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Perhaps the most vicious shade being thrown at the Chargers for moving to Los Angeles came from a church marquee.The Los Angeles Chargers have already been causing quite the uproar since the announcement that the move is happening. Fans have denounced the team, jerseys have been burned, and multip…

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The San Francisco 49ers were highly interested in Gus Bradley for their defensive coordinator. While Bradley is headed west, it will be to Los Angeles and the Chargers, while the 49ers must still find a new DC.With their head coach seemingly under wraps inKyle Shanahan, theSan Francisco 49ershad t…

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After the firing of Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson on Saturday, head coach Chuck Pagano has issued a statement.Despite having Andrew Luck, who fits the franchise quarterback label, the Indianapolis Colts have now missed the playoffs in two straight seasons. A little over two years…

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The San Francisco 49ers appear to have Kyle Shanahan locked in as their next head coach. The 49ers are the only team with a head coach opening and are simply waiting for the Falcons season to end. But could the Indianapolis Colts’ decision to fire GM Ryan Grigson cause some dominos to fall? Per…

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 There are many benefits to having a superstar franchise quarterback. The Indianapolis Colts have known this for a long time. All the way back to 1998.First it was with Peyton Manning and now again with Andrew Luck. First of course is the obvious value on the field. Great quarterbac…

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With the San Francisco 49ers starting a new chapter, a look at their 2017 NFL Draft with a seven-round mock draft.You could say that the 2016 NFL season was one to forget for the San Francisco 49ers—but the same could be said of the previous year as well. Simply put, this traditional power h…

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The Oakland Raiders have several needs to fill this offseason, and the primary focus is of course, on the defense.The Oakland Raiders season ended with disappointment, but you’d have a difficult time finding anyone who thinks the Raiders were unsuccessful in 2016. Improvingfrom 7-9 to 12-4, …

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Colts owner Jim Irsay addressed the media after firing general manager Ryan Grigson

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Brady and the Patriots face the Steelers in the AFC title game on Sunday.

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Addressing depth at tight end is something the Buccaneers must do this off-season. Could the Michigan stand out fall to them in day three?Cameron Brate is coming off a Pro Bowl caliber season despite the fact that he won’t be participating in the all star game. He finished with the most touch…

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Indianapolis Colts all-time wide receiver great Reggie Wayne, who is now an analyst for NFL Network shared his sentiment on general manager Ryan Grigson’s recent firing–including some ‘strange’ encounters:”Let me tell you this,” said Reggie Wayne on NFL Network Sa…

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The failures of the 2016 season for the Arizona Cardinals have been well documented. A team that was supposed to be in contention for not only the playoffs, but the Super Bowl, sputtered in some winnable games, and finished 7-8-1. It was their first time missing the playoffs since 2013, and their fi…

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The Chargers are an L.A. team now. So are the Rams. Let the battle for L.A. supremacy begin!To put things in perspective, if you combine the Chargers and Rams wins, neither team would have made the playoffs this year in their respective divisions. So take the word ‘supremacy’ rather li…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Chargers intend to hire former Jacksonville coach Gus Bradley as their defensive coordinator, the club confirmed Saturday.

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The Atlanta Falcons will beat the Green Bay Packers and win the NFC Championship Game. There’s three reasons to justify such high confidence before tomorrow.Atlanta Falcons fans should feel very confident heading into tomorrow’s NFC Championship Game. There’s much to respect abo…

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DeAngelo Hallhas helped keep an ailing Washington Redskins defense afloat, but what’s his future in D.C.?When DeAngelo Hall joined the Washington Redskins, his career was at a crossroads. He had plenty of success with the Atlanta Falcons, but his one half-season with the Oakland Raiders was e…

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After initially believing the status quo would remain, it seems the Indianapolis Colts decided a change was needed after all.Owner Jim Irsay, long known for being a man unafraid to make changes, decided that it was time for a big one. After five seasons and three playoff appearances, GM Ryan Grigs…

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A review of the 2016 season of Oakland Raiders rookie running back DeAndre Washington.Oakland Raiders rookie running back DeAndre Washington, a fifth-round pick out of Texas Tech, took a backseat to fellow rookie running back Jalen Richard for a majority of the season, pushing him off the active r…

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The PhinPhanatic staff is recapping the 2016 season for each Miami Dolphins player as the team prepares for the start of free agency. Here is the 2016 player recap for starting center Mike Pouncey.Mike Pouncey has been on the Dolphins’ roster since joining the team as a draft pick in 2011. A…

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The Indianapolis Colts announced that they had fired general manager Ryan Grigson earlier today. Owner Jim Irsay held a press conference to discuss the firing and future direction for the team.Following the firing the GM Ryan Grigson, all eyes turned to who owner Jim Irsay would hire to run his te…

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Saturday that he has fired general manager Ryan Grigson after five seasons.

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Although the history of the 28th overall selection is bleak, the Dallas Cowboys recent successes bode well for them in the upcoming NFL Draft.Following their highly successful 2016 campaign, in which they finished the regular season sitting atop the NFC with a 13-3 record, the Dallas Cowboys must …

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There are few things that Bill Belichick respects more than history in the NFL. Part of it is the reverence that Belichick holds for the way Steelers founder Art Rooney and his family has operated a franchise that’s remained among the league’s best, winning multiple Super Bowl titles more than 30 years apart. It is a model emulated when Robert Kraft bought the Patriots in 1994 and six years later hired Belichick, who has nurtured a ”Patriots Way” that has helped bring four Lombardi trophies to New England.

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The NFC championship is quite a mismatch. The Atlanta Falcons are playing as well as they have all season. For much of their existence, the Falcons were burdened with cartoonish ownership, laughable draft picks and horrific personnel moves such as trading away a strong-armed young quarterback in the early 1990s.

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Ryan Grigson spent tens of millions in free agency, trying to turn the Indianapolis Colts into a Super Bowl contender. On Saturday, Colts owner Jim Irsay fired Grigson after five up-and-down years that ended with Indy missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1997-98.

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