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Getty Images He won’t play for the Texans. So where will J.J. Watt play in 2021? The folks at PointsBet already have compiled odds. The strong favorite, at +140, is Pittsburgh. The Packers and Buccaneers come in next at +400 each, with the Ravens at +600, and the Bears at +700. Four teams...

Getty Images Raheem Morris has the benefit of taking over one of the league’s best defenses from 2020, as the Rams finished leading the league in both points allowed and yards allowed. In his introductory press conference on Thursday, Morris said he’s planning on blending a mixture of former...

USA TODAY Sports Matthew Stafford spent 12 years in Detroit. He made a lot of memories, even if he never won a playoff game there. The quarterback, whom the Lions recently traded to the Rams, is leaving something permanent behind in Detroit. Stafford and his wife, Kelly, announced Thursday...

Getty Images Aaron Donald just became the third player to win three AP defensive player of the year awards, after recording 13.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 28 quarterback hits, and for forced fumbles in 2020. But Donald and the rest of the Rams’ defense will have a third coordinator in three...

Getty Images Quarterback Matthew Stafford played every game for the Lions in 2020, but it wasn’t because he was healthy. In an interview with Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press about leaving the Lions, Stafford discussed the injury issues that affected him in what will go down as his final...

Getty Images In 12 seasons since the Lions drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick in the NFL draft, they made the playoffs three times. They lost in the wild card round all three times. Now Stafford is about to get traded to the Rams, and although he says, “I never...

Getty Images As Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson addresses grievances he has with the franchise, it seems he is at least behind the hiring of Shane Waldron as the team’s new offensive coordinator. Waldron was hired away from the Los Angeles Rams last month to replace Brian...

Getty Images Raheem Morris took over as the Rams defensive coordinator after Brandon Staley left to become the Chargers head coach and he found a cupboard containing a couple of prized defensive pieces. Morris said it’s “always intriguing” to have a pair of potential gold jacket guys while...

Getty Images Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt has won the NFL’s defensive player of the year award three times. This year, he was hoping his brother would win it. Instead, Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt came in second to Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who joined J.J. Watt and Lawrence...

Getty Images The Packers officially a pair of leaders for defense and special teams, as the club announced the hiring of Joe Barry and promotion of Maurice Drayton. Barry will be Green Bay’s defensive coordinator. It’s his third time serving as a coordinator, having previously been in the role...

Getty Images Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald became a three-time defensive player of the year on Saturday night, but the prize he really wants is one that he has never received in the NFL. Donald told reporters on Sunday that he appreciates his play being noticed and rewarded, but that he’d...

Getty Images The Broncos officially claimed linebacker Natrez Patrick off waivers from the Rams on Monday. Patrick, 23, originally signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He made the team’s roster as a rookie. In 12 games in 2019, Patrick played 16 defensive snaps and 195 on...

Getty Images Super Bowl LV has not been in the books for long, but it’s been long enough for sportsbooks to move on to futures betting on Super Bowl LVI. The Buccaneers are not favored to repeat, but they have been installed as one of the favorites to win the NFC. William Hill has the Chiefs...

Getty Images The Panthers have made no secret of their desire to upgrade at the quarterback position. It was known that they’d tried to trade for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. The full terms have now been revealed. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the Panthers offered the eighth overall...

Getty Images Jim Leonhard didn’t want to become the Packers defensive coordinator and the team has reportedly moved on to a deal with another candidate. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports that Joe Barry will become the team’s defensive coordinator. Barry was set to join Brandon Staley’s staff...

Getty Images Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s season ended earlier than he would have liked, but his work helping the Bills to the AFC Championship Game earned him an award on Saturday night. Daboll has been named the assistant coach of the year by the Associated Press. The award was...

Getty Images For the third time in four years, Aaron Donald has been named defensive player of the year by the Associated Press. Donald is the third three-time winner of the award, joining Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt. The honor was given out...

Getty Images Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will face off in Sunday’s Super Bowl to decide the NFL champion for the 2020 season. The champion in merchandising sales already has been declared. The NFLPA released the latest numbers of merchandising sales for NFL players from the period covering...

Getty Images Quarterback Matthew Stafford reportedly didn’t want to play for the Patriots. Patriots legend Tedy Bruschi suggests the feeling is mutual. “He’s not tough enough to play here,” Bruschi said Wednesday on WEEI, via Radio.com. “He’s just not tough enough. I don’t think he’s tough...

Getty Images Neither the Rams nor Lions can comment on the blockbuster trade that will send Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles and Jared Goff to Detroit until the deal becomes official at the start of the new league year. But Goff has given a pair of interviews on the move, saying he’s hopeful it...