vikings receiver and a 2020 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2020 first-round pick (No. 22 overall), a 2020 fifth-round pick, a 2020 sixth-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick.  Diggs was less than two years removed from signing a five-year extension to stay in Minnesota through the 2023 season. A fifth-round…

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