The Baltimore Ravens’ defense is aiming to emulate the all-time great unit that drove their first Super Bowl victory, according to nose tackle Brandon Willians. Baltimore made significant moves on that side of the ball during the offseason, spending big money on safety Tony Jefferson while giving Williams a $54million contract extension. Those decisions look set to bolster a group that ranked …
The Los Angeles Rams are expecting to see a more confident and prepared Jared Goff when the 2017 campaign kicks off, according to veteran punter and team leader Johnny Hekker. Goff started the final seven games of his rookie season in 2016 but failed to win a single one, throwing just five touchdowns against seven interceptions and posting a quarterback rating of …
Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl safety Tyrann Mathieu is stressing that his team will fight even harder in 2017 after head coach Bruce Arians suffered an offseason cancer scare. Two-time NFL Coach of the Year Arians, 64, coached the final month of the 2016 campaign while battling a small spot of cancer found on his kidney known as renal cell carcinoma. …
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry is full of confidence as his team prepares for the new NFL season – and that means getting set to take down the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. Landry told The Reynolds Report: “We are at a point where we understand that we cannot get to where we want to go without getting through …
Former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker has told me that a London franchise “is inevitable”. The host of the Ross Tucker Football Podcast, who played for Washington , Dallas , Buffalo , New England and Cleveland during his NFL career, is leaning towards the UK having a team of its own in the coming years. Tucker told the Reynolds Report: “I …
London will have its own NFL team within the next five or six years. That is the view of esteemed American NFL journalist Peter King, who told me in the Gridiron Annual Bookazine that a London franchise was “inevitable” because so many influential owners such as Dallas’ Jerry Jones and New England’s Robert Kraft are behind the plan. The long-time Sports Illustrated …
This interview is taken from Gridiron Issue XXX, available from here March 6 may have been the day when Obi Melifonwu persuaded teams he is worthy of becoming the first British-born player to be drafted in a first round. At this year’s combine in Indianapolis nobody leapt higher than his 44-inch vertical jump, nobody could top his 11’9” broad jump and …
In anticipation for one of the most exciting periods in the NFL calendar – free-agency – Gridiron picks out 10 moves and trades we think make sense… 10. MARTELLUS BENNETT TO PITTSBURGH STEELERS Concussion issues continue to plague Ladarius Green, leaving the Steelers with a gaping need at tight end. Bennett is outstanding in all facets of the game and …
Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry was on hand to witness the New England Patriots making history in Houston. With the help of some key protagonists, he breaks down why the Patriots are the greatest team in NFL history. Ludicrous. Amazing. Flabbergasting. They might just have to rewrite the dictionary for this one. The greatest Super Bowl in the NFL’s 51-year …
In the second of a three-part series on this year’s Super Bowl host, we look at Houston, the Sports Town. With four major franchises, an up-and-coming university football programme and fledgling women’s professional soccer side, Houston has good reason to consider itself among the United States’ premier sporting cities. Visitors won’t be limited to the most obvious sports either, with a …
It’s that time of year again, when six remaining teams attempt to battle their way to the biggest game of the football year, Super Bowl LI in Houston, but, on this side of the pond, it’s also the signal for Gridiron to start the build-up to one of its legendary socials – the Super Bowl party with Houston, Texas. This …
In the first of a three-part series on this year’s Super Bowl host, we pick out three unmissable daytime activities in Houston. It was no surprise when the United States’ fourth-largest city made a successful bid to host Super Bowl LI in February 2017, the third time that the NFL’s showpiece will be staged in the city, and a second …
With coaching casualties littering the field after the final weekend of the regular season, Week 17’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown takes a look at the NFL’s situations vacant column… Puttin’ Six On The Board BUFFALO BILLS General manager Doug Whaley kept his job while Rex Ryan walked the plank in Buffalo, despite their biggest issue being an absence of players who …
The festive period isn’t stopping the Gridiron Team. The lads offer their unique takes on the week’s NFL action… Puttin’ Six On The Board The firing heard around the NFL The tenure of Gus Bradley was viewed with great interest around the NFL as the Jacksonville Jaguars broke the mould by giving the former Seattle defensive coordinator a long opportunity …
Having seen its regular slot hijacked by the announcement of next year’s London games, the Gridiron team give a belated take on Week 14 for the latest Tuesday (Wednesday?) Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board They shoot horses don’t they? If ever there was a microcosm of why the Indianapolis Colts have been so bad under Chuck Pagano …
The fanfare of announcing the schedule for the four International Series games in London quickly died down when the teams were announced, but is the negative reaction justified? Gridiron editor Matthew Sherry makes the case for each team heading over the Atlantic in 2017. MINNESOTA VIKINGS With a viable offensive line, this Vikings team might just be the best in …
With playoff places (and Draft slots!) on the line, Betway’s NFL expert Jack Green has put together a wondrous winter foursome for Week 14. Miami Dolphins to beat Arizona Cardinals – 11/10 Miami’s run of six straight wins was brought to a shuddering halt by the Baltimore Ravens last weekend, with neither offense or defense living up to expectation, but …
As the playoff picture begins to shape up, the Gridiron team’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown thoughts consider some of the haves and have-nots after Week 13… Puttin’ Six On The Board Bowles’d over Exactly four weeks before the most ruthless day of the year for NFL head coaches, the Jets – and HC Todd Bowles – were embarrassed on a …
Betway’s NFL expert Jack Green has rolled the dice on a Week 13 foursome he reckons will be anything but unlucky. Kansas City Chiefs to beat Atlanta Falcons – 17/20 The Falcons are a formidable offensive team. They have scored the most points in the NFL, and also rank first in yards per play. However, their opponents on Sunday have …
Having polished off the last vestiges of Thanksgiving turkey, the Gridiron team turn their thoughts to Week 12 of the NFL season for a fresh helping of Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board Brees block? What a game Drew Brees had on Sunday! In putting 49 points on a previously stingy Rams defense, he tallied up his …
Betway’s NFL expert Jack Green has plucked another four-game boost to help get the most from the Week 12 football slate. Atlanta Falcons to beat Arizona Cardinals The Falcons are comfortably the NFL’s best offensive team. For all the talk about the juggernaut Cowboys and AFC powerhouse Patriots, Atlanta’s 6.7 yards per play, 32 points per game and 36 total …
Another four weeks into the 2016 NFL season and things are slowly beginning to take shape with regard to the post-season but, before we get into that, the latest issue of Gridiron brings you another #embracedebate edition… After initiating discussion about Movers & Shakers and Cool Dudes in previous issues, this time around we home in on the wideout spot, …
The Gridiron team find plenty of talking points from another weird NFL weekend for this week’s Tuesday Morning Touchdown… Puttin’ Six On The Board Strangers in a strange town The Rams are homeless and it shows. They are tenants at USC Trojans’ iconic stadium, where the 1984 LA Olympics were held, and that shows too. The bowels and changing …
Betway NFL expert Jack Green has found another four games worthy of inclusion on your slip for Week 11 of the NFL season. Dallas Cowboys to beat Baltimore Ravens – 5/16 Winners of eight consecutive games, including on the road in Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Washington, the NFC-leading Cowboys look nigh-on unstoppable at the moment. They came through a difficult …
