Author: Ryan Mitchell

PHILADELPHIA — The Super Bowl confetti has barely been swept away, but the Philadelphia Eagles are already on the clock. After watching from the couch as the season wrapped up, GM Howie Roseman faces a familiar question at pick No. 23: Stick to the trenches, or finally add another premium weapon for Jalen Hurts? The answer might be waiting in Seattle. A new mock draft from The Big Lead connects the Eagles to Washington’s red-zone magnet Denzel Boston, a move that would snap a five-year defensive streak in the first round. The “Make-It-Right” Pick? Philadelphia hasn’t touched a receiver in…

SEATTLE — The confetti has barely settled on the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, but the NFL never sleeps. While the 12s are still celebrating their 2025 crown, the rest of the league is already deep in the lab, plotting to snatch that Lombardi Trophy next February. The coaching carousel spun violently this winter, with 10 teams handing over the keys to new head coaches. Free agency looms just weeks away. But for five teams specifically, the path from the basement to the penthouse is clearer than you think. We aren’t just guessing here; the cap space, the draft capital,…

NEW ORLEANS — The confetti has settled, and the history books are written in permanent ink. Against all odds, logic, and preseason projections, the Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions. Sam Darnold—yes, that Sam Darnold—is a franchise legend. While Seattle plans its parade, the rest of the league is picking up the pieces of a season defined by coaching purges, catastrophic injuries, and a changing of the guard that left 10 franchises hunting for new leaders. From the Raiders’ collapse to the Patriots’ near-miss, here is the final word on the 2025-26 NFL campaign. The Bottom of the Barrel: Draft…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The scoreboard at Levi’s Stadium read Seattle 29, New England 13, but Ernest Jones IV wasn’t looking at the stats. He wasn’t looking at the Lombardi Trophy being hoisted by Geno Smith. He was looking up. Amidst the chaos of the Seahawks’ second Super Bowl title in franchise history, the linebacker stood near the 50-yard line, tears mixing with the sweat on his face. He had just fulfilled a prophecy spoken in a hospice room seven months ago. “This Was Gonna Be Our Year” Jones, who anchored a Seattle defense that stifled the Patriots’ attack all…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The drought is over. For the first time since 2014, the Lombardi Trophy belongs to the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Seahawks dismantled the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX on Sunday night, turning Levi’s Stadium into a chaotic sea of Action Green. But the night belonged to Kenneth Walker III, who shattered a 28-year stigma against his position by becoming the first running back this century to be named Super Bowl MVP. Ground & Pound: How Seattle Won It This wasn’t the aerial circus pundits predicted. It was a street fight. Seattle’s defense suffocated…

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints weren’t supposed to be interesting this late in the year. When Derek Carr hung up his cleats following a nagging shoulder injury and the Spencer Rattler experiment stalled out by Week 8, the season looked dead on arrival. Then came Tyler Shough. The rookie didn’t just manage the game; he injected a high-voltage current into a dormant offense, throwing for nearly 2,000 yards in just nine starts and dragging the Saints to a respectability that seemed impossible in September. But as the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks prepare to clash in Super…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Eleven years after Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception ripped a dynasty out of Seattle’s hands, the Seahawks finally get their shot at redemption. Super Bowl 60 (LX) kicks off tonight at Levi’s Stadium, pitting a resurgent Seattle squad led by the unlikeliest of heroes, Sam Darnold, against a New England Patriots team that has engineered one of the most stunning turnarounds in NFL history. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The stakes couldn’t be higher: Seattle chases the ghost of Super Bowl 49, while New England looks to cap a miracle season behind second-year…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Eleven years after the single most traumatic yard in Seattle sports history, the Seahawks are back in the Super Bowl against the very franchise that haunted them. But this isn’t the Legion of Boom vs. the Brady Dynasty. Tonight at Levi’s Stadium, a revitalized Seattle Seahawks squad led by a resurgent Sam Darnold clashes with the New England Patriots, now commanded by club legend Mike Vrabel. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The Ghost of Glendale & The Road to Redemption You can’t write a better script. The last time these…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The script writers couldn’t have drafted a better ending. Sam Darnold, the man once memed into oblivion for “seeing ghosts” against the New England Patriots, now stands one win away from lifting the Lombardi Trophy against that exact franchise. On Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, Darnold leads the Seattle Seahawks into Super Bowl LX. But to understand the magnitude of this resurrection, you have to rewind to the darkest Monday night of his career. It wasn’t just a loss; it was a public undressing that threatened to define him forever. The Night the Mic Caught Everything October…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — George Kittle isn’t playing in Super Bowl 60, but he’s certainly making noise on Radio Row. With his right foot encased in a walking boot following a season-ending Achilles tear, the San Francisco 49ers tight end joined the Pat McAfee Show Friday and didn’t hold back. His target? The NFL’s “outrageous” protection of quarterbacks and the brutal reality of the sport he loves. While the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots prepare to clash at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, Kittle offered a grim reminder: Football is violent, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. “Stop…

