Joe Mixon: After five years here, I feel like I’m living in a movie

Much has been made of the Bengals going from six wins over the last two seasons to the Super Bowl this year, but their run of losing seasons extended beyond Zac Taylor’s arrival in 2019. They were 13-19 over the previous two seasons, which were also the first two seasons of running back Joe Mixon‘s [more]

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Matthew Stafford: I’ll always have a soft spot for Detroit in my heart

Just over a year ago, the Lions agreed to trade their 2009 No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford to the Rams. Now Stafford has seemingly proven to be Los Angeles’ missing piece, as the club is playing for a title in Super Bowl LVI. But after 12 years with Detroit, Stafford’s positive feelings about the [more]

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Civil rights leaders call for replacement of Rooney Rule

The threat of litigation sparked the passage of the Rooney Rule nearly 20 years ago. The actuality of it has prompted calls to get rid of it. Multiple civil rights leaders met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. After the meeting, they issued a statement calling for the scrapping of the Rooney Rule. Meeting [more]

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Sean McVay not sad to see Mike McDaniel leave the NFC West

Rams head coach Sean McVay’s focus is on beating the Bengals and winning a Super Bowl this week, but he’s been able to keep up on other developments in the world of football. One of those developments is the Dolphins’ decision to hire Mike McDaniel as their new head coach. McVay knows McDaniel from three [more]

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Vikings want to interview Aubrey Pleasant for defensive coordinator

The Vikings have to wait until after the Super Bowl to finalize a deal making Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell their next head coach, but the work of putting together the rest of the coaching staff is underway. NFL Media reports that the team has requested an interview with Lions defensive backs coach and passing [more]

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Von Miller: I’ll be a Bronco forever, I’m just working in L.A. right now

Von Miller is about to play in the Super Bowl with the Rams, but in his heart he says he’s still with the team he won his first Super Bowl playing for. Miller said that he would have preferred to play his entire career with the Broncos, who drafted him with the second overall pick [more]

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Will Fuller posts instagram photo of bandaged finger

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller missed the final 13 games of the season this year with a finger injury that kept him from being able to return to action. On Monday, Fuller posted to his verified instagram account a photo of him with a massive bandage around his entire left hand and an apparent [more]

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