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.

Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has been a major focal point this offseason but now he’s in the news for far more serious reasons. Since the Cowboys lost yet another playoff game where they were favored after their third-straight 12 win season, there’s been a ton of speculation about Prescott’s future in Dallas. After the season ended, almost everyone tied into NFL circles believed the Cowboys would extend Prescott to free up salary cap space so they could add talent around him and make another run at a Super Bowl in 2024. Instead, Jerry Jones surprised everyone and stated he…

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The Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be heading into 2024 with the hopes of contending for a Super Bowl, although despite Mike Tomlin never finishing with a losing season since taking over as head coach, it’s been a long time since his squad was in true contention for another Lombardi Trophy. The Steelers made drastic — and team friendly — moves at the most important position in the NFL by bringing in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, two previous starters for almost no cost at all. All of the reports point to Wilson getting the nod as the Pittsburgh Steelers starting…

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The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the headlines for the wrong reasons lately as they attempt to win their third-straight Super Bowl in 2024. Last month, starting WR Rashee Rice was allegedly involved in a felony hit-and-run where he fled the scene of the accident. The criminal case is still pending but the expectation is Rice will miss at least half of the season if not more. Over the weekend, another recent Kansas City Chiefs player found himself in trouble with the law and it isn’t the first time. Former Chiefs defensive back Bashaud Breeland was arrested over the…

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The New York Giants have a tall task ahead of them heading into 2024. With Brian Daboll entering his third year as the team’s head coach, the Giants are expected to compete for the NFC crown. It wont be easy in a division that includes the Dallas Cowboys (12-4) last season, the Philadelphia Eagles who have loaded up with talent in free agency and in the draft and the Washington Commanders who have cleaned house and will be taking the field with a dynamic dual-threat QB. There was a belief the Giants would aggressively pursue a quarterback in the 2024…

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The Dallas Cowboys entered the offseason with several franchise-altering moves expected to be made, but here we are at the start of May, and little has been done to bolster a roster that lost significant talent on both sides of the ball. Owner Jerry Jones has made it clear the Cowboys are going “all-in” for 2024 and decided to retain Mike McCarthy for one more season to see if he can get Dallas past the first round in the playoffs and possibly reach the Super Bowl expectations Jones expects. After a fantastic regular season where Dallas won the NFC East…

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift  have been the biggest celebrity couple story to hit the airwaves in more than a decade. They have completely overshadowed power couples like Prince Harry and Megan or Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Kelce  and Swift’s relationship that began around the start of the 2023 NFL football season has captivated the nation and even the world. While there have certainly been haters along the way or conspiracy theorists who believe the global pop superstar has been hand-picked by the NFL to continue to draw new fans, so therefore the Kansas City Chiefs had to win last year’s…

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The Florida State Seminoles and Mike Norvell are doing everything in their power to compete for the first national championship since 2013. Florida State has won three national championships, nineteen conference titles (3 Dixie, 16 ACC), and six division titles and have made one playoff appearance; the Seminoles have achieved three undefeated seasons, in 1950, 1999, and 2013. Other accomplishments include finishing ranked in the top four of the AP Poll for 14 straight years from 1987 through 2000, completing 41 straight winning seasons from 1977 through 2017, winning 29 consecutive games from 2012 through 2014, tied for the ninth-longest…

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The San Francisco 49ers brass just wrapped up the 2024 NFL Draft and have their sites set on making — and hopefully winning — the Super Bowl to conclude the 2025 campaign. One of their former players, who put together an impressive 16-year run in the NFL but spent his first 6 seasons with the 49ers, is focused on something very different. Bill Romanowski — who should be a household name for anyone who followed the NFL throughout the 90’s — has gotten himself in quite the pickle when it comes to paying (or not paying) his taxes. The San…

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The college football world was shocked on Tuesday when the news broke that a current Division 1 offensive linemen had suddenly passed away. Murphy was a redshirt junior who played his first season with Appalachian State in 2023. A transfer from Marshall, Murphy started all 14 games for Appalachian State at offensive tackle, according to his bio. Murphy picked up several accolades during his college football career. He was named Sun Belt third team from the league and first team from PF. The 6-foot-4 bruiser started all 14 games at offensive tackle for Appalachian State last season, starting the opener…

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The Dallas Cowboys did it yet again and Dak Prescott — with the season on the line and legitimate expectations for a Super Bowl run from smart people both inside the Dallas building and media/analysts from outside — believed this 2023 squad was different. Why? Prescott was in the discussion for NFL MVP this season and closed out arguably the best regular season of his career. The Cowboys entered the wildcard round matchup as two-score favorites over the Green. Bay Packers, who have a first-year starting QB and the youngest roster in the NFL. Dak Prescott closed out the 2023…

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