• Bengals rookie safety Jessie Bates III making the transition to an NFL stage
• LeBron made good on his promise, just not quite the way he envisioned
• Celtics defying all odds despite key injuries
• Warriors continue to look unflappable when it matters most
• Melo’s stardom fading right before our eyes
• Redskins placing short-term trust in Alex Smith
• How three unheralded QBs landed on Super Bowl caliber teams
• Big Ben gets second chance against vaunted Jaguars secondary
• Goal-line Stand: Deshaun Watson ties single-game rookie record vs. Titans
• What a momentous NBA offseason

NFC South

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  Thursday Night Preview: Falcons vs. Saints

  View image | gettyimages.com   It was third-and-2 late in Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons possessed the ball deep in the red zone with less than...

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  Goal-line Stand: Panthers getting no respect for 4-0 start; Kam Chancellor deserves to be paid

  View image | gettyimages.com   From week-to-week, opinions and perspectives across the NFL landscape are bound to change. One week, a team could be the favorite to win their respective division. The next...

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  NFC South Preview

  View image | gettyimages.com   The NFC South was deemed the worst division in all of football last year, as the winner (Carolina Panthers) had a record of just 7-8-1. But...

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  Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin out for season with torn ACL

  View image | gettyimages.com   Play-making wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin will be out for the season with a torn ACL, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. It’s a torn ACL for #Panthers...

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  Interview with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport

  DC Hendrix chats with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on the upcoming NFL season. Here is the interview: Rapoport is an NFL Media Insider and you can follow him on Twitter (@RapSheet).  You...