Author: Mikesportz
For at least the last decade, there has been no question that LeBron James has been the face of the NBA. Whether he was in Cleveland, Miami or now with the Los Angeles Lakers, there is no player who has been more impactful than LeBron. Obviously in his 21st NBA season, James won’t be in the league for much longer, which begs many to ask the question who is next in line to take over that mantle. This year’s All-Star Game was full of next generation talent such as Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgious-Alexander, amongst…
With the start of free agency less than a month away, the Detroit Lions’ efforts to strengthen roster are continuing. This offseason will be an interesting one, as the Lions have the cap space to spend this year but also have several players eligible for extensions beginning next season. As a result, the team could be walking a fine line between bolstering their roster now while still saving cap space for extending players such as Jared Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown. Still, the Lions have always prioritized fit when it comes to external additions. As a result, the organization could…
The first few weeks of the offseason is a popular time for pundits to suggest roster cut candidates around the NFL. According to multiple writers, cornerback Patrick Peterson should be one of those cut candidates for the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly threw cold water on the notion that the Steelers could cut Peterson in his mailbag on February 21. “I’d put it at a conservative 100 percent chance he returns,” Kaboly wrote to a question on how likely it was Peterson comes back. “Position flexibility, experience and leadership can cost money. They might have plans…
After getting dismantled by the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs, the Dallas Cowboys will have to face the reality of Dak Prescott’s contract in the offseason. The thing is, the franchise will have to pay around $60 million a year to keep their quarterback. If the Cowboys do sign Prescott to a contract worth $60 million per year, that move will take over Joe Burrow’s five-year $275 contract extension with the Cincinnati Bengals as the biggest for a quarterback in the NFL. That projected amount seems plausible, especially for a quarterback with Prescott’s talents. Just last season, the…
The Dallas Mavericks are hot on a six-game winning streak and will look to make it seven with their Thursday matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Going into the All-Star break, the Mavericks took care of business against their in-state foe, the San Antonio Spurs. The 116-93 victory saw the Mavericks take care of business after a sloppy first quarter. With newly acquired forward P.J. Washington, the Mavericks looked elite on the defensive end of the ball. Washington constantly gave the Mavericks life with his 7-foot-2 wingspan and created havoc for any Spurs player looking to make an easy bucket.…
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has a knack for getting more out of his players than the sum of their individual talents would suggest. Earlier this week on PFT Live, we asked linebacker T.J. Watt to explain how Tomlin pulls it off. “I think it’s a holding everybody accountable-type thing as far as in the film room,” Watt said. “When we come into the team meeting room, you don’t know what’s he’s gonna show you. Everybody kind of has a little nervous feel. We’re all looking around each other like, ‘What play?’ When that play pops up, you immediately know…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of Kansas City, Missouri, have been charged with second-degree murder and several weapons counts in the shooting that left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured. Both men were shot during the melee, according to probable cause affidavits. Both have…
odds of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields being traded to the Atlanta Falcons took a dramatic shift this week after a few significant things happened. Many Bears fans were caught off guard by reports surfacing Monday evening about Fields’ Instagram page. Fields doesn’t follow the Bears on his Instagram page. It’s unclear if Fields ever followed the Bears before. However, Fields is following several Falcons offensive players on his account. Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields’ buzz to Atlanta is heating up er Ben Devine’s transcription of Bleacher Report‘s Jordan Schultz report on Tuesday, the sources around the NFL…
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce recently danced close to the line, and potentially crossed it, with comments about how his team has played, and will play, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. His public words, which reflect the things many players and coaches say privately, surely will attract the attention of 345 Park Avenue. For now, the NFL has declined comment on the situation. That’s a common P.R. approach when an organization doesn’t want to draw extra attention to something that currently hasn’t gotten much of it. If the league had no problem with Pierce’s words, saying so likewise would be…
Mitch Trubisky asked via text to congratulate Kenny Pickens for being drafted by the Steelers originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago When the Steelers signed Mitch Trubisky in 2022 to a barren quarterback room then featuring Mason Rudolph and DeWayne Haskins, they appeared to be offering him a second chance to revive his career with a team to lead. That changed quickly. About six weeks later, in an even more barren quarterback draft class, the Steelers took the first one off the board with Pitt’s Kenny Pickett. Then, Trubisky realized he would be legitimately competing for his…