Author: Mikesportz
With the trade deadline occurring this Thursday, things are beginning to heat up around the league. Buyers, sellers, rumors, and leaks. It’s a whirlwind week filled with all of the above. The Phoenix Suns are right in the middle of it all as they attempt to increase their chances of bringing a title to the Valley of the Sun for the first time in their 55-year history. The Suns sit at 29-21 through 50 games, which puts them on pace to win 48 games. Per Basketball-Reference, the team has a 75.3% chance of making the playoffs. Their highest probable…
The Chicago Bears are likely to trade a starting quarterback in the next couple of months. The trade could come in one of two forms: They move on from Justin Fields, their first-round draft pick in 2021 and starter ever since. They trade the first-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, which is overwhelmingly likely to be USC quarterback Caleb Williams. According to CHGO’s Bears insider Adam Hoge, the Bears are unlikely to hold onto both players. “I think that locker room right now is too far in Justin Fields’ corner and it would really create a…
If the Chicago Bears draft a rookie quarterback in 2024, they will have already done him a favor with last year’s trade for DJ Moore. Would they be willing to do him another if the cap-strapped Buffalo Bills are looking to trade Stefon Diggs? Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton proposed exactly that scenario for the Bears during the 2024 offseason after Diggs appeared to cast uncertainty on his future with the Bills with the comments he made at the 2024 Pro Bowl Game this past weekend. “I’m ready to go no matter which way it goes,” Diggs told ESPN’s…
The Pittsburgh Steelers likely won’t be in position to draft a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. So, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo ran through the team’s other mid-round quarterback options in this year’s draft. Fittipaldo suggested South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler as a potential target. “Rattler was a young phenom, throwing for 116 touchdowns on his way to becoming the consensus No. 1 quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class,” Fittipaldo wrote on February 2. “Five years later, after a tumultuous college career, he’s clinging to his dream of playing in the NFL.” …
We are still a couple of months away from the 2024 NFL draft, but with the Senior Bowl just getting completed, ESPN has released a new mock draft. This mock draft was put together by draft expert Matt Miller. Many have mocked the idea of J.J. McCarthy being a first-round pick, but the former Michigan football quarterback was projected as a first-round pick by ESPN’s Miller. McCarthy has an NFL arm. He was also extremely accurate at Michigan. Sure, there is still more teams need to see from him and the fact is that Michigan football didn’t ask…
As the Michigan football coaching staff undergoes major change following the departure of Jim Harbaugh and some of his assistants, new head coach Sherrone Moore faces the task of rebuilding his staff, and now he’s zeroing in on a coach in this year’s Super Bowl game in that task. Michigan is considering Kansas City Chiefs defensive line coach Joe Cullen as a candidate to serve as defensive coordinator, according to CBS Sports. But the Wolverines have some competition as Cullen is also being floated as a defensive coordinator prospect for two other NFL teams, the Seahawks and Commanders. It’s…
The Detroit Lions have already been connected to several defenders that could improve their pass rush this offseason. Add veteran defensive lineman Denico Autry to the list. AtoZ Sports’ Mike Payton linked the Lions to Autry because of his relationship with new Lions defensive assistant Terrell Williams. Autry played for Williams with the Tennessee Titans each of the past three seasons. “The 33-year-old just had the best year of his NFL career when he notched 11.5 sacks with the Titans this season,” Payton wrote. “He was arguably the best defensive player on the Titans this past season, and…
The trade deadline is coming up, and the Brooklyn Nets figure to be a big team involved in multiple deals. Brooklyn’s trades will likely include three-and-D players Dorian Finney-Smith or Royce O’Neale. The latter got linked to the Lakers and the Cavaliers already, but a new team has entered the mix. That squad is the Phoenix Suns, who are looking for a backup wing to provide the necessary depth behind Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. O’Neale, who is on an expiring $9.5 million contract, has reportedly been the subject of talks between the Nets and Phoenix Suns with…
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is savoring a triumphant return to the court after battling back and ankle injuries that sidelined him for 24 out of the first 42 regular-season games. In January, Beal showcased his resilience, averaging 20.3 points and delivering a season-high 37 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 11. Expressing his relief and excitement, Beal told Andscape, “To finally be healthy is a big relief, excitement. It’s also checking off a big worry that I had.” The move to Phoenix with his family after a trade from the Washington Wizards in June 2023…
As the Pittsburgh Steelers were getting a good look at some of the 2024 draft class’ most interesting prospects at the Senior Bowl, offensive linemen appeared to be one of the team’s biggest focuses. That appears to have been especially true for centers. They even supposedly “absolutely love” one of the centers in the upocming draft. However, a recent mock draft still had them looking in another direction for their first-round pick. CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards predicted that the Steelers would select Oklahoma’s Tyler Guyton with the 20th pick in his February 4 mock draft. …