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 a monumental offseason ahead with so many potentially franchise-changing moves to make. 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 the talented roster 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 with a (12-5) record which gave them home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Cowboys were dominated by a young,…

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Travis Kelce has been a household name for NFL fans for a long, long time. Anyone with a pulse on the NFL in the last 5-7 years haas known the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is one of the most dynamic athletes to be playing the position and a major reason for the team’s current Dynasty, with three Super Bowl rings to his name. Kelce has been the go-to-target for Chiefs superstar QB Patrick Mahomes for several years — and while it used to be just tin the red zone or to pick up a critical first down as Tyreek…

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Pat McAfee is now officially in a class of his own when it comes to today’s new-age sports media landscape. The former Indianapolis  Colts punter began a podcast after his long NFL career and has changed the way sports media is looked at, consumed and set the stage for shows like New Heights with the Kelce brothers and an an informal, funny yet informative, behind-the-scenes glimpse into everything NFL and college football. But it seems like McAfee — in a media landscape where any little slip can get someone cancelled — has all of the power and can’t be controlled…

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The Minnesota Vikings transitioned their running backs room in 2023, but the group struggled to establish and sustain consistent production within games and from week to week. Alexander Mattison entered his fifth Vikings season ready to replace Dalvin Cook as the starter. Mattison posted a career-high 700 rushing yards but didn’t score a rushing touchdown. He did add three scores through the air as part of his 30 receptions, but he also lost three fumbles after fumbling just twice through his first four seasons (474 touches in 59 games). Second-year pro Ty Chandler flashed multiple times from the backfield (and…

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The Dallas Cowboys have a monumental offseason ahead with so many potentially franchise-changing moves to make. 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 the talented roster 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 with a (12-5) record which gave them home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Cowboys were dominated by a young,…

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The Washington Commanders are a scarred fan base that has been beaten and battered for the last two decades. Right now, team officials are in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine attempting to find the next top prospects that will help right the ship in DC. The Dan Snyder era — which was riddled with scandal, dysfunction, terrible decisions both on the field and off the field and turned one of the most respected NFL franchises into a laughing stock — has left part of the fan base with legitimate PTSD. By the time he agreed in principle to sell the…

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The Kansas City Chiefs have become the gold standard in the NFL. Much like the New England Patriots dynasty where Tom Brady and Bill Belichick led the franchise to an eye-popping 6 Super Bowl victories and were contenders year after year, Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes are on a similar trajectory. They have reached the AFC Championship game in seven straight seasons, including four Super Bowl appearances, where they came away with the Lombardi trophies with their only loss in the big game coming at the dispense of Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. Despite paying Patrick Mahomes…

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The Denver Broncos have reached an impasse when it comes to Russell Wilson. Just two seasons after the franchise paid the former Seattle Seahawks QB an unprecedented 5-year, $246.2 million contract with $39 million guaranteed in 2024,  Wilson could be playing for another team next season. Ahead of the 2022 season, it would be almost unfathomable to consider this a real possibility. How could a team invest so much money into a franchise QB — and have a significant amount of his salary take away from the ability to sign new talent — and part ways with him after just…

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