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The fall of a former NFL first-round pick took a tragic and criminal turn this week. Darron Lee, the former New York Jets linebacker and Ohio State national champion, sits in a Tennessee jail cell today, charged with the murder of his girlfriend. Hamilton County officials confirmed the arrest late Friday. Deputies rushed to a home in Ooltewah—about 25 miles east of Chattanooga—on Thursday afternoon following a frantic report of CPR in progress. They arrived to find a female victim unresponsive. Despite immediate life-saving attempts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. From the Gridiron to…

NEW ORLEANS — The wall has finally crumbled. For years, the Associated Press kept the NFL’s in-house reporters on the wrong side of the velvet rope when it came to voting for the league’s most prestigious honors. But when the AP dropped the list of 50 voters for the 2025 NFL Awards following Thursday night’s NFL Honors, the script flipped. The new panel includes Judy Battista, Kyle Brandt, Rich Eisen, and Mike Garafolo—all NFL Network staples. That’s a 10 percent stake in the voting block for league employees. But the man who loudly banged the drum for this exact change…

SAN FRANCISCO — The old gunslinger finally got his due. In a vote that came down to the absolute wire, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player on Thursday night, capturing the league’s highest individual honor for the first time in his 17-year career. Stafford didn’t just win; he survived a surge from the league’s brightest young star. The 37-year-old veteran received 24 of 50 first-place votes, barely holding off New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who garnered 23. Chargers QB Justin Herbert snagged the lone remaining ballot, creating the closest MVP margin…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The shadow of the dynasty is gone. Drake Maye chased it away with a right arm that looks more like a cannon than a limb. Come Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, the 23-year-old quarterback won’t just be playing for a ring; he’ll be trying to drag the New England Patriots to an NFL-record seventh Super Bowl title. When the Patriots (14-3) collide with the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, the narrative won’t be about the past. It will be about the man under center who turned a rebuilding franchise into a juggernaut in just his second…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The votes are in, and the margin is razor-thin. In one of the closest races in league history, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford captured his first NFL MVP award Thursday night, edging out New England Patriots sensation Drake Maye by a mere five points. But while Stafford collects hardware, Maye has his eyes on a different prize: taking down the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 60 this Sunday. The 5-Point Swing Voters faced a brutal choice: sheer volume or ruthless efficiency. They chose the former. Stafford, in his 17th season, commanded the “Old Guard” vote…

SAN FRANCISCO — Tonight, the NFL takes over the Palace of Fine Arts, and for the first time in a long time, Carolina Panthers fans aren’t just watching for the fashion. They have serious skin in the game. With a Rookie of the Year lock, a Hall of Fame redemption arc, and a local legend hunting for MVP hardware, this isn’t just an awards show—it’s a referendum on the franchise’s resurgence. The Rookie Coronation? Let’s start with the guy who rewrote the rookie record books this season: Tetairoa McMillan. The AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award feels like his…

PITTSBURGH — The Steel City is still reeling. Less than a month after the Texans demolished Pittsburgh 31-10 in the Wild Card round, the franchise faces its biggest identity crisis in decades. Mike Tomlin is gone. Mike McCarthy is in. And suddenly, the ghost of Green Bay past is haunting the offseason headlines: Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay Reunion No One Saw Coming You can’t write a script this chaotic. The Steelers didn’t just hire a new coach; they hired Rodgers’ old frenemy. McCarthy and Rodgers spent 13 seasons together in Green Bay, winning Super Bowl XLV before the relationship…

FRISCO, Texas — The sombrero is off the table, but the samba might just be starting. After a week of intense speculation that the Dallas Cowboys were destined for a return to Mexico City, reports now confirm America’s Team is pivoting south—way south. The latest intel suggests Dak Prescott and company won’t be heading to Estadio Azteca, but are instead eyeing a historic debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2026 regular season. Rio or Bust: The New Frontrunner The NFL has been aggressive in South America, and it looks like Jerry Jones wants a slice of the pie.…

BOSTON — The honeymoon between New England and its prodigal son hit a rocky patch this week. With Super Bowl LX just days away, Vince Wilfork didn’t just disagree with Tom Brady’s refusal to pick a side in the Patriots-Seahawks showdown he sacked it for a loss of ten. “That’s bullcrap, Tom,” Wilfork told WEEI 93.7, his voice rising with the same intensity he once used to clog A-gaps. “Come on now. All that political — this ain’t political. It ain’t political… If you a Patriot for life, you know what it is.” The ‘No Dog in the Fight’ Spark…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mac Jones isn’t just looking for a job; he’s looking for a franchise. After a season where he effectively saved the San Francisco 49ers from a mid-year collapse, throwing for 2,151 yards and 13 touchdowns in eight starts, the 27-year-old quarterback made one thing clear on Wednesday: He remembers how to win. The Reset Button Worked When Jones arrived in Santa Clara last offseason, his stock had plummeted. A rough exit from New England followed by a quiet stint in Jacksonville left many wondering if the former first-rounder was done as a starter. Fast forward to…