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NFL changes helmet contact rule. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell looks to for a way to make the game of football more safe for the players by implementing a rule change that prohibits players from lowering their head to initiate contact. “Our focus is how to take the head out of …

Tuesday, all 32 NFL owners unanimously voted to modify the definition of a catch. Specifically, they removed the requirement that a player going to the ground must secure the ball throughout the process of hitting the ground. The owners also voted to make the rule that moved touchbacks to the …

One third-round pick and one cornerback later, the Washington Redskins gained quarterback Alex Smith from the Kansas City Chiefs. The Redskins gave Smith a four-year contract for $94 million which ended the Kirk Cousins Redskins era. Head coach Jay Gruden has been in Orlando this week for the annual NFL …

Odell Beckham Jr.’s future is up in the air. The current understanding of the New York Giants wide receiver debacle is that he will not set foot on the field without a new contract extension with the Giants or any other team. The news came a day after Giants owner …

The NFL draft is around the corner which means that it’s time for teams to make some decisions. For the Jacksonville Jaguars, they are using free-agency to their advantage. The Jags ended the 2017-2018 NFL season by winning their division to clinch a spot in the postseason. Their postseason ended …

Johnny Manziel had everything a college quarterback could want. He won the 2012 Heisman, named 2013 SEC Male Player of the Year and was a two-time All SEC first team.  Then, in 2014, the Cleveland Browns drafted Manziel. However, in 2015 he was cut from the team for poor behavior …

Why should football end after the Super Bowl every year? Now, it doesn’t have to. With the XFL failing, a new football league is set to launch in February 2019: the Alliance of American Football. This new league was launched by Charlie Ebersol, the son of NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol, and …

Eastern Michigan University is cutting four sports to save 2.4 million dollars the school announced yesterday. Men’s swimming and diving, softball, women’s tennis and wrestling were all discontinued at EMU in an effort to make up from a $4.5 million to $5.5 million budget deficit. Struggling to Stay Afloat EMU …

Todd Grantham is a new face to the Florida football coaching staff this season. Head Coach Dan Mullen hired Grantham, who was the defensive coordinator at Mississippi State under him last season. Chomping at Bits: Gators add Todd Grantham as defensive coordinator; commitment from 2018 OT recruit Chris Bleich https://t.co/GqtKeY1mKT …

With spring football practices getting underway for the Florida Gators, players are grinding out at practice. The players have a lot to prove, especially with a new coaching staff. Quarterback Feleipe Franks and wide receiver Josh Hammond both expressed how their is a new mojo to the team going into …