Author: Mikesportz
years now, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt have been circling the AP Defensive Player of the Year award. A one-two finish between the two rivals has long seemed a possibility—and on Thursday evening, it became a reality. Garrett edged out Watt by 25 points to take the crown, becoming the first Browns player to win it. Watt, who won the award in 2021, finished second despite registering 19 sacks in 2023 to lead the league for the third time. On Friday afternoon, Watt’s brother—former defensive end and three-time Defensive Player…
In a recent segment of Inside the NBA, Charles Barkley asked O’Neal if he would take Bol over Wembanyama, which prompted the Diesel to give a simple response an age where big men acquiring guard skills becomes more common, the NBA has seen its fair share of unicorns in recent years — seven-foot giants who can comfortably bring the ball down and create their own shots with moves akin to that of a ball-handler. Just take a look at Victor Wembanyama for example. Standing at 7’4 with a wingspan of approximately eight feet, Wembanyama’s skill with the basketball is…
Eddie Jackson recently made a couple of cryptic posts on social media, suggesting that he will not be playing with the Chicago Bears next year. This is not much of a surprise, as Jackson is one of two players most likely to be a cap casualty this offseason. So, why are the Bears so adamant on cutting Jackson, and what do they get back on the salary cap? What are the salary cap implications of Chicago Bears cutting Eddie Jackson? Eddie Jackson has an $18.14M cap hit next year. As it currently stands that would be the eighth highest…
Caleb Williams keeps receipt of Merril Hoge’s harsh criticism of his play originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago If there’s one thing Bears fans should know about USC quarterback Caleb Williams, it’s that he keeps receipts. The USC quarterback’s social media likes are chock-full of criticisms about his game. And he added another one, courtesy of NBC Sports Chicago’s “Bears Talk” X page, where he liked a video of ex-NFL player Merril Hoge providing harsh criticisms of his game. Here’s the X post Williams liked: Merril Hoge has harsh evaluation of Caleb Williams pic.twitter.com/oIeDg83SOZ — Bears…
The Bears gave up a lot to get Justin Fields, trading up with the Giants in the 2021 NFL Draft, and after three seasons in the league, Chicago seemingly is still not sold on Fields being their long-term answer under center. While the Seahawks are in the middle of rolling changes after the hiring of new head coach Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks could be in for a change at quarterback too. Geno Smith has one year left on his three-year, $75 million deal, and the team could want to move on earlier if a better, more attractive option…
With it now being the offseason for the Steelers, we’ll be doing the mailbags bi-weekly just to have a full cycle of news to discuss. Q: Jarrett, was the entire Steelers coaching staff at the Senior Bowl practices or just Tomlin and a few others?- Mike Humphreys A: No, just Mike Tomlin and Omar Khan, along with at least one scout that was there through the week. No team sends their entire staff, that would be far too much. Usually just head coach and GM that go down, and then the scouts that are assigned to be there.…
Pittsburgh Steelers star TJ Watt was not too happy about losing Defensive Player of the Year to Cleveland Browns pass-rusher Myles Garrett. Garrett hauled in his first DPOY honor on Thursday night, edging Watt 165-140 in the voting. The powerful Browns star received 23 of 50 first-place votes to Watt’s 19. Watt was not in attendance but delivered a strong message on social media after the award was announced. Nothing I’m not used to,” Watt said. Watt won the award in 2021 and has been a finalist multiple times. He had a case for his second…
The Brooklyn Nets were not ready to blow everything up at the NBA trade deadline, but they did make a couple of key moves that figure to have an impact on the rest of the season and multiple teams. That included parting with Royce O’Neale, whom they sent to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Thank you Brooklyn for the opportunity and embracing the kid…forever a special place in the journey,” he posted on Friday. O’Neale was with the Utah Jazz for the first five years of his career before being traded to the Nets in June of 2022.…
Lions center Frank Ragnow said after the NFC Championship Game that he needed some time to figure things out, leading to concerns in Detroit that Ragnow might retire. But at the NFL Honors event on Thursday night, Ragnow said he’s figured it out: He’s playing in 2024. “I’m not retiring,” Ragnow told the Detroit Free Press. Ragnow was playing through several injuries in the playoffs and said at the end of the season that the physical pain was taking a toll on him, but he looked happy at NFL Honors and indicated that none of his injuries are…
Prince Harry just popped up in a pretty unexpected place. The Duke of Sussex was at the NFL Honors gala in Las Vegas on Thursday, just hours after touching down in the U.S. following his flying visit to the U.K. to see King Charles. What you guys do on and off the field is truly remarkable. You’re role models for millions in the way you carry yourselves and the way you give back,” the duke told the audience before presenting the award. There, Harry presented the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award to Cameron “Cam” Heyward…