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For the first time in his 16-year career, Philip Rivers was free. With his contract up, the Los Angeles Chargers announced that they would not re-sign their longtime quarterback, allowing Rivers to choose a team different than the one that acquired him in the 2004 NFL Draft. As expected, teams …

Early on Tuesday, the Carolina Panthers gave long-time quarterback Cam Newton permission to request a trade. Later that day, per reports, they signed Teddy Bridgewater, effectively forcing Newton to seek a trade. The Panthers’ relationship with Cam Newton has been strained of late, particularly so last season. Last year, Newton …

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic crisis, the SEC has decided to take preventive action one step further. The SEC has canceled all regular-season conference and non-conference contests for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year. This includes all conference championships. ALERT-The @SEC has announced all regular season conference and non-conference competitions …

It’s one thing to be enshrined into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, but to add the College Football Hall of Fame to your pitch-perfect resume is another. On Wednesday, March 11, former Gator Great Lomas Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Brown attended …

Predicting who will pick Jake Fromm and where they will take him in the 2020 NFL Draft is a difficult task. He’s got clear potential, but many believe he should have stayed at Georgia for a fourth year to improve his draft stock. Last year with Georgia, the third year …

Eight former Gators will be making the trip up to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week to participate in the NFL combine. Running back Lamichael Perine, wide receivers Tyrie Cleveland, Van Jefferson and Freddie Swain received invites from the offensive side of the ball. On the defensive side, the …

Panthers’ Luke Kuechly has been one of, if not, the most dominant middle linebackers in the NFL for the past eight years. But after eight years with the Panthers, the dominant middle linebacker is hanging up his helmet and pads. He announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. Within the …

When the Carolina Panthers announced that Matt Rhule will replace Ron Rivera as the team’s new head coach, there was some  strong criticism. After all, Rhule coached the Baylor Bears for the past three seasons and was the New York Giants’ assistant offensive line coach in 2012. Despite just one …

As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell behind the Saints by 20 points in the second quarter last week, they decided to abandon the running game. In their 34-17 home loss to New Orleans, the Bucs ran the ball just eight times, making it the fewest in team history. Since 1970, …

The Jaguars’ season has not gone as planned. Their offseason signing of Nick Foles seemingly promised a better season than last year. Now, they are coming off of two straight bad losses, one to the Texans and another to the Colts. With six games left, the Jaguars need just two …