Welcome to the this week’s Power Rankings column on fansfirstsports.com. We’re shaking things up after a wild September that saw a ton of movement from top to bottom amongst the NFL’s 32 squads. Everything we thought we knew heading as a summer of speculation came to a close has seemingly been debunked, with some promising… read more

The title “My Worthless 2 Cents” that I came up with isn’t one I feel I can take full credit for, but is a story in itself, so here it is. I was in the 8th grade at the time, and found myself tagging along with my older sister (a senior in high school), as… read more

The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to make roster adjustments as they begin the preparation to face the Baltimore Ravens at Acrisure Stadium this Sunday at 1 PM. After making several practice squad moves yesterday, the Steelers have promoted tight and Rodney Williams to the 53-man roster. Additionally, the Steelers have signed wide receiver Dez Fitzpatrick and… read more

There are times as an educator, something I was for 16 years, when you see that stack of quizzes or tests sitting on your desk and you just have to wait to grade them. Sometimes it is based on the fact you just haven’t carved out time to dive into the grading process, and other… read more

Welcome to Purple & Gold Prospects! This will be an ongoing series to get Vikings fans familiar with upcoming draft prospects. The focus of this series will be to cover prominent prospects entering the upcoming NFL Draft. The series will center on the position groups of highest need on the current Vikings roster, but will… read more

Rutgers Football was able to get back on track with a lopsided victory against Wagner. The Scarlet Knights will hit the road once again as it heads to Madison to take on Wisconsin in Week 6. Rutgers has been strong against the spread this season. Can it keep it close against a Big Ten West… read more

The 2023 regular season is underway. The Steelers laid a complete egg on the road in Week 4 and took a significant step back in their progress for the season. As is typically the case, head coach Mike Tomlin took to the podium on Tuesday to address in the media for Tomlin Tuesday. With plenty… read more

My brother texted me on Monday and said he was “blindsided” by the Steelers’ 30-6 loss at Houston the day before. My cousin texted that he was “so p**sed off about the Steelers.” Blindsided? P**sed off? I’ve long since moved on from being either of those things about these Steelers. I can understand why others… read more